Imagine yourself in a field with thousands of straws around you. In the Easy mode, there are about four thousand straws, while in Expert, their number grows to twenty-five thousand. The needle is hidden deep within the stack, not on the surface. You can walk around and on top of the pile, but as you clear away the hay, the stack becomes smaller. You can only take straws from the top or sides — you can't see through the layers. There are four challenges ahead, and you have to complete them within a time limit, with your result going on the leaderboard. A peaceful farm setting, a straightforward goal, and an almost meditative search — or a rush to beat the clock.
How to play
To win the round, you need to find the single needle. Approach carefully: you can pick up only the straw in your direct view and only if it's on the pile's surface.
On a desktop, use WASD or the arrow keys to move and the mouse to look around. The left or right mouse button picks up the highlighted straw; press again to discard it. Use the spacebar to jump and Ctrl or C to crouch and look lower.
For phones and tablets, use the left stick to move. Swipe on the empty screen area to rotate the camera. The collect button is used to pick up or throw straws.
Start by clearing the top and sides; buried straws remain inaccessible until uncovered. Grab the needle to win. In Time Mode, a clock ticks, and your score might make it to the leaderboard.