How to play RARE Air.

Pick a correct answer that fits the whole prompt.

Read the scope carefully. Some prompts specify a particular book, game edition, region, alphabet letter or scientific model. Common names and accepted aliases work automatically. A misspelled answer is accepted only when it is included in the curated aliases.

Turn answer rarity into altitude.

Common answers add 100 meters. Uncommon answers add 250 meters. Rare answers add 500 meters. Exceptional answers add 1,000 meters. The server checks each answer and adds the five stage results. Wrong answers, skips and timeouts add zero.

The tiers are fixed editorial ratings. They express the intended difficulty and obscurity of each answer in the curated bank.

Understand the clock.

Pressing Climb higher begins a three-second preparation countdown. The next prompt then appears and its 30-second clock starts on the server. Opening a dialog, changing tabs or leaving the page keeps that active clock running.

The reward screen gives you time to inspect your result. The following prompt remains hidden until you continue. Refreshing and resuming a daily flight preserves its server state and elapsed time.

Play daily, practice or the archive.

Daily games reset at midnight UTC. Each browser identity receives one attempt per date. Practice creates another five-question set, and the archive offers past daily flights from November 12, 2026. Clearing browser cookies creates a new local identity.

The mobile app also offers bundled offline practice. Offline practice is scored on your device and has its own local history.

Steer and share.

Drag the balloon with your mouse or finger. You can focus it with the keyboard, steer with the arrow keys and press Space for a gust. These controls add flight effects. Your answer determines the altitude gain.

After the fifth question, view your flight report and share its spoiler-free altitude card. The report also lists accepted answers for the prompts you completed.