CLOCKWORK CIRCUS

CLOCKWORK CIRCUS is one of the six fairs (shows) of BONK!; its rule is STEP BY STEP.

Rule: STEP BY STEP

The machine only moves when you do: every move or WAIT is one row. An hourglass drains the Audience while you think.

The machine never scrolls on its own: it slides one row each time you move the hammer or press WAIT (S / Down arrow, pad A). Several quick taps count as ONE move: the row slides when your hand stops. Chains still play out in real time; a move made during a chain waits for it to end.

While you think, the game clock is frozen, but an HOURGLASS next to the Audience meter drains it: after a short grace, 1 Audience every 1.5 s. Every move or WAIT flips the hourglass and a chain of 5+ refills it. Game speed stays at x1 in this fair.

Tip: do not stall. Decide, move, and WAIT through rows that hold nothing for you.

Previous rule: TEMPO BANDS (slow and fast bands of rows). It is no longer used in the campaign (Endless and the Boss Marathon still use the old rules).

All fair rules

Boss

THE CLOCKMASTER: Its clock hands sweep the board and stop time. Pop moles under the hands to lock three gears, then strike midnight.

Playing this fair unlocks (ROYAL GRAND FAIR)

M1: pass arc 1

M2: pass arc 2

M3: reach the boss

M4: win the show

This fair's pack (unlocked on SCRAP YARD CARNIVAL)

Tips

  • The show ends with THE CLOCKMASTER, after the third arc.
  • Winning it opens the next show and Heat 1; each Heat level won opens the next one (up to Heat 5).

See also