Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (2024)

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (1)

A little baseball with your food?Credit: Google

For the Fourth of July, Google wants you to play with your food.

The newest Google Doodle lets you play baseball, that classic American pastime, with a bunch of "characters" based on our nation's favorite foods. They include a hot dog ("H-Dog"), popcorn ("Power Pop"), and a corn on the cob ("Cobbra").

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (2)

Quite the lineup, at the ballpark or the barbecue.Credit: Google

You can play on desktop or on mobile. After a brief intro, you get to start swinging away with a random food character.

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (3)

Take me out to the Doooooooodle....Credit: Google

Follow the on-screen instructions and, well, play ball against a team of peanuts while trying not to get too hungry.

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (6)

Big Pretzel EnergyCredit: Google

Here's what all the fun looks like on mobile, though the person who thinks of celery as a great American snack food clearly has a hidden agenda (unless, of course, we're talking in a Bloody Mary).

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (7)

Celery swings for the fences.Credit: Google

And, for even further fun, here's a collection of initial character sketches shared by Google.

Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (8)

Enjoy the old school feel of these Doodle character sketches.Credit: Google

If you're going to while away the holiday on your phone, you might as well be smacking homers with a sirloin steak.

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Marcus Gilmer is Mashable's Assistant Real-Times News Editor on the West Coast, reporting on breaking news from his location in San Francisco. An Alabama native, Marcus earned his BA from Birmingham-Southern College and his MFA in Communications from the University of New Orleans. Marcus has previously worked for Chicagoist, The A.V. Club, the Chicago Sun-Times and the San Francisco Chronicle.

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Google Doodle celebrates July Fourth by letting you play baseball with your favorite foods (2024)

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What is baseball with your food in a new July 4th Google Doodle? ›

For the Fourth of July, Google wants you to play with your food. The newest Google Doodle lets you play baseball, that classic American pastime, with a bunch of "characters" based on our nation's favorite foods. They include a hot dog ("H-Dog"), popcorn ("Power Pop"), and a corn on the cob ("Cobbra").

How to play baseball with Google Doodle? ›

Click or Tap: Once you spot the doodle, click or tap on it to launch the game. Usually, it's situated prominently on the Google homepage. Gameplay: Choose Your Team: Upon starting the game, you'll find yourself on the field with the option to select your team - either the "G" team or the "O" team.

What are all the foods in doodle baseball? ›

Google's latest Google Doodle is an interactive baseball game celebrating Independence Day. The game features classic cook out foods going to bat against a team of peanuts. Players include a hot dog, popcorn, ice cream and watermelon.

What is the hardest Google Doodle game? ›

  • Tenacity.
  • Captain Reverso.
  • Black Hole Square.
  • Glitch Buster.
  • Taxi Drift.
  • Core Ball.
  • Spacebar Clicker.
  • Contact📩

Why is there no sound on Google Doodle baseball? ›

What to do if you still can't hear sound? Make sure your device is not on mute! It may seem silly to say it but in order for sound to work on our apps, you need to have the volume turned up and the device off mute. Try opening the control panel whilst in the Doodle App, by swiping upwards from the bottom of the screen.

What is good baseball food? ›

Opening Day: The top 10 best baseball foods that you have to get while watching the game
  • Nachos.
  • Popcorn.
  • Hamburger/Cheeseburger.
  • Ice Cream.
  • Sunflower Seeds.
  • French Fries.
  • Cracker Jack.
  • Peanuts.
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What does seasoning do in Doodle World? ›

The user sprinkles seasoning on the opposing team. Food-types do 30% more damage to targets that have seasoning on the target.

What is the animal in Doodle Jump? ›

In Doodle Jump, players must guide a four-legged creature called "The Doodler" up an endless series of platforms without falling. The left side of the playing field wraps around to the right side. For devices with an accelerometer, players tilt the device to move the Doodler in the desired direction.

Can I play old Google doodles? ›

If you are looking to play specific past Google Doodle games, you can search for them on the internet or visit the Google Doodle archive, where you can explore and play a selection of previous Doodles.

What is the oldest Google Doodle? ›

Did you know that the first Google Doodle was created by Google founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998 to celebrate the Burning Man festival? Now they're one of the most notable ways to commemorate major events, holidays and people from around the world.

What is the longest Google Doodle game? ›

The Doodle Champion Island Games is one of the longest Google Doodle games to date, taking around two hours to complete.

What is the 4th of July Google trick? ›

Queries for terms such as "fireworks," "fireworks near me," or "Fourth of July" will set off a flurry of brightly colored fireworks on the search results page. Searches for related Spanish terms, such as "cuatro de julio" or "fuegos artificiales" offer the same mini-show.

What is the funnest game on Google Doodle? ›

Top Google Doodle games to play for fun and entertainment
  • Cricket.
  • PacMan.
  • Pani-Puri.
  • Basketball.
  • Hurdles.
  • Cut Pizza.

Why is there no Christmas Google Doodle? ›

Google typically abstains from referencing or celebrating religious holidays specifically in Doodles, or in cases when they do, religious themes and iconography are avoided.

Why is Google Doodle celebrating pizza? ›

"The Doodle celebrates this moment in 2007 when the culinary art of Neapolitan 'Pizzaiuolo' was inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity," the post said. "The southwestern Italian city of Naples is widely credited with inventing the pizza known today in the late 1700s.

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