Players 2-4
Length 45 mins
Age 6+

Octopus' Garden is the newest release from Valley Games and the first design by Roberta Taylor. Roberta was the first ever winner of the Canadian Game Design of the Year Award in 2010. Her design caught our eye and after we played it, we knew we had a winner.

In Octopus' Garden, players take the role of Octopuses competing to create the most beautiful gardens. Attract colourful seahorses and clown fish, without losing pearl-producing oysters to the hungry sea stars!

Players chose which plant and animal tiles to purchase from a central market and then decide how best to arrange them in their own garden. Careful planning is required to attract seahorses and clownfish, to protect pearl-producing oysters from the sea stars, and to avoid startling delicate feather worms.

Here is a overview of the game: