Spring Meadow

Spring has come to the mountains, the snow is retreating, and the marmots are waking up. You are out hiking, and you need snacks and a clear route to earn that edelweiss pin. In practice, Spring Meadow is Uwe Rosenberg's tile-laying puzzle: you fit meadow tiles, with zero to two holes, onto your own mountain board, and every time you create or enlarge a group of holes you get bonus tiles. It is the third part of his puzzle trilogy after Cottage Garden and Indian Summer, a bit more interactive than those, and it sits between them in difficulty. A solo mode is included, and it takes about an hour.