• Just start typing — it locks onto the nearest matching word

• Finish a word perfectly and it explodes; a wrong letter buzzes and resets your streak

• 10 waves: waves 1–5 grow from 5 words of 4 letters to 9 words of 8 letters; waves 6–10 are 7 words of 6–7 letters each

• Words come at least 2 at a time, from the top of the screen

• Each wave ends with your score; clear wave 10 to win

• Every 5-word perfect streak charges an EMP (hold up to 3) — press Enter to burst nearby words

• You have 3 lives; a word that reaches your ship costs one

• Space pauses — 3 pauses per run