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Gnomadic Gardeners

Gnomadic Gardeners

2023·Chris Scaffidi

1 - 2 players
10 - 20 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

You and your opponent are head gardeners at the community garden, with teams formed of gnomes. You need to complete tasks to raise supplies for the local food bank. Unfortunately for you, your free-spirited sprites frequently switch teams and help your opponent accumulate bliss points instead of you! By maintaining a well-staffed team, complete tasks and accumulate bliss to win the game. Each round, players place at least 1 gnome card face-down from their hand. Simultaneously reveal gnomes and determine who will resolve their cards first. Use your gnomes to fulfill requirements depicted by the current task cards. Doing so will score bliss and sometimes recruit loyal enchanted animals who will help you in future rounds. Finally, both players pass played gnomes to the opponent for use in the next round, while also keeping their own unplayed gnomes. Win by gaining 77 bliss. Distinctive mechanics include (1) gaining your opponent's expended cards, (2) a sliding card system to generate fresh tasks that you can slightly foresee, and (3) an automa to support solo play. Distinctive theming includes (1) garden gnomes, (2) silly illustrations, and (3) an unrepuntant love of puns in the flavor text. -description from designer

Gnomadic Gardeners

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Learn to play

How to play Gnomadic Gardeners7:44

How to play Gnomadic Gardeners

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Review

Gnomadic Gardeners - #Kickstarter Preview | Non-Gamer Express Recs!6:10

Gnomadic Gardeners - #Kickstarter Preview | Non-Gamer Express Recs!

Love 2 Hate

Love 2 Hate

Which Gnomadic Gardeners video should I watch?

Gnomadic Gardeners has 4 videos from 3 creators: 1 review, 2 how-to-play guides and 1 other video. They date from 2022 to April 2024.

To learn the rules, start with "How to play Gnomadic Gardeners" by Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi, which runs 8 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Gnomadic Gardeners - #Kickstarter Preview | Non-Gamer Express Recs!" by Love 2 Hate.

If you like it, try Tapestry: Fantasies & Futures, What Lies Beneath, Dungeon Maker: Deluxe! and Tomten, also by Chris Scaffidi.

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Gnomadic Gardeners - #Kickstarter Preview | Non-Gamer Express Recs!Review6:10

Gnomadic Gardeners - #Kickstarter Preview | Non-Gamer Express Recs!

Love 2 Hate

Love 2 Hate

How to play Gnomadic GardenersHow to play7:44

How to play Gnomadic Gardeners

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Interview with Gnomadic Gardeners Designer Chris Scaffidi | Table Talk ReviewsInterview8:45

Interview with Gnomadic Gardeners Designer Chris Scaffidi | Table Talk Reviews

Table Talk Reviews

Table Talk Reviews

Solo tutorial - Gnomadic GardenersHow to play6:22

Solo tutorial - Gnomadic Gardeners

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi

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Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi
Fervent Workshop - Chris Scaffidi
2 videos of this game
Love 2 Hate
Love 2 Hate
1 video of this game
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Table Talk Reviews
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About Gnomadic Gardeners

From BoardGameGeek:

You and your opponent are head gardeners at the community garden, with teams formed of gnomes. You need to complete tasks to raise supplies for the local food bank. Unfortunately for you, your free-spirited sprites frequently switch teams and help your opponent accumulate bliss points instead of you! By maintaining a well-staffed team, complete tasks and accumulate bliss to win the game. Each round, players place at least 1 gnome card face-down from their hand. Simultaneously reveal gnomes and determine who will resolve their cards first. Use your gnomes to fulfill requirements depicted by the current task cards. Doing so will score bliss and sometimes recruit loyal enchanted animals who will help you in future rounds. Finally, both players pass played gnomes to the opponent for use in the next round, while also keeping their own unplayed gnomes. Win by gaining 77 bliss. Distinctive mechanics include (1) gaining your opponent's expended cards, (2) a sliding card system to generate fresh tasks that you can slightly foresee, and (3) an automa to support solo play. Distinctive theming includes (1) garden gnomes, (2) silly illustrations, and (3) an unrepuntant love of puns in the flavor text. -description from designer

Designer

Chris Scaffidi

Artist

Chris Scaffidi

Publisher

Fervent Workshop

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