Gardens of Babylon

Board Game Geek Reviews

1. 8 out of 10

   steelwindmachine

   Light, fun and beautiful. I love gardening and history. This game ticks my boxes exceptionally well. Also love the game piece quality. Light strategy, relatively fast and enjoyable with fellow gamers green-thumbs or not.

2. 8 out of 10

   MicketyMike22

   Just received my KS Deluxe copy -- haven't tried it yet with the expansion, just a 3-player base game using all tiles. Initial impressions: 1. I like the tile-placement aspect; guarantees some variability from one game to the next. 2. I appreciate the maze-like quality of the garden as it is forming (though I can understand how looking at the board from the side or upside-down may create a challenge). 3. Quality of all components is good. 4. Rule-book is short, sweet and simple. 5. Gameplay is pretty quick on a turn-by-turn basis - not too much potential for extreme AP. 6. The only negative I can see is that it is a little fiddly having to swap out all the seed pods when a different color cascades down the falls, and then having to swap them all out again a turn or two later. Minor issue, though -- overall, an enjoyable game!

3. 8.4 out of 10

   Azphek

   We really like it, but it’s tricky to play if you’re not sitting at the base of the ziggurat (pyramid). We kept having to get up and look at it from the base each time we took a turn when playing more than a two=player game.