Log Splash

Mission briefing

Log Splash is a fast top-down log rolling duel. Two lumberjacks share one floating log, and the first to lose their balance goes in the water. Your footwork spins the log: step with it to keep up, step against it to shove your rival off. Win a duel, draft one of three skills, and face a harder opponent on a new river - ten hand-made rivals with their own tricks, then an endless river that keeps getting meaner. Low-poly forests, farm shores, cheering crowds and very big splashes.

Field manual

Stay on the log and knock your rival into the water. Keyboard: W steps away from you and S steps toward you (the arrow keys work too); 1, 2 and 3 fire the skills on your hotbar; Esc or P pauses. Touch: hold the up and down buttons to step, tap a skill on the hotbar to use it. Step the same way the log is rolling to keep your footing, step against it to slow it and turn it over - but shoving costs balance. Empty your rival's balance meter before they empty yours, then pick a skill and take on the next opponent.

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.

Log Splash — questions from the ranks

What does it cost to play Log Splash?

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 Log Splash?

Log Splash 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 Log Splash 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. Log Splash 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.