Hull breach

An airlock in the wall. An alarm sounds, then it bursts open for over a second: balls nearby are sucked toward it and lost, and the 2 bricks nearest the hatch are torn out and count as broken.

From level: 155
Levels: 61
Options: 8
Price: Tier 3

On this page5 parts

How it works
In detail: how each part reacts
Tip
In real space
Customise the Hull breach: 8 options

How it works

An airlock hatch in the wall, with yellow warning stripes and a red light. The light flashes and an alarm sounds a second before it opens.

Effect on your game: The hatch bursts open for about a second and a half: air rushes out and balls within 4 cells are dragged toward it, and any that reach it are lost into space. As it opens, the 2 bricks nearest the hatch are torn out and count as broken. Keep balls away while it's open, but let it eat the bricks.

In detail: how each part reacts

An airlock in the left or right wall, just below the bricks.
Every 4–6.5 s the light flashes and an alarm sounds for 1 s, then the hatch opens for 1.4 s.
While it's open, balls within 4.5 bricks are pulled toward the hatch, and any that reach it are lost.
As it opens, the 2 bricks nearest the hatch (within about 3 bricks) are torn out and count as broken, specials and gems included.
Quick seal (Tame): open 0.7 s. Long warning (Tame): 2 s alarm. Big breach (Challenge): 40% further and stronger. Salvage crew (Twist): tears out 4 bricks.

Tip

When the alarm sounds, keep your balls away from that wall. The bricks it tears out count as broken, so it often helps on a full board.

In real space

A hull breach lets a spacecraft's air rush out into space. Crews train to find and seal leaks; in 2018 astronauts patched a small hole in a Soyuz. Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Customise the Hull breach: 8 options

Open it from the level card (the hazards row, then this hazard), from the Hazard guide in ⚙ Settings, or from the out-of-shots card. How customising works.

Option	What it does	Price
Hatch
Quick seal Tame	The hatch stays open for 0.7 s instead of 1.4 s.	◆ 20 this stage ◆ 60 this level ◆ 200 for 24 h ⭐ 80 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
Big breach Challenge	Its suction reaches 40% further and pulls 40% harder. Free, with bonus points.	Free · +10% points
Warning
Long warning Tame	The alarm sounds 2 s before it opens instead of 1 s.	◆ 15 this stage ◆ 45 this level ◆ 150 for 24 h ⭐ 60 for 7 days ⭐ 150 forever (Mastery)
Bricks
Salvage crew Twist	Tears out 4 bricks each time instead of 2.	◆ 36 this stage ◆ 108 this level ◆ 360 for 24 h ⭐ 140 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
Colour / skin
Gold Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 25 for 7 days ⭐ 75 forever free 1-level try
Ruby Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 25 for 7 days ⭐ 75 forever free 1-level try
Emerald Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 25 for 7 days ⭐ 75 forever free 1-level try
Sapphire Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 25 for 7 days ⭐ 75 forever free 1-level try