Time dilation zone

A shimmering zone over the bricks that slows balls ×2, ×4 or ×6 (the number on it) and bends them as they enter, so they hit the bricks inside many times. Balls leave slow and speed back up. It moves after every shot.

From level: 255
Levels: 68
Options: 7
Price: Tier 3

On this page5 parts

How it works
In detail: how each part reacts
Tip
In real space
Customise the Time dilation zone: 7 options

How it works

A shimmering clock-face zone sitting on top of the bricks, with a number in the middle: ×2, ×4 or ×6. It moves to a new spot, with a new number, after every shot.

Effect on your game: Balls inside move that many times slower (×4 = a quarter speed), so they hit the bricks in the zone many times. Entering bends a ball toward the centre, like light entering glass: the bigger the number, the sharper the bend. Balls come out still slow and speed back up over about a second and a half. It also makes shots take longer.

In detail: how each part reacts

A shimmering circle 1.8 bricks in radius, centred on a brick. Its number (×2, ×4 or ×6, random) is how much it slows balls.
A ball entering it slows to that fraction of its speed and bends toward the middle, like light entering glass: the bigger the number, the sharper the bend.
Inside, balls bounce off bricks as usual but slowly, so they hit the same bricks many times.
Balls leave still slow and speed back up over about 1–1.5 s. Entering again slows them again.
Slow balls make the shot longer, so the automatic 2× speed-up (after 8 s) and 4× (after 16 s) come sooner.
After every shot it jumps to a new brick with a new number. It can't be destroyed.
Big zone (Tame): 50% bigger. Deeper slow-mo (Twist): +2 on the number (×4, ×6 or ×8). Anchored on bricks (Twist): it always moves to the thickest group of bricks.

Tip

Balls inside hit the bricks there many times over, so aim into it when it covers thick bricks. It does make the shot take longer.

In real space

Near a massive object, time really runs slower: gravitational time dilation. GPS satellites must correct for it every day. Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Customise the Time dilation zone: 7 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
Size
Big zone Tame	Zone 50% bigger: more bricks hit many times.	◆ 20 this stage ◆ 60 this level ◆ 200 for 24 h ⭐ 80 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
Slow motion
Deeper slow-mo Twist	Every zone slows balls 2 steps more: ×4, ×6 or ×8 instead of ×2, ×4 or ×6.	◆ 24 this stage ◆ 72 this level ◆ 240 for 24 h ⭐ 100 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
Movement
Anchored on bricks Twist	Moves to the thickest group of bricks after each shot.	◆ 24 this stage ◆ 72 this level ◆ 240 for 24 h ⭐ 100 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