Training Guide
In this modern take on a classic arcade game, you’ll bounce a ball to destroy bricks, collect power-ups, and build up combos before time runs out.
How to Play
Overview
The goal of the game is to destroy all the colored bricks on the screen before time runs out. The more power-ups you collect, the more points you can earn. Act quickly and aim carefully to destroy bricks before they reach the bottom of the screen.
Brick types
Basic Bricks
Basic Bricks make up the majority of each level, come in a variety of colors, and are worth 1,000 points when destroyed.
Extra Strength Bricks
Extra Strength Bricks look like blue brick walls, require multiple hits to destroy, and are worth up to 2,000 points.
Explosive Bricks
When hit, Explosive Bricks explode and destroy any surrounding bricks that touch them. Each destroyed brick will contribute towards your combo.
Gold Mine Bricks
Gold Mine Bricks are worth up to 200,000 points. Over time, the value of these yellow bricks will decrease to 20,000. Destroy these bricks to receive the point value shown on the brick.
Power-up
When hit, power-ups bricks are destroyed and a power-up symbol will fall down the screen. Collect the power-up symbol with your paddle to activate it.
Power-ups include:
• Shooting Bullets: Fires bullets from the paddle and destroy bricks for six seconds
• Bigger Paddle: Expands the length of the paddle for seven seconds
• Double Points: Doubles the point values of each brick destroyed for 14 seconds
• Explosive Ball: Turns ball pink and causes neighboring bricks to explode for five seconds
• Cannon: The ball and paddle attach allowing players to aim and fire anywhere for five seconds. Each time the ball fires it turns into a Power Hit
• Homing Ball: Turns the ball yellow for six seconds and ensures it will always land back on the paddle
• Multiple Balls: Adds up to three extra balls to hit toward bricks
Power Hits
Trigger a Power Hit to destroy more bricks. To trigger a Power Hit, swipe quickly upward with the paddle and hit the ball. You’ll see a trailing effect in front of and behind the ball when you’ve successfully triggered a Power Hit. Power Hits instantly destroy Extra Strength Bricks. Any bricks destroyed by Power Hits are their base value and do not contribute to combos.
Low bricks
If bricks get too close to the bottom of the screen, the game screen will turn red to alert you. The bricks will flash, and you’ll need to destroy the low bricks before they drop even lower or risk losing the game. The ball will slow down, giving you a better chance to destroy the low bricks.
Game End
The game ends when the bricks reach the bottom of the screen or you run out of lives by dropping the ball too many times.
scoring
• Basic Brick – 1k points
• Extra Strength Brick – 2k points
• Powerup Brick – 1k points
• Explosive Brick – 1k points
• Gold Mine Brick – 20k-200k points
• Combos - Point values increase by 1k points for each consecutive brick destroyed before the ball returns to the paddle
• Example: Destroying three normal bricks would earn you a total of 6k (1k + 2k + 3k = 6k)
• Note: Gold Mine Bricks are not affected by combo
• Lives Remaining Bonus– 50k points per lives remaining for successful games
• Time Bonus – 1,001 points per second remaining for successful games
• Game Completion Bonus– 150k points for destroying all the bricks
tips
• Use Power Hits to get the ball behind rows of bricks to gain large combos
• Use Power Hits to dig toward and destroy Gold Mine Bricks. The faster you break them, the more points you’ll earn
• To maximize the value of the Double Points power-up, ensure that you’re set up for a big combo
• Use the Cannon power-up to dig deep and reach special bricks that are buried
• Earn big combos by using the Homing Ball power-up to create pathways for the ball behind rows of bricks