Brick Delve

Brick Delve turns the paddle and ball game into a descent. Each floor of the mine is a new procedural brick layout, and clearing it drops you to the next one. Between floors you choose one of three upgrades, so every run builds differently. Bricks get tougher as you go, and your deepest floor is the number to beat.

How to play

• Drag or move the pointer to slide the paddle. On a keyboard use the left and right arrow keys or A and D.
• The ball launches by itself, or tap or press Space to send it sooner.
• Where the ball meets the paddle sets its angle, so hit it near an end to send it sideways.
• Tough bricks need several hits, and their pips show how many are left. Blast bricks take out their neighbours.
• Gem bricks drop a gem. Catch it with the paddle for bonus points.
• You start with three lives. Clear every brick to pick an upgrade and go down a floor.
• Every two floors you reach a new layer of the mine with a bonus.

Tips

Early on, Wider Paddle and Slower Ball make the run steadier, while Piercing Ball and Heavy Ball pay off once bricks need three or more hits. Smashing several bricks before the ball returns builds a combo, so aim for gaps that let the ball rattle around above the layout.