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Your guide to Bubble Shooter
Try Bubble Shooter at your own pace and keep its objective in view. Clear the hanging bubbles before they reach the lower boundary. Look at what changes after your first action. Keep the instructions close while learning this activity. Choose a clear next step rather than rushing through the instructions.
Original hexagonal matching board and bouncing projectiles.
Practice beyond the first move
When a decision goes wrong, compare it with the common mistake described below. Start again only when you intend to leave the current round. Refer to the controls when needed.
Your objective
Clear the hanging bubbles before they reach the lower boundary. An attractive position is not enough unless the goal is met. Return to the instructions when a step is unclear.
Work through the instructions
- Aim and fire.
- Attach bubbles to the cluster.
- Groups of three or more equal colours disappear.
- Floating groups drop; five misses lower the ceiling.
Making selections and moves
Pointer/touch aim, angle controls and Fire. A careful first action helps you become familiar with the layout. Read the example below alongside these instructions.
A closer look at one example
Removing one support can drop a larger mixed-colour group below it. Apply the same reasoning to the position in your own round. Notice the change in the playing area.
Check this before moving on
Contact with a different colour is not a match. Compare the situation with the worked example. Read one step at a time and try it on the playing area. Match the instruction to the control you use.
A few questions answered
What is the goal of Bubble Shooter?
Here is the relevant explanation: Clear the hanging bubbles before they reach the lower boundary.
For this browser game, how do I control Bubble Shooter?
The key detail is this: Pointer/touch aim, angle controls and Fire.
As a new player, what example helps explain Bubble Shooter?
Keep this in mind: Removing one support can drop a larger mixed-colour group below it.
Before I begin, what should I watch out for in Bubble Shooter?
The key detail is this: Contact with a different colour is not a match.
As a new player, what format does Bubble Shooter offer?
Original hexagonal matching board and bouncing projectiles.
On this playing page, which play mode does Bubble Shooter use?
Keep this in mind: The mode on this page is Solo. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.