A fruit-cutting puzzle for iOS

Gloamgrove

Draw one straight line, let the slices fall, and give every night guest exactly the share they asked for.

iOS 16 and later
½ to the Hedgehog

Tonight at the porch table

Every fruit comes with an ask. The scales weigh each slice to a tenth of a percent.

  • The Owlwants the larger part⅔
  • The Mothis happy with the rest⅓
  • The Hedgehogwaits under the branch½
  • The Badgeralways asks first¾
  • The Dormousetakes a small wedge¼
  • The Batshares with the Moth⅙

Three things the blade must respect

Pips and stones

Hard spots turn the blade. A turned swipe costs nothing, so look for the clear lane through the flesh.

Bruises

Cut every spoiled spot away before you share, and keep the compost small.

The stem

A hanging fruit keeps the slice on its stem and drops the rest, swinging as its weight shifts.

Climbing the Gloam Tree

The trunk

First halves, long lemons, a fruit hanging over the Hedgehog. A ghost hand shows the first swipes.

Three boughs

Melon, Citrus and Stonefruit open together. Twin fruits on one table, mango cheeks around the stone, seed rows in a papaya, with nests tucked beside them.

The crown

Opens once two boughs are bare: five even strips, bruises at both ends, and at the very top the Golden Apple for four guests.

Moonrise Rush

Seventy-five seconds before the moon clears the trees. One swipe per fruit; cuts at 95% or better build a chain.

Cut & Choose

Two players, one phone. One cuts, the other picks first. Gilded pips are worth a little extra, so a fair cut is not always the clever one.