GALAGA · CHALLENGE OF 2026-11-11

HOW THE DAY WENT

Wednesday, November 11 brought GALAGA, at level 5, and 3 people have played so far.

ADRIAN leads by a street with 2,780 points, 2,290 more than ELI in second. ELVIS TECK rounds out the podium with 70.

THE SCREEN

Clearing the first screen leads on to the rest, in an order that depends on the day. The same seed for everyone: the same enemies and pieces in the same order.

THE MUSIC

It lasts more than a minute: the nickname means minute as in small. In French it is known as the little dog waltz, after a dog chasing its own tail.

Public domain, as square- and triangle-wave chiptune.

ABOUT TODAY'S GAME

The formation comes from the day's map: enemies worth 10, 20 and 30 points and the yellow bosses, plus rows of shields that wear down. Bosses take two shots (turning orange after the first) and fire three times while diving. From wave 3 everything that dives shoots twice, and from wave 5 there can be two dives at the same time. The formation sinks a little on every sweep (and with every dive once four or fewer are left): if it reaches your height, the run is over. When you lose a ship, the next one blinks for a moment and nothing can touch it.

• Getting captured on purpose is the original's big play: with lives to spare, stand under the beam, let it take the ship and shoot the boss when it dives again. That is 1400 points and the dual fighter.

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