Owlboy Cannon Minigame: How to Play
How the Boguin Cannon minigame and challenge work in Owlboy, what you have to do, and how it connects to the Flight of the Boguin achievement.
How does the cannon minigame in Owlboy work?
Owlboy does have a cannon minigame involving the Boguins, but the public material does not spell out the full rules of play. What is documented is how you unlock it and what you get for finishing: once Otus locates and rescues two Boguins at the request of a third, the Cannon Minigame is unlocked, according to the Owlboy community wiki. The exact controls, target layout and scoring are not laid out in the official patch notes or store description, so treat any step-by-step method you read elsewhere with care.
Where do I find the Boguin Cannon?
It is tied to the Boguins rather than to a separately named location. According to the Owlboy community wiki, the minigame becomes available once you have found and rescued two Boguins at the request of the third one. Those three Boguins are the ones who run the challenge, so finding the pair is the practical first step before the cannon is available to you.
What do I have to do in the challenge?
The goal is to complete the minigame the Boguins set up. The official material does not describe the cannon's aiming, the number of shots, or any time limit, and the patch notes for the Anniversary Update do not list it either. What is confirmed is that the challenge exists as an unlockable activity tied to the Boguins, according to the Owlboy community wiki.
How do I score well?
There is no documented scoring system. The official update posts cover changes to controls and settings, such as toggles for auto-aim, screenshake and flash effects, but none of them mention cannon minigame scoring, and the patch notes do not list a scoring breakdown yet. In short: what counts as a good run is not officially confirmed, so any "perfect score" claim you see is not backed by the game's own announcements.
What reward do I get for completing it?
You get coins, plus a keepsake from one of the Boguins. According to the Owlboy community wiki, completing the minigame makes the Boguins hand over all of the Buccanary Coins they have and ask Otus not to tell Buccanary about it. One Boguin also gives Otus a shell that supposedly lets you hear the voices of the departed. The game's Steam store page lists Buccanary-related achievements such as Treasure Seeker and Trinket Master, but it does not state that the cannon minigame itself grants any achievement, so that link is not officially confirmed.
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