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- SIEGE OF THE BEAST by Nick Torkos, Sept. 7, 1991
-
- INSTRUCTIONS
-
- The game is played similar to the way the board game FOX and GEESE is
- played. However, for those of you who have never heard of this game (the
- majority) I'll explain.
-
- The setting is at an old medieval village called Tarikan. Life here was
- once pleasurable for everyone until THE BEAST arrived. The beast is a giant
- snake that has a voracious appetite. For a while, the inhabitants of the
- village have been able to survive with only minor losses. But now, the beast
- is on a rampage and the village must make a last stand against it in order to
- survive. You were elected to be the leader. First you must select the
- number of soldiers you would need for assistance. Then you have to use them
- to trap the beast so that it can no longer move, and then it can be killed.
-
- You must use your men wisely. It is not possible to surround the beast
- with 8 men or less. Even though the snake looks wild and unorthodox, it is
- intelligent enough to find out the unprotected soldiers, and eat them. If
- it eats enough so that you have only eight men left, then it is too late,
- the snake wins the battle and slaughters everyone. However, if you can trap
- it so that it can't move the village will be saved.
-
- The game is played on a 9x9 square board. You and the snake take turns
- moving around it. When it is your turn (the screen prompts you) click the
- mouse over the square the man you want to move is standing on. You will hear
- a sound, and the man you selected will be highlighted. You can move in any
- direction you want (up, down, left, right, diagonally), but only one square
- at a time (i.e.. to any adjacent square). Simply click over the square you
- want this man to go to, and he will do so.
-
- The snake can also move in the same directions. However, it can also
- eat your man if he is unprotected (i.e.. the space behind him is empty). This
- is similar to the way you would jump a man in checkers, except the snake
- can also do this going up, down, left, right, in addition to going
- diagonally. For example, if the snake is on the square just above one
- soldier, and the square below that soldier is unoccupied, then the snake can
- eat the soldier. To protect this soldier you have to put another soldier
- just below him. The same logic goes if the snake is to the left of the
- soldier, and there is an empty space to the right of the soldier, etc.
-
- You select the number of soldiers you want in the opening screen. The
- game ends if you can siege the beast, or if the beast kills most of your men
- and you have only eight left.
-
- When you have a lot of men on the screen, the game plays a little slow
- because of the graphics, but hopefully it is not slow enough to be annoying.
-
-
- CLOSING STATEMENTS
-
- Well, that's about it. The game play is simple enough. You move, the
- snake moves, you move, the snake, etc. but it is still challenging to
- win the game. You could probably figure out a technique to win with a lot
- of soldiers, so once you do then try to win with less soldiers which is a
- little harder. My personal best is to use 18 soldiers. I have no idea how
- to win with 17 or less soldiers, so if you do then let me know.
-
- Nick Torkos
- 28 Pritchard Avenue
- Toronto, Ontario CANADA
- M6N 1T3
-
- Feel free to send any questions or comments.
-