Playable Game Builder

I'll build this with the defaults for the other questions: lose by running out of lives, keyboard and touch, rainy-evening look. First I'll copy the template and read its guide.

Now I'll write the game sections: config, snail, rain and acorns.

Now I'll splice it into the file, replacing the old game section and config.

Your game is ready

./snail-skate.html. It's called Snail Skate. Open it in any browser; it's one file and needs no internet.

How to play

• Roll left and right with the arrow keys or A/D, or drag on the screen.
• Space starts the game, P pauses, and M turns the sound on or off.
• Raindrops give 10 points each. Catching several in a row builds a streak up to x5, so each catch is worth more.
• An acorn hit costs a life, resets your streak and gives you 1 second of invulnerability. A raindrop that hits the ground also resets the streak.
• You have 3 lives, and the game speeds up as you go. Some acorns are aimed at where you are standing, so you can't win by sitting still.

Check result: all checks passed. That covers the static checks and a headless play-through. The play-through showed that:

• the page loads without errors;
• the controls move the snail;
• pause freezes the picture;
• sound toggles;
• game over is reached;
• a second round starts.

The checks don't judge whether the game is fun or fair, and they don't test touch on a real phone. Please play a few rounds and tell me what feels off.

I used my own defaults for the look and the controls. If you'd like something different, here are some options:

• a jump over acorns
• golden raindrops worth more
• a different look, such as a sunny day or night rain