Pergola

Pick a tool, place plants and critters in your garden and watch it grow into its own patchwork.

Designers: Michał Gołąb Gołębiowski, Przemek Wojtkowiak
Published by: Rebel Studio
Editions by: Gém Klub Kft., Galápagos Jogos, MIPL

You are growing a garden, and it will look different from everyone else's by the end. Each turn you pick one of four tools, and each tool offers a set of items: plants, insects and small animals. You place what you took in your garden however you like, then you perform the action that goes with the tool you chose. Fifteen rounds later, your garden is a one-of-a-kind patchwork, and the player whose plants and critters add up to the most points wins. A tile-placement and set-collection puzzle with a peaceful garden mood, from solo to 4 players, in about an hour. This is the 2025 Pergola.

Choose one of four tools every turnFree placement of plants, insects and animalsFifteen rounds build a one-of-a-kind garden

Who it's for

You like peaceful tile-laying where every layout is different, and you enjoy building something pretty while you score.

Not for you if…

You want a lot of interaction or tension. Everyone mostly builds their own garden.

Vibe's take

Calm and puzzly. You make a small decision each turn, and the pleasure is in watching your garden take shape and fit together.