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Snake guide
The arcade classic: eat, grow, speed up and chase your personal best.
How to play Snake
- Choose a starting speed and press Start.
- Steer with the arrow keys or WASD on a keyboard, or swipe and use the on-screen buttons on a phone.
- Eat the food to grow longer and score points. Each piece of food increases your score.
- The snake speeds up as you level up, so the game gets harder the better you do.
- Your run ends when you hit a wall or your own tail. Your best score is saved on this device.
Rules
- The snake moves continuously; you only change its direction.
- You cannot reverse directly into yourself; the opposite direction is ignored.
- Hitting the edge of the grid or any part of your own body ends the run.
- Fill the entire grid and you win the run outright.
Tips and strategy
- Hug the edges and sweep in lanes once you are long; crossing the middle is where snakes die.
- Plan your path to the food before you turn, not after. Late turns cause self-collisions.
- Press your next direction early. Inputs are queued, so two quick taps make a clean U-turn.
- Slower speeds are not "easy mode": use them to practise lane patterns before pushing fast.
Questions
What controls does Snake use?
Arrow keys or WASD on desktop; on touch devices you can swipe in any direction or tap the on-screen arrows.
Is my Snake high score saved?
Yes, your best score is stored in your browser so it is waiting for you next time you play on the same device.
Does Snake have multiplayer?
No. Snake is a solo score-chase. For head-to-head play try Connect Four, Tic Tac Toe or Ludo.
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