Eat every dot, outwit four chasers, and flip the hunt with a power pellet.

Reading the four chasers

Maze chases became a phenomenon in 1980 because the enemies were not just fast — they had personalities. Dot Dash borrows that idea with four chasers who each follow a different rule. Blaze (red) heads straight for you. Ambush (pink) aims for the spot four tiles ahead of where you are going, so turning toward it is a mistake. Flank (teal) uses Blaze's position to set a trap on the far side of you, and Shy (orange) charges when you are far away but retreats to its corner when you get close.

Once you know the rules you can play them. Never run in a straight line toward Ambush, use the loops in the maze to break line of sight, and remember that every chaser reverses direction when the hunt switches between scatter and chase, and whenever you eat a power pellet. The side tunnels are your friend: the chasers slow down inside them, and you do not.

Save at least one power pellet for the end of a dot-heavy corridor rather than eating them as you pass. A frightened chaser can be eaten for 200 points, and each one after it in the same pellet doubles the value up to 1,600. Fruit appears twice per stage for bonus points — grab it only when the route is clear. Stage two has a new maze, faster chasers, and a shorter pellet timer, so the strategy has to adapt.