Pop The Band
Free to play
Pop The Band
Game by Playgama. The provider may show ads and use cookies. Learn more
- Category
- Puzzle
- Platform
- Web browser
- Provider
- Playgama
- Price
- Free to play
About Pop The Band
Pop The Band wraps colorful rubber bands tightly around snacks such as eggs, donuts, burgers and watermelons, with more than 40 others to come. Your job is to pop every band off, one by one. The rule that makes it a puzzle is simple: a band can only snap off when no other band crosses over it, so you have to read the tangle and work out the right order before making a move.
Tap an uncovered band and it cuts where you tapped, then flops away with rubbery physics. Tap one that is still pinned and it wobbles, costing you one of three lives; lose all three and the puzzle resets. The 48 levels run from simple three-band wraps to a ten-band mega-tangle. Four powerups help when you are stuck, and clearing levels earns coins and stars that feed a Gold Quest ladder, races against rival bees, leaderboards, daily rewards and a snack collection book.
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How to play Pop The Band
Objective
Pop every rubber band off the snack on each of the 48 levels, always choosing a band with nothing crossing it, without making three mistakes.
Controls
Mobile
- Tap a band: snap it off where you tapped
- Drag: spin the snack to check every side
Getting started
- Study the tangle on the snack and find a band that has no other band crossing over it.
- Drag to spin the snack and check the back, where bands often hide underneath others.
- Tap the uncovered band to snap it; it cuts at the spot you tapped and flops away.
- Keep popping bands in order, remembering that a wrong tap wobbles the band and costs one of your three lives.
- Clear the snack to earn coins and stars, which move your Gold Quest forward.
Tips
- Before each tap, follow the band you want along its whole length; one hidden crossing on the far side is enough to make the tap a mistake.
- Use Finder when you are unsure, since it highlights a band that is safe to pop and spares a life you might otherwise lose.
- Use Shield before a risky guess on a big tangle, because it forgives your next mistake.
- Keep Zap for a band buried under several others; it cuts any band, even one that is still pinned.
- Magnet pulls the top band off automatically, which helps when the snack is crowded and the uncovered band is hard to spot.
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Pop The Band FAQ
Which band can you pop in Pop The Band?
Only a band that no other band crosses. Every band sits over or under the others, so check the whole snack, including the back, and pop the one lying on top.
What happens if you tap the wrong band in Pop The Band?
The band wobbles and you lose a life. Each level allows three mistakes, and losing all three resets the puzzle, so it pays to check the tangle before you snap anything.
What do the powerups do in Pop The Band?
Zap slices through any band, even a buried one. Magnet pulls the top band off automatically, Finder highlights a band that is safe to pop, and Shield forgives your next mistake.
How many levels does Pop The Band have?
There are 48 levels. Puzzles start with 3 bands and build up to a 10-band mega-tangle, wrapped around snacks like eggs, donuts, burgers and watermelons.