Whack-a-Mole Bakery: tap the fresh bakes, leave the burnt ones
The ovens are open and the bakes are popping out! Meet Whack-a-Mole Bakery, our new quick-fire arcade game.
How it works
- Tap a bake as soon as it pops out of an oven: a croissant, a doughnut, a cupcake, a cookie, a pie or a slice of cake. On a keyboard, press 1 to 9 for the ovens in reading order.
- Leave the burnt buns alone. They have flames and a "Burnt" label, so you never have to go by colour. Tapping one costs a chance.
- A bake that gets away also costs a chance. You have three chances for the whole run.
- Deal with all twelve pops to clear a level and climb to the next.
Scoring
Each bake scores 10 points times your level, and every bake you whack in a row adds a bigger bonus, so a long combo is worth a lot. A mistake sets the combo back. Clear a level and you bank 50 points times the level, plus 20 times the level for every chance you have left.
Busier ovens as you climb
Level 1 starts gently, with six ovens and one pop at a time. From level 3 there are nine ovens, from level 4 two pops can be out together, and from level 8 three. Pops stay out for less time on every level, and the burnt buns start to sneak in from level 2. Your run is saved whenever you clear a level, so you can pick it up again on the next one.
A few tips
- Look at every oven, not just the last one that popped.
- If you are not sure, wait. A burnt bun goes back in by itself and costs nothing.
- Keep your eyes on the combo. Careful and quick beats fast and wild.
Have a go
Whack-a-Mole Bakery is in beta while we gather feedback, so tell us what you think on the Contact page. Happy baking!