HAZARDS
PUTTLE hazards
PUTTLE hazards are the obstacles on each daily mini-golf map. Water is the only scoring trap. Everything else changes how the ball rolls. Par stays a function of the fairway. Play at puttle.golf.
Hole shapes: PUTTLE maps. Which park you are in: PUTTLE worlds. Stroke rules: PUTTLE scoring.
What costs a stroke
Water — splash is +1, then you replay from where you last putted. At most one pool per hole. It hugs one rail so a dry lane stays open. It never sits on the tee or the cup. A moat silhouette wraps water around the cup green. You still have a dry lane onto the island.
What changes the roll (not the score)
- Rails and posts — the ball banks off them. Treasure crates are posts, not loot. Use the bounce.
- Sand — grabs. Extra pace, or go around. Treasure and tropical add more.
- Ice — glides. Plan the stop. Coastal kits add extra ice.
- Slopes — pull downhill. Enchanted slopes bite harder.
- Speed strips — pads that accelerate the ball the way their chevrons point. Ride them on purpose.
- Carnival bumpers — pinball posts that add energy. Leave a lane around them.
- Mushroom pads — enchanted trampolines. One pop per visit, score-neutral.
Moving toys (never wait)
From day 89 these travel on a hole clock — the same motion for everyone on that date. They hug one rail. A dry lane stays open the whole cycle. Bank them or leave the lane. Do not stand and wait.
- Windmills — carnival vanes.
- Sliding gates — royal marble slabs.
- Booms — coastal arms that extend and retract from a rail post.
- Rolling logs — tropical trunks that shuttle along a rail.
- Spore gates — enchanted moss slabs that sweep.
- Rolling carts — treasure crates on wheels.
What never counts
Optional gems (five per daily) do not change par or your score. Collect all five on one daily to unlock the Sapphire ball. The Director's Challenge and the week-long extra are score-neutral. Worlds, cosmetics, and seasonal themes do not change the card.
How to play them
Peek the whole hole before the hard shot. If the only heroic line crosses water, the safe bank is usually the card. A surprise bumper pop is how you find a pool. Pads and strips are launches you planned, not scenery.
Controls: How to play. Banks and pace: mini-golf strategy.
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