Bubble Pop

Tips for Bubble Pop

In Bubble Pop the biggest gains come from what falls, not what pops. Three or more of a colour burst, but every bubble that was only hanging on by them drops into the water for a bonus, so look for shots that cut a whole cluster loose. Use the dotted guide line to bank shots off the enamel wall and reach bubbles you cannot hit directly.

Try not to waste shots. A few misses in a row bring the ceiling down a row, and a bubble touching the water ends the run. If the current colour has nowhere useful to go, swap it for your next bubble. Save rainbow bubbles for awkward gaps, since they match anything, and aim soap bombs into crowded spots. Steamed-over rows hide their colour until something lands beside them, so treat them with care. Levels give stars for clearing under par, and Zen is a calm place to learn the angles.

How to play Bubble Pop

Bubble Pop is a bubble shooter set in a bathtub. Coloured soap bubbles hang from the top of the tub, and you fire new ones up from the wand at the bottom to clear them before they reach the water. As you aim, a dotted guide line shows where the bubble will go, including how it bounces off the enamel wall.

When the bubble you fire joins others of the same colour and makes a group of three or more, the whole group pops. Any bubbles that were only hanging on by the popped ones drop into the water for a bonus. If you miss a few shots in a row, the ceiling moves down a row, and if a bubble touches the water the run is over. You can see your next bubble and swap it with the current one when that colour suits the shot better. You will also meet rainbow bubbles, which match any colour, soap bombs, which burst everything they touch, and steamed-over rows that hide their colour until something lands next to them.

In the forty levels you earn stars for clearing the tub in fewer shots than par. Endless keeps pushing rows down for a high-score chase, and Zen never drops a row. On a computer you aim with the mouse and click or press Space to fire, or use the arrow keys, and Tab swaps your bubble. On a phone you drag to aim, let go to fire and tap the next bubble to swap. P pauses, M mutes and R restarts.

About Bubble Pop

Bubble Pop belongs to the bubble shooter family, a puzzle and arcade format in which you fire coloured bubbles at a cluster and match three of a colour to clear them. The rules are simple enough to learn with your first shot, while the angles take longer to master. Kiloo's Bubble Pop is made by Kiloo and keeps those familiar rules, but sets them in a big enamel bathtub with pastel tiles, a dripping chrome tap, a rubber duck on the rim and a toy boat in the water. The bubbles are translucent soap film in six colours.

It suits a wide range of players. The forty levels, each laid out in a shape such as an arch, a heart or a duck, give a clear goal and stars to collect. Endless is there for anyone after a high score, and Zen takes the pressure away completely, which makes it a gentle choice for younger players or a quiet few minutes. Bubble Pop plays with a finger, a mouse or the keyboard, and your progress and best score are kept in your browser.

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