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How to play Air Hockey
Try Air Hockey at your own pace and keep its objective in view. Score seven goals before the computer. Look at what changes after your first action. Use the opening round to become familiar with the layout. Look at what changes after your first action.
Move your paddle against a computer opponent and score through the opposite goal.
A careful first round
Before your first action, say what you are trying to achieve. Then compare the result with the goal. Make the next step deliberately.
Your goal
Score seven goals before the computer. Keep that objective in view throughout the round. Keep the controls in easy reach.
Step by step
- Start.
- Move your mallet within the lower half.
- Strike toward the upper goal.
- Goals reset the puck.
Controls
Mouse/touch movement or Left/Right controls. On a smaller screen, keep the active part of the board within view. A new-round button replaces the current round.
A useful example
An angled hit can bank off a side wall. Focus on why the action is allowed, not only its outcome. Choose a deliberate next step.
Watch out for this
You cannot move into the computer’s half. Read the feedback to see why an action did not have the expected result. Before your first action, say what you are trying to achieve. Then compare the result with the goal.
Common questions
For a quick reminder, what is the goal of Air Hockey?
Score seven goals before the computer.
For my first round, how do I control Air Hockey?
Mouse/touch movement or Left/Right controls.
While reading the Guide, what example helps explain Air Hockey?
For clarity: An angled hit can bank off a side wall.
As a new player, what should I watch out for in Air Hockey?
You cannot move into the computer’s half.
What format does Air Hockey offer?
Here is the relevant explanation: Move your paddle against a computer opponent and score through the opposite goal.
While learning, which play mode does Air Hockey use?
The mode on this page is Solo vs computer. Same-device play uses one screen; this game library does not provide internet matchmaking.
