How to play Snake

Press Start, then steer the snake with the arrow keys, WASD, or by swiping on a touchscreen. Each red apple you eat adds to your score and makes the snake one segment longer. Every four apples you climb a level and the snake speeds up, so the pressure builds the longer you survive. Pick your wall mode from the dropdown: Walls (classic) ends the game if you hit an edge, while Wrap-around lets the snake pass through one edge and reappear on the opposite side. Either way, running into your own tail is game over.

Tips

Use the whole board — hugging the edges gives you more room to manoeuvre as you grow.
Plan a path to the apple that leaves you an exit; don't trap yourself in a corner.
The longer you survive, the faster it gets — stay calm and think one move ahead.

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