InkSproutDrift

A seed lets go of a branch and drifts sideways on the wind. You draw one slow line of black ink beneath it. For a breath the ink is wet, and the seed slips straight through. Then the stroke dries, the seed lands, rolls down your line, and drops into a clay pot. Two small leaves open. InkSproutDrift is a physics puzzle painted in sumi ink on rice paper. Seeds fall with the wind, and your brush strokes become the ramps that carry them home. The only rule that matters is the one about wet ink: every stroke stays soft for about a second before it hardens. Paint too late and the seed passes through. Paint early, read the wind, and the line is ready when it's needed. Ink is limited. Each garden gives you one inkstone, and your score is the seeds you sprout plus the ink you didn't spend, so one calm, well-placed line is worth more than a nervous scribble. The 48 gardens are hung as scrolls…