Supernova

A dying star buried among the bricks, with a 3-shot countdown. Before each round it moves to the thickest part of the wall. Break it in time and it explodes, wiping out every brick within 3 cells. Too slow and it collapses into armoured bricks.

From level: 185
Levels: 87
Options: 8
Price: Tier 3

On this page5 parts

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

How it works

A dying star buried among the bricks, with a countdown of 3 shots and a life ring. After each shot it moves to the thickest part of the wall.

Effect on your game: Break it before the countdown runs out and it explodes, destroying every brick within 3 cells. If the countdown reaches 0 it collapses instead and surrounds itself with armoured bricks.

In detail: how each part reacts

A dying star half a brick across, buried in the thickest part of the wall. Its life is 8× the biggest brick number (at least 12). The number on it is its countdown: 3 shots.
A ball that hits it bounces off and takes 1 off its life (2 for a slung ball). A bomb, laser or rocket that reaches it takes a quarter.
After every shot the countdown drops by 1, whether you hit it or not. If it survives, it slides to the thickest part of the wall again.
Break it in time and it explodes: every brick within 3 cells (a 7×7 square) takes its full number, so they all break and their specials go off. The blast also hits nearby hazards like a bomb.
If the countdown reaches 0 it collapses into up to 8 armoured bricks (3× the stage's normal number) around it, and it costs 5% of the level's value in points.
4 shots (Tame) or 2 shots (Challenge) on the countdown. Bigger bang (Twist): a 9×9 explosion. Big target (Tame): 40% bigger, easier to hit.

Tip

Break it within its 3-shot countdown: it explodes and wipes every brick within 3 cells. Too slow and it collapses into armoured bricks. Make it your first target.

In real space

A supernova is the explosion of a massive star at the end of its life. For a few weeks it can outshine its whole galaxy, scattering elements that build new stars and planets. Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Customise the Supernova: 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
Countdown
4 shots Tame	You get 4 shots to break it instead of 3.	◆ 20 this stage ◆ 60 this level ◆ 200 for 24 h ⭐ 80 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
2 shots Challenge	Only 2 shots. Free, with bonus points.	Free · +10% points
Blast
Bigger bang Twist	Blast radius +1 brick.	◆ 24 this stage ◆ 72 this level ◆ 240 for 24 h ⭐ 100 for 7 days ⭐ 200 forever (Mastery)
Size
Big target Tame	40% bigger, easier to hit.	◆ 10 this stage ◆ 30 this level ◆ 100 for 24 h ⭐ 40 for 7 days ⭐ 100 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