Mole Bonk
Mole Bonk is a short reflex game on a green lawn dotted with dirt holes. One cartoon mole at a time pops up, blinks at you and ducks back down. Click it before it disappears.
A round is only ten moles long, which makes it easy to fit in a quick go and then try to beat it. Christopher Scott Hernandez wrote it in plain JavaScript and drew the moles himself. You only need a mouse or a finger.
How to play Mole Bonk
Click the title screen to start. After a brief pause the first mole shows up in a random hole. It stays up for about three quarters of a second, so react fast. A hit flashes a yellow burst over the mole before it vanishes.
Each mole can be worth up to 1,000 points, and that value shrinks with every instant it stays on screen. Hitting it right away earns almost everything, while a last-second hit earns very little. Ten perfect hits would land you close to 10,000.
The top-left panel tracks your points and a hit count, written like 4 / 6, which would mean you have bonked four of the six moles shown. When the tenth mole is done, your final total appears with a Play Again button.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start a round | — | Click the title screen | Tap the title screen |
| Hit a mole | — | Click it | Tap it |
| New round | — | Click Play Again? | Tap Play Again? |
Tips
- Keep the pointer near the center of the lawn between moles. Every hole is then a short flick away.
- Click as soon as you see movement. Any part of the mole picture counts, so you do not need to hit its face.
- The pause between moles is about one and a half seconds. Use it to reset your pointer to the middle.
- A mole can appear under the score panel in the corner, and clicking it there still counts.
- A slow hit is better than none, but speed is where the big numbers come from, so commit early.
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Questions
How long does a round of Mole Bonk take?
Each round is exactly ten moles with a short gap between them, so it lasts a little over 20 seconds. That makes scores easy to compare from one try to the next.
Is there a penalty for clicking the grass?
No. Clicks on empty lawn are ignored, and a mole you miss only counts as a miss on the hit counter. You simply lose the points you could have earned.
Does Mole Bonk save my high score?
Scores aren't kept once you leave, so each visit starts from zero. Write down a good total if you want to beat it later.
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