Pulsar

A spinning dead star with two beams that drifts around the board. Any ball that crosses a beam is shot straight out along it.

From level: 65
Levels: 280
Options: 10
Price: Tier 1

On this page5 parts

How it works
In detail: how each part reacts
Tip
In real space
Customise the Pulsar: 10 options

How it works

A tiny spinning neutron star with two light beams sweeping around it like a lighthouse. It drifts slowly from place to place around the board.

Effect on your game: A ball that crosses a beam is caught and fired straight out along it, wherever the beam happens to point at that moment. Hitting the star itself just bounces the ball.

In detail: how each part reacts

Core: under a third of a brick, with two opposite beams (wings) each reaching 2.3 bricks from the centre.
A ball that hits the core bounces off it like a mirror and keeps its speed.
A ball that crosses a wing is fired straight outward along that wing, away from the core. It keeps its speed and can't be caught again for 0.3 s.
The pulsar turns steadily, once every 4–6 seconds (random), in either direction, and keeps spinning while you aim, so you can time your shot.
It drifts between open spots, faster during a shot than while you aim. Balls it redirects count as pulsar assists.
It can't be destroyed. A bomb blast, laser beam or rocket that hits it while it holds balls makes it fire them all out at once (as when it's full) and drop a gem, once per stage.
Short wings (Tame): 40% shorter. Long wings (Challenge): 60% longer. Slow spin (Tame): half the spin. Less drifting (Tame): half the drift. Roaming (Challenge): twice the drift.
Charged beams (Twist): a ball fired along a wing does double damage on its next brick hit.

Tip

Balls that cross a wing are shot straight along it. Fire when a wing points at a cluster of bricks and the pulsar does the aiming for you, with assist points.

In real space

A pulsar is a rapidly spinning neutron star that sweeps beams of radiation across space like a lighthouse. Some spin hundreds of times a second. Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

Customise the Pulsar: 10 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
Beam (wing) length
Short wings Tame	Beams 40% shorter, so they catch fewer balls.	◆ 10 this stage ◆ 30 this level ◆ 100 for 24 h ⭐ 40 for 7 days ⭐ 120 forever (Mastery)
Long wings Challenge	Beams 60% longer. Free, with bonus points.	Free · +10% points
Spin
Slow spin Tame	Turns 50% slower, so you can time shots past the beams.	◆ 8 this stage ◆ 23 this level ◆ 75 for 24 h ⭐ 30 for 7 days ⭐ 90 forever (Mastery)
Activity
Less drifting Tame	Drifts half as far around the board.	◆ 5 this stage ◆ 15 this level ◆ 50 for 24 h ⭐ 20 for 7 days ⭐ 60 forever (Mastery)
Roaming Challenge	Drifts across the whole board. Free, with bonus points.	Free · +10% points
Beam power
Charged beams Twist	A ball fired by a beam does double damage on its first hit.	◆ 12 this stage ◆ 36 this level ◆ 120 for 24 h ⭐ 50 for 7 days ⭐ 140 forever (Mastery)
Colour / skin
Gold Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try
Ruby Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try
Emerald Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try
Sapphire Skin	Looks only. Works in every mode.	⭐ 15 for 7 days ⭐ 50 forever free 1-level try