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|Grasslands
|Grasslands
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|Locations where the (visible) vegetation is primarily grass
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|[[Grass Terrain]], [[Monkey Meadow]], [[Monkey Lane (BTD5)]], [[Monkey Lane (BSM2)]], [[Arid Grasslands Terrain]], [[Hill Giant]], [[Country Road]], [[Spider Map]]
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|Deserts
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|Forests
|Forests
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|[[Forest Terrain]], [[Heavy Forest Terrain]], [[Forest Path]], [[Glade]], [[Tranquil Glade]], [[Dark Forest]], [[3 Times Around]]
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|Jungles
|Jungles
|Self-explanatory, sub-category of forests
|Tropical dense forests
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Sub-category of forests
|[[Jungle]], [[Jungle Terrain]], [[Rubber Jungle]], [[Race Track]], [[Sticky Sap Plant]]
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|Wetlands
|Locations with groundcovers that are saturated with water, including swamps, marshes, and bogs
 
Note that swamps can be categorized as both forests and wetlands at the same time
|[[Haunted Swamp (BTD5)]], [[Haunted Swamp (BATTD)]], [[Muddy Puddles]], [[Bloody Puddles]], [[Bloonarius Prime]], [[Logs]], [[Engineer Rescue]], [[Swamp]], [[Koru]]
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|Gardens
|Gardens
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|Locations arranged and designated for the display of plants and other elements of nature
|[[Zen Garden]], [[Sands of Time]], [[Forgotten Garden]], [[Covered Garden]], [[Hedge]], [[Quad]]
 
Uncertain: whether parks should count as gardens, since there are some cases like [[Lonely Heart]] that could be parks or gardens
|[[Zen Garden]], [[Sands of Time]], [[Forgotten Garden]], [[Covered Garden]], [[Hedge]], [[Quad]], [[Garden]], [[Maze]], [[Balance]], [[Egg Hunt (BTD5)]], [[Checkers]]
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|Farms
|Locations designated for the production of plant and animal products, including ranches
 
Separate from gardens
|[[Banana Farm (Bloons Pop!)]], [[Farmyard]], [[Cornfield]], [[Patch (BTD5)]], [[Patch (Battles)]], [[One Two Tree]], [[Lady's House]], [[Bloon Circles (BTD5)]], [[Bloon Circles (Battles)]]
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|Coasts
|Coasts
|Large prominent landforms that meet the sea or ocean, such as beaches, shores, peninsulas, coves, and headlands
|Locations with prominent landforms that meet the sea, such as beaches, shores, peninsulas, and coves
|[[Crazy Coast]], [[Off-Tide]], [[Off The Coast]], [[South Coast]], [[Peninsula]], [[Land's End]], [[Village Shore]], [[Town Center]], [[Luminous Cove]], [[Resort]], [[Last Resort]]
|[[Crazy Coast]], [[Off-Tide]], [[Off The Coast]], [[South Coast]], [[Peninsula]], [[Land's End]], [[Village Shore]], [[Town Center]], [[Luminous Cove]], [[Resort]], [[Last Resort]], [[Inlets]], [[Water Hazard (BTD5)]], [[Water Hazard (Battles)]], [[Ghostly Coast]], [[Ocean Road (BTD5 Deluxe)]], [[Ocean Road (BTD4)]]
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|Islands
|Locations that prominently feature one or more landforms completely surrounded by water
 
Sub-category of coasts
|[[Archipelago]], [[Spice Islands]], [[Treasure Hunt]], [[Island Base]], [[Lotus Island]], [[Polyphemus]]
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|Rivers
|Rivers
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Uncertain: whether this should include dried-out rivers, like [[Streambed]], or locations named after a river with no visible river, like [[Cactus Creek]]
Uncertain: whether this should include dried-out rivers, like [[Streambed]], or locations named after a river with no visible river, like [[Cactus Creek]]
|There's like 10 river maps in BTDB1 alone lol
|[[Snake River]], [[Downstream (BTD5)]], [[Downstream (BTD6)]], [[Bloom]], [[3 Times Around]], [[Tributaries]]
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|Lakes
|Lakes
|Locations that prominently feature a lake
|Locations that prominently feature a lake or reservoir


Uncertain: whether this should include other lacustrine landforms, such as ponds, oases, swamps, and springs
Uncertain: whether this should include other lacustrine landforms, such as ponds, oases, swamps, and springs
|[[Swan Lake]], [[Alpine Lake]], [[Lake Terrain]], [[Mountain Lake]]
|[[Swan Lake]], [[Alpine Lake]], [[Lake Terrain]], [[Mountain Lake]], [[Loch of Phantoms]], [[Hydro Dam]], [[Flooded Valley]]
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|Subterranean locations
|Subterranean locations
|Underground structures, both natural and artificial, that prominently take place underground (so [[Tunnels]] is excluded)
|Natural and artificial structures that prominently take place underground (so [[Tunnels]] is excluded)
|[[Caves Terrain]], [[Bloonprint Hideout]], [[Underground]], [[Endless Mine]], [[Bloontonium Mines]], [[Bloonstone Quarry]], [[Subterranean Sewers]], [[Dark Dungeons]]
|[[Caves Terrain]], [[Bloonprint Hideout]], [[Underground]], [[Endless Mine]], [[Bloontonium Mines]], [[Bloonstone Quarry]], [[Subterranean Sewers]], [[Dark Dungeons]], [[Crystal Cave]]
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|Farms
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|[[Banana Farm (Bloons Pop!)]], [[Farmyard]], [[Cornfield]], [[Patch (BTD5)]], [[One Two Tree]]
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|Buildings
|Buildings
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Uncertain: whether this should include palaces, like [[Sun Palace]], or locations commonly but not always in castles, like dungeons
Uncertain: whether this should include palaces, like [[Sun Palace]], or locations commonly but not always in castles, like dungeons
|[[Castle Ruins]], [[Castle]], [[Dark Castle]], [[Spooky Castle]], [[Over-Throne]]
|[[Castle Ruins]], [[Castle]], [[Dark Castle]], [[Spooky Castle]], [[Over-Throne]], [[Castle Revenge]], [[Snowy Castle]]
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|Ruins
|Ruins
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Uncertain: whether this should include other places of worship, such as [[Sanctuary]]
Uncertain: whether this should include other places of worship, such as [[Sanctuary]]
|[[Temple Of Bloon]], [[Monkey Temple]], [[Consecrated Ground]], [[Adora's Temple]], [[Temple]]
|[[Temple Of Bloon]], [[Monkey Temple]], [[Consecrated Ground]], [[Adora's Temple]], [[Temple]], [[Mayan]], [[Mayan Temple]]
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|Extraterrestrial locations
|Extraterrestrial locations
|Any location that is not on Earth or within Earth's atmosphere
|Any location that is not on Earth or within Earth's atmosphere, including alternate dimensions
 
For these purposes, "Earth" includes both Earth in the Blooniverse and Earth in ''Adventure Time''


Uncertain: whether [[World Tour]] counts or not
Uncertain: whether [[World Tour]] counts or not
|[[Moon Landing (Battles)]], [[Moon Landing (BTD6)]], [[Double Double Cross]], [[Space Truckin]], [[Precious Space]], [[Space Station]], stage 5 of BSM
|[[Moon Landing (Battles)]], [[Moon Landing (BTD6)]], [[Double Double Cross]], [[Space Truckin]], [[Precious Space]], [[Space Station]], stage 5 of BSM, [[Blue Laser]]
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|Military bases
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|[[Military Base (BTD4)]], [[Military Base (BTD5 Deluxe)]], [[Area 52]], [[Firing Range]]
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|Islands
|Locations that prominently feature one or more landforms completely surrounded by water
|[[Archipelago]], [[Spice Islands]], [[Treasure Hunt]], [[Island Base]], [[Lotus Island]]
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|Industrial locations
|Industrial locations
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Uncertain: whether this should include machinery-themed locations that are not necessarily industrial, such as [[Clock]], [[Switch]], [[Time's Up]], or [[Geared]], or if there's a better name for this category that could include them
Uncertain: whether this should include machinery-themed locations that are not necessarily industrial, such as [[Clock]], [[Switch]], [[Time's Up]], or [[Geared]], or if there's a better name for this category that could include them
|[[Industrial Zone]], [[Tinkerton]], all the maps named Workshop, [[Scrapyard]], [[Bot Factory]], [[Bloontonium Lab]], [[Building Site]]
|[[Industrial Zone]], [[Tinkerton]], all the maps named Workshop, [[Scrapyard]], [[Bot Factory]], [[Bloontonium Lab]], [[Building Site]], [[Shipyard]]
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|Communities
|Populated locations, including villages, towns, cities, and marketplaces
|[[Roughhouser Village]], [[Village Shore]], [[U-Turn]], [[Quiet Street]], [[Town Center]], [[Bazaar]], [[Middle of the Road]], [[Village Market]]
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|Arid locations
|Locations characterized by high temperature and little precipitation, such as non-polar deserts and wastelands
|[[Desert Terrain]], [[Arid Grasslands Terrain]], [[High Desert Terrain]], [[Badlands Terrain]], [[End Of The Road]], [[Middle of the Road]], [[Lightning Scar]], [[Dune Sea]], [[MOAB Desert]], [[Pyramids]], [[Tar Pits]], [[Bloon Dunes (Bloons 2)]], [[Bloon Dunes (BSM2)]], [[Bloon Dunes (BMC)]], [[Cracked]], [[Death Valley]], [[Ocean Road (BTD5 Deluxe)]], [[Ocean Road (BTD4)]]
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|Snowscapes
|Locations covered in snow and/or ice
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|Sky locations
|Sky locations
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|Volcanic locations
|Volcanic locations
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|Locations characterized by volcanic landforms
|[[Volcano Terrain]], [[Lava Fields]], [[Fire Kingdom]] and all of its maps, [[Infernal]], [[Scorched Earth]], [[The Rift]], all the versions of Mount Magma, [[Helium Heights]]
|[[Volcano Terrain]], [[Lava Fields]], [[Fire Kingdom]] and all of its maps, [[Infernal]], [[Scorched Earth]], [[The Rift]], [[Mount Magma (Bloons 2)]], [[Mount Magma (BTD5)]], [[Mount Magma (BSM2)]], [[Helium Heights]], [[Sulfur Springs]]
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|Candy locations
|Candy locations
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|[[Candyland]], [[Candy Falls]], [[Sweet Tooth]], [[Candy Kingdom]] and most of its maps
|[[Candyland]], [[Candy Falls]], [[Sweet Tooth]], [[Candy Kingdom]] and most of its maps
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|Abstract locations
|Art locations
|Locations based on abstract art
|Locations based on art, such as pavement art or abstract art
|[[Shapes]], [[Cubism]], [[Mondrian]], [[Ink Blot]]
|[[Cubism]], [[Mondrian]], [[Ink Blot]], [[Mosaic]], [[Inflection]], [[The Eye]], [[Day of the Undead]], [[Celtic Knot]]
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Revision as of 01:52, 15 January 2025

Per the category guidelines, there should be at least five examples of the theme to warrant a category.

Category name Definition Examples
Grasslands Locations where the (visible) vegetation is primarily grass Grass Terrain, Monkey Meadow, Monkey Lane (BTD5), Monkey Lane (BSM2), Arid Grasslands Terrain, Hill Giant, Country Road, Spider Map
Forests Forest Terrain, Heavy Forest Terrain, Forest Path, Glade, Tranquil Glade, Dark Forest, 3 Times Around
Jungles Tropical dense forests

Sub-category of forests

Jungle, Jungle Terrain, Rubber Jungle, Race Track, Sticky Sap Plant
Wetlands Locations with groundcovers that are saturated with water, including swamps, marshes, and bogs

Note that swamps can be categorized as both forests and wetlands at the same time

Haunted Swamp (BTD5), Haunted Swamp (BATTD), Muddy Puddles, Bloody Puddles, Bloonarius Prime, Logs, Engineer Rescue, Swamp, Koru
Gardens Locations arranged and designated for the display of plants and other elements of nature

Uncertain: whether parks should count as gardens, since there are some cases like Lonely Heart that could be parks or gardens

Zen Garden, Sands of Time, Forgotten Garden, Covered Garden, Hedge, Quad, Garden, Maze, Balance, Egg Hunt (BTD5), Checkers
Farms Locations designated for the production of plant and animal products, including ranches

Separate from gardens

Banana Farm (Bloons Pop!), Farmyard, Cornfield, Patch (BTD5), Patch (Battles), One Two Tree, Lady's House, Bloon Circles (BTD5), Bloon Circles (Battles)
Coasts Locations with prominent landforms that meet the sea, such as beaches, shores, peninsulas, and coves Crazy Coast, Off-Tide, Off The Coast, South Coast, Peninsula, Land's End, Village Shore, Town Center, Luminous Cove, Resort, Last Resort, Inlets, Water Hazard (BTD5), Water Hazard (Battles), Ghostly Coast, Ocean Road (BTD5 Deluxe), Ocean Road (BTD4)
Islands Locations that prominently feature one or more landforms completely surrounded by water

Sub-category of coasts

Archipelago, Spice Islands, Treasure Hunt, Island Base, Lotus Island, Polyphemus
Rivers Locations that prominently feature a river

Uncertain: whether this should include dried-out rivers, like Streambed, or locations named after a river with no visible river, like Cactus Creek

Snake River, Downstream (BTD5), Downstream (BTD6), Bloom, 3 Times Around, Tributaries
Lakes Locations that prominently feature a lake or reservoir

Uncertain: whether this should include other lacustrine landforms, such as ponds, oases, swamps, and springs

Swan Lake, Alpine Lake, Lake Terrain, Mountain Lake, Loch of Phantoms, Hydro Dam, Flooded Valley
Subterranean locations Natural and artificial structures that prominently take place underground (so Tunnels is excluded) Caves Terrain, Bloonprint Hideout, Underground, Endless Mine, Bloontonium Mines, Bloonstone Quarry, Subterranean Sewers, Dark Dungeons, Crystal Cave
Buildings Baggage Claim, COBRA Command, Wizard's Keep, Lobby
Castles Self-explanatory, sub-category of buildings

Uncertain: whether this should include palaces, like Sun Palace, or locations commonly but not always in castles, like dungeons

Castle Ruins, Castle, Dark Castle, Spooky Castle, Over-Throne, Castle Revenge, Snowy Castle
Ruins Castle Ruins, In Ruins, Ancient Portal, Consecrated Ground, Rainbow Ruins
Temples Self-explanatory, sub-category of buildings

Uncertain: whether this should include other places of worship, such as Sanctuary

Temple Of Bloon, Monkey Temple, Consecrated Ground, Adora's Temple, Temple, Mayan, Mayan Temple
Extraterrestrial locations Any location that is not on Earth or within Earth's atmosphere, including alternate dimensions

For these purposes, "Earth" includes both Earth in the Blooniverse and Earth in Adventure Time

Uncertain: whether World Tour counts or not

Moon Landing (Battles), Moon Landing (BTD6), Double Double Cross, Space Truckin, Precious Space, Space Station, stage 5 of BSM, Blue Laser
Industrial locations Locations relating to industry and manufacturing

Uncertain: whether this should include machinery-themed locations that are not necessarily industrial, such as Clock, Switch, Time's Up, or Geared, or if there's a better name for this category that could include them

Industrial Zone, Tinkerton, all the maps named Workshop, Scrapyard, Bot Factory, Bloontonium Lab, Building Site, Shipyard
Communities Populated locations, including villages, towns, cities, and marketplaces Roughhouser Village, Village Shore, U-Turn, Quiet Street, Town Center, Bazaar, Middle of the Road, Village Market
Arid locations Locations characterized by high temperature and little precipitation, such as non-polar deserts and wastelands Desert Terrain, Arid Grasslands Terrain, High Desert Terrain, Badlands Terrain, End Of The Road, Middle of the Road, Lightning Scar, Dune Sea, MOAB Desert, Pyramids, Tar Pits, Bloon Dunes (Bloons 2), Bloon Dunes (BSM2), Bloon Dunes (BMC), Cracked, Death Valley, Ocean Road (BTD5 Deluxe), Ocean Road (BTD4)
Snowscapes Locations covered in snow and/or ice
Sky locations Locations that take place in the sky, floating and/or made of clouds

Uncertain: whether or not Lumpy Space and its maps count since it's not really a sky, more like a cloud dimension

Ascension, Head in the Clouds, Floating Islands
Volcanic locations Locations characterized by volcanic landforms Volcano Terrain, Lava Fields, Fire Kingdom and all of its maps, Infernal, Scorched Earth, The Rift, Mount Magma (Bloons 2), Mount Magma (BTD5), Mount Magma (BSM2), Helium Heights, Sulfur Springs
Candy locations Locations that are prominently candy-themed Candyland, Candy Falls, Sweet Tooth, Candy Kingdom and most of its maps
Art locations Locations based on art, such as pavement art or abstract art Cubism, Mondrian, Ink Blot, Mosaic, Inflection, The Eye, Day of the Undead, Celtic Knot