Pegball
Pegball is a bouncing-ball aiming game played on a tall board packed with pegs. A cannon at the top fires one ball at a time, and gravity takes over from there. Every peg the ball touches lights up and then disappears.
Your target is the 14 orange pegs mixed in among the blue ones. Knock them all out before you run out of balls and the board is yours. Frank Force made Pegball as part of his LittleJS Arcade, and it runs in your browser with mouse, keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play Pegball
Press PLAY to get a fresh board. Swing the cannon within a wide arc below it, using the dotted guide to see where the shot starts out. Fire, and the ball falls and ricochets from peg to peg. Struck pegs fade a moment later, so the board thins out as you play.
Points depend on color. A blue peg gives 100, an orange peg 1,000 and the lone green peg 5,000, and all of it is multiplied by the combo you build during that one shot. Hitting the green peg also slows time for a few seconds. The bar at the top tracks your score, the orange pegs left and your remaining balls.
You begin with 10 balls. A gold bucket glides back and forth along the bottom, and dropping the ball into it gives you a ball back plus bonus points. The round ends when the last orange peg is gone or when your balls run out.
Controls
| Action | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim the cannon | Left/Right arrows or A/D | Move the pointer | Touch where you want to aim |
| Fire | Space | Left click | Tap |
| Pause | Esc | — | — |
Tips
- Spend early balls clearing blue pegs around tight orange clusters. Once those are gone, the orange ones become easy to reach.
- Clip the side of a peg instead of hitting it square. A side hit sends the ball across the board into more pegs, while a direct hit can pop it straight back up.
- Wait to hit the green peg until the ball has a crowded area below it. The slow motion is wasted if the ball is about to drop out.
- On shots that fall straight down, watch the bucket's rhythm first and fire so the ball reaches the bottom as it passes under.
- With only one or two orange pegs left, aim carefully for them rather than chasing a big combo.
If you like Pegball, try these
Brick SmashYou still bank a ball off things to clear a board, though here a paddle keeps it in play rather than a ten-shot limit.
Marble SpiralAim-and-fire play with colored targets carries over, but the marbles form a moving chain you must pop before it rolls home.
Questions
How many balls do you get in Pegball?
Each round starts with 10. You can earn more by landing the ball in the moving bucket at the bottom of the board.
Is every Pegball board the same?
No. Peg layouts are random, and the 14 orange pegs and the single green one land in different places each round.
Does Pegball keep a high score?
Yes. Your best score is saved in your browser, and the end screen also shows the best combo you reached that round.
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