Flappy Bird in Google Sheets Using Only Formulas

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Hey, I built Flappy Bird in Google Sheets w/o using App Script. It's entirely built using cell formulas, conditional formatting, and an unpatched server side validation. (I learnt of it's existence here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1KAauJp9MiblyAInIbgS2... ) I decided to build this after coming across https://eieio.games/blog/realtime-google-sheet/ , though I think in some ways mine's a lil more advanced.

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