Paper Boats Racing

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This is a simple racing game featuring paper boats. Race your paper boat against four other competitors. Finish first after multiple laps to win.

• Outmaneuver the other boats to gain the lead.
• Use energy power ups to gain a boost in speed.
• Play through 10 courses.

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Paper Boats Racing Game for Kids Video Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Race a paper boat down the course to win.

• Starting the Game
  • Left click or tap anywhere to load the welcome screen.
  • On the welcome screen, select Start to begin.
  • On the top right corner of the welcome screen are the following options:
    • Select the enlarge button to switch between windowed and full screen modes.
    • Select the speaker button to turn the game’s audio on or off.
    • Select the music button to turn the game’s music on or off.
  • Your web browser automatically saves your game progress.
    • Select Hold here to reset all data to clear your previous progress. You cannot undo this.
• Game Controls
  • Desktop
    • With your keyboard, use the W, A, S, and D keys or the arrow keys to move.
      • Turn left by pressing A or the left arrow key.
      • Turn right by pressing D or the right arrow key.
      • Accelerate by pressing W or the up arrow key.
      • Decelerate by pressing S or the down arrow key.
  • Touchscreen devices
    • With your fingers:
      • Tap on the left and right arrows to steer.
      • Tap on the up arrow to move forward.
      • Tap on the down arrow to move backwards.
  • Controls and indicators
    • Top row:
      • Pause button
        • Home button: Quits the game and returns you to the level selection screen
        • Reset button: Restarts the race from the beginning
      • Zoom controls (available only when “Auto rotate” is turned off)
        • Zoom out button
        • Zoom level
        • Zoom in button
      • Enlarge button
      • Speaker button
      • Music button
    • Bottom row:
      • Left and right arrow buttons
      • Placement
      • Track number
      • Lap number
      • Up and down arrow buttons
• Game Play
  • Setting up
    • Select a color for your boat using the option found on the bottom center of the level selection screen.
    • You can also toggle the following camera controls on the bottom right corner of the level selection screen:
      • Auto rotate
      • Auto zoom
  • Basic rules
    • Move the boat around the course and outmaneuver the other boats.
    • Collect energy power ups to give your boat a brief boost in speed.
    • Finish all laps of the race.
    • Reach the finish line before all the other boats to win at the last lap to win.
  • Levels
    • Levels are unlocked in sequence.
      • You begin with only the first level playable.
      • Finish one level to unlock the next.
    • There are 10 levels in this game.
      • Each course has a unique layout.
      • You have to finish between 2 to 5 laps on each course.
      • You can replay any of the levels you’ve unlocked.
  • Tips
    • As much as possible try to avoid contact with other boats.
      • If one boat bumps you that can slow you down, then have the next boat come up and bump you, and the process can repeat until you are in last place.
      • When you make contact other boats try to do so on the inside line of a turn so their efforts to hit you only propel you forward.
    • Many tracks have multiple branch options where you can go left or right.
      • When you are early in the course if you are far back in the pack it usually makes sense to take the path with fewer boats on it.
      • When you are further into the race and are in first or second place it makes sense to take whichever path is shorter & faster.
    • Other speed tips
      • Drafting
        • In some racing games there is a drafting concept where it can make sense to race directly behind a competitor to build up speed.
        • In this game there isn’t much in the way of drafting, so it is better to be at least slightly off center a competitor so that you are less likely to make hard contact.
      • Minimize your exposure with the walls.
        • Take the tightest possible corner lines you can without making much wall contact.
        • You turn rather sharply, so you can be close to the inside corner and still make quite sharp turns without hitting the outer walls.
      • Speed boost
        • The speed booster is valuable when you are not near many enemies, are in front of competing racers, or are on a wide part of the course.
        • If the course is narrow and other opponents are directly in front of you it may not make sense to pick up the speed boost.
        • Only your boat can pick up the speed boost pellets.
• Target Audience
  • The game is suited for players who like simple boat racing games.
  • The game has no adult themed content.

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Mobile Friendly Cross Browser Support

This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay. You can play it on mobile devices like Apple iPhones, Google Android powered cell phones from manufactures like Samsung, tablets like the iPad or Kindle Fire, laptops, and Windows-powered desktop computers. All game files are stored locally in your web browser cache. This game works in Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Opera and other modern web browsers.

Plays.org published this Boat Racing on March 4, 2023 / 0 Comments