Curling Stones

How to play Curling Stones

Curling Stones is curling against a computer rink: four ends, six stones a side, thrown in turn. After each end, the side closest to the button scores a point for each of its stones nearer than the other side's best.

Controls: Left / Right aim. Up for an in-turn (curls right), Down for an out-turn (curls left). Hold Space or K to set the weight and let go to throw. Hold Shift or J to sweep while your stone runs. On a phone: IN / OUT and the arrows on the left; THROW (hold) and SWEEP on the right.

Tips

• The stone curls the way it turns, and more as it slows down. For a draw, aim about a stone's width to the opposite side of where you want it to stop.
• The weight meter has three zones: guard (stops in front of the house), draw (stops in the house) and takeout (hard enough to knock stones out).
• Hold sweep while your stone is running to make it go further and curl less. Use it when a draw looks like stopping short.
• A stone that doesn't reach the far hog line is taken out of play, unless it hits another stone first.
• Scoring gives the other side the hammer (the last stone), so a single point with the hammer is often a good end.