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2017 Ranked #3,091

Topiary

Garden-view strategy game where players place visitors around a topiary display for the best sight lines. Taller sculptures can be seen behind smaller ones, so every visitor must be positioned to view the most impressive combination.

Family Games Abstract Strategy Puzzle Hand Management Tile Placement

Players

2-4

Play time

15-30 min

Age

10+

Complexity

1.74/5

Rating

6.70

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

In Topiary, players try to position their visitors on the outer edge of a beautiful topiary garden in order to give them the best view possible. Visitors can see the closest topiary sculpture to them and any behind that, in the same sight line, that are larger.

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In Topiary, players try to position their visitors on the outer edge of a beautiful topiary garden in order to give them the best view possible. Visitors can see the closest topiary sculpture to them and any behind that, in the same sight line, that are larger. You can score bonus points for visitors who see multiple topiary sculptures of the same type. Players slowly fill in the garden by adding tiles until everyone has placed all their visitors.

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Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2–4
Play time
15–30 min
Age
10+
Complexity
1.7/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
Danny Devine

Artists

2
Danny Devine Jeff Oglesby

Publishers

1
Fever Games

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