Octopus' Garden cover
2011BGG rank #8,230

Octopus' Garden

by Roberta Taylor · Valley Games, Inc.

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Players2–4
Time45m
ComplexityLight
Age10+

About the game

What is Octopus' Garden?

In Octopus' Garden, players take the role of Octopuses competing to create the most beautiful gardens. Attract colourful seahorses and clown fish, without losing pearl-producing oysters to the hungry sea stars! Octopus' Garden is a tile-laying game for 2 to 4 players. Players chose which plant and animal tiles to purchase from a central market and then decide how best to arrange them in their own garden. Careful planning is required to attract seahorses and clownfish, to protect pearl-producing oysters from the sea stars, and to avoid startling delicate feather worms. Octopus' Garden is #8 in the Valley Games Modern Line.

How it plays

Mechanics

BiasIncomeMarketPattern BuildingSet CollectionSimulationStatic CaptureTile Placement

On the shelf

Categories

AnimalsEducationalEnvironmental

Questions players ask

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