Pearl Ceiling

Shoot a matching pearl into the ceiling to grow a 32-value treasure before the tide reaches the launcher. Choose straight, bank-left or bank-right, then tap a launch column. A bank shot moves one column sideways per upward row and reflects off the walls. It stops at the first pearl in its path. An equal hit doubles that ceiling pearl; a mismatch sticks in the last empty square before impact. After each shot, neighboring equal pearls around the impact fuse one at a time into the impact pearl, allowing cascades. Every third shot lowers the entire ceiling by one row. Any pearl reaching the bottom launcher row loses, so a late 32 does not excuse a flood. The next three pearl values and tide countdown are shown. Two exchanges swap the next pearl with the reserve; exchanging costs no shot. Keyboard: Tab and Enter/Space operate buttons; R restarts.