Thanks so much, Jacob! And that is awesome about playing 200 times in 3 months. Reminds me of the way I constantly play Herbaceous. Over 2,000 lifetime solo plays!

It gives me hope that the blue ribbon is achievable. I enjoy these extra modules, too. Makes for some challenging decisions, yet those extra points can be helpful.

Hope you have a great time! The newer neighbors tend to avoid me when I randomize the tiles at the start… They just know I have enough troubles with the original ones. Ha ha!

In 2019, as part of a challenge by Travis Hill, I took part in the Cabbagehead200 – a race to play through Mr Cabbagehead’s Garden 200 times. I actually managed to finish in 3 months; tracking every play.

It was a fun time, though I was pretty burnt out afterwards. I did think that there were some arrangements that were just not as viable, and so I tended to orient my garden towards a stable, high-scoring design that was generally robust to nosy neighbours.

In all, I only achieved 5 blue ribbons across the whole run, but I probably could have done more if I had set that as my singular goal (with substantially more failures due to the added risk).

I enjoyed the extra wrinkles of Eudora and the Grasshoppers together (100 of my games). On average this also added an extra 5 points, but more importantly gave me more to think about when choosing.

A great game, and one that I should get back onto the table, now that I have the new expansion 🙂

You’re welcome! Ah… I should have planned ahead. I believe Bernard stopped by to cause some issues. Should have just driven the popcorn tricycle right at him. Ha ha!