Star nursery

A newborn star that grows 2 new bricks around itself after every shot until you destroy it.

From level: 125
Levels: 209
Options: 8
Price: Tier 2

On this page5 parts

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

How it works

A newborn star in a pink disk of gas. Its life is shown by the white ring.

Effect on your game: After every shot it grows up to 2 new bricks in the empty space around it. Each ball hit takes 1 off its life, and bombs, lasers and rockets take a quarter. Destroy it early or the board keeps filling up.

In detail: how each part reacts

A small star (under half a brick) that never moves. Its life is 4× the biggest brick number on the stage (at least 8).
A ball that hits it bounces off and takes 1 off its life (2 for a slung ball).
Each bomb blast, laser beam or rocket that reaches it takes a quarter of its life.
After every shot it survives, it grows 2 new bricks with the stage's normal number in empty cells around it (up to about 2 bricks away). They count toward clearing the stage.
When its life runs out it just disappears. Bricks it already grew stay.
1 brick a shot (Tame) or 3 bricks a shot (Challenge). Brittle bricks (Twist): its new bricks have half the life. Small star (Tame): 30% smaller with 30% less life.

Tip

Destroy it as early as you can: every shot it survives grows 2 more bricks. Bombs, lasers and rockets take a quarter of its life.

In real space

A stellar nursery is a cloud of gas and dust where new stars are forming, like the Orion Nebula. Gravity pulls clumps of gas together until they ignite. Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Customise the Star nursery: 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
Growth
1 brick a shot Tame	Grows 1 brick after each shot instead of 2.	◆ 15 this stage ◆ 45 this level ◆ 150 for 24 h ⭐ 60 for 7 days ⭐ 160 forever (Mastery)
3 bricks a shot Challenge	Grows 3. Free, with bonus points.	Free · +10% points
New bricks
Brittle bricks Twist	Bricks it grows have half the life.	◆ 18 this stage ◆ 54 this level ◆ 180 for 24 h ⭐ 70 for 7 days ⭐ 190 forever (Mastery)
Size
Small star Tame	30% smaller and easier to break.	◆ 8 this stage ◆ 23 this level ◆ 75 for 24 h ⭐ 30 for 7 days ⭐ 80 forever (Mastery)
Colour / skin
Gold Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 20 for 7 days ⭐ 60 forever free 1-level try
Ruby Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 20 for 7 days ⭐ 60 forever free 1-level try
Emerald Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 20 for 7 days ⭐ 60 forever free 1-level try
Sapphire Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 20 for 7 days ⭐ 60 forever free 1-level try