Tautline

Hold to haul it in. Let go before the line goes.

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Hold anywhere on the board to winch the core up (or hold Space). Let go to ease the line. Tap ? for help.

How to play

Your only control is a hold. Press and hold anywhere on the board — or hold Space, W, S or an up/down arrow. Let go to release. That is the whole input: there is nothing to steer and nothing to aim.

Holding winches the core up the line, and loads the line at the same time. Letting go unloads the line — but the core sinks back down while you do it.

Two ways to lose, and both end the run: fill the load bar and the line snaps; let the core sink to the bottom and it slips away. There is no third thing to worry about.

The fight: every so often the core fights — the ring around it flares first as a warning. While it fights, holding loads the line much faster and letting go loses ground much faster, so you have to feather the hold instead of picking one.

Score: land a core at the top to bank it and the next one starts, heavier. Banking quickly is worth more than banking slowly, so a steady nerve pays. Your best is kept on this device, and after a run ends you go again by holding — or on your own hold, if you never let go of it.