Hilli Ball

Hilli Ball is a quiet little game about one small thing done well: rolling a ball to the top of a hill and stopping it there. Press and hold to build up power. Let go. Too little and the ball rolls back to you. Too much and it sails over the crest and away down the far side. Get it right and it settles on top, and you move on to the next hill. That is the whole game. There is nothing else to learn. FIFTY HILLS Each hill is a little different - a long gentle climb, a narrow crest, a double hill with a gap in the middle. The difficulty jumps around; an easy hill can sit right after one that takes you twenty tries. A WHOLE DAY, HILL BY HILL The hills move through morning light into the middle of the day, then late afternoon, sunset, dusk and finally night, with the moon and fireflies. Cottages, rivers, orchards, windmills and mountains sit in the distance. Butterflies drift over the…