Vorb is an alien spacecraft. As it flies in over the Grand Canyon, it is in the midst of a civil war. Four factions have allied into two sides, who are battling for control of the great spacecraft.
Vorb is a team game that is played by two or four players. Red and blue are a team, and white and yellow are a team. Members of a team cooperate together to control the maximum number of spaces on the board.
Movement takes place by clicking on a colored space to pick up a piece, and then clicking on an empty space to move there.
Remember, it is important who wins this battle. The fate of the earth hangs in the balance!
Variations:
1) Rebirth: When a player has no pieces left, they may place a piece in any open space as their turn!
2) 3-Jump: Once per game, a player may jump through three tubes!
3) Takeover: Once per game, a player may move into an already occupied square!
4) Eliminator: Once per game, a player eliminate any piece!
You can tell if a special move is valid by the key letters 3, T, and E displayed in the lower left corner of the screen. A blue '3' for example, means that blue has not yet used its 3-Jump move.
How to Play:
Objective: Capture more than half of the orbs (spheres). Game ends when all orbs are taken, or one team has no more pieces.
Movement: A piece that moves through one tube will remain in its original position and reproduce itself in the new location. If it jumps through two tubes, it will leave its original location and move to the new location.
Each time you move, every piece connected directly to the new orb will become yours!
Strategy: Control the center. Gang up on one of the opposing team's colors. Jump through two tubes only with great care!
Hint 1: Try to block your opponents by capturing enough pieces that they can't jump over you.
Hint 2: Control the center of the board. Each of the four middle spaces are next to 2 non-middle spaces. Try to control one or both sides of a middle tube so that your opponent can not travel through the middle of the board.
Hint 3: Cooperate with your partner. The score is the sum of both partners!
Hint 4: Before jumping through 2 tubes, consider the result of an opponent moving into the space you vacated.
All of a player's moves must be made within their clock's time limit. Experienced players may wish to give weaker players an advantage by starting with less time. Timed play adds a very exciting element to the game, and is highly recommended.
When a clock runs out of time, that player loses instantly.|
