A turn-based strategy board game against the computer. You are the pink flowers and the computer is blue. On your turn you move one flower: one step to a neighbouring spot is a "sprout" (the flower stays behind, so you gain one), and a jump of two steps is a "hop" (it reaches further but leaves its old spot empty). Wherever it lands, every rival flower in the eight spots around turns your colour.
The rules fit in three sentences, yet the board swings fast: one move can turn five or six flowers, or leave a gap your opponent can storm through. Knowing when to sprout safely and when a hop is worth it is the heart of the game.
Pick from three computer opponents: "Sprout" only looks at the move in front of it and often slips; "Gardener" thinks about your reply; "Master" looks several moves ahead. There are six gardens too, with scattered stones, a centre pond, stone paths and a quick 5×5 mini bed. It is a garden take on the classic abstract game known as Ataxx.
How to play
- Tap "Play", choose an opponent (Sprout / Gardener / Master) and a garden, then tap "Start". The first time you play, a short animated card explains the rules.
- You go first. Tap a pink flower and its possible moves light up: green dots are sprouts (one step, the flower stays behind) and yellow rings are hops (two steps, the old spot is left empty). Tap where you want to go, or drag the flower there.
- When it lands, every blue flower in the eight spots around turns pink. With a mouse or keyboard, hovering over a target first shows how many flowers it would turn.
- The game ends when the garden is full, when one side has no flowers left, or when the side to move has nowhere to go (all the empty spots then go to the other side). Whoever has more flowers wins.
- Stuck? "Hint" points out a good move with an arrow. Made a slip? "Undo" takes back your last move along with the computer's reply. Losing is no big deal: "Rematch" starts again right away, or "Take back" on the result card lets you try something else.
Controls
- Phone / tablet: tap one of your pink flowers, then tap a green dot (sprout) or a yellow ring (hop). You can also drag the flower straight onto a target.
- Mouse: click or drag. With a flower selected, hovering over a target previews which blue flowers would turn (shown as "+N").
- Keyboard: arrow keys (or WASD) move the cursor, Enter / Space select and plant; Z or Backspace undo, H hint, Esc cancel or menu, M mute. On the setup screen, 1–3 pick the opponent and ← → change the garden.
For parents
- Made mainly for ages 13 and up; 9–12-year-olds can start with "Sprout" and the 5×5 mini bed. It is an abstract strategy game (in the Ataxx family) with no hidden information and no luck, so players learn to predict the reply, weigh safe growth against risky land grabs, and plan ahead.
- There are three computer levels, and the hardest looks several moves ahead, so both wins and losses are common. A loss only brings a friendly "Rematch", and undo, hints and a one-tap restart are always there. There is no timer and nothing related to gambling, violence or scary content: just flowers, grass and stones.
- No chat, in-app purchases, ads, outbound links or online leaderboards, and no personal details are ever asked for. The chosen opponent and garden, the win/loss record per level and the mute setting are stored only in this device's browser, and the game also works offline.
