Clicker Game

Description

Today we will play a game of poking balloons.

Click the green flag to start.

Or click Clicker Game, and then learn online tutorial on the Scratch official website.

Required Components

  • A Screen

  • Scratch 3 (either online or offline)

You Will Learn

  • Pick random number.

  • Change the position, size and color of the sprite.

  • Make a variable.

Lesson Guide

Let the balloons appear randomly.

First, add Balloon1 sprite and Colorful City backdrop.

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Set the balloon to a random position.

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Let it change the color and size randomly.

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Now, run the green flag and you can see the balloons randomly change in the stage area.

Click on the balloon to add score.

Now, we need to establish a scoring mechanism. Whenever the balloon is clicked, the score will increase by one.

Create a variable (it can help us keep track of and store the score). In Variables, select 「Make a Variable」 and named score.

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We will see it in the upper left corner of the stage.

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When the balloon is clicked, the score is increased by one. When you click the green flag (the game starts), the score will be reset to zero.

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Now, click the green flag above the stage area to start the game, and click the balloon to increase your score!

Challenge

I believe that you will be smart enough to program and implement this game soon. Next, we will add some challenges to enrich our game content.

  • When the balloon is clicked, the sound effect of “POP” is emitted.

  • Let the Pufferfish sprite appear randomly on the stage as well, if you click on it, you will lose score!