THE PLAY GUIDE

You can count.
But can you keep up?

Nine Rush is a race to tap 1 through 9, again and again. Clear a board to earn time. Find the numbers in their new positions. Keep going until the clock reaches zero.

Your first run

Tap 1 when you are ready. Every opening board starts in normal 1–9 order. The 9-second clock waits for that first correct tap.
Tap 2, 3, 4… through 9. Use your finger on a phone or click on a computer.
Find 1 again. Tapping 9 completes the sequence, adds time and automatically shuffles the board. There is no separate shuffle button.
Keep the run alive. A wrong tap costs 1 second and 20 points. You still need the same next number; the sequence does not restart.

There is no daily play limit or sign-in required. After a run ends, you can immediately try again.

Why the clock gets harder to beat

The first completed board adds 3.5 seconds. Each later board adds 0.1 seconds less, down to a minimum of 1.2 seconds. Your remaining time can never exceed 20 seconds, so a clear near that limit may award less than the usual amount.

Time added in a new standard run
Completed board	Time added
1	3.5 seconds
6	3.0 seconds
11	2.5 seconds
24 and beyond	1.2 seconds

These are the current public game's rules. Older friend challenges retain their original timing rules so everyone plays the same version.

Accuracy earns the bigger scores

Each correct tap earns 10 points, plus 50 points for completing a board. Finish three consecutive boards without a mistake to earn ×2 points from the next board. Six consecutive clean boards earn ×3, the maximum multiplier.

A clean board is worth 140 points at ×1.

That is 9 taps × 10, plus the 50-point clear bonus. At ×2 the same board earns 280 points; at ×3 it earns 420.

The multiplier boosts tap points and clear points, not time. A wrong tap resets it to ×1 immediately and breaks the clean-board streak. Scores never fall below zero.

A useful practice goal: finish three clean boards before chasing speed. After each shuffle, find 1 and glance at where 2 and 3 have moved. A rushed mistake costs both clock time and your scoring boost.

Same shuffle. Your best run.

Use Challenge your friends or the challenge option after a run to share a game link. A shared challenge gives players the same sequence of shuffled boards and the same rules, making the scores comparable.

In ordinary play, boards shuffle anew as you clear them. A new board will not exactly repeat the board immediately before it, although some numbers can stay in the same places.

Free competitions have their own shared board sequence, scores and closing time. Sharing a score alone is a way to show your result; use a challenge link when you want someone to play your sequence.

Keep your progress

Online scores, day streaks and badges use an anonymous browser profile. Settings and your best score also stay on this device. You do not need an account, but progress does not currently sync across devices.

Keep using the same browser to return to your profile. Clearing its cookies can lose access to that profile; clearing local storage can remove saved settings and the device best. Offline runs do not count toward online badges or competitions.