Mirror Garden (2019)

About this game

You are the magicians of the kingdom of Valkrk who are in charge of the gardens. The princess of the kingdom of Painan will pay a state visit the very next week, and the king has ordered the magicians to lay out gardens by then. The one who creates the most beautiful garden will be given a reward, but you are running short on time. You've put your heads together and came up with this idea: How about you create a section of a garden, then use a magic mirror to fill up the rest? This plan seems like it will work, but can you beat the other competitors and win the glory? To play Mirror Garden, you reveal a garden card from the top of the deck, then place it on the table. All players rush to make the garden shown on the card by using a foldable mirror and two semicircular garden boards. Use the boards to create a portion of the garden, then set the mirror to fill up the rest of the garden. Once your garden is complete, call out the code written on the boards. If correct, you claim that garden card. Whoever scores five points first wins!

Does it fit your group?

• Group size. Works with 2 to 4.
• Rules load. At 1.6/5 this is a light game — explain it in a few minutes, good for a table that has not played much.
• Age. The publisher suggests 7 and up. That rates the rules rather than the artwork, so judge the box yourself for younger players.