How to play Bubble Burst

The board starts with rows of coloured bubbles at the top. Your launcher at the bottom holds the next bubble to fire. When a fired bubble touches a group of the same colour and makes a cluster of three or more, the whole cluster pops.

Any bubbles left hanging with nothing connecting them to the top fall off the board for extra points. Clear every bubble to finish the level. If the bubbles grow past the red dashed line, the game is over.

Controls

Action	Phone or tablet	Computer
Aim	Touch and drag	Move the mouse, or `←` `→`
Fire	Lift your finger	Click, or `Space`
Swap with the next bubble	Tap the launcher or the "Next" bubble	Click the launcher, or press `S`

The dotted aim guide shows where your bubble will travel, including bounces off the side walls.

Watch your shots

The green dots at the bottom left count the shots you can miss before a new row of bubbles drops in from the top. A shot that pops a cluster earns one dot back. As levels go up you get fewer misses and more colours, so planning matters more.

Scoring

10 points for every bubble you pop.
20 points for every bubble that drops because nothing holds it up, plus a bonus for big drops.
A clear bonus of 250 points times the level number when you empty the board.

Tips for higher scores

Aim for the bubbles holding up a large hanging section. Popping a small cluster that drops twenty bubbles beats popping a big cluster on its own.
Use the walls. A bank shot can reach gaps that a straight shot cannot.
Swap bubbles when the current colour has nowhere useful to go, and keep the next colour in mind.
When the board is nearly clear, the launcher only offers colours still on the board. Use that to plan your last shots.

Questions

How many levels are there?

Levels keep going. Each one starts with more rows and more colours, and gives you fewer misses before a new row drops.

Can I play offline?

Once the page has loaded, the game itself does not need the internet. If your connection drops mid-game, you can keep playing.