Air hockey
How do you play air hockey?
Move your mallet in your half of the table and hit the puck into the other goal. Each goal is 1 point, and the first to 7 wins. Play the computer on easy, normal or hard. Or play a friend on the same phone, each in your own half.
How to play air hockey
- Pick Vs computer or 2 players, and how many goals win.
- Move your mallet in your half of the table. You can't cross the red middle line.
- Hit the puck into the goal at the other end. Each goal is one point.
- After a goal, the player who let it in gets the puck.
- The first player to reach the goal count wins.
Controls
- Phone or tablet: drag your mallet with one finger. In 2 players, each player uses their own half of the screen at the same time.
- Computer and Chromebook: move the mouse over the table, or use the arrow keys. In 2 players, red uses W, A, S and D.
- Space starts a game, and Space again starts a new one after the last goal.
Tips to win
- Stay between the puck and your goal. A good defense wins more games than hard shots.
- Hit the puck off a side wall. A bank shot is harder to block than a straight one.
- Move through the puck, not just into it: the faster your mallet moves, the faster the puck goes.
- After a hard shot, get back in front of your goal at once.
Questions
Is air hockey unblocked here? Does it work on a school Chromebook?
It is a normal web page on lifesim.com with nothing to download, so it runs in Chrome on a Chromebook. Some school filters block every game site, so we can't promise that yours allows it. Once the page is open, the game needs no network.
Can two people play on one phone?
Yes. Pick 2 players and put the phone flat between you. Blue drags in the bottom half and red in the top half, both at the same time. On a computer, blue uses the arrow keys or the mouse, and red uses W, A, S and D.
How good is the computer?
Easy moves slowly and often misses. Normal blocks most straight shots. Hard moves fast and aims at the goal, so shots off the side walls work best against it.
What are the rules?
Each player keeps their mallet in their own half. A puck in the goal is one point, and the player who let it in gets the puck. The game plays to 7 goals, or pick 3 or 5 for a short game.
Can I challenge a friend?
Yes. After a game, press Share or Copy link. The link holds the score and the level, so your friend can try to do better.
