About Combo Pool
Combo Pool is an arcade merge game where you launch colored marbles onto a field and crash them into each other. When two marbles of the same color touch, they combine into one marble of the next color up, and lining up merge after merge is what the title is about.
The catch is your life bar. It drains as more marbles crowd the field, so you have to keep merging to keep the count down. If the bar empties, you drop into sudden death, where your last marble has to clear enough of the field to save the run.
It has a retro 8-bit look with bright, glossy marbles, and the menu offers Endless, Easy, Normal and Hard. You can play Combo Pool online in this tab with the keyboard or the mouse.
How to Play Combo Pool
- Choose Endless, Easy, Normal or Hard from the start menu.
- With the keyboard, aim with the left and right arrow keys and press C to launch a marble.
- With the mouse, point where you want the marble to go and shoot.
- Knock marbles of the same color into each other to merge them into the next color.
- Keep the field thin to protect your life bar, and survive sudden death if it runs out.
- Press Enter to pause. The pause menu can switch on numbers for the marbles.
What to Expect in Combo Pool
Combo Pool has a relaxed feel for an arcade game. Marbles bounce off each other, so every shot has a little unpredictability, and a lucky rebound can set off a merge you did not plan.
Runs last a few minutes, and the sudden death rule adds a tense finish when things go wrong. If telling the colors apart is hard for you, the accessible mode puts numbers on the marbles so you can follow each merge by number instead. Try Combo Pool free on Easy first and work your way up.
Tips for Combo Pool
- Aim for marbles that already sit next to a same-colored neighbor, so one shot can set off more than one merge.
- Do not fire into empty space just to take a turn; every new marble adds to the crowd that drains your life bar.
- Keep an eye on which colors are close to merging, and save your best angles for those.
- Turn on the numbered marbles in the pause menu if the colors blur together during a busy run.
- Learn how marbles bounce on Easy before moving up to Normal or Hard in this merge game.
Who Made Combo Pool
Combo Pool was made by NuSan, who released it on itch.io. It was made in PICO-8 for the p8jam2 game jam. FunClicker embeds the creator's own version so you can play it here without downloading anything. We did not make the game, and the credit for its design, code, and art belongs to its creator. You can find the original on the Combo Pool page on itch.io.
FAQ
Is Combo Pool free?
Yes. Combo Pool is free to play in your browser here, with no download or account. Pick a mode from the start menu and start shooting marbles. Runs take a few minutes, so it's an easy game to pick up for a quick round or two.
How do you play Combo Pool?
Aim with the left and right arrow keys and launch a marble with C, or point and shoot with the mouse. When two marbles of the same color collide, they merge into the next color. Keep merging to keep the field clear, because more marbles mean a lower life bar.
What is the goal in Combo Pool?
The goal is to survive by keeping the field under control. Your life bar drops as the number of marbles grows, so merging is how you stay alive. If the bar empties, sudden death begins and your last marble has to clear enough of the field to rescue the run.
What is sudden death in Combo Pool?
Sudden death starts when your life bar hits zero. Instead of ending right away, Combo Pool gives you one last marble, and it has to remove enough marbles from the field to save you. It's a final chance that rewards a well-aimed shot when everything looks lost.
Who made Combo Pool?
Combo Pool was made by NuSan and released on itch.io. It was built in PICO-8 and created for the p8jam2 game jam. FunClicker did not make the game; we embed the creator's own browser build and link to the original.
Can I play Combo Pool on a Chromebook or phone?
A Chromebook works well, since Combo Pool plays with the arrow keys and C or with a mouse. On a phone the game may load, but it was set up for keyboard and mouse, so a computer is the reliable choice.
Is Combo Pool unblocked at school?
Combo Pool runs in an ordinary browser tab, with no download, plugin or account. Whether Combo Pool unblocked access works on a school or library network depends on that network's filters, which we do not control. If the game loads for you, it plays the same as anywhere else.
Does Combo Pool have a colorblind option?
Yes, in a way. Press Enter to open the pause menu, and you can switch on an accessible mode that shows numbers on the marbles. That lets you tell them apart by number instead of relying on color alone, which helps a lot when merges happen fast.
