Blast Ball Trials is Fall Guys’ latest limited-time show. Here’s some tips and strategies to get an edge over other players to win some Crowns.
The Blast Ball Trials show in Fall Guys pits 30 players against each other for three rounds of the new Blast Ball minigame round. Unlike other shows in Fall Guys, Blast Ball Trials is relatively short and sweet, with only 30 players instead of 60 and featuring several rounds of the same minigame. This makes it an excellent choice for players who want to earn plenty of Fame Points and Crowns quickly in order to grab all of the cosmetics and Show Bucks in Fall Guys’ new premium season pass. As this show is highly popular with both new and returning players, a few tips and tricks can go a long way towards helping players get some Crowns under their belt.
Fall Guys recently went free-to-play on all platforms after a lengthy period as a paid game on PlayStation and PC. The game’s launch into free-to-play coincided with a rebooted Season 1, featuring the game’s first premium season pass, a shift towards more paid content, and several new minigame rounds for players to bumble through. One of these new minigames is Blast Ball, initially introduced as a Final Round, pitting the last few players of a match against one another until only one bean is left standing.
Playing Blast Ball is a requirement for a couple of Fall Guys’ special Idol Games challenges, giving players some extra incentive to try this mode out. Blast Ball sets players down in an arena over a pool of slime and challenges them to knock others into the slime by tossing unique Blast Balls at their opponents, causing explosions to knock them out of the ring. A few tips and tricks can help players get an edge over their opponents in this limited-time show.
When playing Blast Ball, players should always keep in mind that the arena stage isn’t static as segments of it fall into the slime as the round goes on. This drastically reduces the playable area over time, creating a constantly growing fall hazard for players to keep an eye on. Whether players are playing on consoles, PC, or even using a workaround to get Fall Guys on Mac, it’s actually far more likely that players will get eliminated from accidentally falling or being knocked into a gap in the floor compared to falling off the edge of the ring.
For the first two rounds, pragmatic players should aim to survive rather than actively attempt to get their opponents knocked out. With 30 players, getting hold of a Blast Ball can be difficult as other players actively compete for the Blast Balls that spawn. Getting into careless chases for Blast Balls is a sure way to get eliminated early. A good strategy for early rounds is to stay on the move and constantly rotate the camera to spot incoming Blast Balls before they strike. Fall Guys going free-to-play has attracted some new inexperienced players, and in the first two rounds, players can just stay out of the way while the unwary get caught out.
An aggressive strategy using surprise attacks is best for the final round. Blast Balls can be tossed by jumping and releasing the grab button mid-jump, an excellent tactic for surprise attacks. Players should also hold Blast Balls briefly before tossing them, reducing the time until they explode. In the late game, players also tend to gather in clusters to try to get just a few of their rivals eliminated. These are great targets for Blast Balls; groups are less aware than lone players who will typically survive attacks and try to get payback. Finally, Blast Ball Trials is a solid way to get lots of Fame Points for the extra Show Bucks in the Season Pass, so players can grab Halo’s Master Chief skin in Fall Guys when he rotates back into the store.
Fall Guys is available now on PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S|X, and Nintendo Switch.
Tim is a freelance game guides writer for Screen Rant based in the UK. His love of video games began with Pokémon FireRed on a purple Game Boy Advance and hasn’t yet stopped some twenty years later despite him graduating with a degree in law in 2018 and a second degree in psychology in 2021. His experience includes writing reviews and features on everything from triple A titles to indie games on a blog he shared with friends, turning a lifelong hobby into work he actually enjoys. These days, you can usually find Tim writing, either working on guides for Screen Rant or on his own novel that’s perpetually unfinished. Tim also regularly works as a volunteer mental health support case worker in London. When he’s not working, he spends an inordinate amount of time playing Stardew Valley and Minecraft or trying in vain not to give up again on whatever Soulslike game happens to be trending.
