Island News #1: A Free Daily Lava Puzzle, the Lava Keeper Concert and Volcano Day
Island News is the Kaboomcano newsletter: stories from the island, what's new in our free daily lava puzzle game, and links to every new video. This is Issue #1.
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Welcome to the island, Lava Keeper
Out in the ocean lives Kaboomcano, a big, dramatic volcano. He isn't evil. He's just got the world's worst allergies, and every single day he sneezes lava.
His island is home to chill capybaras, lost baby penguins, wobbly pink blobs and little huts with faces. None of them can outrun lava. That's where you come in: you get three rock walls, and one job. Steer the lava, save the critters.
Free in your browser. No sign-up. Try the one-minute challenge: only 1 of the 56 possible wall layouts saves all six critters.
The Lava Keeper mega concert is out 🎧
100,000 critters. One giant volcano. DJ Capy on the decks. Our original Lava Keeper song got its own concert video, with drone shots over the crowd, the penguin twins and Lil Blob on stage, and a big drop where the lava turns blue.
It's 2 minutes 30 seconds, and you'll hear the whole song.
Volcano Day: the volcano is waiting
Volcano Day is a short check-in from the volcano himself. On Day 2 he is still waiting for someone to beat his game, and he is getting dramatic about it.
Short and silly.
Kaboomcano Radio is ON AIR 🌋🎶
The volcano is dancing too. Kaboomcano Radio plays the island's own songs while you solve puzzles. Win a level in the game to unlock it, then hit play.
Halloween meme of the week 🎃
"A haunted house, but it's built for Kaboomcano players." Only 3 walls. The capy you forgot. One tiny gap. Just one more try.
Which panel is you?
A puzzle tip from the Lava Keeper
- Lava never flows uphill. It pours down and sideways. Look for the low spots first.
- Use the dashed trail. The faint dashed line shows where the lava heads first, so plan your first wall there.
- You can pick a wall back up. Tap a placed wall again to move it. Try a few layouts before you press Erupt.
- Save everyone for three stars. Any star unlocks the next level. Your first three-star win unlocks golden walls.
Coming up on the island
Planned, so dates may shift:
- Island of the Week. A new fan-sized puzzle island every week. The first one is planned for early November.
- The First Achoo. A three-part origin story: how the volcano got his allergies and met his first friend.
- Friday songs. A new original island song and music video every Friday.
- Volcano Day check-ins. More short, silly updates from the volcano himself.