Boba Blast

You win by popping every pearl off your spinning mega-ball before your rival clears theirs. Shoot pearls that match, chip away at the cluster, and use chain reactions to speed things up while you race the clock.

Shots are limited, so it can happen. If neither of you has cleared your cluster when the shots run out, the winner is whoever popped more pearls. Every successful pop matters, even when you're behind.

A wrong-color hit doesn't pop anything. It ricochets instead, and you've spent one of your limited shots. That's why it pays to aim carefully and match the pearl rather than firing off shots at random.

Press anywhere on the play area to start aiming, then drag to shape the shot. Dragging up gives a higher arc, a lob, while dragging down gives a flatter line-drive shot. Pick whichever suits the pearl you're targeting.

Yes. Popping a matching pearl can set off a chain reaction that clears more of the cluster in one go. Since you win by clearing your mega-ball first, a good chain can swing a close duel your way.

It's free and plays right in your browser. There's no download, so you can open the page, press anywhere on the play area to start aiming, and be in a pearl duel straight away.

The game is listed for desktop, in the browser, and it runs in landscape orientation. Play it on a computer for the best fit, since the aiming works by pressing and dragging on the play area.

Boba Blast is developed by Golem Kin Games. It's a fast, head-to-head pearl-duel game where you and a rival each take on your own spinning mega-ball of colorful boba pearls.