2022Justus Meyer, Andrew Meyer (I)
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- 132
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Mainly reviews
2 - 6 players20 - 45 minLight weight
Vicious Gardens
2025Ross Bruggink
- Videos
- 8
- Creators
- 6
Mainly how-to-play. Vicious Gardens is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 2 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, and 1 other video.
1 - 6 players
20 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting
From BoardGameGeek
Vicious Gardens is a card game that combines the joy of gardening with the thrill of being a total jerk. Strategically cultivate your garden, harvest plants, and sabotage others in a competition to become the Official Master Gardener. In Vicious Gardens you grow a garden of mischief by placing plant cards in front of you into different plots. While these plants are worth points, you must decide the opportune time to harvest them for Victory Cards and gain more abilities to help your garden. Of course, there is the option to sabotage your opponents by using Specialists. These take up space in your hand and often come at a price, so you'll need to balance your hand accordingly. Vicious Gardens is quick to learn, easy to play, and has a satisfying balance of strategy and luck. The last round can be filled with dramatic point swings as gardeners contend for victory. Gameplay is kept fresh through varying abilities each play through and the team-play option for 4 or 6 players. -description from the publisher
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Which Vicious Gardens video should I watch?
Vicious Gardens has 8 videos from 6 creators: 2 reviews, 4 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to October 2025.
To learn the rules, start with "Vicious Gardens - Be the best gardener with any means necessary - Playthrough w/ Tarrant & Stella" by The Dice Tower, which runs 27 min. For a quicker teach, "VICIOUS GARDENS | How To Play" by Botany & Board runs 9 min.
For an opinion before you buy, start with "Vicious Gardens - A Brutally Fun Gardening Game- How did this explode?!- Kickstarter Critique Review" by Bower's Game Corner. To see it played, watch "VICIOUS GARDENS | How to Play & Playthrough Tournament" by Botany & Board.
If you like it, try Doomlings, Courtisans, Bites or Popcorn, which share several of its mechanics.
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About Vicious Gardens
From BoardGameGeek:
Vicious Gardens is a card game that combines the joy of gardening with the thrill of being a total jerk. Strategically cultivate your garden, harvest plants, and sabotage others in a competition to become the Official Master Gardener. In Vicious Gardens you grow a garden of mischief by placing plant cards in front of you into different plots. While these plants are worth points, you must decide the opportune time to harvest them for Victory Cards and gain more abilities to help your garden. Of course, there is the option to sabotage your opponents by using Specialists. These take up space in your hand and often come at a price, so you'll need to balance your hand accordingly. Vicious Gardens is quick to learn, easy to play, and has a satisfying balance of strategy and luck. The last round can be filled with dramatic point swings as gardeners contend for victory. Gameplay is kept fresh through varying abilities each play through and the team-play option for 4 or 6 players. -description from the publisher
Designer
Ross Bruggink
Artist
Ross Bruggink
Publisher
Pops & Bejou Games
Categories
FarmingHumor
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