A duel above the clouds, with a friend or solo

BreakFriend

Your move, by text.

Each of you keeps a little fort on a floating island with a heartstone inside. On your turn, repair and build, then fire one shot. Your move becomes a link: send it in a message, and your friend opens it, watches your shot land, and fires back. Break their heartstone to win. No one to play? Take on up to five computer forts.

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BreakFriend gameplay: a shell arcing toward a fort with a glowing heartstone at sandstone dusk — Tap a column to build / Drag back to aim / `←→↑↓` fine-tune Open full page

How it plays

Three steps. One link.

BuildYour fortStack timber, stone, gale mills and bolt towers around your heartstone with the sunstone you earn each turn.
FireOne shot a turnDrag back to aim a shell and mind the wind, or spend sunstone on a heavy shell or a dart run.
SendThe linkYour move becomes a link. Send it in any message. Your friend watches it land, then replies.

A turn, start to finish

About a minute a move.

01
Build
Stack the pieces

Tap a column to stack a piece. Anything left without support falls, and a long drop cracks it.
02
Aim
Drag back like a sling

A dotted line shows the start of the arc. The wind, gale mills and bolt towers do the rest.
03
Send
Your move is a link

Send it in iMessage, WhatsApp or anything else. The whole game rides in the link.
04
Watch
Their shot, replayed

Open their link and watch exactly what they did to your fort. Then it's your turn.

A fort just after a hit, with pieces broken and fallen — Unsupported pieces fall

Pieces and shots

Four pieces. Three shots.

Every turn earns four sunstone. Spend it on your fort, or on a bigger shot.

Timber and stone
Timber is cheap and takes one hit. Stone takes two. Both stack on anything.
Gale mill
Blows incoming shells back the way they came.
Bolt tower
Shoots down the first shell that comes close. A heavy shell needs two.
Shell, heavy or dart
A free shell rides the wind. A heavy shell hits wider. A dart jet breaks the first three pieces in one row.

No accounts

The whole game rides in the link.

There is no server keeping score. Each move packs the forts, the sunstone and your shot into a link of a couple of hundred characters, after the # sign, which browsers never send anywhere. Your friend's phone replays your shot exactly the way it flew on yours.

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The send card: your move ready to send as a link — Send it in any message

FAQ

Questions

Is BreakFriend free?

Yes. No ads, no account and nothing to buy.

Does my friend need the app?

No. They tap the link and play in their browser. Apps for iPhone, iPad and Android are on the way.

Where is the game stored?

In the link itself, after the # sign, which browsers never send to a server. Your device remembers which side you are on.

Can we play on one phone?

Yes. Pass & play hands the same phone back and forth.

Can I play alone?

Yes. Solo puts you against 1 to 5 computer forts on Easy, Normal or Hard. Everyone fires at everyone, and the last heartstone standing wins. Your game is saved on your device, and Continue on another device sends it to another phone or computer as a link.

How long is a game?

A duel usually takes five to ten turns each, and you can take as long as you like between moves. A solo game lasts about 15 to 25 rounds.

Play it on iPhone and Android in Break Board Games.

BreakFriend is one of the games in the Break Board Games app, along with BreakKnight, BreakJump, BreakTiles, BreakPatience. One download, every game, no ads and no account.