# Simple drowning **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [December 20, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988 "2022-12-20T17:39:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Segatendo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Segatendo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Segatendo)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2022, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/1 "2022-12-20T17:39:01Z")
could anyone make a simple drowning template with just blue tiles as water and when you enter the water the countdown starts and if the countdown ends it’s game over but if the sprite gets out of the water then the countdown goes ---
**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2022, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/2 "2022-12-21T17:58:23Z")
> [@Segatendo](#): > > drowning Can you tell me was this on “pourpos”. ---
**Author:** ![Segatendo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Segatendo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Segatendo)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2022, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/3 "2022-12-22T18:20:46Z")
what’s purpose? ---
**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/4 "2022-12-27T17:54:56Z")
you mean “porpoise” right? ---
**Author:** ![Segatendo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/898d66/32.png) [@Segatendo](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Segatendo)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2022, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/5 "2022-12-27T18:21:26Z")
what is porpoise? ---
**Author:** ![personalnote](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/personalnote/32/31359_2.png) [@personalnote](https://forum.makecode.com/u/personalnote)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/6 "2022-12-28T18:12:27Z")
It’s a marine animal similar to the Dolphin ---
**Author:** ![SoftTalker](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/softtalker/32/10776_2.png) [@SoftTalker](https://forum.makecode.com/u/SoftTalker)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/7 "2022-12-28T18:12:51Z")
it was just a joke "dwowing“ “pourpos” ---
**Author:** ![Uke\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a587f6/32.png) [@Uke\_Girl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Uke_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/8 "2022-12-28T18:12:58Z")
A porpoise is a type of aquatic marine mammal that looks similar to a dolphin. It’s often used in sea life related jokes because it sounds like ‘purpose’ ---
**Author:** ![Uke\_Girl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/a587f6/32.png) [@Uke\_Girl](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Uke_Girl)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2022, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/simple-drowning/16988/9 "2022-12-28T18:13:49Z")
> [@Segatendo](#): > > could anyone make a simple drowning template with just blue tiles as water and when you enter the water the countdown starts and if the countdown ends it’s game over but if the sprite gets out of the water then the countdown goes > **['Drowning' Template](https://arcade.makecode.com/S60734-87445-13257-88798)** > > Made with ❤️ in Microsoft MakeCode Arcade. Is this the kind of thing you’re looking for? I’ve used functions to make things a bit tidier but they aren’t necessary. Anything I can improve let me know. 🙂