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240 lines
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\subsection{Wormlet}
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\screenshot{plugins/images/ss-wormlet}{Wormlet game}{img:wormlet}
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Wormlet is a \opt{RECORDER_PAD}{multi{}-user }multi{}-worm game on a multi{}-threaded
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multi{}-functional Rockbox console. You navigate a hungry little worm.
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Help your worm to find food and to avoid poisoned argh{}-tiles. The
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goal is to turn your tiny worm into a big worm for as long as possible.
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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For 2{}-player games a remote control is not necessary but recommended.
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If you try to hold the \dap\ in the four hands of two players
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you'll find out why. Games with three players are only
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possible using a remote control.\\}
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{\bfseries
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Menu controls:}
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ButtonLeft\ / \ButtonRight
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{&}
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& Controls number of worms in the game\\
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}
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{\ButtonUp\ / \ButtonDown}
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{&}
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD,IPOD_3G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu\ / \ButtonPlay} & Selects number of players\\
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\ButtonFOne & Selects game mode.\\}
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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%The following table is only for the recorder version of the game, since the
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%other versions do not support either multi player or different control modes.
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%It is however prepared for the other targets should they ever support these
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%features. Also some other parts of the text is "opted" out for these targets.
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{\bfseries
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Game controls:}
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.8}
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\begin{tabularx}{\textwidth}{c X p{3cm} p{3cm} p{3cm}}\toprule
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\textbf{Players} & \textbf{Modes} & \textbf{Player 1} & \textbf{Player 2}
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& \textbf{Player 3}\\\midrule
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%
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0 & Out of control & \multicolumn{3}{p{9cm}}{With no player taking part in the
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game all worms are out of control and steered by artificial stupidity.}\\
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%
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\multirow{2}{*}{1} & 2 key control & on \dap\ \ButtonLeft: turn left
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\ButtonRight: turn right & {}- & {}-\\
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& 4 key control & on \dap\ \ButtonLeft: turn left
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}
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{\ButtonUp}\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}: turn up
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\ButtonRight: turn right
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}
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{\ButtonDown}\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}: turn down & {}- & {}- \\
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%
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\multirow{2}{*}{2} & Remote control & on \dap\ \ButtonLeft: turn left
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\ButtonRight: turn right & on remote control VOL DOWN:
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turn left VOL UP: turn right & {}- \\
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& No remote control & on \dap\ \ButtonLeft: turn left
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\ButtonRight: turn right & on \dap\ \ButtonFTwo: turn
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left \ButtonFThree: turn right & {}- \\
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3 & Remote control & on \dap\ \ButtonLeft: turn left \ButtonRight: turn right
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& on remote control VOL DOWN: turn left VOL UP: turn
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right & on \dap\ \ButtonFTwo: turn left \ButtonFThree:
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turn right \\
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\end{tabularx}
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\renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.0}
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}
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\nopt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\begin{table}
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\begin{btnmap}{}{}
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\ButtonLeft
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{&}
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& Turn left\\
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\ButtonRight
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{&}
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& Turn right\\
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD%
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,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{\ButtonUp}
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{&}
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\opt{IPOD_3G_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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\opt{IRIVER_H10_PAD}{\ButtonScrollUp}
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& Turn Up\\
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD%
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,SANSA_C200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD,GIGABEAT_S_PAD,MROBE100_PAD}{\ButtonDown}
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\opt{IRIVER_RC_H100_PAD}{&}
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\opt{IPOD_3G_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}
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\opt{IRIVER_H10_PAD}{\ButtonScrollDown}
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& Turn Down\\
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\end{btnmap}
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\end{table}
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}
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\subsubsection{The game}
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Use the control keys of your worm to navigate around obstacles and find
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food. Worms do not stop moving except when dead. Dead worms are no fun.
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Be careful as your worm will try to eat anything that you steer it
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across. It won't distinguish whether it is edible or not.
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\begin{description}
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\item[Food.]
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The small square hollow pieces are food. Move the worm over a food tile
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to eat it. After eating the worm grows. Each time a piece of food has
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been eaten a new piece of food will pop up somewhere. Unfortunately for
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each new piece of food that appears two new ``argh'' pieces will
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appear, too.
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\item[Argh.]
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An ``argh'' is a black square poisoned piece {}- slightly bigger than
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food {}- that makes a worm say ``Argh!'' when
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run into. A worm that eats an ``argh'' is dead. Thus eating an
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``argh'' must be avoided under any circumstances. ``Arghs'' have the
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annoying tendency to accumulate.
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\item[Worms.]
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Thou shall not eat worms. Neither other worms nor thyself. Eating worms
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is blasphemous cannibalism, not healthy and causes instant
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death. And it doesn't help anyway: the other worm
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isn't hurt by the bite. It will go on creeping happily
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and eat all the food you left on the table.
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\item[Walls.]
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Don't crash into the walls. Walls are not edible.
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Crashing a worm against a wall causes it a headache it
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doesn't survive.
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\item[Game over.]
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The game is over when all worms are dead. The longest worm wins the
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game.
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\item [Pause the game.]
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Press
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}%
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}%
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD%
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,GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonSelect}
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to pause the game. Press
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IAUDIO_X5_PAD}{\ButtonPlay}%
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}%
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\opt{IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD,IPOD_4G_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD%
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,GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonSelect}
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again to resume the game.
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\item[Stop the game.]
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There are two ways to stop a running game.
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\begin{itemize}
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\item If you want to quit Wormlet entirely simply hit
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}%
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu+\ButtonSelect}%
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD}{\ButtonPower}%
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\opt{GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonBack}.
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The game will stop immediately and you will return to the game menu.
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\item If you want to stop the game and still see the screen hit
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}%
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonOff+\ButtonMenu}%
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonSelect+ButtonPlay}%
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD}{\ButtonRec}%
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\opt{GIGABEAT_PAD}{\ButtonA}%
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\opt{GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}.
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This freezes the game. If you hit
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOn}%
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\opt{ONDIO_PAD}{\ButtonOff+\ButtonMenu}%
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonSelect+\ButtonPlay}%
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD}{\ButtonRec}%
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\opt{GIGABEAT_PAD}{\ButtonA}%
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\opt{GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonMenu}
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button again a new game starts with the same configuration. To return to the
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games menu you can hit
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD,ONDIO_PAD,IRIVER_H100_PAD,IRIVER_H300_PAD}{\ButtonOff}%
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\opt{IPOD_4G_PAD}{\ButtonMenu+\ButtonSelect}%
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\opt{IAUDIO_X5_PAD,SANSA_E200_PAD,GIGABEAT_PAD}{\ButtonPower}%
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\opt{GIGABEAT_S_PAD}{\ButtonBack}. A stopped game can not be resumed.
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\end{itemize}
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\end{description}
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\subsubsection{The scoreboard}
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On the right side of the game field is the score board. For each worm it
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displays its status and its length. The top most entry displays the
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state of worm 1, the second worm 2 and the third worm 3. When a worm
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dies its entry on the score board turns black.
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\begin{description}
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\item[Len:]
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Here the current length of the worm is displayed. When a worm is eating
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food it grows by one pixel for each step it moves.
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\item[Hungry:]
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That's the normal state of a worm. Worms are always
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hungry and want to eat. It is good to have a hungry
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worm since it means that your worm is alive. But it is
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better to get your worm growing.
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\item[Growing:]
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When a worm has eaten a piece of food it starts growing. For each step
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it moves over food it can grow by one pixel. One piece of food lasts
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for 7 steps. After your worm has moved 7 steps the food is used up. If
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another piece of food is eaten while growing it will increase the size
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of the worm for another 7 steps.
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\item[Crashed:]
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This indicates that a worm has crashed against a wall.
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\item[Argh:]
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If the score board entry displays ``Argh!'' it
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means the worm is dead because it tried to eat an ``argh''. Until we
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can make the worm say ``Argh!'' it is your job to say ``Argh!'' aloud.
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\item[Wormed:]
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The worm tried to eat another worm or even itself.
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That's why it is dead now. Making traps for other players with a worm
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is a good way to get them out of the game.
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\end{description}
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\subsubsection{Hints}
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\begin{itemize}
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\item Initially you will be busy with controlling your worm. Try to
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avoid other worms and crawl far away from them. Wait until they curl up
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themselves and collect the food afterwards. Don't worry if the other
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worms grow longer than yours {}- you can catch up after they've died.
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\item When you are more experienced watch the tactics of other worms.
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Those worms controlled by artificial stupidity head straight for the
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nearest piece of food. Let the other worm have its next piece of food
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and head for the food it would probably want next. Try to put yourself
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between the opponent and that food. From now on you can 'control' the
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other worm by blocking it. You could trap it by making a 1 pixel wide
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U{}-turn. You also could move from food to food and make sure you keep
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between your opponent and the food. So you can always reach it before
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your opponent.
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\opt{RECORDER_PAD}{
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\item While playing the game the \dap\ can still play music. For
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single player game use any music you like. For berserk games with 2 players use
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hard rock and for 3 player games use heavy metal or X{}-Phobie
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(\url{http://www.x-phobie.de/}).
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Play fair and don't kick your opponent in the toe or
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poke him in the eye. That would be bad manners.
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}
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\end{itemize}
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