KIX Bowling

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How to play

Move the ball sideways to choose your starting position. Hold the left mouse button, push upward and release, or swipe upward and lift on a phone. Your forward speed sets power. Open Play for solo, computer, local or private-room games; open Career to name your club and draft three teammates. Tap ? in the game for the complete guide.

Controls

Position the ball

Move the mouse sideways without holding a button. On a phone, drag sideways then lift. Tap the lane or use Left/Right arrows to reposition.

Mouse delivery

Hold left-click, push upward toward the pins, then release. A quicker stroke gives more power. A tap does not launch.

Phone delivery

Swipe upward on the lane and lift. Swipe speed controls power, the main direction controls aim, and a curved finish adds hook.

Hook and gutters

Finish your stroke with a small left or right curl. A straight diagonal stroke changes aim without adding hook. Wide shots can enter the gutter.

Cancel a delivery

Press Escape before releasing, or cancel the touch gesture. There is no power slider, Space launch, or click-to-bowl shortcut.

Play

Choose solo, a computer opponent, local multiplayer, or a private online room.

Career: draft

Choose three teammates. Fifteen other clubs take turns from the same pool. Fifteen NPC captains are assigned first, leaving seven free agents after all 16 rosters are full.

Career: season

Seven regular matches in your eight-team division. Top four advance to division semifinals and finals, then the two division winners meet. A team total is the sum of four individual games. Win = 2 points; tie = 1. Standings ties use pins, then club order. A tied playoff total advances the higher regular-season seed.

Career: player form

Each NPC gets an independent slight positive, neutral or negative form roll per game. Your own deliveries get no modifier. Qualifying is one legal simulated scorecard per NPC; a single result does not reveal their true ability.

Career: match pace

NPC turns resolve numerically by default. Enable Watch NPC deliveries in 3D before a match to see physical deliveries instead. Your own turns always use the lane.

Career: progress

The Gazette records actual results and individual scorecards. Recruit free agents between seasons. Win a circuit to earn its trophy and cosmetic ball, then advance to the next. Six circuits share the league format with distinct alleys, lane conditions and increasing NPC training.

Scoring

A strike adds your next two deliveries; a spare adds your next delivery. The tenth frame grants the required bonus deliveries. Maximum individual score: 300.

Career: history

Open the Trophy room for every season’s plaque, final placement, roster and recap. Numbered trophies beside team names identify the seasons they won. Titles stay with the club.

Replay

After a physical delivery, Replay last shot plays the recorded ball and pins without changing the score. Choose slow motion or normal speed. Unavailable in private online rooms.

Sound / ?

Toggle all sound, or open ? for the full guide and an alley ambience / crowd volume slider.