Snowball Roll Race
By @GaoSong
Guide a snowball down a three-lane track, collecting flakes to grow larger and dodging rocks to survive the 90-second run.
How to play
- Swipe or tap the sides of the screen to switch between the three lanes.
- Collect snowflakes and pass through positive gates to grow your snowball and increase your score multiplier.
- Dodge rocks to protect your three hearts and avoid shrinking your snowball.
- Pass through negative gates if you need to shrink your snowball for faster lane changes.
- Survive the entire 90-second timer without losing all your hearts to complete the hill.
Controls
- Touch
- Swipe left or right, or tap the screen edges to switch lanes.
- Keyboard
- Press the Left and Right Arrow keys to switch between the lanes.
- Mouse
- Click and drag left or right to switch your snowball to another lane.
More about this game
Your goal is to score as many points as possible before the 90-second timer runs out. You roll down a three-lane track, switching lanes to collect snowflakes and pass through positive gates. Gathering snow makes your snowball larger, which multiplies your score but slows down your lane-switching speed. Hitting rocks costs one of your three hearts and shrinks your snowball. The run ends when you run out of time or lose all your hearts.
Tips
- Growing your snowball increases your base turn time from 0.16 seconds up to 0.44 seconds, so plan your moves earlier when large.
- Snowflakes grant 60 base points, but this scales up with your size, so try to collect them when your snowball is already massive.
- Hitting a rock gives you 1.05 seconds of invulnerability, allowing you to safely pass through other obstacles briefly while you recover.
Questions
What do the plus and minus gates do?
Plus gates increase your snowball size and award 120 base points. Minus gates shrink your snowball, which reduces your score multiplier but makes your lane-switching speed much faster, while still awarding 35 points.
How does the scoring system work?
You earn points passively over time at a rate of 18 per second, multiplied by your snowball's size. Collecting snowflakes and passing through gates also awards burst points that scale with your current size.
What happens when I hit a rock?
Hitting a rock removes one of your three hearts and significantly shrinks your snowball. If you lose all three hearts before the 90-second timer finishes, your run ends immediately.