Acorn Tower

Moves: 0

Fewest possible: 7

Acorns

Mitsy's honey jar

0 of 10 spoonfuls

Win a game and Mitsy gets some honey.

Handbook and rules

Game guide and details

Everything you need to know about Acorn Tower.

About Acorn Tower

Acorn Tower is a quiet thinking game. A stack of acorns sits on the first of three posts, biggest at the bottom. Your job is to move the whole stack onto the last post. It is the Tower of Hanoi puzzle, with acorns instead of discs.

There is no clock. Start with three acorns, then try four, five or six when you feel ready.

  • Classic logic
  • Free to play
  • Phone, tablet and computer

How to play

  1. Tap a post to lift the acorn on top of it.
  2. Tap another post to put that acorn down. Tap the same post again to put it back.
  3. Move one acorn at a time, and never put a bigger acorn on a smaller one.
  4. Get every acorn onto the last post, the one marked green at the bottom.
  5. Use Undo to take back a move. On a keyboard, press 1, 2 or 3 to choose a post.

Mitsy's cosy tips

Friendly hints for Acorn Tower

  • Look at the smallest acorn first. It is the one you will move most often.
  • To free a big acorn, the ones above it need somewhere to wait, so plan the middle post.
  • Solve three acorns a couple of times before trying more. The same pattern grows.
  • Mitsy's tip: if you lose track, undo a few moves and look at the posts again.

Frequently asked questions

Simple answers for a calm play session

What is the fewest number of moves?

For this many acorns it is always two multiplied by itself that many times, less one. That is 7 for three acorns and 63 for six. The game shows it above the posts.

How does the honey work?

Mitsy compares your moves with that fewest number. Exactly that many gives three spoonfuls, up to one and a half times as many gives two, and anything more gives one. Ten spoonfuls fill his jar.

Is my best score saved?

Yes, on this device only. Your scores and honey stay in your browser, and nothing is sent to us.

Do I need to download anything or sign up?

No. It runs in your browser, with no accounts.

Is this the Tower of Hanoi?

Yes. It is the same puzzle, told with acorns: move one at a time, and never put a bigger acorn on a smaller one.

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