How to play Zuma Marble Shooter
Rotate the frog and blast colored marbles into the marching chain.
Goal
Zuma Marble Shooter is the legendary action-puzzle arcade classic. An ancient chain of vibrant enchanted spheres creeps relentlessly along a carved spiral stone track toward the mythical golden skull tomb. Your mission is to aim the stone frog idol and fire matching marbles to eliminate the chain before the lead marble reaches the pit!
You begin with 3 lives. If the chain plunges into the skull mouth, you lose 1 life and the wave resets. Losing all 3 lives ends your adventure.
Match 3 & Cascade Combos
- Match 3 Same Color (+30 pts): Insert a marble to form a sequence of 3 or more identical marbles to blast them into magic dust.
- Magnetic Snap-back: When an explosion carves a gap between the chain, if both severed ends share the same color, magnetic energy violently reels the trailing chain backwards!
- Chain Reaction Combos: If the backwards snap forms another match of 3 or more, a glorious cascade reaction is triggered, earning massive combo multipliers (+100 to +300 bonus points).
Marble Swap & Tactics
- The frog holds the active marble in its mouth and previews the reserve color on its back. Press [Space] or tap the frog to swap the active and reserve marbles instantly.
- Look for opportunities to shoot through gaps in outer rings to hit high-value clusters deeper along the track.
Controls
- Desktop: Move the mouse to rotate the frog's aim, click left mouse button to launch, press [Space] to swap marble color.
- Mobile / Touch: Drag your finger to aim the reticle, release or tap to fire. Tap the central frog to swap reserve marble.