Get Your Timing Right. When you start the game, you'll press the spacebar on your keyboard to get the catapult moving, then press it again launch to your gnome. You've got to be sure you don't press it too quickly, or you'll drop your gnome too early and it will fall either behind the catapult or right in front of it.

Once launched, the distance the gnome travels will appear at the bottom and with each bounce more flowers will be planted. It's simple enough, but there are some tricks to get the big air. To start the game, press the spacebar on your keyboard to get the catapult moving, then press a second time to launch the gnome.

The traditional gnome is closely linked to the mythology of the classical elements (Earth, Fire, Water, and Air) and were said to be the nocturnal protectors of the Earth. Legend has it that gnomes live underground, where they guard the nearby plant life (as well as their personal stashes of buried treasure).

Gnomes primarily lived in wooded, hilly landscapes, most often underground. They typically built earthen homes with cellars and escape tunnels. Above-ground structures were often round and made of stone and thatch.