Fizzslide

Fizzslide is a counter-service arcade game set in a pixel-art soda bar. You send a bartender along a row of counters, slide fizzy drinks to thirsty guests and catch the empty glasses they send back.

How to play

1. Press play on the start screen and read the instructions card, then click once to begin.
2. Move: press the round button at the end of a counter and the bartender walks to that counter.
3. Pour and slide: keep holding the button until the glass fills, and the bartender slides it down the counter to the guest.
4. Push guests back: a guest who catches the glass is pushed back toward the door and drinks it. Each guest that reaches the door scores points.
5. Catch the empties: the guest slides the empty glass back. Be standing at that counter when it arrives to score points for it.
6. Keep your lives: a glass that slides off the end, an empty glass that hits the floor or a guest who reaches the bar each cost one of your 3 lives.

What you see on screen

• Start screen: the FIZZ SLIDE title, a counter in a teal room and the bartender beside his barrel.
• Counters: three to five long counters, each with a barrel and a round button at the near end.
• Score and lives panel: at the bottom right, with three glasses for your three lives.
• Level card: appears between levels. A red flash across the screen shows a lost life.

Tips

• Start pouring right away. In our test, a script that poured to each counter in turn cleared the first level in about 6 seconds in all 3 runs.
• Do not wait for guests to walk up the counter. A careful script that waited and then timed every empty glass never cleared the first level in 9 runs.
• Doing nothing loses all 3 lives in about 32 seconds, because the guests walk up to the bar.
• Read our counter game tips for the numbers behind these tips.

Frequently asked questions

How do I pour a drink?

Hold the round button at the end of a counter. Once the glass is full it slides down the counter by itself.

How many lives do I have?

Three. You lose one when a glass slides off the end, when an empty glass hits the floor or when a guest reaches the bar.

How do I score?

Points come from guests that leave through the door and from empty glasses you catch.

Can I pause?

Yes. Press P, or use the pause button at the top right.

Can I play on a phone?

Yes. The game works with touch: tap the round button to move and hold it to pour.

Is Fizzslide free to play?

Yes. You can play it in your browser on Yes This Game with no download and no sign-up.