Star Pop

🕹️ How to play

1. Tap a group to preview it: The page opens on a dealt 10×10 board. Tap any star that touches at least one star of the same colour (up, down, left or right). The whole group lifts and the info line shows its size and points, e.g. "6 stars · +180".
2. Tap again to pop: Tap any star in the same group again and it pops. Stars above fall down and empty columns slide left. Tapping another group re-selects; tapping a lone star or empty space cancels. Settings has a one-tap pop mode.
3. Play until no pairs are left: When no two touching stars share a colour the board settles: leftover stars fly away and the card shows popped points + bonus = total, compared with the level target.
4. Next level or replay the board: Clear the target and move on; level 4 adds a fifth colour. Miss it and you stay on the same level: replay the exact same board, deal a new one, or undo a move if you still have undos.

📖 Rules & variants

Groups: stars connect only up, down, left and right – diagonals do not count. A group needs at least 2 stars to pop.

Points: popping n stars scores 5×n². Two stars give 20, five give 125, ten give 500, twenty give 2000, so one big group beats many small ones.

End bonus: with r ≤ 9 stars left you earn 2000 − 20×r². A full clear is worth 2000, nine left only 380, ten or more nothing.

Gravity and collapse: after a pop every column keeps its order and falls to the bottom; empty columns are removed and the columns on the right shift left. No new stars ever drop in.

Passing: total = popped points + end bonus; reach the level target to pass. Each level's target stands alone. Levels 1–3 use four colours, level 4 onwards five.

Undo: three undos per board, restoring the previous board and score. No undo after passing. A result with zero undos is also kept as your no-undo best.

Missing the target keeps you on the same level – replay the same board to try a better order, or deal a new one. Progress and best scores stay in this browser only.

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