# Cappadocia Balloon

> Play Cappadocia Balloon online: fly a hot air balloon over fairy chimneys, pick the wind by height, take photos and land softly on the target.

- Play in the browser: https://yesthisgame.com/cappadocia-balloon/
- Category: Arcade, Original Games
- Made by: Yes This Game (an original game written by the site)
- Price: free, no download, no sign-up
- Inside the game: no ads, works on phones, tablets and computers, progress saved in the browser
- Guide: [Hot Air Balloon Game Tips: Wind First, Fan Second](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/hot-air-balloon-game-tips.md)

## In short

Cappadocia Balloon is a hot air balloon flying game at sunrise over Cappadocia. Fire the burner to climb, let go to sink, ride the wind that blows a different way at every height, trim with a small fan, fly through photo frames and land softly on the target.

**How to control it:** Hold Space or the mouse button to fire the burner and climb; let go to sink; press Shift to vent and drop fast. Use the arrow keys for the fan. Climb or sink into the wind whose arrow points at the target, fly through the golden frames and land on the red target.

**Cappadocia Balloon** is a hot air balloon game set over the fairy chimneys of Cappadocia at sunrise: heat the balloon to climb, let it cool to sink, ride the wind that blows your way, take photos and land softly on the target.

## How to play

1. Choose a flight in the hangar and press TAKE OFF.
2. **Climb:** hold Space or the mouse button to fire the burner. On a phone, hold the BURNER button.
3. **Sink:** let go and the balloon cools and comes down slowly. Press Shift (the VENT button on a phone) to drop fast.
4. **Read the wind:** the coloured arrows under the basket show where each layer of air is going. The big arrow is the layer you are in. Climb or sink into the layer whose arrow points at your target.
5. **Trim with the fan:** the arrow keys (the left thumb pad on a phone) push the balloon gently in any direction.
6. **Take photos:** fly through the golden frames. A pass through the middle is a postcard shot and scores more.
7. **Land:** after the last frame, come down on the red target. The white ring on the ground shows where you will touch down if you let go now.

## Controls

| Action | Computer | Phone or tablet |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Burner (climb) | Space, or hold the mouse button | BURNER button |
| Vent (drop fast) | Shift, X or the right mouse button | VENT button |
| Fan (fine steering) | Arrow keys or W, A, S, D | Drag on the left half of the screen |
| Camera distance | C | Camera button |
| Pause | P or Esc | Pause button |

## What you see on screen

- **Left strip:** your height, the wind layers in colour with an arrow each, the ground below you and the height of the next target.
- **Top left:** fuel, heat with a mark for the heat that holds you level, your climb rate and three basket marks.
- **Top right:** your score and a wind rose with a dot for the direction of the target.
- **In the sky:** arrows under the basket for each wind, drifting marks in the colour of each layer, and other balloons that go wherever their wind takes them.

## Wind, heat and fuel

Every flight has two to four layers of wind stacked by height, each with its own direction and speed. Close to the ground the wind drops to about half, which is why landing is easier than it looks and why you can fan your way back if you overshoot. The balloon answers slowly: it keeps rising for a moment after you let go and keeps sinking after you fire, so give short burns near the ground. Higher air is thinner and takes more heat to hold, and the tank is small: a flight lasts a few minutes on about a minute of burner.

## Points and stars

- **Photos:** 150 points a frame, 225 for a postcard shot through the middle.
- **Beads:** 10 points each and more for a chain; golden beads are worth 60 and sit in risky places.
- **Skimming:** points tick up while the basket flies a few meters above the ground, and a close pass by a fairy chimney adds 25.
- **Apricots:** brush the crown of an apricot tree with the basket for 40.
- **Landing:** 500 points within 8 meters of the middle, 300 within 18 and 150 inside the target, plus bonuses for a soft touch, fuel left and an unmarked basket.

Any safe landing earns one star and opens the next flight. Two and three stars need a landing near the target and a higher score. Three hard knocks force a landing where you are.

## The seven balloons

| Balloon | Price in beads | What it is good at |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sunrise | Yours from the start | The school balloon: a bit of everything |
| Evil Eye | 350 | Collects beads from farther away |
| Kilim | 800 | Thick cloth: cools slowly and uses less fuel |
| Tulip | 1,400 | Light and nimble: quick up, quick down |
| Avanos Pottery | 2,200 | Sturdy basket that forgives one bump |
| Iznik Tile | 3,200 | Bigger photo points |
| Erciyes | 4,500 | Strong burner and the biggest tank |

## Tips

- Use the wind first and the fan second. In our test a script that did both earned 16 of 24 stars; the wind alone earned 9 and the fan alone 8.
- Change height for the photos. The script that never left the lowest wind reached only 8 of the 33 photo frames.
- Watch the white ring when you land. The script that aimed with it touched down dead centre on four of eight flights.
- Read our [hot air balloon game tips](https://yesthisgame.com/blog/hot-air-balloon-game-tips/) for the numbers behind these tips.

## Frequently asked questions

### How do I steer the balloon?

Mostly with height. Each layer of air blows its own way, so you climb or sink into the one that goes toward your target, then use the fan (arrow keys) for the last few meters.

### What do the coloured arrows mean?

Each arrow is one layer of wind and points where that layer would carry you. The biggest arrow is the layer you are in now.

### What happens if I miss the landing target?

You can land anywhere flat. A landing away from the target still earns one star, but no landing bonus.

### Can I fly out of the map?

No. Near the edge a mountain wind pushes the balloon back in.

### What is the daily flight?

A flight whose winds change with the date. It is the same for everyone on the same day and opens after you finish the first flight.

### Is my progress saved?

Yes, your beads, balloons, stars and best scores are kept in your browser on this device. Nothing is sent anywhere.

### Is Cappadocia Balloon free to play?

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