One player discovered that gravity in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild can work wonders for picking up a lucky strike in Snow Bowling. BOTW's Snow Bowling mini-game counts as one of the many side activities users can enjoy while exploring the vast open-world landscape.
Considered among the best ways to earn Rupees, Breath of the Wild's in-game currency, Snow Bowling takes place in the Hebra region at Pondo's Lodge. This fun little distraction may require some getting used to given the controls. However, players who learn to master the art of Snow Bowling usually find themselves in for quite the treat once all is said and done. It's a lucrative side activity, after all, one that rewards 300 Rupees to those who can successfully finish with a strike. More often than not, nailing a strike requires great skill and concentration. On other occasions, though, all it takes is some extra help from Lady Luck.
The mini-games in BOTW all have their fair share of quirks, a few of which players can exploit to their advantage. Reddit user braindeadles, for instance, learned that Snow Bowling can end in a strike if gravity eventually decides to take matters into its own hands. When braindeadles let the massive snowball go during a match, it looked as though they'd only managed to knock down eight of the ten bowling pins. But while one of the two standing pins stopped moving, a pin directly behind it continued to bob back and forth. This went on for over 20 seconds before the slightly swirling pin finally gave way and brought its counterpart down with it. Talk about a lucky strike.
Why exactly it took so long for gravity to take effect isn't known. Perhaps this serves as little more than another intriguing BOTW glitch, though? Or maybe the in-game physics really did just take a while to play out in full? Whatever the case, braindeadles was no doubt pleased by the incredible outcome.
Nintendo released Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch nearly five years ago in early 2017. The award-winning adventure has since become one of the hybrid console's best-selling titles, with more than 20 million units sold worldwide. Its eagerly-anticipated sequel, Breath of the Wild 2, will likely achieve a similar level of success once it finally hits stores in 2022.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is available digitally and at retail for the Nintendo Switch.
Source: braindeadles/Reddit