GOAL
By the end of round 8: grow enough mature plants (6 on Relaxed, 8 on Normal/Tough) with at least one in each of the 4 quadrants, and connect the shed door to a hose with stone paths.
QUICK PLAY
Tap QUICK PLAY on the title screen for Relaxed mode — the garden shuffles, a shed door is placed, and round 1 starts immediately. Great for playing with kids.
SETUP
Or tap BUILD GARDEN: place all 64 terrain tiles (SHUFFLE for a quick fill), pick Relaxed/Normal/Tough, SET DOOR on a path/dirt edge tile, then START.
CONTROLS
Use the D-pad (or arrow keys / WASD) to move the lit helper. Pick a tool, then press A to use it on the tile you face — yellow outline shows where A will act. Or tap a highlighted tile. Each step costs energy (hearts). When energy runs out, the next helper goes. After all four, press NEXT ROUND — watered plants bloom between rounds.
TERRAIN
PATH — walk (1 energy)
DIRT — walk (2 energy)
SOIL — plant beds
HOSE — water source
GARDEN
SEED → needs water
WATERED → blooms next round
PLANT — counts toward win
WEED — prune it before it spreads
DIFFICULTY
Relaxed: extra energy, 6 plants to win, 2 blooms per round, fewer weeds. Normal: classic rules. Tough: blooms only on sunny weather.
WEATHER
Heat: watering costs double. Rain: seeds get watered, weeds grow (Relaxed: weeds don't spread on rain). Sunny: bonus blooms and new weeds.
HELPERS
Sprinter: +1 move. Hopper: jumps one blocked tile. Gardener: free path step after acting. Strong: lays stone paths for free.
