Bloons Tower Defense 4

Bloons Tower Defense 4 Unblocked Puts a Monkey Army Between You and Every Balloon

Pop Every Bloon Before One Slips Past the Exit

You place a Dart Monkey, hit start, and watch the first red bloons roll in. Easy, right? Give it ten rounds and the track is a mess of colors, speeds and things that really don't want to pop.

Bloons TD 4 has been pulling players in since 2009, and it still hooks people in a single round.

What You're Actually Trying to Do

Bloons keep marching along a track toward the exit. Your job is to stop every one of them with towers you place beside the path.

Each one that escapes costs you lives. Pop enough bloons, earn enough cash, and you can afford better towers and bigger upgrades.

Your Monkey Squad

There's no single hero here. You build a crew instead, starting with the Dart Monkey and moving up to towers like the Glue Gunner, Mortar Tower, Monkey Ace, Monkey Apprentice, Banana Farm and Monkey Buccaneer.

The Buccaneer is the odd one out, since it needs water tiles to sit on. Once you start matching each tower to the right spot, the game opens up.

Mouse in Hand, You're Set

• Click a tower in the shop, then click a spot beside the track to place it.
• Click a placed tower to see its upgrades and buy the next one.
• Hit the start button to launch each round, and use the fast-forward option when you feel confident.

That's all you need to play Bloons Tower Defense 4 Unblocked on a laptop or desktop.

From Beginner Tracks to Expert Headaches

Tracks range from beginner to expert, and the layout decides everything. A long winding path gives your towers more time to shoot. A short one punishes any weak spot.

You pick a difficulty (Easy, Medium or Hard) before you start. There's also Sandbox mode for testing towers on whatever bloons you like, and Apopalypse mode, which removes the pauses between rounds.

I spent about forty minutes on one track the first time, convinced I was winning, until the BFB showed up and walked straight through my defense. Players who try this will find themselves rebuilding the whole setup.

Upgrades, Ranks and Surprises

Every tower has more upgrade paths than earlier Bloons games, so two Dart Monkeys can end up playing completely differently. Banana Farms keep your cash coming in while you build.

The game also saves your current run, and an unlock-based ranking system opens up new stuff as you pop more bloons.

Fans of this style will find more to chew on in the tower defense games section.

Why It's a Study Hall Favorite

A round only lasts a minute or two, so it slots neatly into a spare period. You can stop mid-track, come back later, and pick up the run you saved.

It also rewards thinking over twitchy reflexes, which is why students who'd never call themselves gamers get hooked.

Want to Play Bloons Tower Defense 4 at School? Head to classrooms-6x.com, search the title, and it loads straight in your tab. Bloons TD 4 runs in a normal browser window, so there's nothing for your school laptop to block or install.

Five Rules Worth Learning Early

• Rule One: Put towers where the track curls back on itself. One tower can then cover the path twice.
• Rule Two: Buy Banana Farms early on, while the first rounds are still easy.
• Rule Three: Upgrade one strong tower before you buy a fifth weak one.
• Rule Four: Save your Monkey Buccaneer for tracks with water, and plan the spot before the round starts.
• Rule Five: Test a new idea in Sandbox mode first, so your real run stays safe.

Who Built Bloons TD 4

Ninja Kiwi made Bloons Tower Defense 4, and the online browser version launched on October 26, 2009. An iOS version followed in December 2010, and a DSi version came out later.

Questions Players Ask Before Round One

Does Bloons TD 4 save my progress?
Yes, the game lets you save your current run, so you can leave a track and come back to it.

Can the Monkey Buccaneer go anywhere on the map?
No. It needs water tiles, so it only works on tracks that have water to place it on.

Does Bloons Tower Defense 4 Unblocked Chromebook work on school laptops?
Yes. A Chromebook's regular browser runs it fine, and 6x classroom lists more strategy picks for after your last round.

Other Games to Try

• Core Spike: Fire pins into a spinning core. Short rounds, sharp timing.
• Bubble Shooter: Match colors and pop whole clusters in one shot.
• Block Breaker: A ball, a paddle and a wall of bricks to clear.

Written by Carter Blake