Mother Duck

Lead the whole family across the road.

Mother Duck

Lead the mother duck and her chicks across the road. Everyone gets the same traffic today. Lose a chick, keep going.

Today's crossing

Arrows or WASD to hop. On mobile, swipe the road or tap the buttons.
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How to Play Mother Duck

Mother Duck is a free daily road-crossing game. Lead a mother duck and her chicks across ten lanes of traffic to the nests at the top. The chicks follow the exact path you hop, so every move you make is a move they make too.

The goal

Reach the nests at the top of the screen. Once the mother duck gets there, she shuffles sideways to pull the rest of the family off the road. A crossing only counts when the last chick is safe.

Controls

  • Keyboard: arrow keys or WASD hop one square. Hold a key to keep hopping.
  • Phone or tablet: swipe the road in any direction, tap the road to hop forward, or use the arrow buttons under the game. Hold a button to keep hopping.
  • Sound: press M or tap the Sound button to mute.

Chicks, lives and hits

  • If a vehicle hits a chick, you lose that chick and the ones behind it close the gap.
  • If a vehicle hits the mother duck, you lose a life and the family returns to the start with a short moment of protection.
  • You begin with 4 lives and 5 chicks. Each crossing you complete brings one lost chick back, up to a full family of 5.

Scoring

  • 10 points for every new row you reach.
  • 100 points for completing a crossing, plus 50 for every chick that made it across.
  • Your best score of the day is saved in your browser.

The daily road

The traffic is the same for everyone each day. Lane directions, speeds, gaps and vehicle types all come from the date, so you can compare scores with friends who played the same day. The road changes at midnight your time. The first crossing is gentle, and every crossing after it gets faster.

Tips for bringing the whole family home

  • Chicks stand on the squares you recently hopped through, so one can be left in a lane while you wait. Hop sideways along the grass median a few times to pull the whole family off the road before the next stretch.
  • Watch the gaps, not the vehicles. Trucks and buses are long, so give them extra room.
  • Don't rush the last lane. The chicks still have to get through after you do.
  • Losing a chick is part of the game. A steady, patient crossing usually scores more than a fast risky one.