What changes
Maintaining ordered lanes
Marathon delays crowding but does not remove it. Organisation still decides the late game.
CalmStarting pace
22 × 12Board size
MediumDifficulty
Maintaining ordered lanesMain skill
Rules
Rules for this mode
- The board is wider than the standard arena.
- Walls and self-collision are active.
- The opening pace is calm.
- A normal red ball adds 1 point and 1 growth section.
Tactics
Three useful decisions
- Build lanes across the long side of the board.
- Keep one recovery corridor open.
- Separate route mistakes from concentration mistakes.
Start
Opening plan
Use the extra width to build a simple serpentine route. Keep one recovery corridor unused.
Watch for
Common mistake
Spending the extra space without a repeatable route.
Practice
Use three runs for one change
Use the first run to learn the board. Repeat the same opening on the second run. On the third, change only the turn that caused the previous loss. This makes it easier to tell whether the problem was the route or the input.
Need the basics first?Read the control guide, then use the strategy page to improve route planning.
How to playStrategy