Rondo Ball Drop
Spiral tower ball drop
Game information
- Players
- One player
- Category
- Arcade
- Controls
- Touch, mouse, keyboard
- Languages
- 20 languages
- Price
- Free
- Played
- 43 times
- Typical session
- 2 min
About Rondo Ball Drop
Rondo is a tower of ring floors with no stairs and a ball that cannot stop bouncing. You turn the tower and the ball goes down floor by floor; every ring it passes breaks behind it, and the red blocks give way only to a ball charged by a long fall.
Turn a tower of rings so a bouncing ball drops through the gaps. Red blocks end the run; fall through three rings in one go to smash the next.
How to play Rondo Ball Drop
Drag left or right, or hold the arrow keys, to turn the tower. The ball keeps bouncing in place; line up a gap under it and it drops to the next ring. Touching a red block ends the run, and from level 4 red blocks that slide along the ring join in. Falling through three rings without a bounce charges the ball: the next ring it hits breaks apart, red blocks included. Each ring passed scores the level number times its place in the fall, so the third ring of a fall is worth three times the first. Reach the platform at the bottom to clear the level and the ball carries straight on into the next one. Reaching level 10 unlocks hard mode, where every tower from level 1 is already built five levels harder. A new run starts from the highest level you reached. The daily challenge gives everyone the same towers from level 1.
Controls
- Touch
- Drag left or right anywhere on screen to turn the tower.
- Mouse
- Click and drag left or right to turn the tower.
- Keyboard
- Hold the left or right arrow keys, or A and D, to turn the tower.
Features
Endless level ladder
Levels have no ceiling: every clear drops straight into the next tower, and a new run always starts from the highest level you have reached.
Ball charge mechanic
Clear three rings in one fall without a bounce and the ball charges: the next ring it hits shatters completely, red blocks included.
Sliding hazards from level 4
Starting at level 4, some rings carry a red block that slides back and forth along the ring instead of sitting still, and they get more common as levels go up.
Hard mode
Reaching level 10 unlocks hard mode, where every tower, even at level 1, is already built five levels harder than normal.
Daily challenge
The daily challenge always starts at level 1 with the same towers for everyone, so scores are directly comparable.
Play on any screen
Rondo has a real portrait layout for phones and a separate landscape layout for wider screens, not just a stretched copy.
Tips
- Line up the next gap while the ball is still rising: a bounce gives you more time to turn than a fall does.
- Three rings in one fall charge the ball, so when a ring below is crowded with red blocks, reach it through a run of gaps above it.
- The rings you pass deep in a fall score more: the second ring of a fall is worth twice the first, the third three times, and every level up raises them all.
- Sliding red blocks swing back and forth over a fixed stretch of the ring; land on the side they are moving away from.
- The daily challenge always starts at level 1 with the same towers for everyone, so it is the fair place to compare scores.
Frequently asked questions
Is there a last level in Rondo?
No, the tower keeps going as long as you keep clearing rings. A new run always starts from the highest level you reached, so you never replay levels you already cleared.
How do the sliding red blocks work?
From level 4, some red blocks slide back and forth over a fixed stretch of a ring instead of staying put. Drop through on the side they are currently moving away from.
What does charging the ball actually do?
Falling through three rings in a row without a bounce charges the ball. The very next ring it touches breaks apart completely, red blocks and all, so a charged ball can punch through a ring you could not otherwise clear.
What changes in hard mode?
Hard mode unlocks once you reach level 10. In hard mode every tower, starting again from level 1, is already built as difficult as a tower five levels higher.
Does Rondo save my progress?
Yes, on this device: your highest level is kept and a new run always starts there. To carry that progress to another device, use Sync devices in the site menu and enter the code on the other device, no account needed.
Can I play Rondo on my phone?
Yes. It has a dedicated portrait layout for holding the phone upright and a separate landscape layout if you turn it sideways.
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