About the game

Zest vs Pith is a turn-based throwing duel in a backyard at golden hour. Zest, the lemon quarterback, is on the left. Pith, a bitter lime in a plum #00 jersey, has parked a lemonade stand in the middle of the lawn and is not moving it.

You take turns throwing a football over the stand. Every hit squeezes juice out of the other fruit, and you can watch them flatten as their glass runs low. The stand is part of the game: the striped awning sends the ball off at a new angle, and a hit straight through the serving window counts for extra.

Balloons drift over the yard, each carrying a play. Pop one with your throw and the play is yours to use later: a Lateral that splits into three at the top of its arc, a heavy Hail Mary, or a Peel Guard that halves the next hit on you. Every throw is a choice between the fruit and the balloon. Two lawn sprinklers sweep back and forth on either side of the stand, and any ball that flies through the water gets kicked along the jet.

Play against the computer, or pass the device back and forth with a friend.

Tips

• After each throw a chalk X marks where your ball came down. Use it to adjust the next one.
• The aiming dots only show the start of the arc, so learn how your pull length turns into distance.
• Watch the sprinklers sweep before you let go. Time the throw so the ball passes behind the jet, or use the jet to carry a short throw further.
• A balloon nobody pops stays up, so the other fruit can take it on their turn.
• Save the Hail Mary for when the sprinklers are in the way. It ignores the water and hits harder.
• Use Peel Guard when you are low on juice and the other fruit has a Hail Mary in their pocket.