<aside> 💡 This is an optional feature, power-ups can be disabled from the launch screen
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Power-ups are placed randomly on the map, shown by this rotating question mark. If you land on one, you will get a special ability!
The power-up you receive is chosen randomly based on your position on the map. This means players who are further behind will get more attack power-ups to help them get ahead, whilst players in the lead will get power-ups which are more defensive, to help them retain their position.
A player can use a power-up at anytime. It will show in a little box at the top right of their screen, where they can click/tap on it at any point to activate it.
Player has a shield power-up - tap to activate it
When this power-up is activated, the player will switch to the map view and their avatar will turn into a rotating cannon. They can then tap/click a space on the board to fire it.
If there are any players on that space, then they will move backwards 2 spaces.
This power-up is available to all players, no matter what their position. However a player who is at a high ranking is less likely to get this.
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This is available to players who are at the bottom rankings. When this is activated, an energy blast will emit from the player causing all other players to move backwards 1 space!
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This moves the player 2 spaces forwards. When a player activates this, you will see a brief flame under their avatar.
It is available to players who are at the middle and bottom rankings.
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This will teleport a player randomly forward up to 3 spaces. They will pop out and back in at a space ahead of their previous position.
It is available to players around the middle rankings.
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This will cause a player to swap position with the player in front. It is available to players at the middle and bottom rankings.
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