A long line of shiny marbles is creeping toward a black hole in the middle of the screen, and you are the only thing stopping it. Marble Spiral unblocked puts you in a turret at the center of a spiral track, shooting marbles into the chain to break it apart.
Frank Force made it for his open-source LittleJS Arcade collection. All the graphics and sounds are generated in code, so it loads fast even on a slow school connection.
How to play Marble Spiral
The chain enters from the outer end of the spiral and slides inward. Your turret holds a loaded marble and shows the next one in line. Aim at a spot in the chain and fire, and your marble squeezes in between its neighbors.
When three or more of the same color end up touching, they pop and you score. The gap then closes, and if that brings another matching group together it pops too, building a combo. You can swap your loaded and next marble before each shot.
The round has a fixed number of marbles to clear, shown by a counter at the top. Pop them all to win. If the front marble rolls into the hole, the game ends. The marbles near the hole start to glow red when things get close.
Controls
| To… | Keyboard | Mouse | Touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aim the turret | Left and Right arrows, or A and D | Move the pointer | Touch where you want to shoot |
| Shoot the loaded marble | — | Left click | Tap |
| Swap the loaded and next marble | Space | Right click | — |
| Pause | Esc | — | — |
Tips
- Defend the front. Popping marbles close to the hole pushes back the whole line behind them, which buys the most time.
- Look for sandwich shots. Clear a group that has the same color on both sides, and the closing gap pops a second group for free.
- Swap before every shot. Glance at both marbles, then fire whichever one fits a gap best. The swap is free.
- Don't waste marbles. Every unmatched shot just adds another marble you will have to clear later.
- Aim through openings. Gaps in the inner loops let you reach groups on the outer rings.
Marble Spiral questions
How long is a game?
Usually just a few minutes. Each game sends a set number of marbles down the spiral, and it ends when you clear them or the chain reaches the hole.
Can I swap marbles on a phone?
Touch lets you aim and shoot with a single tap. Swapping uses Space, a right click or a controller, so on a touchscreen you play the marbles in the order they come.
Does it support a controller?
Yes. Gamepads work alongside the mouse, keyboard and touch controls.
