What you’re looking at, right there above this text, is a 620px-wide swath ofWonderputt, the best 15-minute putt-putt game I’ve ever played.

Granted, I’m not exactly a golfaficionado, butWonderputt— designed byDamp Gnatandpublished to Kongregate— is tightly designed, withtotes adorbsanimation and an elegant shooting mechanic complemented by surprisingly robust physics.

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Wonderputtis actually a follow-up of games likeKongregolfandAdverputt, also by Damp Gnat. What ties all of these games together is the way each hole intersects with a different part of the course, giving the entire project an M. C. Escher-esque level of cohesion lacking from minigolf courses that have to follow those pesky laws of physics.

PlayWonderputthere, and be sure tocheck out the work-in-progress blogfor stills and concept art.

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