Hypocotyl Games

Three Wolves spawn every turn. The player tries to remove them by making matches near them, or including them in the footprint of the area effects.

A great use of the negative space in a traditional match-3 level. The wolves don't interupt the normal mechanics of the game.

Wolves always respawn at random points, adding a lot of randomness to the play. The player is less able to take long-game strategies. This is especially frustrating on a small level with many colors (5) - reshuffles are common.

There are less turns than wolves, so the player must remove more than one wolf on average, but there are never more than 3 wolves at a time. It is easy to get to a point where winning is impossible (Wolves > Turns * 3), but the game will allow the player to continue.

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