// 遊び 05 — FETCH
MYRTLE & ALICE
My two dogs, as chibis. Throw the ball and they race for it.
Myrtle is a Great Dane and Alice is a pit bull mix, and they are my two dogs, drawn here as chibis by the chibi maker's own renderer, live, every frame. They live on a floor that runs up the window and gets smaller toward the top.
It is a toy more than a game: there is no way to lose. Left alone they wander, sniff, nap and now and then bow to each other and tear around in circles; they notice you, turn to the cursor and come over; with nothing happening for a minute they go to sleep. Press play and they are yours to throw things for.
The game takes over this page; Esc or ✕ gives it back. Behind the page, a robot plays it all the time.
Controls
| Input | Does |
|---|---|
| click the floor | throw the ball; whoever gets it brings it back |
| click a dog | a trick |
| hold the pointer on a dog | pet her |
| Space | throw the ball somewhere |
| S · L | sit · lie down |
| B · H | bark · howl |
| C | change the drawing style |
| G | change what they wear |
| Esc / ✕ | back to the page |
On a phone
- Tap the floor to throw, tap a dog for a trick, and rest a finger on her to pet her.
- Tilt the phone and the ball rolls.
The rules
- There are no lives and no way to lose. The counter is the number of times a dog has brought the ball back.
- Whoever gets to the ball first takes it, and brings it to where the pointer is.
- Rest the pointer on a dog and she gets petted. Leave it still and they come over to sit by it.
- Scroll the page and they look up. Leave them alone for a minute and they fall asleep.
The cast
| Name | What it is |
|---|---|
| MYRTLE | a Great Dane. |
| ALICE | a pit bull mix. |
| THE BALL | there is only one, and whoever gets to it first has it. |
Scoring
- Each fetch is a point: the counter on the bar.
- Best fetches in one sitting stay in this browser.
Tips
- C changes how they are drawn: the same two dogs, in the chibi maker's other styles.
- G changes what they wear.
How it ends
It does not end. Press Esc when you want the page back.
