Laurel Road Run

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Laurel Road Run

Run from Marathon to Athens with three laurel lives. Run the long road from Marathon to Athens with pixel Pheidippides, jumping rocks, carts and wandering goats. Three laurel leaves give you a second and third chance, in this free one-button runner game.

Twist: Three laurel lives: each hit costs one and clears the obstacle, then 1.5 s of blinking safety.

Parody. Pheidippides has no involvement in making these games and does not endorse them. The character is an original pixel-art caricature.

How to play

Tap the screen, click, or press Space / Up arrow to jump. Hold a little longer to jump higher.
You start with three laurel lives, shown at the top. Hitting a rock, cart or goat costs one life and clears that obstacle out of the way.
After a hit, Pheidippides blinks for 1.5 seconds and cannot be hurt, so use that moment to get your rhythm back.
When the last laurel is gone, the run is over. The further you get, the faster the road.
Press M for sound and P or Esc to pause. When the run ends, share your score and challenge a friend.

Top 10 high scores

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The story

The people of Athens are planning the biggest festival of the year, and someone has to tell them it starts tomorrow. Pixel Pheidippides ties his sandals, tucks three laurel leaves into his wreath and sets off on the Laurel Road Run, the dusty road from Marathon to the city gates.

The road is full of surprises: loose rocks, a farmer's cart, stubborn goats and the odd tipped-over amphora. Each laurel leaf can take one bump and keep him going, but three bumps and the message stays on the road. Reach Athens with good news and the festival can begin.