The object of the game is to shoot the barrels that are located around the edge of the arena. To fire a shot, position the cursor so it is along the side of the arena. The cursor will look like a small gun. Then click the mouse button, and a bullet will be fired into the arena. You can shoot from any place along the edge of the arena, but shooting from a position where there is a barrel will not destroy that barrel. Instead, you have to trace backwards from the barrel to find out where to shoot from. Each diagonal line within the arena is a reflector that will reflect your bullet off at 90° from its original direction.
When you are in Target Practice mode, all the barrels will just crack apart when they are hit. The object is to shoot all the barrels without wasting any bullets. In Russian Roulette mode, however, one of the barrels is full of explosives and will blow up the entire arena. The object then becomes merely to survive. You can play against the timer in either mode.
In Russian Roulette mode, you can also have the program warn you if you hit a barrel that is close to the explosive barrel. Note that this distance depends on how many barrels you have left!! If really want to get stressed, you can also have the program randomly move the explosives to a different barrel at regular intervals.
The game options are saved within the program for your convenience.
When you choose New Arena, the arena’s size will change to fit the window. You can print the arena whenever you want to.
