BounceTrace: Ricochet Puzzle

BounceTrace is a pure, non-violent bank-shot puzzle game where every route you fire reflects through geometry and resolves into collectible vector line art.

No timers. No intrusive pop-up ads. No required account creation. Just precision angles, calibrated physics, and the satisfaction of finding the certified par shot.

THE RICOCHET GRAMMAR
In BounceTrace, you launch light pulses from defined perimeter nodes into a walled room. Each shot follows deterministic optics:
• Mirrors reflect your ray at precise incidence angles (r = d − 2(d·n)n).
• Oblique angled surfaces redirect trajectories around tight chicanes.
• Target nodes ring upon impact and require exact routing.
• Absorbers catch stray pulses, requiring deliberate bank paths.
• Piercing shots let a single well-aimed beam strike multiple targets in sequence.

EXHAUSTIVE SOLVER CERTIFICATION
Every puzzle in BounceTrace is verified by an offline brute-force solver pipeline before it ever reaches your screen.
• Proven Par: Every board has a mathematically proven minimum number of shots.
• Fairness Guarantee: No board requires pixel-hunting or sub-millidegree guessing. Every legal shot has a calibrated aim corridor.
• 100% Deterministic: The outcome is identical every single time on every device. No RNG, no frame-rate physics discrepancies.

YOUR SOLUTION LEAVES A TRACE
When an arrow clears the room, the trajectory does not vanish. It illuminates as a permanent glowing vector trace.
• Built-in Tracebook: Every cleared board saves its vector artifact directly to your handset.
• Speed-Controlled Replay: Re-examine your solutions at 0.5x, 1x, or 2x playback speeds.
• Compare Pars: Challenge yourself to beat your previous arrow count and match the certified optimum.

INTUITIVE, WORDLESS ONBOARDING
Learn by seeing, not reading. BounceTrace introduces concepts naturally through geometry:
• Drag to aim with a generous cancel dead-zone so you never waste a shot accidentally.
• Real-time first-bounce preview displays exactly where your shot will bank.
• Magnified aim inset ensures your thumb never occludes the critical angle.

ACCESSIBILITY & PLAYER CHOICE
Play the way that suits you best:
• Reduced Motion: Tone down animations while preserving identical shot physics.
• High Contrast: Crisp, boosted geometric outlines for enhanced readability.
• Aim Assist & Handedness: Toggle magnetic lattice snapping and swap thumb alignment.
• Haptics & Sound: Clean tactile feedback on wall collisions and target strikes.

PRIVACY BY ARCHITECTURE
Your device is your sanctuary. BounceTrace is completely self-contained:
• Zero internet permission requested.
• Zero personal data collected.
• Zero third-party tracking beacons or analytics.
• Everything stays locally on your phone.

Bank your shot. Trace your route. Master the room.