Keep the person bouncing on your paddle and out of the swamp. Every miss feeds a gator and costs a life.
You start with 3 lives (5 at most). Score as many points as you can.
Controls
Touch: drag anywhere on the game. The paddle follows your finger’s movement, so your finger
never hides it.
Keyboard: ← → or A/D to move, Space to pause, Enter to start, H or ? for this page.
Buttons: ⏸ pauses, 🔊 mutes, 📤 shares your score after a game over. Tap the screen to resume
from pause.
Scoring
Center hit: 1 point. Edge hit (outer part of the paddle): 2 points, rising to 6 for an
unbroken streak of edge hits. Where you hit also sets the launch angle.
🔥 Frenzy meter: the bar at the top fills with every bounce, much faster on edges. When full,
you get 7 seconds of double points.
😅 Close call: if the person falls just outside the paddle, time slows and the view zooms in.
Slide under it in time for +3 points.
Boss rounds also double points, and stack with frenzy.
Power-ups
They start dropping after 3 points. Catch them with the paddle, not the person.
🪵
Wide paddle for about 10 seconds.
🛡️
Shield: a glowing net over the water saves you from one miss.
🐌
Slow-mo for about 7 seconds.
🍖
Gator bait: gators crowd to one side for about 6 seconds. Fall on the far side and you
splash and bounce back up.
❤️
Extra life (up to 5).
Paddle upgrades
🦘
Spring (green): +1 point on every bounce, a bigger squash, and steeper, more predictable
launches. About 9 seconds.
🍯
Sticky (amber): the person sticks for up to a second. Slide to aim the dashed arrow, then
lift your finger to launch. About 9 seconds.
🧲
Magnet (purple): pulls nearby power-ups toward the paddle. About 10 seconds.
Dangers
Gators patrol the water and get faster as your score climbs. They rise to snap when the
person drops near them.
👑 Boss: every 25 points a giant gator patrols for about 10 seconds. Survive it for +10
points and a badge.
💨 Wind from 15 points gently pushes the person sideways. The arrow at the top shows which
way.
Birds from 8 points fly across and bonk the person off course.
Shrinking paddle: it loses a little width every 10 points, down to a minimum.
Stages change every 25 points: Swamp, Night Bayou, then Storm.
Options (start screen)
⚔️ Difficulty: tap to cycle Easy, Normal and Hard. It changes how fast the person moves.
📳 Vibration: turn phone vibration on or off.
📅 Daily: everyone gets the same power-ups and hazards on a given date. Compare scores with
friends.
Skins: tap a character to play as it. They unlock when your best score reaches 10, 20, 30, 40
and 50.
🏅 Badges: Collector (catch 3 power-ups in one run), Combo King (5 edge hits in a row), Swamp
Pro (reach 30 points) and Boss Slayer (survive a boss).
❓ How to play: opens this page. You can also open it from the pause screen.
Tips
Aim for the paddle’s edges when it’s safe. It fills the frenzy meter fast.
Grab the shield early and save it for a boss round.
When time slows, move now. The close-call bonus is worth it.
Your game saves automatically. Close the page and come back later to pick up where you left off.
Your best score, skin, settings and badges are saved on this device too. Use New game on the
pause screen to start over.