Your record
How to play
- 1
Hold to pump. The balloon grows while your finger is down, from size 20 upwards.
- 2
Bank it in time. Every balloon has a hidden pop point somewhere between 26 and 150. Bank it before then and its size is your score.
- 3
Pop it and it scores 0. Five balloons a day, the same five for everyone. After each one you see where it would have popped.
Questions
How is the daily game scored?
Your score is the sizes of the balloons you banked, added up. A popped balloon adds nothing. Everyone gets the same five balloons each day with the same pop points, so you can compare scores with friends.
Is there a trick to the pop point?
No. Each balloon’s pop point is random, anywhere from 26 to 150, and nothing on screen gives it away. Big balloons can still be safe, and small ones can still burst. That’s the fun of it.
How does the live room work?
One person creates a room and the others join with the code or the QR, each on their own phone. One balloon is passed round in turns, and every phone watches it grow while the player holds Pump. Each turn you must pump at least a little: let go early and the pump finishes the minimum by itself. Whoever pops it is out and a new balloon starts. The last one left wins.
Any tips?
In a room, a short pump is safest, but it also leaves a fatter balloon for the next player. Count how many turns are left before it comes back to you. In the daily game, banking every balloon around 70 to 90 is a solid plan; going for 120 is a gamble.