Catch the Eggs
Move your basket to catch falling eggs before they hit the ground. How many can you catch?
How to play
- Click Start to begin — eggs will fall from the top of the field.
- Move the basket left and right with arrow keys or the ◀▶ buttons.
- Catch each egg before it hits the ground to score a point.
- Miss 3 eggs and the game ends — try to beat your high score!
Use the arrow keys or on-screen ◀▶ buttons to move the basket. Catch falling eggs to score points. Miss 3 and it is game over!
How it works
Catch the Eggs is a fast-paced arcade game where eggs drop from the top of the screen at increasing speed and you control a basket at the bottom. Move the basket left or right to catch each egg before it hits the ground.
You score a point for every egg caught. Missing an egg deducts a life, and the game ends when all lives are gone. As your score climbs, eggs fall faster and more eggs may appear simultaneously.
The game trains hand-eye coordination and peripheral awareness, and it suits quick browser play sessions with no setup required. It works with keyboard arrow keys as well as mouse or touch input.
Focus on positioning your basket slightly ahead of where you predict the egg will land rather than reacting only after it has already passed centre. Anticipation beats pure reflex.
Worked example
Surviving the first speed increase
- Start the game and position the basket near the horizontal centre.
- Catch the first few slow eggs to build up your score buffer.
- When speed increases, widen your gaze to the top of the screen to spot new eggs sooner.
- Prioritize eggs nearest the ground when two are falling simultaneously.
Score climbs past 20 without losing a life through the first speed ramp.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Keeping the basket stationary in the centre instead of actively tracking each egg.
- Chasing one egg to a far side and missing an egg on the opposite side because attention was not split.
- Overreacting to one egg and overshooting the basket, causing a miss on the next egg.
Key terms
- Life
- One chance to miss an egg; losing all lives ends the game.
- Speed ramp
- A difficulty increase where egg drop speed rises, typically triggered after a score threshold.
- Basket
- The player-controlled catcher that moves horizontally along the bottom of the screen.
Frequently asked questions
- How do I start?
- Click the Start button. The eggs will begin falling immediately.
- How fast do eggs fall?
- Each egg falls at a random speed; the challenge grows as you try to keep up with multiple eggs at once.