Place as many pieces as possible. Score = occupied hexes + piece bonus + time bonus.
The game and timer start when you place the Core.
3 hex · +1 pts
Must connect to exactly one edge of own Branch/Vein and/or one edge of the Core. May touch at most one edge of enemy Branch/Vein.
1–2 hex · +1 pts
Must be adjacent to at least one own piece.
3–4 hex · +2 pts
Must be adjacent to an own Branch/Vein.
5 hex · +5 pts
Must be adjacent to an own Branch/Vein. Cannot touch the Core or an own Fruit/Cluster.
Available in practice games against the bot only. Each player has 2 takebacks. A removed piece is dead and cannot be placed again.
End of Game
The game ends when no more pieces can be placed.