Seed Wars: how to play

Seed Wars is a quick garden duel for your browser. Two sides plant seeds on a 7x7 bed and fight for every field. One game takes a few minutes. It is free, runs on phone, tablet and PC, and needs no download or sign-up.

The rules

1. Plant. Tap an empty field and a seed grows there. Green round buds are you, orange pointed flowers are your rival.
2. Take over. Rival seeds next to your new seed turn to your side if you then have more neighbours around them than they do.
3. Run out of seeds. Each side has 20 seeds. When they are used up, the side with the most fields wins.
4. Rocks. Grey rocks block a field on some boards. Plan around them.

Game modes

• Bot - easy, smart, expert: play alone against a computer rival in three levels. Each game gives you one free undo and two hints.
• 2 Players, one screen: pass the device and duel a friend.
• Daily board: everyone gets the same puzzle each day. Share your result and challenge a friend to beat it.

Tips

• Plant next to rival seeds you can flip, but check what they can flip back.
• Corners and edges have fewer neighbours, so they are harder to lose.
• Save your seeds: the last moves often decide the bed.