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Cart Rush is an original minecart switching arcade: Milo the mole's runaway cart is thundering down a 3,150-metre mine shaft, and you are the only one working the track levers.
Every junction splits the rails around a rock pillar. A wooden sign shows the safe branch — flip the brass lever to send the cart that way before it arrives, or it will plunge into a broken rail and cost a life.
Gold junctions have both branches safe but only one hides a gem cluster, the cart gets faster with every junction you survive, and you have 3 lives and 120 seconds to reach the finish gate.
How to control Cart Rush
- Flip a junction's lever: click / tap its signal post
- Send next junction left: Arrow Left / A
- Send next junction right: Arrow Right / D
- Toggle next junction: Space
- Restart run: R
- Mute: M
- Start: START button
How to play
- 1
Press START — the cart rolls down the shaft on its own and picks up speed with every junction.
- 2
Watch each junction's wooden sign: the arrow shows the safe branch (a broken branch has a gap and a red cross).
- 3
Click the junction's signal post, or press LEFT / RIGHT to set the next junction, before the cart arrives.
- 4
Grab gems on the safe branch (+50 each); gold junctions are safe both ways, so take the diamond side.
- 5
Reach the finish gate at 3,150m within 120 seconds. You have 3 lives — a crash costs one and drops you back at that junction.
Tips for a better run
Read the sign as soon as a junction rolls into view — at full speed you only get about three seconds to flip the lever.
The keyboard is faster than the mouse: LEFT / RIGHT set the next junction directly, SPACE toggles it.
On gold junctions always take the diamond side — the gem is worth 50 points and the branch is safe either way.
After a crash you get a short slow grace window; use it to read the next sign, not to panic-flip.
The lever starts on a random side at every junction, so never assume — check the sign every time.
Frequently asked questions
How do I switch the track?
Click or tap a junction's signal post (the wooden sign and brass lever on the right of the shaft) to flip its lever. On keyboard, press LEFT / A to send the next junction left, RIGHT / D to send it right, or SPACE to toggle it. The lever must be set before the cart reaches the junction.
How do I know which branch is safe?
The wooden sign on each signal post shows the safe branch with an arrow. A broken branch has a gap in the rails and a red cross — sending the cart there costs one of your 3 lives and drops you back at that junction.
What are the gold junctions?
Gold junctions (every 5th one) have both branches safe. The sign shows a diamond on the side hiding a gem cluster — take that side for +50 points per gem. On normal junctions the gem, when there is one, always sits on the safe branch.
How do I win?
Reach the finish gate at 3,150m before the 120-second clock runs out. Crashing three times, or running out of time, ends the run. Leftover seconds add 5 points each to your score.
