The goal of the Jumping Frog game is to accumulate as many "frog lives" as possible. This is done by eating as many flies as you can (without getting too heavy) and by jumping in to the pond (to avoid predators). The more flies you eat and the more predators you evade, the more frog lives you get, as shown in the frog lives box:

When you see a fly buzzing in front of you, , you can eat the fly by clicking on it when it is nearby (that is, within tongue's reach). If at first you miss the fly, you can keep clicking until you get it (but not after it flies over your head). When you catch it, you will hear a slurping sound.

Some frogs (such as desert frogs) can go for long periods of time without water. However, most frogs (especially pond frogs) need a lot of water to survive.

The way to accumulate frog lives is by jumping into the pond .

However, you need to have enough energy stored in your muscles, as depicted by the the "Force-O-meter".

You can jump by simply pressing the jump button .

Careful though! In order to jump into the pond, you have to make sure you have enough energy stored to generate enough force to reach the pond. If you miss the pond, you will splat onto the ground, and will most surely be eaten by a predator. To make sure you jump into the pond, you have to set your jump angle correctly so that your jump trajectory will end up in the pond. You can set your jump angle using the angle dial .

If you set the angle too shallow (near zero), your jump will short and not very high. Likewise, if you set your angle too steep (near 90 degress), your jump will be high, but not very long. You will have to experiment with the jump angle to find out what is the appropriate setting for the amount of force you have stored up (as shown in the "Force-O-meter").

Are you ready to play? Then click here to start!