186:. In Classic mode, the player's objective is to become the largest hole by the end of a two-minute round by traveling around the area and consuming trees, humans, cars, and other objects which fall into the hole if appropriately sized. Gradually the hole becomes larger and capable of sucking in buildings and smaller holes. If an object is too big it will not fall in and might block the way preventing other objects from going through. Players need to utilize the game's real-time physics to their advantage and optimize their path for effective growth. Other holes can consume the player's hole resulting in "death" and
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