How to Play Brick Breaker

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How to play Brick Breaker

Play Brick Breaker on QTHCC, then compare your approach with the example below. Clear all forty-five bricks before losing three balls. The accompanying practice note focuses on example-led learning.

Single 45-brick layout, three balls.

Example-led learning

Read the worked example, identify its key decision, then look for a comparable decision while you play.

Your goal

Clear all forty-five bricks before losing three balls.

Step by step

1. Start the ball.
2. Move the paddle to intercept it.
3. Paddle contact changes the outgoing angle.
4. Restart a remaining ball after a loss.

Controls

Pointer, arrow keys or held Left/Right. Start / pause and New round are available.

A useful example

An edge hit sends the ball at a different angle.

Watch out for this

Track its landing point, not only its current x-coordinate.

Common questions