Samon

A new puzzle game called Samon has been released, built around the logic of raking a Zen garden. Players work through constraints typical of raking puzzles, arranging gravel patterns without crossing their own paths. The designer has also written about the design decisions behind the game, which is drawing attention from puzzle game enthusiasts.

Gwern Branwen has published a write-up on Samon, a puzzle game based on raking patterns in a Japanese Zen garden. The design article walks through how the raking mechanic works and how the puzzle was constructed, and it is drawing attention from Hacker News readers interested in game design and logic puzzles.