Earthward Patrol
Defeat patrol ranks 1 → 2 → 3 → 4, then reach the bottom-right Earth gate. Tap an adjacent cell to move. Each victory increases strength. Entering a guard from the side its arrow points toward costs two health; flank it to avoid the counterattack. Every step or Wait turns all surviving guards clockwise. Forest hearts restore two health once. Stone walls block movement; challenging a stronger rank loses.
Tap tiles, or use Tab and Enter. Arrow keys move board focus.
Challenge notes & source
This challenge has a reachable defeat condition described in the rules. A terminal result locks controls until Reset seed.
Enemy facing, flanking and one-use forest recovery turn the strength route into a tactical patrol.
Original compact interpretation, not a recreation. Source study: MENTRIS. No source code, music or artwork copied.