Vinesweeper

Vinesweeper is a members' minigame released on 19th February.

Getting to the Minigame
At any farming patch talk to the leprechaun if there is one wandering around the patch area. Request to be teleported to the minigame. There is a portal North East of the farm house to return to the patch.

Playing the game
The game involves an N by N grid of holes. After digging at a hole with a spade a number will appear at the digging location. The number indicates the number of adjacent squares that hold a seed. The number ranges from zero to eight. ( 1 is blue, 2 is green, 3 is red, 4 is yelow, 5 or higher unknown) In case of a zero, the minigame will show an area surrounded by numbers. Digging at a location that carries a seed, destroys the seed (oops). After locating a square with a seed indicate the location by planting a flag. A farmer will retrieve the seed and give points as a reward. If the indicated location does not carry a seed, the flag will be lost and the number of points is reduced. Replacing a flag costs 1000 coins or points (see below).

Rabbits
After planting a flag, rabbits will race the farmers to the indicated spot. Rabbits can be chased away by feeding them Ogleroot which can be found during the digging process.

Points


~ need to be within a certain range of the spot --- * once had 51 once had 57 so its likely to vary between 50 and 60 ^ who wants to test?

Farming Experience
The game gives 1 xp for 6 points. You only get farming experience for trading in points.

Farming Seeds (and other items)
~ Requires Garden of Tranquility quest...

Music

 * Charmin'Farmin' - visiting the area

Trivia

 * Vinesweeper is very similar to the familiar casual game minesweeper. The pun is typical for Runescape.
 * When you examine the portal is says: Gnome sweet Gnome?, a pun on home sweet home? (examine of the house portals)
 * A grid of 9 by 9 with 10 flags is equivalent to the 'beginner' setting of minesweeper.