Play the computer
Pick an opponent and the game starts in one click. The computer has four levels, from Easy, which mostly races, to Nightmare, which can think for up to 2.3 seconds on every move.
Every level plays by the same rules. What changes is how often the computer stops to think, and how far ahead it looks when it does.
Mostly races. Good for learning.
Easy walks toward your side on most turns. It stops to think properly on about one turn in five, and a wall only ever comes from those turns.
How to beat it: If you get 3 or more steps ahead, Easy wakes up and starts thinking every turn, so build your lead steadily.
Play EasyRaces hard, drops the odd wall.
Normal thinks properly on about six turns in ten and races the rest of the time. It starts thinking every turn the moment it falls 1 step behind.
How to beat it: Don’t trust a one-step lead. As soon as you’re ahead, Normal starts thinking every turn.
Play NormalPlans ahead, walls your best path.
Hard thinks on every turn. It searches up to 12 moves ahead, looks at up to 1,000,000 positions and goes after your shortest route with walls.
How to beat it: Keep a second route open. Before you commit, ask what one wall in front of you would cost.
Play HardSearches deep. Never blunders.
Nightmare also thinks on every turn, for up to 2.3 seconds. It searches as deep as that time allows, up to 64 moves ahead and 2,600,000 positions, and it is built not to blunder.
How to beat it: Out-plan it. Keep walls in reserve for the final stretch, and don’t spend one to gain a single step.
Play NightmarePlaying with four? The four-player mode has its own Easy, Normal, Hard and Nightmare: play three computers at once, or read the four-player rules.
| Level | Looks ahead | Thinks for up to | Thinks properly on | Starts thinking every turn when |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easy | 2 moves | 0.09 s | about one turn in five | It’s 3 steps behind |
| Normal | 4 moves | 0.3 s | about six turns in ten | It’s 1 step behind |
| Hard | 12 moves | 0.85 s | every turn | Always |
| Nightmare | 64 moves | 2.3 s | every turn | Always |
A “move” here counts each side’s move, yours and the computer’s. Deeper levels stop searching when their time runs out.
New to the rules? Learn how to play WallRush, or read the strategy guides for when to wall and when to race.
No. WallRush has no hidden information, so the computer sees exactly what you see. It plays by the same rules, has the same ten walls and can’t make a move you couldn’t.
The game always pauses for about half a second so you can follow each move. Beyond that, the computer thinks for up to 0.09 s on Easy, 0.3 s on Normal, 0.85 s on Hard and 2.3 s on Nightmare.
Yes, against the Easy computer. Press Undo to take back your last move and the computer’s reply, then try something else. Normal, Hard and Nightmare don’t allow it.
No. Pick a level and play. There’s nothing to sign up for and no ads.
Start on Easy if you’re new, so you have time to see how a wall changes a race. If you already know the rules, try Normal. Move up when you start winning comfortably.
The level is set when a game starts. Choose another level in the game panel and press Start game. If a game is under way you are asked first, then a new game begins.