Daily game
One board, three lives and no clock. Run along the lines to paint them, fill every box and keep clear of the chasers. Everyone on the site gets the same board today.
One board, three lives, no clock
How to play
Swipe to steer, or use the arrow keys or W, A, S and D. On a phone, swipe in the marked area under the board, so your thumb never hides the runner; a swipe anywhere below the top bar works too. The runner keeps going until it reaches a turn you asked for, so you can ask early and it waits for the next junction. A line is painted once you have run its whole length, and a box fills when all its sides are painted. Fill every box to clear the board. Two chasers patrol the same lines: if one catches you, you lose a life and everyone goes back to the start. Run over a ✻ to freeze them for four seconds. There is no clock, so you can pause at any time.
Scoring
Your daily score is out of 100. The boxes you fill earn up to 70. Clearing the board adds up to 25 for the lives you have left, and filling boxes within a second of each other adds up to 5 more. Only a cleared board with no life lost reaches 100. Speed adds nothing.
FAQ
Is it the same for everyone?
Yes. Every reader on the site gets the same board today: the same boxes, the same chaser starts and the same ✻, on any device.
Can I pause?
Yes. Use the pause button, press P or Esc, close play mode or switch tabs; the board waits for you. If the page reloads, your round carries on from where it was last saved.
What do the chasers do?
There are two, both a little slower than you. The diamond hunts: most of the time it takes the turn that brings it closest to you. The rounded square patrols, and prefers lines you haven’t painted yet. Neither turns back except at a dead end.
What does the ✻ do?
Running over one freezes the chasers for four seconds. They can’t catch you while they’re frozen, so it’s a good moment to finish a tricky box.
Can I keep playing after the daily?
Yes. Once today’s round is over, Keep playing starts an endless run: board after board, each a little harder, with an extra life every third board cleared. It isn’t scored and never touches the board or your streak.
Can I play on a Chromebook or with a keyboard?
Yes. On a Chromebook, laptop or desktop, steer with the arrow keys or W, A, S and D, and press P to pause. On a touchscreen, swipe in the marked area under the board, or anywhere below the top bar.
