Last Drop

Last Drop is a party game you play in a browser with a whole group of friends. One glass stands on a wooden table next to a big bottle of coloured water. Players take turns tilting the bottle and pouring some water into the glass, and the player whose pour makes the glass run over loses. Everybody else at the table wins.

It is built for big rooms: from two players up to fifty can share one table, which makes it a good game for a class, a family call or a group chat. The order of turns is drawn at random when the game starts, and after each turn the pourer goes to the back of the queue, so with many players you watch a lot of nervous pouring before your turn comes round.

The water is simulated, not drawn on a timer. It only runs once the bottle is tipped past a certain angle, a fuller bottle pours sooner than an emptier one, and water already falling still lands in the glass after you let go. At the very top the water stands in a dome above the rim before it breaks — and how high that dome can grow is different in every game.

How to start a game

1. 1Open Last Drop on Alex Play Zone and pick a nickname — no account is needed.
2. 2Choose “Play with Friend(s)” to create a room. In Game Settings, the host sets how many players can join — anything from 2 to 50 (10 by default).
3. 3Share the six-letter room code or the invite link. When at least two players are in, the host presses Start.
4. 4No friends online? Choose “Play with Bot” to practise your pour against AlexBot.
5. 5On your turn, drag the dot on the right up to tilt the bottle. On a computer you can also hold the ↑ key (or W).

The rules of Last Drop

The rules

• The order of turns is drawn at random at the start. After your turn you go to the back of the queue.
• You have 10 seconds to pour. Once some water has run and you let go, your turn is over.
• There is no smallest pour — but a bottle never gives just one drop.
• If you pour nothing in your 10 seconds: against AlexBot your turn is skipped; online the game waits for you, and the host can skip you.
• The bottle holds about twice what the glass does, so somebody always spills it in the end.
• The game ends the moment the glass overflows. The player pouring loses; everyone else wins.
• A player who leaves in the middle of a game is taken out of the queue, and the others play on.

Rewards

• Everyone who did not spill it wins. Each pour that did not make the glass run over adds to your XP.
• Winners with a free account also get coins: 4, plus 2 for every good pour, up to 30 — a quarter of that against AlexBot.
• Only skipping earns no coins, and the player who spilled it gets nothing.
• Online games between accounts count for your rank: the one who spilled it takes a loss, and the winners share the win.

How to play well

Find the point where water starts

The bottle does nothing until it is tipped far enough, and then the water comes quickly. Tilt slowly, watch the mouth of the bottle, and let go the moment the first water runs. That gives the smallest pour you can make.

Remember the water in the air

When you let go, the bottle turns back upright, but the stream that has already left the mouth still falls into the glass. Count it as part of your pour — let go a moment before you have poured what you meant to.

The emptier the bottle, the further you tip

Early in the game the bottle is full and pours at a small tilt. Later it is lighter, and you have to tip it much further before anything runs — and then it can rush out. Take it slowly when the bottle is low.

Pour generously early

While the glass is low, a bigger pour is safe and leaves less room for the players after you. Make the glass someone else’s problem: a full glass on their turn is better than a full glass on yours.

Watch the dome

Above the rim the water bulges into a dome before it runs over. Its size changes from game to game, so nobody knows the exact limit. When the dome is already high, the smallest possible pour is your only friend.

Remember: Tilt slowly until the very first water runs, then let go at once — the water in the air still lands. Near the top, watch the dome above the rim.

Common mistakes

• Tilting the bottle fast and pouring far more than planned.
• Forgetting that water in the air still lands after letting go.
• Pouring tiny amounts when the glass is still nearly empty, leaving all the risk for later.
• Tipping a nearly empty bottle as fast as a full one — it pours late, then all at once.
• Waiting too long on your turn in a big room — the host may skip you.

Questions and answers

How many people can play Last Drop?

From 2 up to 50 in one room. The host chooses the room size in Game Settings before the game starts. You can also play one against one with AlexBot.

Who wins?

Everyone except the player whose pour made the glass overflow. There is one loser in each game.

Is the amount the glass holds always the same?

The glass is the same, but how high the water can stand above the rim before it breaks changes in every game, so you can never be sure exactly how much is left.

Can I play on my phone?

Yes. Drag the dot on the right side of the screen up with your finger to tilt the bottle, and let go to stop.

What happens if someone leaves?

They are taken out of the turn queue and the rest of the table plays on. If fewer than two players are left, the game stops without a loser.