Play Simitçi
Simit: the sesame bagel Turkey runs on. Stack them sky-high on the vendor’s tray; overhangs get sliced, perfect drops keep the tower fat.
How many players
Single player, against your own high score.
Category: Arcade games
How to play
Goal: Simit is the sesame bagel Turkey runs on, and the simitçi sells it from a tray. Stack the sliding simits on top of each other and build the tallest tower you can.
Step by step
- A simit slides left and right up top. Tap to drop it.
- Whatever hangs over the simit below gets sliced off, and the tower gets thinner.
- Land it perfectly and nothing gets cut; the simit even grows a little.
- Miss the one below completely and the tower falls. Game over.
- The higher you go, the faster they slide.
Rules
- Each layer is 1 point. A perfect drop gives 1 + your streak (up to 6).
- Any simit that gets sliced resets your streak.
- Perfect drops widen the simit, but never past the size of the first one.
Controls
- Touch: Tap anywhere on the screen.
- Keyboard: Space, Enter or the down arrow drops the simit.
Tips
- Don’t tap when it’s right on top. Tap a hair before.
- Streaks multiply your score: don’t rush, find the rhythm.
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