Zen Garden Zen-Merge
By @Xiao_Nai
Merge matching plants to grow a peaceful 5x5 watercolor garden while quickly tapping away invasive weeds before they overgrow the board.
How to play
- Tap a plant to select it, then tap a matching plant of the same level to merge them.
- Tap empty spaces on the board to hurry the next seed drop to 0.65 seconds.
- Tap invasive weeds multiple times to clear them before their 11-second timer expires.
- Keep the board from filling completely to avoid creeping vines and game-ending overgrowth.
Controls
- Touch
- Tap a plant, then tap a matching plant to merge them.
- Keyboard
- Not supported.
- Mouse
- Click a plant, then click a matching plant to merge them.
More about this game
Tend a quiet watercolor garden by merging matching plants to grow them toward the Level 10 Zen Tree. You play on a 5x5 grid where Level 1 seeds drift into open soil on a base 4-second timer. This timer quickens by 0.4 seconds for each new plant level you discover. Invasive weeds appear and must be tapped multiple times to clear. If the board fills completely three times, a weed timer expires, or you run out of moves after three warnings, the garden overgrows and the run ends.
Tips
- Tap the board to hurry the next seed drop to 0.65 seconds, which is especially helpful early on when the base timer is 4 seconds.
- Weeds take at least 3 taps to clear, but this increases by 1 tap for every 3 plant levels you discover, so act fast.
- You have a 4-second grace period if the board gets stuck with no available merges. Clear a weed immediately to open up space.
Questions
How do I get more points?
You earn points by merging plants, calculated by multiplying the new level by 7. Discovering a new plant for the first time grants a massive bonus multiplier based on the plant's level.
What happens when the board is full?
If the 5x5 board fills completely, creeping vines appear. The first two times leave vines at the edges, but the third strike overgrows the garden and ends your run.
How do weeds work?
Weeds spawn randomly in empty spaces or on Level 1 seeds. They live for a base of 11 seconds. If you do not tap them enough times to clear them before the timer hits zero, you lose.