Bowling
Drag the ball left or right to line it up, then swipe up to bowl (a sideways swipe adds hook). Or ← → to move, ↑ ↓ for hook, Space to bowl. Ten frames with real scoring — strikes and spares carry forward, and the tenth frame has bonus balls.
Bowling — a free online arcade game on TotType
Bowling is ten-pin bowling with the real rules: ten frames, two balls a frame, strikes and spares that carry the next rolls forward, and bonus balls in the tenth — so 300 is the perfect game here too. The pins are little physics bodies: the ball knocks them into each other and a pin falls when it is shoved hard enough or leaves the deck, which means a pocket hit between the head pin and its neighbour scatters the rack the way it does at a real alley, while a dead-centre hit tends to leave the corners standing. Slide the ball to line it up, add hook so it curves into the pocket, and bowl. It's free in any browser with no download — anyone can try a demo run with no account, and a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play.
- Made for
- Kids
- Players
- 1, or up to 4 online
- Online
- With everyone playing it now, or in a private room with a 4-character code; bots (marked 🤖) fill empty seats
- Controls
- Keyboard, mouse or touch
- Scored in
- pts · posts to the arcade leaderboard
- Shelf
- Sports & strategy
- Cost
- Free — try a demo run with no account (one run, up to 90 seconds, twice a day; not saved); a free parent account with a verified email unlocks unlimited play and saved scores
- En español
- Bowling en español
How to play Bowling
Drag the ball left or right to line it up, then swipe up to bowl (a sideways swipe adds hook). Or ← → to move, ↑ ↓ for hook, Space to bowl. Ten frames with real scoring — strikes and spares carry forward, and the tenth frame has bonus balls.
Tips & tricks
- Aim for the pocket — just off-centre, between the front pin and the one behind it — not the middle of the head pin.
- A straight ball just right of centre is the most reliable strike here; add hook sparingly, because a lot of hook ends in the gutter.
- Second ball of the frame: look at which pins are standing and aim at the gap between them, not at one pin.
Frequently asked questions
How do you play Bowling?
Drag the ball sideways to position it, then swipe up to roll; swiping diagonally adds hook. With a keyboard, left and right move the ball, up and down set the hook, Space bowls. Ten frames.
How is Bowling scored?
Standard ten-pin scoring: knock all ten with the first ball for a strike (10 plus your next two rolls), with two balls for a spare (10 plus your next roll). The tenth frame gives bonus balls after a strike or spare. A perfect game is 300.
Why do the corner pins stay up?
A ball dead down the middle often leaves a back corner pin standing. Hit the pocket just off-centre and the pins knock each other over.
Can I play Bowling online with friends?
Yes. Open Bowling and choose Play online to join everyone playing it right now: up to 4 players a round, all starting together, and the highest score wins. When nobody else is on, computer players marked as bots hold the empty seats, and a real player always takes a bot's place. To play only with friends, make a private room and share its 4-character code. Online play needs a free parent account with a verified email, and players see only each other's nicknames and scores: there is no chat.