Fetch Challenge

Line up the throw, pick your power and send the ball flying toward the flag. Your dog sprints off to fetch it while you find out how close you got.

Easy difficultyDog Sports GamesAim & throw

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Controls

Keyboard & mouse

Mouse: drag back and release	Aim and throw (direction sets the angle, drag length sets the power)
↑ / ↓ or ← / →	Raise or lower the throw angle
Hold Space, then release	Fill the swinging power meter and throw
Space or click while the dog brings the ball back	Skip ahead to the next round
P or Esc	Pause

Touch screen

Drag back on the field and let go	Aim and throw like a slingshot
Tap while the dog is returning	Skip ahead to the next round
Pause button below the game	Pause

How to Play

Choose Easy, Medium or Hard and press Play.
Check the target distance and the wind arrow at the top of the field.
Drag back from anywhere on the field: the throw goes the opposite way, and a longer drag means more power. On a keyboard, aim with the arrows and hold Space to fill the power meter.
Let go to throw. The spot where the ball first touches the grass is measured and scored.
Your dog chases the ball down, catches it and trots it back to you.
After five throws your total is shown and your best score for that difficulty is saved.

Game Tips

Only the first bounce counts, so aim the landing, not the roll. Bounces and rolls afterwards do not change your score.
The accuracy bonus shrinks steadily from the centre of the target to its edge, so a near miss inside the zone still pays well.
On Medium the dotted preview ignores the wind. Aim upwind of the flag in a headwind and short of it in a tailwind.
High, lofted throws stay in the air longer, so the wind moves them further. In strong wind a flatter throw is easier to control.
The keyboard power meter swings up and down. Watch one full swing before letting go, and release a little early to catch the value you want.
Far targets are worth more distance points, but every target can be reached at full power even into the wind, so there is no need to overthrow.

About This Game

Fetch Challenge is a short, relaxed game of aim and power. Each game has five throws. A new target flag appears at a different distance every round, and you set the angle and strength of the throw with a slingshot-style drag or with the arrow keys and a swinging power meter. The ball flies, bounces and rolls with simple physics, and your dog runs after it and brings it back.

Each throw is scored where the ball first touches the ground. You get one point per metre of distance, an accuracy bonus of up to 100 points when the ball lands inside the target zone (more the closer it is to the centre), and an extra 50-point bullseye bonus for landing within about a metre of the flag.

Difficulty

Easy: no wind, a wide target zone and a full dotted trajectory preview.
Medium: light wind that is sometimes calm, a narrower zone and a short preview that does not account for the wind.
Hard: stronger wind every round, the narrowest zone, no preview and a faster power meter.

Targets are always placed within reach for the current wind. Your best total is saved in your browser for each difficulty.

Features

Slingshot drag aiming on mouse and touch, or arrows plus a power meter
Ball physics with bounces and rolls, and a dog that fetches every throw
Distance points, an accuracy bonus and a bullseye bonus
Wind on Medium and Hard, shown with an on-screen arrow
Five-throw games that fit a short break

Frequently asked questions

Where is my throw measured?

At the spot where the ball first touches the grass. A blue marker shows it, and the distance in metres pops up above it.

Why does my ball drift away from the preview?

On Medium and Hard the wind pushes the ball while it is in the air. The Medium preview shows the path in still air, so you need to allow for the wind yourself.

How is the final score saved?

Your total for the five throws is stored in your browser's local storage, separately for Easy, Medium and Hard. There is no account and no online leaderboard.