Powerline.io

***powerline.io*** is a multiplayer game developed by Andre Almeida, in which the objective is to become the biggest snake by eating bits, acquired by "zapping" other players.

## Instructions from Cool Math Games

*Use WASD or the arrow keys to control your snake. Boost your speed by moving right beside another snake. Eat neon bits and zap other snakes to climb the leaderboard and take the crown!*

*NOTE: It may take a few seconds to connect to the servers, please be patient.*

***POWERLINE.IO TIPS & TRICKS***

***Boost your speed.** Keeping your speed up should be your main focus as you play Powerline. Boost your snake by riding alongside the other snakes on the field. Use the speed boosts to get ahead of your opponents, then quickly turn to block their path and zap them before they can react. Collecting neon bits will keep your speed up as well.*

***Zig-zag.** Sure, the name of the game might be Powerline, but zigging and zagging is the better strategy. You can prevent other snakes from boosting off your tail by constantly turning left and right as you move around the field. Creating quick turns and corners with your snake will make it more difficult for other players to boost off of your tail, particularly as your snake gets longer.*

***Focus on defense.** The goal of the game is survival. In order to stay in the game as long as possible, focus on eating lots of bits instead of going straight for zaps. Grow your tail slowly as your progress and avoid other snakes to survive as long as you can.*

***Follow the leader.** If there's nothing going on around you, head towards the king. The crown indicator on the screen helps point you in the direction of the player with the highest score. Other players tend to congregate around the crown as well, so chances are, the closer you get to the king, the more bits you’ll find! You’ll also find much larger snakes to fight, so be ready!*

***WHAT CAN YOU LEARN FROM PLAYING POWERLINE.IO?***

*Playing Powerline.io can help improve hand-eye coordination and reaction time. Players will need to react fast to move their snake away from danger while dividing their focus between collecting bits and zapping opponents.*

***WHAT IS THE POWERLINE.IO WORLD RECORD?'***

*The Powerline.io world record is a surprisingly complicated matter. There are varying claims of scores, ranging anywhere from 20,000 points to 100,000 points. Truthfully, the first goal that you should go for when playing Powerline.io is to become the largest snake in the lobby. The points don’t matter so much, it’s more about trying to conquer the lobby and take the crown!*

***How do you play with friends on Powerline.io?***

*Powerline.io is already a fun game, but playing it with friends is even better! It’s easy to play with friends, all you have to do is click the ‘Play with Friends’ button in the top left corner of the home screen. A link will appear, which you can copy and send to friends via text, email, really whatever you want. The link can be shared with whoever you want, so invite all of your friends and get an awesome lobby going!*

## Gameplay

Each player controls a snake, which moves perpetually forward, but can be turned 90º if the player presses the arrow keys perpendicular to the direction in which the snake is moving (for example, if the snake is moving upwards, the player can press the left and right arrow keys to make the snake turn 90º to the left or 90º to the right).

If a snake's head moves parallel to another while being sufficiently close to said other snake, the former will receive a speed boost, which stays for a while after doing so.

If a snake's head collides with its body, another snake, or the outer walls, the snake will be zapped, and drop bits along its length, proportional to how large it is. Bits will also sporadically appear throughout the arena. Snakes that approach these bits will absorb them and grow bigger.

On the bottom right of the screen, there is a map, which shows the walls, the player's snake, and the highest ranked player's head as a crown. On the top right of the screen, there is a leaderboard, which show the lobby's top ten ranked players, plus the player, if they aren't in the top ten already, and their ranks, names, and score. The highest-ranked player in the lobby also receives a crown above their snake's heead, and nearby players will have a crown icon on the edge of the screen pointing towards the highest-ranked player.

Once a snake is zapped, an end screen appears, showing which player zapped them (or if they zapped themselves or collided with a wall, the snake's score (10 per bit eaten), the amount of players zapped, the highest rank achieved during the match, bonuses and penalties incurred, the XP gained, and the XP bar with the current level. Fifty XP is gained by every opponent zapped by the snake, which is added to the snake's score, and modified by bonuses and penalties in order to determine the XP gained. If a player acquires enough XP, they will level up, though this is merely cosmetic.

## Names

The players' names are composed of two to three words, which are randomly decided by the game.

The possible first words are: awesome, formidable, exalted, colorful, frantic, majestic, exuberant, terrible, impressive, adorable, alert, amusing, bored, brave, calm, carefree, careless, chilly, clever, clumsy, cranky, crazy, excited, fantastic, foolish, friendly, fussy, fuzzy, generous, glowing, great, lumpy, messy, mighty, peppy, nimble, blithering, optimistic, plump, polite, proud, quick, quiet, rude, rusty, shining, silly, sizzling, sleepy, slimy, sloppy, smooth, sparkling, speedy, splendid, starving, steaming, stinky, strict, sturdy, surprised, tough, tricky, wild, wise, wonderful, worried, vigorous, delightful, haunted, colossal, vivacious, infuriating, rebellious, slippery, vengeful, fierce, maniacal, affluent, decrepit, glamorous, opulent, saucy, calamitous, egregious, feckless, insidious, irksome, judicious, nefarious, pernicious, petulant, tenacious, famous, flabbergasted, feral, sinister, fresh, adventurous, spoony, noisy, whimsical, amazing, delicate, hairless, classy, gangly, disguised, juicy, ancient, frosty, savage, fiery, enraged, surly, dastardly, cantankerous, freedom, hazardous, dramatic, victory, boisterous, simple, and feisty.

The possible last (and sometimes last two) words are: captain, pilot, commander, squaddie, scout, turtle, fox, hawk, falcon, eagle, jester, joker, potato, sauce, ace, flyer, driver, turkey, chicken, donkey, goat, llama, antelope, defender, weasel, hedgehog, koala, wolf, groundhog, stranger, wolverine, honey badger, chameleon, cook, hippie, boss, goose, crawdad, ham sandwich, toaster, jackhammer, grandma, hot dog, spoon, salt shaker, wizard, waistcoat, shovel, unicorn, pinecone, ninja, samurai, cowboy, buccaneer, vampire, werewolf, pirate, ogre, princess, mentor, fool, cactus, bigfoot, farmer, knight, ghost, towel, BLT, sorceror, dinosaur, disaster, baby, phoenix, detective, investigator, eyeball, hamster, toad, wombat, worm, hare, zombie, mutant, mime, sheriff, concoction, toast, lollipop, pancake, milkshake, plumber, chainsaw, ice cream, penguin, hammer, and criminal.

## Blog posts

*powerline.io* was mentioned on the article for "The Best io Games in 2021," written by Jaren Fitzsimmons on May 19th, 2021. Below is the section on *powerline.io* from the article:

*"Powerline.io is a modern evolution of .io games, with several new elements introduced to spice up gameplay. You'll still be collecting bits to grow in size, but with an added twist. In order to get a speed boost in this game, you'll have to get close enough to an opponent you can zap power from them to make yourself go faster. This is a good way to get in front of your opponent and knock them out so you can take their bits. When you combine this with the game's gorgeous neon colors and frenetic gameplay, you get a game that is fun to play for hours on end!"*

The game was also remarked about in the article for "Fun Multiplayer Games to Prove Your Skill," by Griffin Bateson on January 26th, 2022:

*"Powerline.io is one of the most dynamic and action-packed fun multiplayer games on the entire Coolmath website. In fact, we have a whole blog written about the best .io games on our website, including Powerline. Go and check it out here if you want to learn more about Powerline, as well as .io games in general!*

*For those who are interested in the game Snake but want a more exciting and immersive experience, Powerline.io is the game for you. In this game, you are playing as a snake who is competing against other snakes. If you are able to cut off other snakes with your body, you destroy them and gain power through their destruction.*

*A few tips: Boost your speed by moving right beside another snake. Chomp down on neon bits and zap other snakes to climb the leaderboard and win it all!"*

Additionally, *powerline.io* was mentioned in regards to *Hexanaut.io* twice: both in the "What are some games similar to Hexanaut.io?" section of "Hexanaut.io: A Complete Guide," and in "Most Popular Games 2022," the latter of which states, "Many fans of Powerline.io really enjoy playing Hexanaut."

## Notes

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The achievements Give Peace a Chance and Pacifist have the opposite achievement's intended "locked" icon.