Spiral Lab

************************ * How To Play Orbit360 * ************************ 1. Objective + Rules ************************ a) Move all your Satalite Units from Step -1 to Step 61. First player to do so wins all the glory! b) Players move counter-clockwise in circular moton on the roll of a 6-numbered die. c) When Select Starting Player is enabled, highest value determines the leading player. d) Bonus rolls on 6 permitted, maximum of 2 give no more than 3 rolls per turn. 2. Game Conditions ************************ a) 0 - 4 Players. b) Human or CPU Players. c) 1 - 4 Units per Player (1, 2, 3, 4 KEYS ACTIVE ON KEYBOARD). d) When Game Events enabled, units effects on other units. i) Deorbit: Player's unit resets opponent's unit(s) by overtaking. ii) Impact: Player's unit lands on opponent's unit(s), all units affected reset their positions. e) When Safe Zones are enabled, units are protected from deorbit and impact game events, every 5th interval of the orbit path. f) End Game i) Any Roll: Can finish orbit on number exceeding its needs. ii) Exact Roll: Must roll exact number needed to land on 61. iii) Exact Roll plus Safety: Requires exact roll, and steps 56–60 become individual Player Safe Zones. 3. Controls + Display ************************ a) ROLL/SELECT button (SPACEBAR ACTIVE) that controls the dice engine. i) Coloured button + Black text indicates Human Player's turn. ii) Black button + Coloured text indicates CPU Player's turn. b) Circle Buttons i) Red Circle (S): Select New Game. ii) Orange Circle: Pause Game (Q) or Play Game (P). iii) Blue Circle (i): You are here! iv) Green Circle: Go to Left-Hand Mode (<) or Go to Right-Hand Mode (>). c) Informatonal Displays i) Technical Game Dimensions ii) Player Satalite Move History iii) Player Satalite Positioning iv) Dice Engine Instructions & Value Box Display 4. Special Features ************************ a) Override/Select Combibox, next to Roll/Select button for numeric input for manipulating the dice (a.k.a. cheating) or for unit number selection. b) Human Unit Automation, for that one stubborn unit holding back your game. c) CPU system calculates it's moves to win... it's strategy, aggressive. Risk averse. Hangs around safe zones to protect itself from competitors like you. ************************ ************************ ************************