diff --git a/dist/index.html b/dist/index.html
index fe775d4..ed0efea 100644
--- a/dist/index.html
+++ b/dist/index.html
@@ -2754,6 +2754,7 @@ function explodeBrick(gameState, index, ball, isExplosion) {
             else gameState.combo += gameState.perks.reach;
         }
         if (gameState.lastPuckMove && gameState.perks.passive_income && gameState.lastPuckMove > gameState.levelTime - 500 * gameState.perks.passive_income) resetCombo(gameState, x, y);
+        if (gameState.perks.nbricks && ball.brokenSinceBounce == gameState.perks.nbricks + 1) resetCombo(gameState, ball.x, ball.y);
         if (!isExplosion) {
             // color change
             if ((gameState.perks.picky_eater || gameState.perks.pierce_color) && color !== gameState.ballsColor && color) {
@@ -3212,7 +3213,7 @@ function ballTick(gameState, ball, delta) {
         }
         if (gameState.perks.streak_shots) resetCombo(gameState, ball.x, ball.y);
         if (gameState.perks.trampoline) gameState.combo += gameState.perks.trampoline;
-        if (gameState.perks.nbricks && gameState.perks.nbricks !== ball.brokenSinceBounce) resetCombo(gameState, ball.x, ball.y);
+        if (gameState.perks.nbricks && ball.brokenSinceBounce < gameState.perks.nbricks) resetCombo(gameState, ball.x, ball.y);
         if (gameState.perks.respawn) ball.hitItem.slice(0, -1).slice(0, gameState.perks.respawn).forEach(({ index, color })=>{
             if (!gameState.bricks[index] && color !== "black") // respawns with full hp
             setBrick(gameState, index, color);
diff --git a/src/gameStateMutators.ts b/src/gameStateMutators.ts
index d893f94..deb96bf 100644
--- a/src/gameStateMutators.ts
+++ b/src/gameStateMutators.ts
@@ -436,6 +436,14 @@ export function explodeBrick(
       resetCombo(gameState, x, y);
     }
 
+    if (
+      gameState.perks.nbricks &&
+      ball.brokenSinceBounce == gameState.perks.nbricks+1
+    ) {
+      resetCombo(gameState, ball.x, ball.y);
+    }
+
+
     if (!isExplosion) {
       // color change
       if (
@@ -1437,7 +1445,7 @@ export function ballTick(gameState: GameState, ball: Ball, delta: number) {
     }
     if (
       gameState.perks.nbricks &&
-      gameState.perks.nbricks !== ball.brokenSinceBounce
+      ball.brokenSinceBounce< gameState.perks.nbricks
     ) {
       resetCombo(gameState, ball.x, ball.y);
     }
@@ -1553,6 +1561,7 @@ export function ballTick(gameState: GameState, ball: Ball, delta: number) {
       const initialBrickColor = gameState.bricks[hitBrick];
       ball.brokenSinceBounce++;
 
+
       explodeBrick(gameState, hitBrick, ball, false);
       if (
         ball.sapperUses < gameState.perks.sapper &&