From the award-winning designer Bruno Cathala, Ishtar is a game in which you play the role of a gardener aiming to transform the dry desert into the Lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon.
To accomplish your mission, you will have to plant flowers, which, if you place them well, can help you gather precious gems and activate actions. Whether to buy Trees (which will block the link between two Flower spots, as well as earning you points) or to purchase upgrades (such as getting two more points per Tree card at the end of the game), collecting gems will be a crucial part of the game.
Get them before your opponents, recruit apprentices, send them to earn points in the copses of flowers you have created, block others and think carefully of the upgrades to purchase if you want to become the best gardener at the end of the game!
2-4 players
Ages 14+
45 minute play time
Contents:
4 Player Boards
6 Terrain Boards
Carpet Board
42 Vegetation Tiles
8 Blooming Tokens
26 Tree Cards
6 Cup Tiles
20 Trees
6 Fountains
114 Gems
16 Assistants
Watering Can
Scoring Notepad
Setup Instruction Sheet
