Rules
How to play Paperthrow
Paperthrow is a paper toss game. You sit at a school bench with a crumpled paper ball. There is a bin by the teacher's table and a ceiling fan somewhere between you and it. Swipe up to throw. Get the target number of balls into the bin before the bell and the next stage opens. Eighteen stages, free, in your browser.
The flick
Put a finger on the ball and swipe up towards the bin. Let go to throw.
- A longer swipe throws farther. A short swipe drops the ball short of the bin.
- Swipe a little left or right and the throw bends that way. A straight swipe goes straight.
- How fast you swipe does not matter. Only how long, and which way.
The first time you play, the room gives you a warm-up with no clock and no score. Use it to find the swipe that reaches the bin. Then keep that swipe.
The fan
When the ceiling fan is on, it pushes the ball sideways while it flies. The board tells you the fan's side and speed before every throw.
| Board says | What it does | What to do |
|---|---|---|
| Fan off | Nothing. The ball goes where you send it. | Throw straight. |
| Air → | Pushes the ball to the right. | Aim a little left. |
| ← Air | Pushes the ball to the left. | Aim a little right. |
| Fan changes | Swaps sides after a set number of throws. | Look at the board before each flick. |
Speed 2 is a gentle push. Speed 3 is steady and moves the ball more. The farther the bench, the longer the ball is in the air, and the more the fan gets to do.
Two seats
You can throw from the left seat or the right seat of the bench. The bin does not move. Your angle to it does. Switch seats from the button at the top of the room. Most people find one seat feels right and stay there.
The stages
Each stage asks for a number of balls in the bin inside a time. Reach it and the next stage opens. Miss it and you play the same stage again. Nothing is lost by missing.
| Stage | Where | Target | Time | Fan |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Third bench | 10 | 30 s | Off |
| 2 | Third bench | 15 | 30 s | Off |
| 3 | Third bench | 15 | 40 s | Speed 2, pushes right |
| 4 | Third bench | 18 | 40 s | Speed 2, pushes left |
| 5 | Third bench | 20 | 40 s | Speed 2, swaps every 5 throws |
| 6 | Middle bench | 20 | 45 s | Off |
| 7 | Middle bench | 20 | 55 s | Speed 3, pushes right |
| 8 | Middle bench | 22 | 55 s | Speed 3, pushes left |
| 9 | Middle bench | 24 | 60 s | Speed 3, swaps every 2 throws |
| 10 | Last bench | 24 | 65 s | Off |
| 11 | Last bench | 26 | 65 s | Speed 2, pushes right |
| 12 | Last bench | 28 | 75 s | Speed 3, swaps every 5 throws |
| 13 | Corridor, outside 9A | 28 | 80 s | Off |
| 14 | Corridor, two spots | 28 | 80 s | Off |
| 15 | Corridor, three spots | 30 | 85 s | Off |
| 16 | Corridor, three spots | 30 | 85 s | Off |
| 17 | Corridor, three spots | 32 | 90 s | Breeze, pushes right |
| 18 | Corridor, three spots | 32 | 90 s | Breeze, changes with the spot |
In the corridor the bin moves. Make the number the board asks for at one spot and it rolls to the next: farther down, then to the doorway side or the railing side. Same swipe for distance, new angle for the side. From stage 17 a breeze pushes the ball sideways at some spots.
Points and streaks
Every ball in the bin scores. Balls in a row score more.
| In a row | Each ball is worth |
|---|---|
| 1 to 4 | 10 points |
| 5 to 9 | 20 points |
| 10 to 19 | 30 points |
| 20 and up | 40 points |
When you cross into a new band, every ball in the streak so far is repriced at the new rate. So the fifth ball in a row is not worth 20. It is worth 20, plus 10 more for each of the four before it. A miss banks what you have and starts a fresh streak at 10.
Your best score, most in the bin and longest streak are kept for every stage. Clear a stage and you join the class board.
Practice
Practice is separate from the stages and never touches your records. Pick any bench, either seat, and any fan. Then choose 50 balls with no clock, or a timed round. Use it to learn a fan speed before the stage that needs it.
Saving and signing in
Progress saves in the browser as you play. No account is needed. Sign in with Google and the same progress follows you to another phone.
The bin is waiting.
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