Margin Marauders
Doodle invaders march down a notebook page toward your house. Draw pencil ramps with limited ink to slide them off the edge, drop thumbtacks, and hop stick defenders into place. Upgrade your pens between waves.
- Year
- 2008
- Era
- Flash Era
- Genre
- Draw / Defense
Free, no sign-up. Keyboard, touch or gamepad.
How to play
- Touch or mouse: pick DRAW, STICK or TACK.
- Drag to draw a ramp; tap to place a stick, drag one to hop it.
- Keys: arrows move the pencil, Z/Space hold to draw, X switch tool, Enter next wave.
- P to pause.
On touch
- Drag your finger to draw a ramp, tap to place a stick figure, drag a stick to hop it.
- Tap GO for the next wave.
Every run starts on the title screen. Pause any time with P or the pause button; calm mode removes flashes and screen shake.
Designer’s note
The first prototype let you draw anything, and the page filled with pencil walls in seconds. Ink that dries out and a small pot to refill it turned a scribble toy into a decision about where one good ramp does the most work. The invaders are all doodles that could live in a margin; the big rubber is the one that erases your plans.
The Flash Era era, 2005–2011
Glossy buttons, physics toys and a loading bar that was always worth the wait.
High scores
The top ten runs are saved in this browser with your three initials. Nothing is uploaded, so clearing site data clears the table.
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