One ball rolls into x1 to x5 multiplier gates and comes back as many, wave after wave, until hundreds of balls smash a pane of glass.
Glass Rush asks one question: can the ball multiply fast enough to break the glass? A single ball drops in at the side of a round arena, rides the entry lane round the bottom and up the far wall, and a kicker knocks it into the middle. The lower half holds nested U-shaped lanes and a bowl, and at the floor of each one sits a multiplier gate: x5 in the bowl, then x4, x3, x2 and x1 outward.
A ball that reaches a gate pops, and that many balls drop in with the next wave. Each wave is launched a little harder, so the first lands in x1, the next in x2 and so on, and the crowd grows from one ball to hundreds in a few waves.
Once the waves fly past the last lane they start landing on the glass at the top of the arena. The glass breaks away in ragged plates with cracks spreading round the hole, and a ball that breaks glass goes with it. When only a little glass is left, the rest shatters in one wave and the round starts again.
Every ball enters at the same mouth in the arena wall, rides the entry lane and is kicked into the arena from the far side.
A ball that reaches an x3 gate pops, and three balls drop in with the next wave. The bowl in the middle is worth the most and is the hardest to reach.
Every wave is launched a little harder than the last, so the waves work their way from the outer lane in to the bowl, then out over the glass.
Spikes along part of the wall pop any ball that hits them, so the crowd keeps moving and a careless bounce costs balls.
When the glass left drops below a set share, the rest shatters in a single wave, the broken arena holds for a moment and the round resets.
The gate multipliers decide how explosive the run is. 5,4,3,2,1 is the default; raise them for a flood.
Hits to break the glass and Hole size together set how long the glass holds out, which is the length of the video.
Spikes that pop balls keep the crowd moving and give the run a second threat.
Balls dropped in per second sets how thick the stream through the mouth gets once the gates start firing.
Every event has its own sound, from a built-in effect, your own upload, a MIDI melody or the sliced song.
One ball against a pane of glass is an obvious challenge, and the viewer stays to see if it can be done.
The count does not climb, it explodes. Each wave is several times the size of the one before.
Once the waves reach the glass, it breaks somewhere on screen almost every frame, with shards falling away and new holes opening.
The final shatter is a clear payoff, and the reset makes the clip loop.
Four lanes and a bowl at 5,4,3,2,1, glass across the top, spikes on the lower wall. The reference version of the challenge.
Multipliers set to One growing gate in the entry lane: no lane gates, one gate in the entry lane that copies every ball through it and grows each wave.
More hits to break the glass and a smaller hole size, so the crowd has to grind the pane down over a full minute.
A spike set to Bounces it back, so the crowd only ever grows and the finish is a packed arena.
Start from 5,4,3,2,1. Raise them for a faster, wilder run; lower them for a slower build.
Hits to break the glass is the main dial for run length. Aim the default run at 30 to 40 seconds.
Balls drop in on the right or the left. Keep the glass and the spikes away from the mouth so the stream gets into the arena.
A pop on spawn, a sparkle on each gate and a crunch on every break make the flood audible.
Every roll builds a different layout: which side the balls drop in, where the glass sits, the gate values, the colours and the spike line.
Every ball that reaches a gate comes back as several, and every one of those can reach a gate too. That is exponential growth, and it is why the first waves feel slow and the next few feel overwhelming.
Each wave is launched a little harder than the one before, so the run walks the crowd from the outer lane in to the bowl. Past the bowl, the waves scatter over every lane and the glass.
A hit knocks a ragged hole in the pane, plates of glass falling away as shards and the glass still standing around it cracking. A ball that breaks glass pops with it, so every hole costs the crowd a ball.
Balls resting against the glass wear it down slowly, so a packed arena still makes progress. When only a small share of the pane is left, the rest shatters at once so every run gets its ending.
