✅ Click the Can — rules of the game

Tap the Can → Earn Points
Easy +1 · Normal +2 · Hard +2.5 · Insane +3
Misses Reduce Points (by difficulty)
Normal −1 · Hard −2 · Insane −3 · (Easy has no penalty)
Store Points → Bank
“Store Points” moves your current run score to your Bank and resets the run.
Bank Levels (long-term progress)
Every 1,000 banked points = +1 Bank Level.
Run Milestones (only for the game)
Run thresholds (10 → 1000) trigger popups/rewards.
Milestones/achievements are for the Can Clicker only — not for search.
Achievements
Streaks, difficulty hits, lucky totals, and bank totals unlock badges.
(Achievement popups just close; no redirects.)
Everything Saves Locally
Run, Bank, Level, achievements, and difficulty persist via local storage.

🥫 Welcome to CanCounter

Discover high-quality results from a clean Google-powered search panel.
Your searches can show sponsored results; those sponsored results, ads and/or qualifying referrals fund a commission pool, which is used to acquire and deliver cans to nearby food pantries.
No extra cost to you.

Important: Searching does not unlock game milestones or achievements.
The Can Clicker game is separate.

🔘 Top Navigation (Toolbar Controls)

🔄 Reset Search
Clears the current query, collapses menus, and scrolls to the top.
Does not affect your Can Clicker progress.

✨ Share (Options)
Mobile → native share sheet. Desktop → site share panel.

🌗 Theme Toggle (Options)
Daylight / Pantry Dark. Your preference is saved.

(COMING SOON)

📈 Impact Panel
Quick snapshot for your hub: total cans delivered (to date), participating pantries, and community participation metrics. (These stats reflect funding from sponsored results & qualifying referrals, not game points.)

🥫 City Hub SwitcherChoose your hub (Detroit, Grand Rapids, Marquette, etc.). Each hub displays its own search activity and community impact stats.

🔍 Search Panel

Search Field & Button
Type anything: products, places, classes, jobs, pantry info, etc.
Press Enter or Search to use the embedded Google Custom Search.

What happens when you search?

You get standard Google results in our overlay.
If eligible sponsored results appear (or qualifying referrals occur), commissions flow into the CanCounter fund.
Organic results are unaffected (they don’t fund the program).
No account needed. Use it like regular Google.

Recent Searches
Your last 5 queries (local to your device). Tap a chip to re-run.
“🗑 Clear” removes local history.

🧠 Advanced Search (optional)

Add Google-style operators via simple fields:

FieldOperatorExample

Exact phrase" ""food pantry near me"

Exclude words-wordfood pantry -donation -volunteer

Site/Domainsite:site:marquette.mi.us

File Typefiletype:filetype:pdf

Title includesintitle:intitle:grant

URL includesinurl:inurl:coupons

Either/ORORsolar OR wind

Apply merges operators into your query and runs it.
Clear resets the fields.

💼 Sponsored Support Box

Shows only when a valid ad is returned by Google CSE.
Sponsored results & qualifying referrals are what fund the commission pool.
Ads never change your price and do not alter your organic results.
Hidden by default to keep the layout clean.

⚙️ Additional Features

SafeSearch Enabled for a family-safe experience.
Open-Top Behavior: result links open outside the overlay (top tab).
Mobile 320-px Support with responsive layout.
Local Storage for theme preference and recent searches.

🥫 Donation Mechanics

Sponsored results, ads & qualifying referrals generate commissions.
Commissions flow into the Fund.
Proceeds are than converted into cans delivered to nearby pantries.
Hub stats update regularly (COMING SOON).

Note: Game points do not convert to cans.
Cans are funded by sponsored results and qualifying referrals from search usage.

💡 Quick Tips

🍞 Maximize Pantry Impact
Use CanCounter as your everyday search. Add to home screens or bookmark for easy access daily. PROTIP: Make this your browser's default search. Sponsored results, ads and referrals (when shown/used) help fund the program at no extra cost.

🔍 Handy starters

[site:searchmarquette.net] [site:amazon.com pantry staples] [food prices Michigan 2025]

🗂 Save to Home Screen
Pin on iOS/Android for one-tap access.

🎒 Students
Try filetype:pdf, intitle:study, or "scholarship" searches.

❤️ Share your hub
More neighbors using the panel → more sponsored support → more cans delivered.