Ping Pong against the computer. Find your next angle.

Start your solo rally.

The play button opens a computer match directly. You control the turquoise paddle and take the first serve; the computer controls the coral paddle. Press Let’s play to begin. Your mouse, touch or keyboard controls only your own paddle.

Click Vs computer to open the shared difficulty chooser. Pick Easy, Medium or Hard; Medium is the default unless you already saved another level. Cancelling the chooser leaves the match untouched, and selecting a different level keeps your score.

Three opponents, the same rules.

Easy reacts more slowly and follows the current ball position, giving you room to practise. Medium moves faster and estimates where the ball will reach its end. Hard responds sooner, has a higher movement speed and aims for more varied return angles.

All levels use the same paddle size, court, ball speed and scoring. The computer is still limited by movement speed. Solo play runs locally without creating a room or contacting the game server. New round starts another computer match with the selected level.

Eleven points. Two clear.

Win the game by reaching at least 11 points with a two-point lead. At 10–10 the game continues: 11–10 is not enough, but 12–10 wins. The first player serves first. The serve changes after every two points, then after every point from 10–10 onwards.

A missed return gives the other player one point. A short pause separates points; the next serve starts automatically. Your paddle stays along your end of the table. There are no side walls to bounce off.

On a serve, the ball bounces on the server’s half first, then on the receiver’s half. Each return must bounce once on the receiver’s half before the paddle hits it. A second bounce, a volley or a shot into the net loses the point. A valid serve that clips the net is replayed. Serves and paddle strokes are automatic: line up with the ball, then use edge contact or sideways movement to change the angle. Each return increases the pace.

Make the next return count.

Try meeting the ball away from the centre of your paddle. Edge contact sends it toward a different part of the other end. A sideways movement at contact also influences the angle, so a small adjustment can be more useful than a frantic swipe.

Recover toward the middle after attacking. Staying at one edge makes a wide return harder to reach. Watch the ball immediately after your opponent hits it; longer rallies become faster, and early movement gives you more time.

Keep your place at the table.

Same device and computer matches have separate browser saves. Returning to the page restores the relevant score and waits for you to resume. New round resets the score while retaining the mode and computer difficulty. Clearing site data removes local saves.

An online pause, lost connection or switch away from the tab pauses both players. Return through the same invitation in the same browser, then both press Ready. Points are saved before confirmation; active rallies are checkpointed periodically and may resume from the latest checkpoint after a server restart. Both players must agree to a new round. Inactive rooms expire after seven days; clearing site data removes your saved seat.