Solo Match vs. Team Battle
HammyTurf has two modes: Solo Match and Team Battle. Pick one with the "Game Mode" toggle on the home screen before you play. Each mode runs on its own stages, so Solo players and Team Battle players never meet on the same board.
Solo Match
A free-for-all survival battle. As in the basic rules, step on an opponent's trail and their whole turf is yours. Get taken down and all of your turf goes to them.
- The current leader (highest share) wears a 👑 crown. Wearing it makes you everyone's target, so tighten up your defense once you reach first place.
- Survive to the end of the round and your share (%) at that moment is added to your lifetime score.
- Opponents you take down are added to lifetime kills, and seeds you hold at the end are added to seeds collected.
Team Battle
A four-team showdown: Blue, Red, Green and Yellow. When you join you are placed automatically on the team with the fewest players. You cannot choose your team.
How it differs from Solo
| Solo Match | Team Battle | |
|---|---|---|
| Turf | Yours alone | Shared by the whole team |
| Teammates' trails | (no teammates) | Safe to step on |
| When taken down | You lose all your turf | Only you are out; the team's turf stays |
| Ranking | Your share | Team share |
| 👑 Crown | The one leader | Every member of the leading team |
| Lifetime score | Your share | Team share ÷ number of members |
Turf is shared
Any teammate's turf counts as your own. Leave from a teammate's turf, return to a teammate's turf, and the enclosure is complete. The captured area becomes team turf. Since you never have to get back to your own starting patch, big loops are easier to pull off than in Solo.
Teammates' trails are safe
Takedowns only happen between opposing teams. Stepping on a teammate's trail, or having a teammate step on yours, does nothing. You can move freely through crowded areas without worrying about your own team.
Being taken down does not cost the team its turf
When you are taken down you only lose yourself. The team's turf stays. However, if a team's turf disappears completely, the whole team is eliminated. When your team's turf is shrinking, playing defensively is sometimes the right call.
How scores and records are split
- Survive to the end of the round and your team's share divided by the number of members is added to your lifetime score. A team at 40% with 4 members gives each member 10 points.
- 🌻 Seeds work the same way: the team's seed count divided by the number of members (12 seeds ÷ 4 players = 3.0) is added to seeds collected.
- ⚔️ Kills are the exception: only opponents you took down yourself count. Teammates' kills are not included.
- The 🌻 seed bonus (+20% each) is also calculated per team.
Which mode should I pick?
- Solo Match suits players who want to win on their own skill and go for a dramatic total takeover. Your full share goes straight into your lifetime score, so it can grow quickly.
- Team Battle keeps the team's turf even when you are taken down, so beginners can attempt enclosures with less risk. Landing a huge team loop is the most satisfying moment in the game.
Lifetime score is a single number shared by both modes. Whichever you play, the same rank grows.