Aim at the supports
Follow a hanging cluster upward to find its connection to the ceiling. Popping that support can remove more bubbles than shooting into the bottom of the cluster. A bubble stays if it still has another connected path to the ceiling, even if one support disappears.
Build toward a reachable group of two matching bubbles. Your shot completes the group of three. Large groups already on the board do not pop automatically; you must attach a matching shot to them. Symbols help distinguish colors when planning.
Use a bank shot to reach the side
A direct shot can be blocked by a lower group. Aim at a side wall to bounce around it. The dotted guide shows the path through the first bounce; a ring marks the destination when it is on that displayed part of the path.
The first bubble in the way stops your shot. A gap that looks wide enough may still be too narrow for a full bubble. Move the aim a little and watch the destination ring before committing. Mouse movement aims; click to shoot. On touch, drag to aim and release, or bring your finger back to the launcher to cancel.
Manage five misses and your next bubble
Five consecutive shots without a pop bring in one new row and push the existing board downward. A successful pop resets the counter. Read the miss markers and text before placing a setup shot: if only one miss remains, that shot will bring another row unless it makes a match.
Swap exchanges your current and next bubbles without costing a shot. Use it when the next color has a reachable match. Swapping twice returns the same pair; it does not reroll colors. Newly drawn shot colors come from those still on the board, although a new row can introduce a color from the stage’s palette.
Count the cascade, then plan the next stage
Each popped bubble earns 10 points and each detached bubble earns 20. Pop three and drop four: 3 × 10 + 4 × 20 = 110 points. If that clears the whole board, add the 500-point stage bonus for 610 points total.
Clearing a board starts a fresh stage and keeps your score. Later stages add colors up to six and starting rows up to seven. An attached bubble reaching the danger line ends the game. Random boards are not guaranteed to be clearable; aim to keep space open and find a useful support rather than expecting every shot to make a match.
Pause and return to your board
Your resolved board and personal best are saved in this browser when storage is available. A returning board waits for Resume. Pause whenever you want; hiding the tab also pauses. Reloading during an animation retains the already committed result.
New game replaces progress after confirmation and keeps your personal best. Clearing site data removes the board and best; there is no public leaderboard or undo. For keyboard play, focus the board, use Left and Right to aim, Shift for larger steps, Enter to shoot and Space to swap. Ready to try a support shot? Play Bubble Shooter.