🦆 Duck Hunt

How to play

Ducks fly in from either side of the screen, climbing as they cross, and you shoot them by clicking on them. Each round gives you three shots, and the round ends when every duck on screen has been shot or has flown off. The next round then starts with fresh ammunition and slightly faster ducks.

• Click on the sky — fires one shot at that point. Every click spends a shot whether it hits or not.
• Start button — begins a session and becomes Restart, resetting the score, the round and the ammunition.

Scoring

Every duck you hit is worth 10 points and falls out of the sky. There is no penalty for a miss beyond the shot it costs, and no penalty for a duck that escapes, so the score is simply how many ducks you have brought down. Ammunition is three per round and does not carry over — anything unspent is lost when the round ends. Rounds get faster as the number rises, and from round 4 onward, and on every third round, two ducks are launched at once.

Tips

• Lead the duck. They cross quickly and also drift upward, so aim slightly ahead of the beak and a little above.
• The hit area is generous and centred on the body, so aim at the middle of the duck rather than the wings.
• Take the first shot early. A duck that has been on screen for a while is close to escaping, and speed rises every round.
• With two ducks in the air and three shots, deal with the nearer one first rather than splitting shots between both.

Frequently asked questions