How to Play Edge

Edge is a free knife-throw arcade game set in a shadowy saloon. A brass-rimmed wheel of dark mahogany spins before you — your job is to time each throw so your knife pins to an open arc without clipping a blade already stuck in the wood. Land all five knives cleanly to clear the round, then face a faster wheel with fresh obstacle knives and apple targets each time.

Throw with a click or tap anywhere on the wheel, the big THROW button, or the Space bar. From round four onward the obstacle knives lock into a fixed five-point star pattern, so the safe gaps become narrower and more regular — and from round five the wheel begins reversing direction every few seconds, which is where most runs end. Every fifth consecutive stick ignites Fire Mode: four seconds of bonus scoring worth an extra 100 points per knife, at the price of an immediate direction flip the moment it triggers.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How does the spinning wheel work in Edge?
The wheel rotates continuously at a speed that increases every round, starting at 30 degrees per second and adding 30 more each round up to a cap of 240 degrees per second. From round 5 onward the wheel also alternates direction every five seconds, adding an extra layer of timing challenge on top of the growing obstacle count.
What counts as a collision in Edge?
When a thrown knife reaches the wheel rim, the game checks whether the landing arc is within six degrees of any stuck knife (player or obstacle) or any live apple. If so, the knife bounces off with a screen-shake and the game ends. If the arc is clear, the knife pins cleanly and rotates with the wheel from that point on.
What is the Apple Bonus and how do I aim for it?
Red apple targets are placed on the wheel rim at the start of each round. If your flying knife passes through an apple's arc before pinning, you earn a +50 bonus and a satisfying amber dust-burst plays. Because apples sit between safe gaps, timing the throw when an apple arc lines up with your knife's incoming path is the key skill — trickier with a fast wheel but worth it.
How does FIRE mode work?
After every fifth consecutive clean throw (streak divisible by 5) the wheel reverses direction for four seconds, an amber halo glows around the rim, and the background warms to a fire tint. Any knife you land during FIRE mode earns a flat +100 bonus on top of normal scoring. The wheel snaps back to its previous direction when the timer expires.
How does the Daily Whittler Challenge work?
In Daily mode the obstacle knife positions and apple placements for every round are seeded using the current UTC date. Every player worldwide gets an identical wheel sequence that day, so scores are directly comparable with no luck advantage. Your final score auto-submits to the daily leaderboard. A new seed takes over at midnight UTC.