Gameplay
As a common brick-buster, the object of the game is to clear the screen of all bricks, in order to advance to the next board. The player controls a paddle at the bottom of the screen by using the mouse, keeping one or more balls in play by bouncing them up into the field of bricks to clear them. Some bricks will take multiple hits before they clear, while others will appear unbreakable. As bricks are being cleared, random Power-Ups will occasionally be launched from the impact (see List of Power-Ups). The player may choose to catch these with the paddle, or avoid them, depending on the specific Power-Up and its effect. For instance, some Power-Ups may speed up the brick breaking process by enhancing the paddle with laser guns or splitting the ball into multiple balls, while other Power-Ups may increase the difficulty by speeding up the ball or shrinking the paddle. If the player fails to catch the last or only ball in play, a paddle will be lost. The game will end once all paddles have been lost, or the board-set has been completed.
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