Bouquets & Bunnies

Chasing love and high scores

Uh-oh! It looks like your partner's passion is being tempted by your neighbor! The only thing that can woo back your partner's love are the flowers that bloom in your tiny garden.

Grab rain drops and water the dry soil in your garden to make flowers grow. Then collect enough flowers for a bouquet and you will bring your partner's heart back home...for now.

But watch out for those pesky bunnies and snails! They'll be wandering around your garden giving you all sorts of grief.

Inspired by UFO 50's "Magic Garden" game, Bouquets & Bunnies puts a spin on the classic Snake Game. Collect flowers to keep your partner happy and your multiplier up as you chase a high score!

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How to play

Gather water drops by walking over them, forming a train behind you that also serves as an obstacle (much like the classic Snake game).

Place water drops over the dirt squares and flowers will grow. Water drops that don't get placed over a dirt spot are ignored and lost.

Collect the flowers before they wilt to build up the bouquet you need to woo back your partner. If you collect the necessary number of flowers (top-left) before your partner reaches the neighbor (top-center), your partner will return home and the multiplier will increase (top-right). The number of flowers needed to make a bouquet will increase each time and your partner will again slowly move towards the neighbor. If your partner reaches the neighbor, the multiplier will reset.

Bunnies will spawn over time and act as obstacles as they move around the garden. If you allow a dirt section to expire, a snail will spawn as a stationary obstacle.

Every 8 flowers planted will result in a carrot appearing. Walk over a carrot to start a power-up timer. During this period you can walk over bunnies and snails. The power-up period only lasts a limited time but the timer will reset if you eat another carrot.

Your game will end if you hit your water drop train, go out of bounds, or hit a bunny/snail outside power-up time.

Scoring

• Each square of dirt that is watered scores +5*N per dirt square watered.
  For example, 3 dirt squares watered scores 30 points (5+10+15).
• The first flower you collect scores 10 points. Each flower after adds +10 points to your score chain. The score chain will reset if there are no flowers in the garden.
• The first bunny killed during a power-up period scores 50 points, each bunny after scores +25 points until the power-up period expires.
• The first snail killed during a power-up period is scores 100 points, each snail after scores +50 points until the power-up period expires.
• The multiplier is applied only to the first score of a chain and does not apply to the incremental scoring thereafter. For example, if your multiplier is 3x and you kill a bunny, the first bunny scores 150 (50x3) points but each bunny thereafter is still just +25 points.
• The scoring chain treats bunnies and snails the same, so as long as there is one bunny or snail on the board, the scoring chain will continue.

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Game controls

The game can be played with any connected gamepad controller, arcade stick, or by using the keyboard. Gamepad controller or arcade stick is recommended for best experience.

Gamepad	Keyboard	In-game	Action
D-pad	Arrow keys		Move player You cannot go the opposite direction without turning first (like Snake game)
X button	X		Place rain drops; action button
O button	Z		No used
Start	P or Enter		Pause, system menu; toggle music, reset scores

Mappings on your gamepad or controller may be different than shown. Use the pause menu to check and test mappings.

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PICO-8 Console owners

For the best experience, play using the PICO-8 console on your computer or handheld gaming device. Buy PICO-8 for more great games

Download the cartridge image below or type load #bouquetbunnies in the commandline. You can also find the game in Splore by searching for "bouquet.

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Credits

Special thanks to the PICO-8 community for their support, help, and inspiration. Visit the PICO-8 BBS for more great games and to learn how to make your own games.

• Game design & code: Brian Vaughn
• Music: Gruber Music, Busy Bee Toe Tapper
• Art & animation: Maybe Mee
• Special thanks: UFO50, Jen V. Russ Ashby, SkaterDee