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Hedge Mage

Hedge Mage

2025·Connor Wake

Videos
14
Creators
12

Mainly reviews. Hedge Mage is covered on BoardGameVideo.com by 8 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 recorded sessions, 1 unboxings, and 1 other video.

2 - 4 players
30 - 45 min
Medium weight: Teach it in one sitting

From BoardGameGeek

In Hedge Mage, you build a hedge maze of polyominoes to prevent your rival from stealing your gnomes, while simultaneously navigating your other neighbor's maze to nab their gnomes. In this puzzly combination of polyomino placement and tactical movement, these moderately powered wizards have only two powers: grow shrubs, and animate garden gnomes. To sneak into your neighboring mage's yard to yoink their gnomes, while keeping another rival mage from snagging yours, it's going to take both powers you've got. Harness your horticulture magic to gather the greatest gnome collection! In more detail, each player builds their hedge maze piece by piece at the same time. By using clever placement, you'll both hinder your rival's mages and gain movement points each round. Each player uses their movement points to maneuver their mages through their rival's maze in order to awaken each gnome according to specific enchantment cards. If all ten hedge cards have been revealed, or if a player has rescued all gnomes from their rival's board, the game ends and you move on to scoring. Whoever has the most points wins!

Hedge Mage

Watch first

Learn to play

Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter Trailer1:31

Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter Trailer

Floodgate Games

Floodgate Games

Review

Hedge Mage | Extended Gameplay Preview by Amy & Maggie10:20

Hedge Mage | Extended Gameplay Preview by Amy & Maggie

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Watch it played

Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & Maggie34:39

Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & Maggie

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Which Hedge Mage video should I watch?

Hedge Mage has 14 videos from 12 creators: 8 reviews, 3 how-to-play guides, 1 playthrough, 1 unboxing and 1 other video. They date from 2024 to June 2026.

To learn the rules, start with "Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter Trailer" by Floodgate Games, which runs 2 min.

For an opinion before you buy, start with "Hedge Mage | Extended Gameplay Preview by Amy & Maggie" by Rahdo Runs Through. 8 creators have reviewed it. To see it played, watch "Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & Maggie" by Rahdo Runs Through.

If you like it, try Umbra Via, Out of Sorts, Club Spooky and That's the Spirit!, also by Connor Wake.

All videos

Hedge Mage First Impressions: Is This Magical Maze Worth Your Time? #HedgeMage #boardgamereviewReview4:41

Hedge Mage First Impressions: Is This Magical Maze Worth Your Time? #HedgeMage #boardgamereview

Ronald aka The BoardGameBruh

Ronald aka The BoardGameBruh

How to set up Hedge Mage by ​Floodgate GamesHow to play3:30

How to set up Hedge Mage by ​Floodgate Games

MisterE_Games

MisterE_Games

Unboxing Hedge Mage by @FloodgateGamesUnboxing3:25

Unboxing Hedge Mage by @FloodgateGames

MisterE_Games

MisterE_Games

Hedge Mage is highly competitive! #boardgamesReview1:53

Hedge Mage is highly competitive! #boardgames

Board Gaymes James

Board Gaymes James

How to Play Hedge Mage (Rules School)How to play14:26

How to Play Hedge Mage (Rules School)

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

HEDGE MAGE | Kickstarter PreviewReview8:31

HEDGE MAGE | Kickstarter Preview

Life of a Board Gamer

Life of a Board Gamer

Is Hedge Maze for you? A Quick Overview!Review2:55

Is Hedge Maze for you? A Quick Overview!

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter TrailerHow to play1:31

Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter Trailer

Floodgate Games

Floodgate Games

A Preview of HEDGE MAGE | A Light, Abstract Strategy Game for the Whole Family!Review16:29

A Preview of HEDGE MAGE | A Light, Abstract Strategy Game for the Whole Family!

Tabletop Tolson

Tabletop Tolson

Hedge Mage OverviewReview7:33

Hedge Mage Overview

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Hedge Mage - DT Preview with Mark StreedReview11:27

Hedge Mage - DT Preview with Mark Streed

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & MaggiePlaythrough34:39

Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & Maggie

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter Trailer1:31

Hedge Mage by Floodgate Games - Kickstarter Trailer

Floodgate Games

Floodgate Games

How to Play Hedge Mage (Rules School)14:26

How to Play Hedge Mage (Rules School)

Game Boy Geek

Game Boy Geek

How to set up Hedge Mage by ​Floodgate Games3:30

How to set up Hedge Mage by ​Floodgate Games

MisterE_Games

MisterE_Games

Hedge Mage | Extended Gameplay Preview by Amy & Maggie10:20

Hedge Mage | Extended Gameplay Preview by Amy & Maggie

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Hedge Mage - DT Preview with Mark Streed11:27

Hedge Mage - DT Preview with Mark Streed

The Dice Tower

The Dice Tower

Hedge Mage Overview7:33

Hedge Mage Overview

Tantrum House

Tantrum House

Hedge Mage is highly competitive! #boardgames1:53

Hedge Mage is highly competitive! #boardgames

Board Gaymes James

Board Gaymes James

Hedge Mage First Impressions: Is This Magical Maze Worth Your Time? #HedgeMage #boardgamereview4:41

Hedge Mage First Impressions: Is This Magical Maze Worth Your Time? #HedgeMage #boardgamereview

Ronald aka The BoardGameBruh

Ronald aka The BoardGameBruh

A Preview of HEDGE MAGE | A Light, Abstract Strategy Game for the Whole Family!16:29

A Preview of HEDGE MAGE | A Light, Abstract Strategy Game for the Whole Family!

Tabletop Tolson

Tabletop Tolson

HEDGE MAGE | Kickstarter Preview8:31

HEDGE MAGE | Kickstarter Preview

Life of a Board Gamer

Life of a Board Gamer

Is Hedge Maze for you? A Quick Overview!2:55

Is Hedge Maze for you? A Quick Overview!

ShelfClutter

ShelfClutter

Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & Maggie34:39

Hedge Mage | A Rahdo Preview by Amy & Maggie

Rahdo Runs Through

Rahdo Runs Through

Unboxing Hedge Mage by @FloodgateGames3:25

Unboxing Hedge Mage by @FloodgateGames

MisterE_Games

MisterE_Games

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Creators who cover this

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MisterE_Games
MisterE_Games
2 videos of this game
Rahdo Runs Through
Rahdo Runs Through
2 videos of this game
Board Gaymes James
Board Gaymes James
1 video of this game
Floodgate Games
Floodgate Games
1 video of this game
Game Boy Geek
Game Boy Geek
1 video of this game
Life of a Board Gamer
Life of a Board Gamer
1 video of this game
Man vs Meeple
Man vs Meeple
1 video of this game
Ronald aka The BoardGameBruh
Ronald aka The BoardGameBruh
1 video of this game

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About Hedge Mage

From BoardGameGeek:

In Hedge Mage, you build a hedge maze of polyominoes to prevent your rival from stealing your gnomes, while simultaneously navigating your other neighbor's maze to nab their gnomes. In this puzzly combination of polyomino placement and tactical movement, these moderately powered wizards have only two powers: grow shrubs, and animate garden gnomes. To sneak into your neighboring mage's yard to yoink their gnomes, while keeping another rival mage from snagging yours, it's going to take both powers you've got. Harness your horticulture magic to gather the greatest gnome collection! In more detail, each player builds their hedge maze piece by piece at the same time. By using clever placement, you'll both hinder your rival's mages and gain movement points each round. Each player uses their movement points to maneuver their mages through their rival's maze in order to awaken each gnome according to specific enchantment cards. If all ten hedge cards have been revealed, or if a player has rescued all gnomes from their rival's board, the game ends and you move on to scoring. Whoever has the most points wins!

Designer

Connor Wake

Artist

Josh Nelson

Publisher

Floodgate Games

Categories

MazeMiniaturesTerritory Building

Mechanics

Grid MovementArea MovementPick-up and DeliverSimultaneous Action Selection
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