How to play

Two crews of up to four haul a derelict station across the void. Hold the mouse, a finger, or Space to fire your thrusters away from the station; drag it past your crew's capture line to win, or just be ahead when the 90 seconds run out.

Hauling drains stamina; resting refills it. Haul on an empty tank and you lose your grip for two seconds — tumbling on the rope, contributing nothing, visibly.

The yank: release at maximum tension, then grab back within a heartbeat, and you land a brief double-strength pull. A crew that times its yanks together moves the station a very long way.

Quick match, or create a room and share the 4-letter code. Short-handed ropes get bot deckhands so every round is at least 2v2.

Scoring

• Every round win adds one to the leaderboard for everyone on the winning crew — the board ranks career wins.
• A round the station ends dead centre is a stalemate that pays nobody, and beating a rope crewed entirely by bots wins the round but scores nothing.

Tips

• Rest is a move. A crew that all hauls constantly hits empty together and hands the round to whoever kept one thumb in reserve.
• Yank when the enemy commits — peak tension happens when both crews are hauling, which is exactly when a doubled pull hurts most.
• Call the yanks in chat. Four synchronized heartbeats beat four strong strangers every time.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need Pointless Plus?

No — Tug of Warp is open to everyone.

Why didn't my win count?

Check the crew list: if every opponent was a bot deckhand, the round pays pride only. Beating at least one human is what the board respects.

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