CROSS THE CURRENT

THE OBJECTIVE

Hop a neon critter across five lanes of glowing traffic, rest on the median, then ride logs, turtles and eels over the current to fill five home slots at the top. Land right beside a speeding car for close-call points. Every level deals faster lanes from the daily seed; every fifth level is the Riptide, when the river reverses every ten seconds.

HOW TO SCORE

• Hop one lane at a time with the arrows, WASD, a swipe or the direction pad; a tap on the board hops forward. A hop takes a fifth of a second, and one more hop can be queued while you are in the air.
• Cross five lanes of traffic to the median, then ride the logs, turtles and eels across the current. Touching traffic, landing in the water or riding off the edge costs a life. Turtle groups that flicker are about to dive. An eel is safe to ride, but not its head.
• Fill all five home bays at the top to clear the level; landing beside a bay, or in a full one, costs a life. Every row you gain on a crossing pays, a home pays more with the time you have left, and landing right beside a vehicle is a close call that builds your combo.
• Each crossing has a clock. Three lives to start. Every level has faster, busier lanes from the daily seed. Every fifth level is the Riptide: the river reverses every ten seconds (it flashes red first) and a hauler joins the road; fill the bays for a big bonus and a life back.

CONTROLS

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Arrows or WASD hop

Swipe to hop in any direction, tap the board to hop forward, or use the direction pad.

Controller: D-pad / left stick hops; hold to keep hopping. Start / Options pauses or resumes. Release held controls after pausing.

Use a controller with a standard browser mapping. Press and release a button to connect; A / × or Start plays. Keyboard and mouse remain available.

P / Escape pauses the game. Switching tabs or windows pauses automatically. Rounds start, and resume, after a 3-2-1 countdown.

The daily starting seed resets at 00:00 UTC. Pausing stops the game; End & save on the pause screen banks an endless run. Ranked rounds must finish saving within 2 hours of starting.

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