Mini Games
Game Lobby
How do I play a Mini Game?
What is the game lobby?
What do the boxes in the lobby mean?
How do I join a game?
I joined a game. Why isn't anything happening?
Can I leave the game session before the game starts?
How do I leave a game session?
Why do I see other players in the boxes?
Why did the game session I wanted to join disappear?
How do I play against my friend when anyone can join a session?
My friend started playing a game without me! Can I join that game?
Worm Herder
What is Worm Herder all about?
What are the controls?
How do I keep worms on my side?
How do I pinch worms from my opponent?
When does the game end?
How do I win?
Which lawn is mine?
Which lawn is my opponent's?
What's a good strategy?
Caterthrillar
What is Caterthrillar all about?
What are the controls?
How do I know where I'm going?
What happens when I get stuck in a corner?
Where are the other caterpillars?
How do the other players move so fast? Are they cheating?
Why does the track look different than the last track I played?
Fallin' Pollen
What is Fallin' Pollen all about?
What are the controls?
The game is impossible to finish! Why do I keep getting the same colours?
Why do my pollen spores bounce back to me?
What is Fallin’ Pollen Solo?
Game Lobby
How do I play a Mini Game?
There are different mini games located around the world. You can find them by checking your Map. Most of these are multi-players games. Playing the mini games are not only fun – but it is also how you earn Coins and XP (Experience Points). . If there is a game you want to play, click on the icon and you will enter it.
What is the game lobby?
When you enter a multiplayer mini game, you are taken to a screen called the game lobby. This is where you pick the person to play against.
What do the boxes in the lobby mean?
Those are different game sessions you can join.
How do I join a game?
Click the Join button to jump into a game session.
I joined a game. Why isn't anything happening?
You have to wait until the game session fills up with other players. Then the game will begin.
Can I leave the game session before the game starts?
Yes. Click on the Leave button to leave the session.
How do I leave a game session?
Click on the Leave button to leave the session.
Why do I see other players in the boxes?
Those are other players waiting to play the game! Click the Join button to play against them.
Why did the game session I wanted to join disappear?
As soon as game sessions fill up, they disappear and people start playing the game.
How do I play against my friend when anyone can join a session?
If you're waiting to play against someone and a different person joins your session, you'll have a few seconds to click the Leave button before the game begins.
My friend started playing a game without me! Can I join that game?
No. Once a game starts, you'll have to wait for your friend to finish.
Worm Herder
What is Worm Herder all about?
In this multiplayer Mini Game you have a patch of grass. Your goal is to keep all the worms on your lawn, either by hitting them before they escape, or by pinching them from your opponent's lawn.
What are the controls?
Use your mouse to point at the worms. Click on worms that are on your lawn to bonk them. To get worms from your opponent's lawn, click on a worm and hold the mouse button to pinch it. Drag pinched worms to your lawn and let go of the mouse button to drop them.
How do I keep worms on my side?
Click on escaping worms to bonk them on the head. They'll get confused and stay on your lawn.
How do I pinch worms from my opponent?
Click and hold the mouse button on an opponent's worm. Drag the worm to your lawn and let go.
When does the game end?
The game ends when the timer runs out.
How do I win?
The person with the most worms when the timer runs out is the winner.
Which lawn is mine?
Your lawn is indicated at the beginning of the game. It has your player picture over it. When you point at worms on your lawn, the cursor changes to a wooden mallet.
Which lawn is my opponent's?
Your opponent's lawn is indicated at the beginning of the game. It has your opponent's picture over it. When you point at worms on your opponent's lawn, the cursor changes to a pair of tweezers.
What's a good strategy?
Pinching worms takes longer than bonking worms, so try to bonk as many worms as possible before you start pinching them from your opponent. If your lawn fills up with escaping worms again, go back to using the mallet.
Caterthrillar
What is Caterthrillar all about?
Caterthrillar is a fast race to the finish line, with caterpillars instead of cars.
What are the controls?
Press and hold the UP arrow key on your keyboard to go forward. Press and hold the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to turn.
How do I know where I'm going?
At the start of the game, your caterpillar will be facing the right direction. Jut hold the UP arrow key on your keyboard to start moving. If you go the wrong way, you'll see a warning. You can check the track map in the top right corner to see the positions of all caterpillars.
What happens when I get stuck in a corner?
Hold the UP arrow key on your keyboard and either the LEFT or RIGHT arrow keys. You caterpillar will slowly squeeze out of the corner.
Where are the other caterpillars?
The other players look like round coins of different colours.
How do the other players move so fast? Are they cheating?
The other player tokens skip around a little. They're not cheating – your computer is just getting updates about where the other players are.
Why does the track look different than the last track I played?
The racetrack is chosen randomly at the start of the game. There are many different tracks available.
Fallin' Pollen
What is Fallin' Pollen all about?
You need to keep the pollen from hitting the ground by matching three or more same-coloured pollen spores with your slingshot. The goal is to eliminate all of the spores on the screen. There are two versions of this game on each planet – the one-player (Solo) version and the multiplayer version.
What are the controls?
Press and hold the LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys on your keyboard to aim your slingshot. Press the SPACEBAR to fire a pollen spore at the the other pollen spores. You can bank spores off the walls to get them into tricky spaces. If a spore creates a group of three or more spores with the same colour, those spores will disappear. Any spores hanging from that group will disappear as well.
The game is impossible to finish! Why do I keep getting the same colours?
When you've zapped most of the spores, your slingshot will only fire the final few spore colours. Try hanging one colour from another, and zap the top colour. The clinging spores will disappear with the topmost spores, and you'll clear the screen.
Why do my pollen spores bounce back to me?
At some point in the game, the air is filled with hard spores. Your pollen will bounce right off them. You can get rid of them by zapping three or more spores that are touching them.
What is Fallin’ Pollen Solo?
Fallin’ Pollen Solo is a game you play by yourself. This is a great way to get some practice before challenging another player to the Fallin’ Pollen multiplayer version! This is also a way to earn Botanickels if there is no one online you want to play mini games with.