How to play Puttdle

Puttdle is a daily mini golf puzzle. Every day there is a new 5-hole course, and every player gets the same holes. Your goal is to sink the ball on each hole in as few strokes as possible and finish at or under par.

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Aiming and power

  1. Drag anywhere. You don't need to touch the ball. Press anywhere on the course and drag back, away from the direction you want to putt, like pulling a slingshot.
  2. Set your power. A longer drag hits harder. The aim line changes colour as power rises: green is soft, then amber and orange, and red is full power.
  3. Release to putt. Let go and the ball travels in the direction of the aim line.
  4. Changed your mind? Drag down past the bottom of the course before releasing to cancel the shot.

In settings you can invert the drag direction or switch to a slider if you prefer.

Scoring

Each hole has a par, the number of strokes a good round should take. Finishing a hole in one stroke under par is a birdie, two under is an eagle, and sinking it with your first putt is a hole-in-one. Landing in water adds a penalty stroke. Your total for the five holes is compared with the course par.

Only your first completed round of the day counts toward your stats, streak and the leaderboard, so take your time on each shot.

Obstacles

Courses are enclosed by walls you can bank shots off. Holes can also include blocks, pegs, bars, windmills with turning blades, sliding pieces and water. Watch how moving obstacles are timed before you putt.

When new holes arrive

A new course unlocks at midnight on your device's clock. The home screen shows a countdown to the next course.

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Sharing your round

When you finish, Puttdle builds a spoiler-free scorecard that you can share or copy as a caption, so friends can compare without seeing the holes first.

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