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A [[Macintosh]] multiplayer game by Stuart Cheshire, prototyped in 1987 for the [[BBC Micro]], recently ported to [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[UNIX|Linux]], distributed as [[Shareware]]. It is an [[Shoot Em Up|overhead-view multidirectional shooter]] with some elements of [[Real Time Strategy]] games.
A [[Macintosh]] multiplayer game by Stuart Cheshire, prototyped in 1987 for the [[BBC Micro]], recently ported to [[Microsoft Windows]] and [[UNIX|Linux]], distributed as [[Shareware]]. It is an [[Shoot'Em Up|overhead-view multidirectional shooter]] with some elements of [[Real Time Strategy]] games.


Each player controls a tank. The game maps include "bases" and "pillboxes"; bases are used to refill a tank's armor (that is, [[Hit Points]]), ammunition, and mines. Pillboxes are stationary artillery installments that shoot at enemy tanks. Both bases and pillboxes are owned by a player or team; in order to capture them, the enemy must shoot them to reduce their hit points to zero. Unlike bases, captured pillboxes can be collected by a player and then installed in a different place.
Each player controls a tank. The game maps include "bases" and "pillboxes"; bases are used to refill a tank's armor (that is, [[Hit Points]]), ammunition, and mines. Pillboxes are stationary artillery installments that shoot at enemy tanks. Both bases and pillboxes are owned by a player or team; in order to capture them, the enemy must shoot them to reduce their hit points to zero. Unlike bases, captured pillboxes can be collected by a player and then installed in a different place.
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There's no fixed objective to the game, but generally players will form into teams that fight for control of the bases and pillboxes.
There's no fixed objective to the game, but generally players will form into teams that fight for control of the bases and pillboxes.
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=== This game provides examples of: ===
* [[Everything Breaks]]
* [[Everything Breaks]]
* [[Lost Episode]]: The [[BBC Micro]] version is apparently lost. [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/lostandfound/index.html?page=homepage\]
* [[Lost Episode]]: The [[BBC Micro]] version is apparently lost. [http://www.stairwaytohell.com/lostandfound/index.html?page=homepage\]