Hanging Gardens

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Hanging Gardens is a quick, fun game with an interesting overlay mechanic Review by TR

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Hanging Gardens is a quick fun family board game that has an interesting overlay mechanic that controls the game. Players choose from a series of cards to overlay on previously laid cards, with each card having specific tiles (up to 3) with a specific colour and blank (ground) tiles. The goal is to join coloured tiles on the cards together in a series, choosing when to score each series of tiles after placement.

When scored, players can then choose to take tiles that they are attempting to collect, with each tile providing a set series of points. Sets of tiles will provide even greater points, providing an incentive for players to specialise early in the game.

Hanging Gardens is a pretty light board game with minimal instruction required and quick set-up times. With both tile drawing and card drawing randomised, and only a few significant decisions to be made, Hanging Gardens is extremely light and plays fast, thus making it a good 'filler' board game. (Posted on 5/6/09)