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Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns

Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns

Valley Games, Inc. · 2012Expansion
2–430 min12+ yrs7.1 BGG49
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How do you play Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns?

A promotional expansion for Octopus' Garden. Beauty Score 5. Add all 4 Crown of Thorns to the tile pool. The Crown of Thorns is Planted as a normal tile, with the side showing the sandy background facing up.

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Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns box art
official art · Valley Games, Inc.

A promotional expansion for Octopus' Garden.

Beauty Score 5. Add all 4 Crown of Thorns to the tile pool. The Crown of Thorns is Planted as a normal tile, with the side showing the sandy background facing up. During Move Sea Stars do one of the following:

  1. Sandy background facing up: Move towards the nearest Coral using normal Sea Star movement rules. If it ends its move on a Coral tile, turn the Crown of Thorns to the side showing a Coral background.

  2. Coral background facing up: Discard the Coral tile and turn the Crown of Thorns back to a sandy background.

The Crown of Thorns does not eat Oysters but does affect the Feather Worm like a Sea Star.

game anatomy
BGG rating7.1 / 10
Play time
30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
12+ yrs
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Q3How do you play Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns?
Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns is a animals game, for 2–4 players, taking ~30 minutes, featuring set collection. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns support?
Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns take?
A game of Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns takes about 30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns for?
Octopus' Garden: Crown of Thorns is recommended from age 12.
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