Click anywhere near the dragon to throw your rope and catch it. It gets faster every level β and starting at level 3, watch out for fire.
Click near the dragon to snare it, then drag it into the corral before the timer runs out. Grab floating numbers for a stronger rope, and rope numbered triangles for a shield against chocolate chips. Level 3+ brings fire risk β one hit ends the game. Unshielded chips make you grow bigger. Survive all 7 levels!
Choose your role for the cave duel:
Click or tap anywhere near the flying dragon to throw your rope. A hit snares the dragon in a glowing orange square β you then have 4 seconds (watch the pulsing timer, top-left) to drag it into the corral in the bottom-right corner. Get it there in time and you earn points; run out of time and it breaks free, and you'll see a "bad old dragon" banner fly by. Every 5 points takes you up a level, and the dragon resets a little faster each time. From level 3 onward, the dragon can turn around and breathe fire at you β if it catches you, that's game over (a happy one β nobody actually gets hurt around here). Your best score is saved in this browser.
Every 5 seconds, a glowing number (1β5) floats onto the field β grab it to power up your rope. Higher numbers give your rope a bigger, easier-to-land catch radius, a brighter glow, and more bonus points per catch β but the power fades over time (a "1" only lasts 3 seconds; a "5" lasts 15). Time it well and chain power-ups to keep your rope glowing.
Every so often the dragon broadcasts a burst of chocolate chips. A warning triangle (with a number 1β5) appears exactly 1 second before the broadcast β rope it in time and a "chip diaper" shield appears under the dragon for that many seconds, sweeping the chips safely off both sides of the screen. Miss it, and getting hit costs a flat 5 calories per bombardment (no matter how many chips land) and makes you grow 5% bigger β reach 50 calories and it's game over. The moment an incoming chip gets within a centimeter of you, your face turns dark brown with red eyes and a frown (plus a chocolate smear) for 1 second before you go back to smiling. If the dragon ever flies within 2 inches of your head, it drops chips immediately β no warning that time. The sky also shifts through 7 moods as you level up, from a calm morning to a stormy dusk, with the dragon getting faster each time.
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