


My personal high score was 77 balloons, but I was barely trying (I swear!). When the game begins, Google-colored balloons fly up the screen in clusters, and you’ll just need to tap or click them to get points. In order to play the mini-game, you’ll just need to visit the ‘What’s New’ section of the Explore app as previously mentioned, and click the blue ‘Celebrate with us’ button! Once you do, you’ll be invited to pop as many balloons as you can before the 15-second timer expires. I was poking around looking for new features and upon opening the Explore app and visiting the ‘What’s New’ section, I was met with a bunch of balloons that flew from the bottom of the window to the top (see the video below)! A super cool nod to the ongoing festivities including loads of new features like Holding Space – which is now your Tote – the improved screen recorder, Phone Hub, and more. Google is apparently not done celebrating the tenth anniversary of Chromebooks yet because it’s buried a secret mini-game in the operating system for you to enjoy.
