There Is a Table.

It starts with a wall.

You have a ball. There is a wall. You bounce the ball against the wall.

Things happen. Slowly at first.

There Is a Table is a minimalist incremental game about table tennis, told in ASCII and short lines of text. It unfolds as you play: almost nothing on screen at first, then more.

How to play

• Click or tap bounce, or press Space.
• Good timing is rewarded. You can also just keep going.
• Your progress saves in your browser automatically, and time passes while you're away (up to a limit).

Work in progress. This is an early build that covers the intro (about 5 minutes). New parts are added regularly. See the devlog.

Feedback is very welcome in the comments, especially where you got bored, confused, or curious.

Made with the help of AI (Claude) for code and text.