rocks and ravens

Rocks and Ravens turns a handful of grid rules into a calm, compact puzzle session. Place one rock and one diamond in each row and column while keeping the birds' sightlines in mind; later puzzles gently upset that routine. It is more quiet brain stretch than marathon gauntlet.

What is rocks and ravens?

Each board is a small arrangement of ravens, empty spaces, rocks, and diamonds. The row-and-column rule gives you a familiar logic-puzzle foothold, then each bird's gaze removes tempting placements. Some pieces arrive fixed, so the solution comes from reading the entire grid rather than filling cells in isolation. The game keeps the scale deliberately modest and lets its ink-like birds, soft palette, and measured sound carry as much personality as the deductions. A later rule change is the clever feather in its cap: the same tiny vocabulary suddenly asks for a different kind of attention.

What you can do there

• Place rocks and diamonds on a grid
• Reason around raven sightlines
• Adapt when the rule changes

Why we picked it

This is a tidy example of a small web game knowing exactly how long to stay. The rules are legible, the visual language supports the theme, and the haiku influence reaches beyond decoration into the game's compact structure and perspective shift. It works especially well as a palate cleanser between heavier puzzles.

How to get the most from it

Start with the browser version, drag the pieces while checking every row, column, and raven sightline, and resist solving one corner in isolation. Headphones suit the intended mood. If you want to revisit a board, look for the level selector in the menu at the lower left.

Good to know

The creator estimates a five-to-ten-minute finish, though one independent review reports seventeen puzzles. The itch.io listing labels the controls mouse-only. Browser play sits alongside name-your-own-price Windows and macOS downloads, and the music is part of the intended atmosphere rather than background garnish.

Who made it, and when?

Andy Bacon is the credited creator or organization.