Pencil Putt
A mini golf game on a wooden school desk, seen from above. Each hole is a patch of green on the desktop, with ruler walls, pencil sharpeners and thumbtacks all around. Pull back like a slingshot to aim, let go to putt, and try to sink the ball in as few strokes as you can. Watch out for pencil shavings, spilled ink, pushy blue arrows, bouncy balls, a busy wind-up mouse, a spinning coffee mug and a sliding tape gate. Play all 36 holes, then keep going on the Back Nine Tour, where everything moves faster.
- Arcade
- 36 holes plus endless tour
- Every hole has a par
- Saves your best score
How to play
- Press anywhere on the course and pull back. The dotted line shows where the ball will go.
- Pull further for a harder putt, then let go to hit the ball.
- Sink the ball in the cup. Beat the par for big points, and a hole in one is worth 1000.
- Pencil shavings slow the ball, blue arrows and slopes push it, bouncy balls bounce it and spilled ink costs a stroke.
- Finish a hole over par and you lose a star. Lose all 3 stars and the game is over.
Controls
- Press anywhere, pull back to aim and set the power, then let go to putt.
- Works with a finger on a phone or tablet and with a mouse on a computer.
- On a keyboard, the left and right arrows aim, up and down set the power and Space putts.
- The Sound button turns sound on or off.
Tips
- A soft putt that stops near the cup is often better than a big whack. A fast ball can roll right over the hole.
- Use the walls! A bank shot off the rulers is often the only way round a corner.
- Wait for the wind-up mouse and the spinning coffee mug to move out of the way before you putt.
- A hole in one wins back a lost star, so it is worth going for it on the short holes.
About Pencil Putt
Pencil Putt is a top-down mini golf game with 36 holes on a school desk. Pull back like a slingshot to aim and let go to putt, and try to finish each hole in as few strokes as you can. Ruler walls, pencil sharpeners, shavings and spilled ink make up the basic course, and moving obstacles keep the later holes interesting.
After the full 36, the Back Nine Tour replays the course with everything moving faster. Your best scores per hole are saved on your device, so there is always a stroke or two left to shave off, and a well-judged bank shot off a wall is often the only way round a corner.
