Chain Star
A movie projector fires colored balls at the chain that surrounds it. Match three of the same color, trigger chain reactions, and don't let the chain reach the mouth.
Level—Press Play
Points0Session: 0
Lives3 reels
Chain progressChain—
Combo×0Streak 0
Stars0High score: —
Clue
Aim with the mouse and shoot with a click; with clic derecho or Espacio you swap the loaded ball for the next one. Keyboard: ← → aim (Mayús for fine-tuning), ↑ or Enter shoot, ↓ swaps · P pauses · R restarts.
Your unlocked levels, stars, and high scores are saved in this browser.
Worlds and levels
Clear a level to unlock the next one. Each take generates a new path around the projector. The endless reel unlocks after you finish 1-6.
How to play
- The shooter in the center turns toward your cursor and fires colored balls. The loaded ball peeks out of the muzzle, and the next one waits in the hopper.
- The chain rolls along a strip of film toward the mouth. If it gets there, you lose a reel and the film rewinds; with no reels left, it's a wrap!
- Match three or more balls of the same color and they explode. The gaps close on their own: if two matching colors touch, a chain reaction follows.
- Swap balls with a right click, the Spacebar, or by tapping the projector. The balls feature movie icons (star, popcorn, music note, mask, clapperboard, and film reel) so you can tell them apart without looking at the color.
- New paths in every scene: spirals, rosettes, polygons, figure eights, double spirals, and stretches under the set, always circling the shooter.
Power-ups and obstacles
- Reverse: the chain rolls back a few seconds toward the film reel. Slow motion: it slows to less than half speed for 8 seconds.
- Laser sight: a laser marks the ball you're about to hit, and your shots fire faster.
- Prop bomb: blows up all the balls around it, including those in neighboring lanes.
- Color beam: removes all visible balls of its color. Rainbow wild: your next ball matches any color.
- Freeze: the chain stays still for a few seconds. Power-ups come in special balls: pop them before they fade.
- Box office coins and stars drift across the set: shoot them. The star also gives back a reel.
- Film cans: covered balls that take two hits. There are also spinning screens that stop your shots and tunnels where you can't shoot.
Scoring and stars
- +1Each ball that explodes earns 1 point (2 if the group has more than three), multiplied by the combo.
- ×2Chain reaction: each explosion triggered by a gap closing multiplies ×2, ×3, ×4…
- +10Through the gap: sneak the ball between two sections of the chain before forming a group. Streaks of accurate shots also earn points.
- +50Clean chain 50 points, plus up to 60 more for how far the chain got from the mouth and 25 for not losing any reels.
- ★1 star for clearing the chain, 2 for not losing any reels, and 3 for reaching the level's box office points.
- ∞Endless reel: a chain that never ends and speeds up with every reel. Set your high score.
Click End session and save to send your session to the Arena. A good session scores around 1,500–5,000 points.