A watercolor garden puzzle where gnomes race to harvest mushroom rings before anyone else.
Who it's for
Players who love a spatial puzzle wrapped in a gentle, non-confrontational theme — fans of Cascadia or Calico looking for more worker-placement bite.
Not for you if…
You want direct player interaction or combat; the competition here is purely about who finishes their garden first.
Vibe's take
Calm on the surface, sharp underneath — turns are single-action simple, but the spatial tile puzzle and the race to finish rings first keep every choice tense.
Gnome Hollow puts you in the muddy boots of a garden gnome tending secret rings of mushrooms before the harvest comes due. You place tiles to grow your patch, move your gnome to trigger a single action, and race to complete rings before your rivals beat you to the pick. Every component is hand-painted in soft watercolor, giving the table a storybook glow rarely seen in a worker-placement game.
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Players
Duration
45–60 min
Ages 10+
Complexity
2.5 / 5 — LightBGG Rating
6.0/10
Rank #3,057
1.5k ratings
Published
2024