Gold Pan
Pan for gold in a mountain stream with a raccoon prospector. Swirl the pan so the heavy gold sinks, tilt it gently so the water carries the sand away, and keep every flake you can.
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Controls
TapDragHold- Drag in circles on the pan to swirl it, then hold the TILT lever and raise it a little so water washes the top layer over the lip.
- Tap pebbles to toss them.
- Swirl too hard or tilt too far and the gold goes too.
- Keys: Left/Right swirl, Up tilt.
About the game
Gold Pan is a calm, hands-on game about the oldest trick of the gold rush. A raccoon prospector crouches by a sparkling mountain stream with a pan full of gravel, sand and a few precious flakes. You swirl the pan in circles, and the load sorts itself: light sand rises to the top while heavy gold sinks to the bottom. Then you tilt the pan toward the lip and let the water carry the top layer away.
The whole game lives in that word: gently. A smooth swirl settles the gold, but a wild one stirs everything up and flings it out. A slow tilt washes off sand, but a sudden jerk or a steep angle sends the whole pan over the edge, gold and all. Twenty-four claims add pebbles to pick out, heavy black sand, fat nuggets, a stronger current, clay lumps that hide gold until you swirl them apart, and tiny flakes that wash out easily.
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