Overview
At a glance
Is this game right for my group?
ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.
Harder to teach
High replayability
Highly interactive
Scales well
Deep strategy
How it plays
How does it play?
You are the magicians of the kingdom of Valkrk who are in charge of the gardens. The princess of the kingdom of Painan will pay a state visit the very next week, and the king has ordered the magicians to lay out gardens by then.
Core mechanisms
Key systems that shape the decisions players make.
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You are the magicians of the kingdom of Valkrk who are in charge of the gardens. The princess of the kingdom of Painan will pay a state visit the very next week, and the king has ordered the magicians to lay out gardens by then. The one who creates the most beautiful garden will be given a reward, but you are running short on time. You've put your heads together and came up with this idea: How about you create a section of a garden, then use a magic mirror to fill up the rest? This plan seems like it will work, but can you beat the other competitors and win the glory? To play Mirror Garden, you reveal a garden card from the top of the deck, then place it on the table. All players rush to make the garden shown on the card by using a foldable mirror and two semicircular garden boards. Use the boards to create a portion of the garden, then set the mirror to fill up the rest of the garden. Once your garden is complete, call out the code written on the boards. If correct, you claim that garden card. Whoever scores five points first wins!
