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Mole Mayhem
Sixty seconds, nine holes, one mallet. Do not hit the bombs.
ArcadeCategory
EasyDifficulty
FreePrice
NoneInstall
Mole Mayhem is a one-minute whack-a-mole round on a three-by-three board. Moles surface for a moment and drop again whether you got there or not, and the round speeds up and crowds as the clock runs down. Golden moles pay five times as much and stay up for less time; bombs cost you a life and some points if you swing at one. It is the shortest game on the site, which makes it the easiest one to play again.
Controls
| 1 – 9 | Whack the matching hole, in reading order |
|---|---|
| Q W E / A S D / Z X C | The same nine holes, one hand |
| Enter | Start |
| Space or P | Pause |
| R | Restart |
Touch: Tap the hole. The whole mound is a target, so a precise thumb is not required.
Tips
- Every five consecutive hits adds a multiplier, up to five times. A clean stretch is worth far more than a fast one.
- Only a mole escaping breaks the combo. Swinging at empty ground costs you nothing but accuracy, so a speculative hit is cheap.
- Golden moles are worth five normal ones but stay up about a third less time: go for them first when two are up at once.
- Bombs stay away for the first eight seconds and get more common after that. Ignoring one is free; hitting one costs a life and 25 points.
- The clock is a fixed sixty seconds and the round only ends early if bombs take all three lives, so late-round caution is worth more than it looks.
Top scores
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Achievements (16)
Unlocked as you play, and tracked in this browser. See them all on the achievements page.
- First Whack: Whack your first mole.
- Warming Up: Whack 25 moles in one round.
- Pest Control: Whack 50 moles in one round.
- Exterminator: Whack 75 moles in one round.
- On a Roll: Land a 5-hit combo.
- Hot Streak: Land a 10-hit combo.
- Mallet Mastery: Land a 20-hit combo.
- Quarter Earned: Score 500 in one round.
- Big Money: Score 1,000 in one round.
- Mole Baron: Score 2,000 in one round.
- Gold Digger: Whack a golden mole.
- Midas Mallet: Whack 5 golden moles in one round.
- Bomb Squad: Finish a round of 20 hits without striking a bomb.
- Unscathed: Finish a 500-point round with all three lives.
- Dead Eye: Finish with 90 percent accuracy over 30 swings.
- Nothing Gets Past: Finish a round of 15 hits with nothing escaping.
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