Brick Burst: the complete guide

What is Brick Burst?

Three rows of bright bricks hang above a bolt launcher. Each bolt travels through its path, banks off the side walls, and can break several bricks before leaving the top. The board persists between launches, so later shots should target the bricks that remain.

Brick Burst is a 60-second game built around bricks destroyed by deliberate bolt launches. The round keeps running after an error, so use the next opportunity to recover. Your best improvement comes from learning the board rather than pressing the controls faster.

Rules and controls

1. Tap a horizontal aiming position on the field to launch a bolt along that direction. With a keyboard, adjust the aiming marker using Left and Right, then press Space. One bolt can be launched during each launch interval.
2. A dotted preview shows the current aiming direction. Side walls reflect the bolt, while broken bricks disappear from the field. When all fifteen bricks are gone, a fresh board opens for the next launch; a board-clear animation is not a separate reward objective.
3. Controls are available on the game board as well as the listed keyboard shortcuts. Keyboard controls apply while the game stage is focused; they do not take over account forms or page navigation. During the countdown, watch the starting position and prepare your first move.

Scoring and rewards

Each brick actually crossed by the bolt adds one hit and 100 arcade score. Clearing a board adds a visual score bonus, but reward performance counts destroyed bricks only. A launch that hits nothing or an unused completed launch interval adds a miss.

The displayed arcade score describes this game, while reward performance uses bricks destroyed against a duration-specific benchmark. Longer rounds have a larger base budget. Mistakes reduce precision, and the level bonus applies afterward. Waiting on a finished opportunity cannot create extra objectives or points.

Points and XP scale with objective performance, precision, and round length. At full reward performance, a 60-second round earns up to 40 base points and 60 XP. Each level gained adds a 0.1% point bonus. Guest practice has no reward balance.

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How difficulty changes

Higher difficulties shorten the launch interval. Brick geometry stays readable, but you have less time to inspect the remaining columns and choose a useful bank angle.

Difficulty rises with repeated daily attempts, then follows the daily reset. A later difficulty changes the challenge rather than extending the timer. Read the live board again when the pace changes; a memorized button rhythm can stop matching the next opportunity.

Difficulty increases after every three starts of this game during a UTC day, up to level 10, and resets at 00:00 UTC. Your player level and its point bonus are separate from the game’s daily difficulty.

Strategy

Common mistakes

• Launching through an already empty column produces a visible bolt but no destroyed bricks.
• Treating the clear-board bonus as additional reward hits confuses arcade score with the actual brick objective count.

Questions