Hide and seek
Caterpillars and ladybugs are hiding in the garden. Help Pip find them all.
How to play
- The list above the garden shows who is hiding: caterpillars two to four squares long, and ladybugs that take one square.
- The numbers count the hidden squares in each row and column.
- Caterpillars lie straight, across or up and down. Hiders never touch, not even at the corners.
- Some pieces are shown at the start, on a leaf. A caterpillar end shows which way its body goes.
- A hider where nobody hides costs a heart. You have three.
- Find everyone with every heart and no hints for three stars. A hint or two caps the garden at two stars, and lots of hints at one.
- Relaxed mode in the settings has no hearts: it only shows when hiders break a rule.
Controls
- Tap a square to lay grass where nobody hides. Drag to lay grass on several.
- Double tap, or press and hold, to find a hider. Or pick the find tool and tap.
- With a keyboard, use the arrow keys to move, Space to lay grass, Enter to find a hider and Backspace to clear.
- Undo takes back your last move. Hint shows the next step, and why.
Tips
- A row or column with a 0 is all grass. So is a line that already has all its hiders.
- The squares at the corners of a hider are always grass.
- Look for the longest caterpillar first: it only fits in a few places.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. Every daily puzzle is free, plus 10 levels a day.
Is this like Battleships?
Yes. It is the same kind of logic puzzle, also called Bimaru, with caterpillars and ladybugs instead of ships.
Do I ever have to guess?
Never. Every garden has exactly one answer, and the next step can always be worked out.
How do the stars work?
Three stars for a garden with no heart lost and no hints. Each wrong guess costs a heart and a star.