# How to play and score tips | ECHO PANIC

> Learn how to play ECHO PANIC: one-finger controls, ten-second ECHO loops, 100-point coins and practical tips for keeping your next escape route open.

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# How to play and score tips

ECHO PANIC is a score-attack game where you dodge ECHOs created from your previous movement routes.

## 1\. Start in portrait mode

Hold your iPhone upright, tap Start in the app, then drag with one finger to move the player.

## 2\. Collect coins

Each yellow coin is worth 100 points. Watch nearby ECHOs and keep an escape route open instead of focusing only on coins.

## 3\. Avoid your past route

Every ten seconds, your previous ten seconds of movement become a new ECHO. It repeats that recorded movement. Contact ends the run.

## Scores and local records

Earn 10 points per second survived, 100 per coin and 250 per ten-second loop cleared. Best scores stay on your device without cloud sync. Deleting the app may erase them.

## Adjust the effects

Sound, vibration, screen shake and flashes can be adjusted in Settings. Choose a setup that feels comfortable and easy to see.

## High-score tips

### Think one loop ahead

Your current movement becomes a future obstacle. Repeatedly crossing the entire arena can leave fewer escape routes later. Try smaller movements first.

### Plan beyond the coin

Think about where you will go after collecting a coin. Sometimes surviving to the next loop is worth more than a risky pickup.

### Learn from the collision

Recall which route caught you and change your movement on the next attempt. Your own movement is the key to improving.

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