Tipcat — free browser game

Tipcat is a two-tap minimalist arcade take on a street game that has been played in Anatolia for centuries. On stage, a player silhouette stands on the left holding a long bat; at their feet the small 'çelik' (a short stick) lies on the ground. Every throw asks two independent timing skills. Phase 1 — Flip: a horizontal indicator slides to the right at constant speed along a bar at the bottom of the canvas, with a short green sweet-spot highlighted near the middle. Pressing Space or tapping the screen during the sweet-spot lands the bat on the tip of the çelik and it spins up into the air — the closer to the centre of the green zone you catch it, the higher the çelik rises; near the edge, the flip is weak. Phase 2 — Strike: as the çelik falls back down, a vertical indicator drifts up and down in front of the player; right when the çelik enters the bat's swing range, you must catch the indicator inside the green horizontal sweet-spot. A well-timed strike sends the çelik flying horizontally across the right side of the field, tracing a projectile arc until it lands. The distance (in steps) where it lands is the score of that throw. The two phases multiply: a weak flip plus a strong strike, or vice versa, always yields a mid-tier score; for genuine long throws you must catch both phases close to the centre of the green zone. Each game gives you three attempts; the total distance across the three throws is the round score and your best total is saved in the browser. R or the 'Restart' button resets the round. Strategy: in the flip phase, an early press is penalised less than a late one — pressing late means the indicator has already crossed the right edge of the green and the throw counts as 'missed' (0 distance); in the strike phase, the vertical indicator reaches the green zone slightly before the çelik's true descent — striking exactly when the çelik is at its lowest entry point is ideal.