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Scoring points in Nibbles

You can score points in Nibbles by eating bonuses. There are 5 different kinds of bonuses in Nibbles:

  • The donut-shaped bonus : This bonus causes an increase in the length of the worm. The points you gain on eating the donut vary from level to level and are multiples of the level number. In level 1, the first donut will give you 1 point, the second donut will give you 2 points, the third donut will give you 3 points and so on. In level 2, the first donut will give you 2 points, the second donut will give you 4 points, the third donut will give you 6 points and so on. In level 26, therefore, the first donut will give you 26 points, the second donut will give you 52 points and so on.

    The donut order count does not depend on the number of donuts already eaten by a worm. If the game is in level 1 and if player 1 eats the first donut, he scores 1 point, if player 2 eats the second donut, he scores 2 points; a third player may choose to not eat any donuts till the tenth donut and score 10 points at once.

  • The heart-shaped bonus : This bonus gives you an extra life and does not cause an increase in the length of your worm.

    The number of lives remaining for a worm is given by the number on the left of the comma in a worm's score. If a worm's score is 10,005, the worm has 10 lives remaining.

    You cannot get extra lives by scoring 10,000 points or more. If you have scored 12345 points with 10 lives remaining, your score will be 10,12345.

  • The diamond-shaped bonus : This bonus does not cause an increase in the length of the worm and does not give you any points. It causes a reversal in the movement of all the other worms in the game.

    This bonus has no effect in a single-player game.

  • The ice-cream-shaped bonus : This bonus causes a greater increase in the length of the worm than the donut-shaped bonus. The points given by this bonus vary depending on the level number and the length of the worm. The higher the level number and the longer the worm, the more the points are scored on eating this bonus.

  • The cherry-shaped bonus : This bonus causes a decrease in the length of the worm. The points given by this bonus depend on the level number and the length of the worm. The higher the level number and the longer the worm, the more the points are scored on eating this bonus.