Launch the Dummy!

Mission briefing

Push a crash test dummy down the hill, jump in, tap at the ramp to launch him and watch him fly, bounce and smash through bowling pins, dominoes, crates and balloons. Earn cash for distance and damage, then upgrade the hill, your ride (shopping cart to rocket sled), rockets, eject spring and wingsuit to fly farther. Glide by holding, hit boost rings, chain combos, unlock characters and reach the lake at 1500 m!

Field manual

Goal: launch the dummy as far as you can and cause as much damage as possible to earn cash, then buy upgrades and reach the lake at 1500 m. Controls: tap or click to push off and jump in, tap or click again at the ramp to launch. Hold the screen or mouse button to glide with the wingsuit. Fly through boost rings and smash objects to chain combos.

Launch orders: press Launch mission above and the game loads on this page itself — nothing downloads and no form stands between you and the first move. It is designed for a flexible screen and takes its orders from mouse, keyboard or touch, depending on the mission. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly. If it offers a fullscreen control, use it — a fight this size deserves the whole screen.

Field notes for action operations

First run is reconnaissance. Spend it learning where the danger actually spawns from instead of chasing a score — most action games announce their patterns honestly in the opening minute, then repeat them with worse manners.
Movement is a defensive stat. A moving target at half health outlives a stationary one at full health in nearly every game on this board, so keep relocating between shots, strikes and reloads.
Learn the exit before the entrance closes. In arena and chase games alike, the players who survive longest are the ones who noticed the second doorway while everyone else was watching the first.

Launch the Dummy! — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Launch the Dummy! ?

Nothing at all. The mission is free from the first order to the last — no sign-up, no download, no paid tier guarding the good levels. The advertising around this page is what keeps the board free.

What sort of mission is Launch the Dummy! ?

Launch the Dummy! is filed in our Action theatre. Like every operation on this board, it is a browser game — read the briefing above for the publisher's own account of what you are deploying into.

Can I run Launch the Dummy! on a phone or tablet?

Yes. It plays in the browser on phones and tablets exactly as it does on a computer. It adapts to both upright and wide screens, so phones, tablets and desktops all frame it sensibly.

Do I have to install anything before playing?

No installation of any kind. Launch the Dummy! is an HTML5 game: press the launch button and it loads on this page, and closing the tab leaves nothing behind.

After-action

Mission complete, or still pinned down? The full Action theatre is one click away — The main hall of the board: 469 operations where something is always moving, exploding, escaping or being chased. If a game has a pulse and a problem, it is probably filed here.