Welcome to the Solo Rules for Tang Garden

Hello there! I’m here to guide you through the solo rules for the awesome game called Tang Garden. Are you ready for an adventure in a beautiful oriental garden? Let’s dive in and explore!

So, you want to play Tang Garden by yourself? No problem! You don’t need anyone else to have a great time with this game. In fact, playing solo can be a wonderful experience where you can fully immerse yourself in the serene atmosphere of the garden.

Now, let’s talk about how to play the game solo. The rules are pretty simple, but they might take a little time to get used to. But hey, that’s part of the fun, right?

Setting Up the Game

The first thing you need to do is set up the game. Just like any other game, you’ll need to follow the instructions to get everything ready. Now, take a deep breath and let’s get started!

Start by placing the game board in the center of your play area. This beautiful board represents the garden, with its cherry blossom trees, pagodas, and winding paths. It’s like stepping into a painting!

Next, take the solo player marker and place it on the starting space. This will be your location in the garden. From here, you can start exploring and building your own little piece of paradise.

Now, shuffle the deck of garden tiles and place them face down. This will be your draw pile. Each turn, you’ll draw a tile and add it to the garden, creating a unique landscape every time you play. How cool is that?

Finally, grab the deck of action cards and place it face down next to the garden tiles. This is where you’ll get your actions for the game. The action cards will determine what you can do on your turn and how you can interact with the garden.

Playing the Game

Alright, now that you have everything set up, it’s time to start playing! On your turn, you’ll do two things: draw a garden tile and play an action card. Let’s break it down.

First, draw a garden tile from the draw pile. Take a moment to admire the beautiful artwork on the tile. Each tile represents a different element of the garden, like a pond, a bridge, or a koi fish. Place the tile adjacent to the ones already on the board to create a stunning landscape.

Next, it’s time to play an action card. Draw the top card from the action deck and read it carefully. Each card will have a special ability or action that you can perform. This could be placing a decoration on the board, attracting visitors to your garden, or scoring points. The choice is yours!

As you continue playing, the garden will come to life with colorful decorations, charming visitors, and hidden secrets. It’s up to you to create the most beautiful and harmonious garden possible.

Scoring Points

Scoring points in Tang Garden is all about creating a harmonious garden that pleases both your visitors and yourself. Sounds good, right? Let me explain how it works.

Each visitor has their own preferences when it comes to the garden. Some will love the cherry blossom trees, while others will be drawn to the tranquil ponds. It’s your job to figure out what each visitor likes and build the garden accordingly.

To score points, you’ll need to fulfill the desires of your visitors. This could be as simple as creating a path of stepping stones or as complex as building a pagoda in a specific location. The more you meet their desires, the more points you’ll score.

Every time you complete a visitor’s desire, you’ll earn points and move up the scoring track. The higher you climb, the closer you’ll be to achieving greatness in the garden.

Ending the Game

The game will end after a set number of rounds, depending on the difficulty level you choose. When the game ends, it’s time to tally up your final score.

Take a moment to admire the garden you’ve created. Look at the colorful decorations, the serene paths, and the majestic structures you’ve built. It’s truly a work of art!

Now, count up your points and see how well you did. If you scored high, congratulations! You’ve created a stunning garden that will be talked about for years to come.

If your score was lower than you expected, don’t worry. Tang Garden is a game of strategy and skill, and every game is a learning experience. Analyze your choices, experiment with different strategies, and try again. You’ll get better with each playthrough, I promise!

Final Thoughts

Well, there you have it – a guide to playing Tang Garden solo. I hope this overview has inspired you to dive into the peaceful world of the garden and create your own little paradise. Remember, the key to success is balance and harmony. Happy gardening!

Hey there! Let me explain how this game mode works. Your mission is to complete the central part of the garden board, which consists of 28 spaces surrounding the starting tile.

It’s worth noting that this game mode doesn’t use the spaces around the edges of the board. You won’t be collecting decoration cards or using character abilities or player boards.

As you keep playing, the game will end in two scenarios: either there are no legal moves available, or you run out of garden tiles and can’t continue with the help of a lantern. If either of these happens, well, you’ve been defeated. But don’t worry, you can always try again!

If you manage to cover all the spaces in the central part of the garden board, congratulations! You’ve won the game. Take a moment to pat yourself on the back.

Once you’ve won or lost, it’s time to score your performance. Compare your score against the chart to see how well you did. Maybe you’ll discover that you’re a gardening prodigy!

Setting Up

Getting ready for the solo variant is just like setting up the multiplayer game, but with a few changes:

1. Let’s start by shuffling the character cards. Take two cards and keep one face up in front of you. Look for the matching character miniature and put it on the card. We won’t use the character’s skill during the game, but their sight preference will still matter. Once you have placed a character in the garden, take a look at the other card. Find the corresponding miniature and place it on the garden board wherever there is space. Then, put the unselected character card back in the game box. These miniatures are considered “neutral” and won’t provide any coins, but they will take up a character spot in the garden. In the solo variant, the line of sight of neutral characters doesn’t matter. Now, shuffle the remaining four starting character cards with the other six. This will create a deck of ten characters. Put the deck face down next to the main board and reveal the top two characters.
1. I’ll start the game by shuffling all 54 decoration cards and placing them face down.
2. Next, I’ll reveal the top four decoration cards and place one face up next to each garden tile stack.

Now let’s shuffle the four small landscape tokens and four big landscape tokens. I’ll place them face up in the designated spaces shown in the setup diagram.

Remember, in this mode, we can only place garden tiles within the central garden. And please note that the Player Boards are not used in the solo variant.

Now, Let’s Play!

On each turn, I have to choose and place one available garden tile along with the corresponding decoration card. It’s important to make sure that both the tile and the decoration can be placed together. If they can’t, I’ll have to choose a different pair.

If you can’t pick a garden tile and decoration card, and you don’t have a lantern to use, the game is over and you lose.

When you choose a pair, put the tile and decoration on the board following the rules. Then, put the decoration card in the discard pile. Look for the garden tile and decoration card that are in the opposite corner from the pair you chose.

Put the decoration card in the discard pile and put the garden tile face up next to the garden board in the “garden tile display”.

So, here’s what you do: first, let’s uncover two garden tiles, so we have a total of four tiles showing. Then, we’ll reveal and put a new decoration card next to each of the newly uncovered garden tiles. We should end up with four pairs of garden tiles and decoration cards to choose from.

If all the decoration cards from the deck have been used up, we’ll shuffle the discard pile and start a new one.

Time to Create the Garden

Since we’re playing solo, we won’t be using player boards, which means we can’t make any progress on the element tracks.

When we place a garden tile, we’ll earn a coin for each edge that matches the adjacent terrain – that could be greenery, water, or rock. And if we enclose any new terrain by placing the tile, we’ll earn an extra coin for each one.

Keep in mind that walls on the edges of garden tiles can enclose any type of terrain, while the outer edge of the central garden doesn’t enclose any terrain.

Hey there! Just a heads up: you won’t earn any coins by matching up footpaths, so keep that in mind.

Tiles for the Scenery

Once you get a tile for the scenery, you’ll need to place it on the garden board. The size of the tile will tell you where it goes.

Now, take the other tile of the same size and put it on the opposite side of the garden board, right across from the first tile you placed. Make sure both tiles are face-up so you can see them. You should have two small tiles and two large tiles out for everyone to see.

Whenever you want, you can use four tiles of the same size to take any decoration off the garden board and put it back in the game box.

Listen up: When playing Solo Mode, you gotta keep in mind that you can’t use landscape tokens to refresh a lantern token. It’s just not allowed, no matter how tempting it may be.

The Power of Influence

Once you’ve got enough coins, it’s time to start influencing some characters. And let me tell you, it’s pretty cool. You can choose a new character to influence every time you collect at least 10, 20, or 30 coins. But here’s the catch: you can’t influence more than four characters, including the one you start with. Gotta stick to the limits, you know?

Now, when you influence a new character, you get to pick between two character cards in the display. Choose the one you like, and discard the other. Simple, right? Place the selected card in front of you, complete with its mini figurine. As for the unselected character, don’t worry, it doesn’t have to sit there all lonely. You can put its miniature on any available spot and consider it a neutral character, just like during setup. And don’t forget to reveal two new characters from the character deck to keep the display fresh and exciting. Variety is the spice of life, after all.

When the game ends, all the characters I influenced will be positioned on the garden board to calculate my score, unless I’ve been defeated. These characters will grant me coins according to their preference for certain sights, just like in the multiplayer version.

Lantern Tokens

Here’s what the lantern tokens can do in the solo variant:

Hey there! Let me walk you through a simple trick when playing this game. Here’s what you need to do:

First, pick a pair, but only use the garden tile. Ignore the matching decoration card. You can remove both the matching decoration card and the decoration card in the opposite corner.

Next, take the garden tile that’s face-up in the opposite corner and move it to the “garden tile display”.

Lastly, just fill up the garden tiles and decoration cards like you normally would.

Hey there! Let’s talk about how to choose and place a garden tile from the “garden tile display.” It’s pretty straightforward, but there are some things to keep in mind.

First, take a look at the tiles in the “garden tile display.” There are lots of options to choose from, so pick one that catches your eye. You can click on the tile to select it.

Once you’ve selected a tile, it’s time to place it in your garden. You’ll need to follow the usual rules for placing tiles, so make sure you understand them. They’ll help you create a beautiful and functional garden.

Remember, choosing the right tile and placing it correctly is important for creating your dream garden. So take your time, consider your options, and have fun designing your outdoor space!

I’ve got an interesting task for you. You know those four decoration cards that are currently in play? Well, we’re going to shake things up a bit. I want you to discard those cards and replace them with fresh, new ones from the decoration deck.

I bet you didn’t know this, but you can actually reuse one of your exhausted lantern tokens! It’s a handy trick that can give you a little boost when you need it most.

The Game’s End

The game doesn’t end until all the spaces in the central garden are covered with garden tiles. But if any of the following things happen first, you’ll lose:

1. One of the stacks of garden tiles runs out.
2. You can’t find a spot to place a pair of garden tile and decoration card.

Now, here’s the good news – if you manage to cover all 28 spaces in the central garden, you win!

Where to Put Your Characters at the End

If you win the game, you get to place your character miniatures anywhere on the garden board. They can face any direction you want. And the best part? You’ll earn extra coins based on your character’s sight preference, just like in the multiplayer game.