From the award-winning designer Bruno Cathala comes another board game, ISHTAR, which puts you in the role of a gardener with the goal of transforming a dry desert into the lost Hanging Gardens of Babylon. To accomplish your mission, you will have to plant flowers, which, if done well, can help you collect valuable gems and activate actions. Whether you buy trees or some kind of upgrade is your choice, but collecting gems will be a crucial part of the game. Gather them before your opponents, recruit apprentices and send them to earn points on the flower fields you have formed, block others, and carefully consider the upgrades you will purchase if you want to become the best gardener at the end of the game!

Awards and Honors:

• 2021 Mensa Select Winner
• 2020 UK Games Expo Best New Boardgame (Strategic) Nominee
• 2020 UK Games Expo Best New Boardgame (Strategic) Judges Award Winner
• 2020 Origins Awards Best Board Game Nominee
• 2020 5 Seasons Best International Strategy Nominee
• 2020 5 Seasons Best International Artwork Winner
• 2020 5 Seasons Best International Artwork Nominee