How to play
- 🙈 Hide. Put your eight animals and your Moonstone in your two rows. Nobody else sees where.
- 🐾 Move. Take turns moving one piece one square. The hares can run far in a straight line.
- 🤝 Meet. When two pieces meet, both turn over. The smaller one goes home to nap.
- 🌙 Find. Reach the other village’s Moonstone to win.
Who does what in Hollowmere
- the Moonstone never moves. Find the other village’s Moonstone to win.
- Ursa is the biggest. She tags anyone home — except Puck, if he reaches her first.
- Lupa is next biggest. Only Ursa can tag her home.
- Burdock is the only one who can clear a bramble.
- Skipwell & Hopwell can run many squares in a straight line — so moving far gives them away.
- Puck is the smallest — but if he reaches Ursa first, he tickles her home.
- Briar never moves. Anyone who bumps her goes home — except Burdock.
More ways to play
- 🐇 Hare’s Map — where can a hare run in one go?
- 🤝 Play a friend — each of you on your own screen, joined by a room code. Your pieces stay hidden on your screen only.
- 🔦 Moonstone Hunt — one puzzle a day: find the Moonstone in four looks.
- 🖨️ Print & play — a paper board and fold-up cards with Ursa, Lupa, Puck and the rest, for the table.
Meet the cast — the characters who teach this
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Mosswick asks which of their pieces has not moved yet, and what it could be -
Ursa A big bear - the strongest; she tags anyone home except Puck, if he reaches her first -
Lupa A wolf - next biggest; only Ursa is bigger, and a bramble pops her too -
Puck A tiny mouse - the smallest, but he tickles Ursa home when HE strikes first -
Burdock A badger - the only one who can clear a bramble -
Skipwell A hare - runs many squares in a straight line, so moving far gives him away -
Hopwell A hare - looks first and runs fast; cheap to send, often goes home -
Briar A bramble - never moves; anyone who bumps her goes home, except Burdock
Ensemble stories — the cast together
What next? Pick a door
- More like this TrickPals Which card wins this trick? SecondLookForge Is it really impossible? Look again. HidePals Hot or cold — where is it hiding?
- A bit harder Bug Hunt Where are the sleeping bugs hiding? PitchPals Which trick is this ad playing? RiddleRealm Can you solve the riddle at the door?
- Something different MoonPals What shape is the Moon tonight? ChorusPals Can you sing along in your key? QwertyPals Can your fingers find home row?