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About Ball Explosion

Ball Explosion is a colorful chain-matching puzzle. A line of colored balls moves slowly along a winding path toward the exit point. Your job is to shoot colored balls from the center cannon and create groups of three or more matching colors — when they connect, they explode and disappear, buying you precious time before the chain reaches the end.

How to Play: Aim your cannon and click (or tap) to fire. The next ball color is shown so you can plan your shots. Shooting into gaps to connect with balls further along the chain is the key to mastering the game. If the chain reaches the exit before you clear all the balls, it's game over.

The game features progressive levels with increasingly complex paths and faster-moving chains. How far can you get? Good luck — keep those chains from reaching the end!

Ball Explosion

Level: 1 | Points: 0 | Balls: 0

Level Complete!

Points: 0

Game Over!

Level reached: 1

Total score: 0

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Ball Explosion guide: matches, chains and level strategy

Original guide by Laureano Cantó · Last updated July 21, 2026

How to play

  1. Move the pointer or your finger to aim from the center launcher.
  2. Click or tap to fire the current ball into the moving chain.
  3. Connect at least three balls of the same color to remove that group.
  4. Clear the complete chain before its leading ball reaches the end of the path.

Planning with the next ball

The launcher shows both the current color and the color coming next. Before firing, check whether the next shot can extend the same group or open a better match elsewhere. A quick shot is not always the useful shot: placing a color safely can prepare a larger removal without pushing a poor match closer to the exit.

Levels and scoring

Level one begins with three available colors and a relatively short chain. Higher levels add balls, introduce more colors up to a maximum of six, change the route, and increase forward speed. A removal scores ten points per matched ball, multiplied by the current level and the active chain-reaction count.

Consecutive reactions briefly pull the remaining chain backward. Use that breathing room to inspect the new joins before taking the next shot.

Reliable tactics

  • Aim for the center of a gap so the fired ball joins the intended side.
  • Prioritize matches near the front when the chain is close to the exit.
  • Keep short pairs of common colors available as anchors for future shots.
  • Use the preview to avoid trapping an isolated color between two large groups.

Common questions

Why did the chain move backward? A successful reaction creates a temporary retreat. Longer consecutive reactions increase that effect up to the game's cap.

What determines leaderboard order? Progress is compared by the highest level first and score second. Only a better result replaces the saved result for the same player name.

Can I play without sharing a result? Yes. Choose “Play as Guest” when the optional name panel appears.

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