What is Multiply or Release?
Multiply or Release is a popular physics-based simulation genre originally created by MIKAN in 2021 that combines marble racing with strategic territory warfare. The concept is simple but addictively watchable: marbles fall through a Plinko board, landing on either a Multiply zone (which doubles the ammunition) or a Release zone (which fires all accumulated bullets at enemy territory). The tension builds with each multiplication: will a team release early with a weak attack, or risk waiting to multiply into the hundreds for a game-changing assault?
Since MIKAN's original videos popularized the format, countless creators have built their own variations using tools like Algodoo, Unity and Physion. The genre has exploded across YouTube thanks to its perfect blend of unpredictability, strategic depth, and satisfying visual payoffs when hundreds of bullets fire simultaneously to capture enemy territory.
Four-Color Territory Battle in Physion
This Physion simulation brings the Multiply or Release concept to life with four competing teams (red, yellow, green, and blue) battling for territorial dominance. Each team controls a constantly rotating cannon positioned in the center of their colored territory. As marbles fall through individual Plinko boards, they accumulate ammunition through the multiply zones or trigger attacks through the release zones.
When bullets are released, they fire continuously across the battlefield grid, converting enemy cells to the attacker's color on contact. The simulation features smooth physics, particle trail effects for bullets and marbles, and dynamic territory conversion that creates intense battles where even losing teams can stage dramatic comebacks. The winner is the last team standing after all others have been eliminated.
The link to this Scene can be found here: https://app.physion.net/scenes/multiply-or-release-1
Closing Thoughts
The original Multiply or Release scene created by Box showed how much creativity the Physion community could bring to the genre, and it inspired many of the experiments that followed. This new version continues in that spirit: building on past ideas while opening the door for new twists, strategies, and visual styles. Whether revisiting Box’s classic scene or trying out the updated one, there’s plenty to explore and remix in the world of Multiply or Release.