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Zen Garden

Zen Garden

FunFair · 2013
2–415–30 min10+ yrs1.8/5 complexity5.7 BGG#21.278 BGG720Family
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How do you play Zen Garden?

Game description from the publisher: Create a beautiful zen garden with friends or family. Craft a unique landscape using tiles representing meadows, mountains, forests, and water.

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Zen Garden box art
official art · FunFair

Game description from the publisher:

Create a beautiful zen garden with friends or family. Craft a unique landscape using tiles representing meadows, mountains, forests, and water. Illuminate it all with magical lanterns that let you transform tiles and perfect patterns. Win by being first to create your secret pattern twice!

Zen Garden is an artful struggle and two games in one. The basic game is a fast and simple tile-matching game in which you attempt to form patterns on the board before your fellow players can do the same. The first player to form her signature pattern on the board twice without wilds and with her special symbol scores maximum points.

Players seeking more of a challenge can compete in "Rock Garden" designed by Coleman Charlton, in which players receive twelve "rock" cubes and play them on sets of tiles matching their pattern tiles. Place all of your rocks first to win.

🔬 game anatomy
Complexity1.8 / 5
BGG rating5.7 / 10
Vibe
Family
Language dependence
No in-game text needed
🌐 plays without English
Play time
15–30 min
Players
2–4
Recommended age
10+ yrs
BGG rank
#21.278

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Q2Where can I buy Zen Garden cheapest?
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Q3How do you play Zen Garden?
Zen Garden is a puzzle game, for 2–4 players, taking ~15–30 minutes, featuring tile placement. Check the Rules tab for setup, gameplay, and scoring, or ask Trișache anything about Zen Garden — our AI assistant built by howtoplay.ro and trained specifically on board game rulebooks.
Q4How many players does Zen Garden support?
Zen Garden is played by 2–4 players.
Q5How long does a game of Zen Garden take?
A game of Zen Garden takes about 15–30 minutes. (The first game doesn't count. It never counts.)
Q6What age is Zen Garden for?
Zen Garden is recommended from age 10.
Q7How complex is Zen Garden?
Zen Garden has a BoardGameGeek complexity of 1.8 out of 5.
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