Cottage Garden 4+

Not working for me, though I know it would be great.

Rating based on Digidiced’s great track record and the physical version of Cottage Garden. An easy 5 star if the app would work for me. It won’t show the garden boards and freezes if I go to grab a piece.

Developer Response ,

Hi, please check out the current version and let us know if you are still experiencing any issues. If yes, there is an in-game bug report by pressing the settings gear and then the bug icon. We'd love get it to work for you so you can re-rate our app as a 5. The garden boards have a large display during the player's turn and a small display during the game when the flowerpot on the left side is pressed. Garden boards are removed during the final round when they have less than 3 tiles or are completed.

Mostly enjoyable, but a few flaws.

As a huge fan of Patchwork, I was excited when this game came out. For the most part I love it, but I wish online play weren’t so tedious. I am constantly having to restart the app because of network connection problems. I also find it takes too long to complete a game, sometimes several days. An option to play against 1 person instead of 2 would be nice. I know there is a quick game option, but whenever I’ve tried that, there’s never been anyone available to play. Because of the slow online play, I prefer playing against the AI. I don’t see much difference between the medium and the hard AI. I usually play with one easy and one medium so I have half a chance of winning, but the easy character’s moves are so obviously bad, what was once laughable has become annoying.

A surprising challenge

I was looking for a “different”sort of game when I stumbled on Flower Garden. I tried it and once I understood the rules, it became a daily challenge for me. Definitely a departure from match three and other typical game genres, and there is something about it that draws me in. At first, the rules seemed a bit cumbersome, but once I played a few games against the AI challengers, I got the hang of it. As typical, the AI games are stacked against you, but they offer a good way to practice strategic thinking and planning. The graphics are appealing and this game offers a nice daily game experience. Perhaps the developers might consider introducing alternative ‘mini-games’ to keep us interested and challenged.