Bloons TD Battles (Flash)

Developer(s)		Ninja Kiwi
Publisher(s)		Ninja Kiwi
Platform(s)		Adobe Flash
Release date		December 2012
Latest update		v160425.01

Language(s) supported
English

Bloons TD Battles is a game in the Bloons TD series that released in 2012. It is based on the Flash version of Bloons TD 5 and shares many of the same assets and mechanics. It is the basis of the mobile version of Bloons TD Battles and the first game in the Bloons TD Battles sub-series. It debuted in a beta test in early December 2012,^[1] and left beta later in December.^[2]

On 1 April 2022, Ninja Kiwi announced the end of service for several Flash games. Despite not being one of the games listed in the announcement,^[3] the servers for this game were shut down on 30 April 2022, rendering the game's online features inaccessible. Some main menu features, such as the store, remain functional.

Gameplay

In this version of Bloons TD Battles, each player has four tower slots by default. Each player is required to spend Battle Energy to start a match, which slowly refills over time at a rate of 1 every 12 minutes and has a maximum of 50 by default. Players can also purchase items in the store to refill their Battle Energy and/or permanently increase their maximum Battle Energy. Entering a battle costs 5, unlocking the Extra Tower Slot to use five towers in a match costs 6, and using the Spy Ability to see the opponent's loadout before the match starts costs 1.

Towers

Score required	Name	Cost to unlock
Score required	Name	Tower	Tier 4 upgrades
0	Dart Monkey	—	30
	Tack Shooter		30
	Sniper Monkey		30
	Ninja Monkey		30
	Bomb Tower		30
50	Ice Tower	10	30
	Boomerang Thrower	12	36
	Glue Gunner	15	45
	Monkey Buccaneer	12	36
250	Monkey Ace	20	60
	Mortar Tower	15	45
	Dartling Gun	18	50
	Spike Factory	15	45
500	Super Monkey	25	60
	Monkey Apprentice	20	60
	Monkey Village	22	60
	Banana Farm	22	60

Bloons

Rounds

Rounds in Bloons TD Battles use the even-numbered rounds from BTD5, with a few differences:

Round 12 is based on round 25 in BTD5 instead of round 24.
Round 43 is based on round 85 in BTD5 instead of round 86.
All Bloon groups within each round have their starting time and duration reduced by 34%, effectively making rounds progress over 50% faster than in BTD5.

Bloon sends

Name	Amt.	Round unlocked	Cost	Eco	Duration	Eco per cost	Cost per sec.	Eco per sec.
Grouped Reds	8	2	$25	1	0.8s	0.04	$31.25	1.25
Blue Bloon	6	2	$25	1	1.98s	0.04	$12.6263	0.505051
Blue Bloon	6	4	$42	1.7	0.6s	0.0404762	$70	2.83333
Spaced Pink	3	4	$42	1.7	1.5s	0.0404762	$28	1.13333
Grouped Greens	5	6	$60	2.4	0.4s	0.04	$150	6
Spaced Black	3	6	$60	2.4	1.8s	0.04	$33.3333	1.33333
Grouped Yellows	5	8	$75	3	0.3s	0.04	$250	10
Spaced White	4	8	$75	3	2s	0.04	$37.5	1.5
Grouped Pink	3	10	$90	3.6	0.15s	0.04	$600	24
Spaced Leads	2	10	$90	3.6	3s	0.04	$30	1.2
Group White	3	11	$125	5	0.45s	0.04	$277.778	11.1111
Space Zebra	3	11	$125	5	1.8s	0.04	$69.4444	2.77778
Black Bloon	3	12	$150	6	0.45s	0.04	$333.333	13.3333
Space Rainbow	1	12	$150	6	1s	0.04	$150	6
Zebra Bloon	3	13	$200	6	0.54s	0.03	$370.37	11.1111
Rainbow Bloon	3	13	$450	3	0.54s	0.00666667	$833.333	5.55556
Grouped Leads	4	15	$200	6	0.8s	0.03	$250	7.5
Space Ceremic	1	15	$300	0	1s	0	$300	0
Fast Ceremic	1	18	$450	-5	0.25s	-0.0111111	$1800	-20
Space MOAB	1	18	$1,500	-60	5s	-0.04	$300	-12
Fast MOAB	1	20	$1,500	-140	0.5s	-0.0933333	$3000	-280
BFB	1	20	$2,500	-350	4s	-0.14	$625	-87.5
Fast BFB	1	22	$2,500	-350	0.6s	-0.14	$4166.67	-583.333
ZOMG	1	22	$9,000	-1500	6s	-0.166667	$1500	-250

Chat

This version has a text-based chat system similar to Co-op in the Flash version of Bloons TD 5. Typing -ping or /ping in chat displays the time (in milliseconds) for the server to respond.

Leaderboards

This version has a Battle Score leaderboard that ranks players who earn the most Battle Score of the day, week, or month, or of all time. Due to the servers being shut down, players can no longer legitimately rank on this leaderboard, though it still displays scores from before the shutdown.

Hotkeys

Gameplay
Key	Function
`Shift`	Place multiple towers
`,`	Upgrade path 1
`.`	Upgrade path 2
`Backspace`	Sell selected tower
`Enter`	Open chat
`Escape`	Unselect tower, close chat

Towers
Key	Function
`Q`	Dart Monkey
`W`	Tack Shooter
`E`	Sniper Monkey
`R`	Boomerang Thrower
`T`	Ninja Monkey
`Y`	Bomb Tower
`A`	Ice Tower
`S`	Glue Gunner
`D`	Monkey Buccaneer
`F`	Monkey Ace
`G`	Super Monkey
`H`	Monkey Apprentice
`C`	Monkey Village
`V`	Banana Farm
`B`	Mortar Tower
`N`	Dartling Gun
`M`	Spike Factory

Bloon sends (Assault)
Key	Function
`1`	Send grouped Red
`Shift` + `1`	Send spaced Blue
`2`	Send grouped Blue
`Shift` + `2`	Send spaced Pink
`3`	Send grouped Green
`Shift` + `3`	Send spaced Black
`4`	Send grouped Yellow
`Shift` + `4`	Send spaced White
`5`	Send grouped Pink
`Shift` + `5`	Send spaced Lead
`6`	Send grouped White
`Shift` + `6`	Send spaced Zebra
`7`	Send grouped Black
`Shift` + `7`	Send spaced Rainbow
`8`	Send grouped Zebra
`Shift` + `8`	Send grouped Rainbow
`9`	Send grouped Lead
`Shift` + `9`	Send Ceramic
`0`	Send fast Ceramic
`Shift` + `0`	Send MOAB
`O`	Send fast MOAB
`Shift` + `O`	Send BFB
`P`	Send fast BFB
`Shift` + `P`	Send ZOMG
`-`	Toggle Regrow
`=`	Toggle Camo

Income boosts (Defend)
Key	Function
`1`	Small Income Boost
`2`	Medium Income Boost
`3`	Large Income Boost
`4`	Huge Income Boost

Achievements

Icon	Text	AP
	Stepped Up Reach 50 Battle Score and unlock the second tier of towers	25
	Big Time Reach 250 Battle Score and unlock the 3rd tier of towers	25
	Tower Master Reach 500 Battle Score and unlock the final tier of towers	50
	Winner Win your first battle	10
	Popping Streak Win 5 battles in a row	25
	Unspoppable Win 20 sequential battles against Quick Battle opponents	50
	What Did You Expect Beat an opponent with a lower battle score	10
	The Bigger They Are Beat an opponent with a higher battle score	25
	The Harder They Fall Beat an opponent with a battle score over 250	50
	Jack Of All Towers Beat an opponent by using a random loadout	10
	They Call Me Mr. Jack Beat 25 different opponents by using a random loadout	75
	Top Tier Unlock all tier 4 upgrades for all towers	100

Store

Text	Cost	Notes
Small Energy Potion Restores 50 to your Battle Energy.	5	The first two uses are free.
Large Energy Potion Restores 100 to your Battle Energy.	10	—
Tasty Energy Potion Restores 500 to your Battle Energy.	45	—
Powerful Energy Potion Restores 1000 to your Battle Energy.	80	—
Zesty Max Energy Booster Use your medallions to permanently increase your maximum Battle Energy. Can only be bought 10 times.	50	—
Delicious Max Energy Booster Permanently increases your maximum Battle Energy by 10.	10	—
Epic Max Energy Booster Permanently increases your maximum Battle Energy by 500.	450	—
Handful of Medallions 100 Medallions to help you with that next tower unlock.	20	—
Bag of Medallions Gives you 500 Medallions.	90	—
Chest of Medallions Adds a massive 2000 Medallions to your treasury.	325	—
Big Book of Knowledge Unlocks all towers and their tier 4 upgrades. For those who just want to get on with the business of popping Bloons.	95	Equivalent to 943 if no towers or tier 4 upgrades are purchased first.

Strategy

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Update history

Bloons TD Battles received periodic content updates until December 2014. The following content was added post-release:

Private Battles
Spy Ability and Extra Tower Slot
Defend mode (the existing gameplay was rebranded as Assault mode)
The Dartling Gun
In-game chat
The following maps:
- Rally
- Bloontonium Mine
- Hydro Dam
- Pyramid Steps
- Pumpkin Patch
- Battle Park
- Ice Flow
- Yellow Brick
- Swamp
- Mondrian
- Battle River
- ZenGarden
- Volcano
- Water Hazard
- Indoor Pools
- A-Game
- Ink Blot
- Snowy Castle

Descriptions

Launch

“

Bloons TD 5 Multiplayer is here in this brand new game! It's monkey vs monkey for the first time ever - go head to head with other players in a battle for victory. Bloons TD Battles includes 4 unique new tracks, designed specially for multiplayer combat. Watch the action unfold as you and your opponent battle each other's bloons side by side. What will you do? Hunker down for the long game - or go for the quick win with a rush of fast Bloons? The choice of strategy is yours. Jump into a game of Bloons TD Battles now! Requires Ninja Kiwi Login to play.

”

Final

“

Play the original BTD Battles web! It's monkey vs monkey! Go head to head with other players in a battle for victory. Bloons TD Battles includes unique new tracks, designed specially for multiplayer combat. Watch the action unfold as you and your opponent battle each other's bloons side by side. What will you do? Hunker down for the long game - or go for the quick win with a rush of fast Bloons? The choice of strategy is yours. Jump into a game of Bloons TD Battles now! Yeah!

”

Gallery

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References

↑ "Battles is currently in Beta for a limited time, expect server disconnects and interruption of service as we continue to refine the game and the servers" – "Battles". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.
↑ "Bloons TD Battles from Ninja Kiwi - Multiplayer BTD - NinjaKiwi". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.
↑ "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 1st April, 2022". Reddit. Retrieved Wed, 30 Apr 2025.

Bloons TD Battles

Versions		Flash • Multiplatform
Mechanics	General	Arenas • Battle Spin • Bloons • Bloon sends • Cash • Club Membership • Hotkeys • Income • Lives • Maps • Powers • Rounds • Towers
	Tower mechanics	Activated Abilities • Attacks • Selling • Sub-towers • Upgrades
	Currencies & resources	Battle Energy • Battle Score • Medallions
Social features		Battles TV • Clans • Profiles • Weekly Competition
Cosmetic features		Bloon Decals • Emotes (Text Emotes)
Lists		Rounds (Flash • mobile) • Upgrades

Gallery (Flash • mobile) • Strategies (Flash • mobile) • Update history (Flash • mobile)

Bloons games

Bloons		Bloons (Flash • More Bloons • Even More Bloons • Player Pack 1 • Player Pack 2 • Player Pack 3 • Player Pack 4 • Player Pack 5 • Insanity Pack • Junior • Pack O Bloons • iOS • Festive Fun • console) Bloons 2 (Flash • Level Builder • Christmas Expansion • Spring Fling • mobile) • Bloons Blast
Bloons TD	Generation I	Bloons Tower Defense • Bloons Tower Defense 2 • Bloons Tower Defense 3 (iOS • PSP • DSi)
	Generation II	Bloons TD 4 (Flash • Track Editor • Expansion • mobile • DSi)
	Generation III	Bloons TD 5 (Flash • Deluxe • multiplatform • console) • Bloons TD Battles (Flash • multiplatform) • Bloons Monkey City (Flash • multiplatform)
	Generation IV	Bloons TD 6 (BTD6+ • NETFLIX • console • Chinese) • Bloons Adventure Time TD • Bloons TD Battles 2 (Battles 2+)
Bloons Supermonkey		Bloons Super Monkey (iOS) • Bloons Supermonkey 2 (Flash • mobile)
Other games		Bloons Pop Three • Hot Air Bloon (iOS) • Who Wants To Be A Bloonionaire? • Bloons Pop! • Bloons Card Storm • Bloons Blitz

[1] "Battles is currently in Beta for a limited time, expect server disconnects and interruption of service as we continue to refine the game and the servers" – "Battles". Archived from the original on 8 December 2012.

[2] "Bloons TD Battles from Ninja Kiwi - Multiplayer BTD - NinjaKiwi". Archived from the original on 15 December 2012.

[3] "What's Up At Ninja Kiwi? - 1st April, 2022". Reddit. Retrieved Wed, 30 Apr 2025.

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