Grow a bountiful garden by planting fruits, veggies and flowers into scoring patterns in this two-player strategic board game!
Latest Updates from Our Project:
New Cards Unlocked! + Stretch Goal Update + Solo Stream April 22
3 months ago
– Tue, Apr 21, 2026 at 12:02:28 PM
Hello cultivators!
Since our last update we've unlocked TWO freebies: 1) We hit 600 backers and unlocked a new Tool Card, Kristi's Rake, and 2) We hit $40K raised and unlocked the Tulip Cards for Petal!
If you want a breakdown of the Tulip Cards, check our previous update here. The new Tool Card is named after backer Kristi Byrd who suggestedthe new idea for the rake tool. Thank you, Kristi, and I hope this is a fun surprise for you 🌸.
Next Stretch Goal - Master Gardener Mode
In the Master Gardener game mode, players will now have seasonal requirements that they must achieve. If they fail to do so, they will earn negative points.
This module comes with 6 new cards that include 12 new seasonal objectives, as well as 2 Garden Hat Tokens that each player will use to hide their secret objective from their opponent.
If we can reach the $45k mark, these new cards will be added for free to all backers!
Earth Day Celebration + Solo Mode Stream
Mark your calendars! Earth Day falls during the end of our campaign and we're partnering with the very talented Banzainator for a Twitch stream of our Solo Mode for Garden Club!
Nothing But Net My pal Hafiz launched his incredibly fun two-player basketball game today called Nothing But Net! I have played it a ton and even recorded a how to play video on it. If you're a sports fan like me, I think this would be solid fit for you.
Unearth: 10th Anniversary Edition Our pals at Brotherwise launched a reprint of Unearth today!
Headliner We are only a couple of weeks away from launching Headliner on BackerKit! We are going to have more freebies for returning backers in that campaign, and also will have some crossover content with other creators who are participating in Pocketopia. I'll share more details once they're finalized and our campaign goes live on May 7th.
We'll have a promo card pack with some character illustrations from our previous games available. This promo pack will be included for free for any returning backers. We're exploring the option to ship the Headliner campaign and Garden Club campaign together to save shipping costs as well.
That's it for now! Let's end the final days strong!
Chris P. and the CCG team
Tulip Wild Cards + Petal Updates + National Board Game Day is Saturday
3 months ago
– Fri, Apr 10, 2026 at 04:46:06 PM
Hello cultivators!
Happy Friday and I hope you have fun weekend plans. Did you know that tomorrow (Saturday 4/11) is National Board Game Day?! Let me know in the comments how you plan to celebrate. I am hoping to play one of my newer games, Stonesaga, as well as Harvest and/or Vantage. I love these games!
🌷 Wildflower Poll Results - Tulips Win!
This was such a CLOSEpoll! Tulips won out by a couple of votes, so these 3 cards plus 6 wild tokens will be unlocked once we hit our next stretch goal at $40,000. Here's a look at those cards and what they bring to Petal:
Interviews!
I (as well as our game designers) have done several interviews about the process. If you're interested to learn more about how Garden Club and Petal came to life, I highly suggest checking these out!
We've got 1,604 followers on the campaign, which is so cool! Our aim with these planned Stretch Goals is to bring additional replayability to our backers at no additional costs to you.
So, if you're on the fence, now is a perfect time to take a leap and support the campaign if you wish! We're a small squad, so you're support really does make a huge difference for the future of Chris Couch Games 😊. Y'all are the best!
🎸 In case you missed it, we announced our next project, Headliner, will be launching on BackerKit on May 7th! You can follow that project if you're into cards games and rock 'n roll.
🚛 Convention Season - Where to Find Us
I'm gearing up for convention season, and I'm so thrilled to share that Chris Couch Games will be a vendor at Geekway to the West in May, Origins Game Fair in June, Gen Con in July/August, and PAX Unplugged in December!
Would you be interested in event at Gen Con if we hosted some plays of Garden Club, Petal, or any of our other titles?
You will also be able to play Garden Club and Petal at AdventureCon in Arkansas this June! It's an amazing convention, and I hope to attend for a day if I can make it work. Let me know if you're planning to be there.
Enjoy your weekend, Kick Back and Play!
Chris P. and the CCG team
Stretch Goal Unlocked! + Vote for the Next Freebie + Special Announcement
4 months ago
– Tue, Apr 07, 2026 at 04:59:32 PM
Hello fellow green thumbs!
We'e officially unlocked our next Stretch Goal, the Power Tools Promo! By passing $35,000 raised, these new four Tool Cards add a cool dynamic to the Garden Club with some game breaking actions. They'll be delivered to you for FREE within the Kickstarter Extras pack that comes with your pledge. For more details and card images, check out this previous update.
Also, thanks for all your votes in our last update. It was pretty clear that the Watering Can won by a landslide! This Tool Card will also be added to the KS Extras pack for all backers. When we can get to 600 backers, I'll add another Tool card to the Promo Pack for all backers!
Vote on our next Stretch Goal
Now it's time for our next Stretch Goal: Petal Wildflower Cards. I read through the comments and picked the flowers that were mentioned the most by you! These 3 cards will be added to the KS Extras pack once we hit $40,000 raised. Use the poll below to let me know what flower you'd like to see added to Petal.
These wildflowers ONLY count towards creating your central pattern goals. So they can be very beneficial if you get multiples of them out in the same round!
Vote below!
New Game Announcement: Headliner heads to BackerKit on May 7!
I'm so thrilled to announce our next game, Headliner! This is a card game all about building a band through card drafting, touring the city by moving your van to different locations, and stealing the spotlight trying to earn $100 first and win the game!
We're launching as part of the Pocketopia event at BackerKit. It's been so fun to work wtih Jaedon Johnson (game designer) and Blake Barnes (artist) on this. Obviously, you're here for Garden Club. But if you're looking for a new, fun card game please check out out and follow our project if it peaks your interest 🙂.
Thanks again for your support. YOU are the reason why we love to make games and build this community. Until the next update, Kick Back and Play!
Chris P. and the CCG team
500 Backer Freebie VOTE Now! + Playthrough & Reviews + TN Game Days
4 months ago
– Sat, Apr 04, 2026 at 09:43:36 AM
Hello fellow cultivators!
We hit a huge milestone by reaching over 500 backers. It's such an honor to have y'all in the club :) I have a few secret backer count bonuses within the campaign, and for hitting the 500 mark, we're adding a new Tool Card into the game, and we need you to vote on your favorite!
Tool Cards Overview
These 8 Tools will be standard in the game. The Tool Cards with the yellow border are Starting Tools that each player will have to start the game. The green borders are tools you can earn. We recently updated these tools within the game by adding the Wheelbarrow and Boots, as we're doing final development during this campaign before we hit print.
Vote for the new Tool Card:
The 3 new Tool card options. These will be inside of the "Kickstarter Stretch Goals" pack. Vote at the bottom and leave a comment why you voted for that tool!
Garden Club Playthrough Video
Special Thanks to Love 2 Hate Board Games for their full playthrough video of Garden Club! You can check it out here below:
Petal Review from Board Game Co.
Garden Club and Petal are getting high praise from so many folks! Alex from Board Game Co. recently posted his review of Petal on his channel, check out his video below, where he gave it a 4/5!
One note on Petal: We're going to be tweaking a couple of the Apron card abilities. We'll be slightly changing their setup to add a bit more tension, and we're adding more Objective patterns so you'll have even more replayability in Petal 😉.
Tennessee Game Days!
I attended TN Game Days in Franklin, TN, last weekend and had such a blast! I was able to play several games with friends, purchase a few games from the flea market, and show of Garden Club and Petal to several folks! Here are some of the reviews from people who played:
I was also able to teach Garden Club to Adam from Tabletop Vibes and Brian from 9to6 Games. They had a blast! Future reviews coming from them soon.
Here are the games I played at TN Game Days:
Have you played any of these?
Parks 2nd Edition from Keymaster Games
Gods and Mortals from Wolfdesigna (currently on Gamefound, I did a preview of this game on my YouTube channel).
Take a Seat from 25th Century
Daydream from Disto studio/Hachette
Omens from Hachette (#2 of the con for me!)
Please Don't Burn My Village from Fireside Games
Pirates of Maracaibo from Capstone Games
Soda Jerk from AllPlay
Aurum from Pandasaurus
Nokosu Dice (#1 of the con for me!)
Hypothetically from IV Studios (releasing at Gen Con!)
Philosophy from Quality Beast
Testing our new games!
I was also able to playtest some of our new / potential games:
Headliner - Launching on BackerKit during Pocketopia on May 7!
Magic Tricks (a trick taking game) and Tug of Words (a party, word game) - Potential games currently in development. Yet to finalize, but we're having fun with the designers and among the team!
Let me know if you'd like to learn more about any of these upcoming releases 😎.
That's all for now! Onward towards our next Stretch Goal of $35k to unlock the Power Tools Promo Cards.
Until next time, Kick Back and Play.
Chris P. and the CCG team
First Stretch Goal Unlocked! + Over 450 Backers 🤩 + Power Tools Revealed
4 months ago
– Mon, Mar 30, 2026 at 05:17:22 PM
My fellow cultivators!
Thank you for all of the amazing support for this campaign. It's humbling to see and I can't wait for you all to receive everything. With over 450 backers, we are so close to our first stretch goal, that I've gone ahead and unlocked the printed paper insert for Garden Club!
We are now working towards our next stretch goal: Power Tool Cards!
When we reach $35,000 will add four new cards to the game, introducing a new gameplay module: Power Tools.
*Final design and mechanics subject to change.
Are you excited to learn more about our upcoming stretch goals?? I've added all of the potential stretch goals to the campaign page. Let me know in the comments what you're most excited to learn about!
Friendly Campaigns
I want to spotlight some other campaigns from pals of mine that are doing some incredible things:
Galen's Games launched their Mint Tin Series Vol. 2 the same day as us. They have a really awesomesoccer game that will be perfect for the World Cup this summer! Galen is a pal of mine, and he's doing a phenomenal job.
One of our co-designers, Kristen Mott, is involved in TWO campaigns launching tomorrow: Prowl (designer) and Concrete Canvas (solo designer). I think these are great one to check out with some amazing people behind both projects.
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Leave a comment on the page answering: What is your favorite type of flower? The more flowers, the better! We'll have something fun to reveal towards the end of the campaign with this info.
Thanks again, and please share your excitement of this campaign to help it continue to bloom.
