Open Mic Ordeal
Read three poems between audience attacks in Open Mic Ordeal. Jump, duck, and dodge with keyboard or touch controls in this free, unranked browser arcade game.
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Open Mic Ordeal turns a poetry reading into a keyboard arcade survival game. Stay near the lectern to read, dodge the audience's food and shoes, and jump past stage rushers until all three poems are complete.
A little how-to
Open Mic Ordeal starts with three hearts. Read between attacks and catch helpful flowers when you can. Completing three poems wins the performance; losing every heart ends it.
Controls
This game uses a keyboard: Enter starts, arrow keys or A/D move, Up/W/Space jumps, Down/S ducks, and E reads at the lectern. P or Escape pauses; M changes sound.
Progress and scoring
A winning performance can update Open Mic Ordeal's best score on this device. The performance itself is not saved, and there is no account campaign.
The local score rewards completed poems and time on stage, with a penalty for hits. Open Mic Ordeal is unranked and has no online leaderboard.