Californium Ore

Deep inside a violet cavern, a vein of Californium-252 never sleeps. It sprays a relentless storm of fast violet neutrons straight at your reactor core, and every unmoderated hit burns away the core's integrity. You are the reactor warden: drag three graphite moderator lenses into the stream, thermalize the incoming neutrons into calm gold, and feed your core instead of frying it.

Every neutron that crosses a lens field slows into a golden thermal neutron that curves home and restores a sliver of integrity. But moderation generates heat. Push a lens too hard and it overheats, shuts down, and leaves a hole in your defense until it cools. Juggle lens positions, rotate your coverage, and ride the edge between harvest and meltdown as the flux climbs wave after wave.

Rich violet neutrons carry bonus energy but hit twice as hard. Capture streaks of four or more grant a score bonus, rewarding bold lens placement in the densest part of the stream. One mistake rarely ends a run - but a neglected sector will. How long can you keep the core breathing?

Core Features:
- Unique drag-to-moderate gameplay: slow fast neutrons into scoring gold ones
- Three overheating moderator lenses that force constant field rearrangement
- Escalating neutron flux with faster, denser waves as your run continues
- Capture streak bonuses and rich bonus neutrons for high-risk scoring plays
- Fully hand-drawn visuals, synthesized sound effects, vibration feedback, and persistent best score