General
All cuts must be straight and follow the grid lines of the park squares.
When cutting your park sheet, you must cut in a straight line along the sides of the park squares. You cannot cut diagonally or in curves. Each park square has sides of length 1, and all cuts are measured in multiples of this unit.
Restriction
Each cut must be exactly the length shown on the die — no more, no less.
The die result dictates the exact length of every cut made this round. If the die shows 3, every cut must pass through exactly 3 park square sides. You cannot make a cut of a different length. You must finish each cut completely.
General
Cuts may begin from any edge of the park sheet or from the end of any previous cut.
You can start a new cut from the outer edge of the park sheet or from the endpoint of any prior cut (from any prior round or from the current round). This allows you to extend existing lines or branch in new directions.
Restriction
You cannot combine two cuts made in the same round to form a single longer straight cut.
Within a single round, if you make a cut of length 1 and then start a new cut from the end of that cut going in the same direction, this is illegal because it creates a straight cut longer than the die result. However, if the second cut turns in a different direction from the end of the first, that is legal. Cuts from different rounds may extend each other in the same direction.
Restriction
You cannot cut into a park section that has already come free from the sheet.
Once a park section has been separated from the main park sheet, it is a free piece and you may not make further cuts into it. All cuts must be made into the connected portion of the park sheet still attached to the main body.
Building
Freed park sections must be placed on your own face-up park cards without overlapping.
After cutting, any park sections that have come free from the sheet must be placed on your own park cards (the two face-up cards in front of you). Park sections cannot overlap each other on a card. Sections can be rotated and flipped in any orientation to fit. Sections must fit within the outline shape of the park card.
Restriction
If a freed park section cannot fit on either face-up park card, you must crumple it and keep it.
If a freed section cannot be legally placed on either of your two face-up park cards (because it does not fit the shape or cannot satisfy placement requirements), you must crumple it up and keep it. Crumpled sections are tracked for scoring purposes (in solo mode) and tiebreaking.
Building
Spaces marked with Pavilions, Play Areas, Water Elements, or Greenery require a park square of the matching color.
Certain spaces on park cards are marked with a feature icon (Pavilions / Play Areas / Water Elements / Greenery). You must place a park square of the matching color on each such space. The Construction Guide clarifies colors: Pavilions always contain Tents, Water Elements always contain Water, Greenery always contain Trees, and Play Areas always contain People.