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Race multiplication problems around the circle and eat your tail for bonus points before it expires!

How to Play:

• Problems appear in a circular track (12 problems)

• Answer the current problem (highlighted in blue)

• Type the answer and press Enter

• Move forward automatically after each correct answer

• Eat your tail: Answer fast enough to reach your oldest answered problem before it expires for bonus points!

• Game over when current problem expires

Controls:

• 0-9: Enter numbers

• Enter: Submit answer

• Backspace: Clear input

• ESC: Pause/Resume

• SPACE: Start / Return to menu

• ?: Help

Scoring:

• Base: 10 points per correct answer

• Speed bonus: Time remaining × 2 points

• Streak bonus: +1 per streak (max 50)

• Level multiplier: +5% per level

• Streak multiplier: 1.2× every 10th correct answer

• Tail eating bonus: 50 base + (time remaining × 5) per second

High Score: 0

Press SPACE to start

OUROBOROS

Multiplication Speed Drill

SCORE: 0

LEVEL: 1

STREAK: 0

Press ? for help | ESC to pause

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Press ESC to resume

Press SPACE to return to menu

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║   GAME OVER   ║
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Final Score: 0

Accuracy: 0%

Best Streak: 0

Press SPACE to return to menu

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Gameplay:

• Problems appear in a circular track (12 problems total)

• Answer the current problem (highlighted in blue)

• Move forward sequentially around the circle after each correct answer

• Problems only start expiring when they become the current problem

• Eat your tail: If you answer fast enough to reach your oldest answered problem before it expires, you get bonus points (current problem turns yellow when on tail)

• Game over when current problem expires

Difficulty:

• Level 1: 18 seconds per problem

• Level 2: 14 seconds

• Level 3-7: 10 seconds down to 6 seconds (decreases by 1s per level)

• Level 8+: 6 seconds down to 2.5 seconds minimum (decreases by 2s per level)

• Level up every 8 correct answers

Scoring:

• Base: 10 points + Speed bonus (time remaining × 2) + Streak bonus (max 50)

• Multiplied by: Level multiplier (1 + (level-1) × 0.05) × Streak multiplier (1.2× every 10th correct)

• Tail eating: 50 base + (time remaining × 5) per second

Penalties:

• Wrong answer: 2s timeout + (level × 0.3s)

• Streak and consecutive correct counter reset on wrong answer

• Problems continue expiring during timeout (adds pressure!)

Press ? to close help