
Boulder-dash is still in an experimental phase.  Mail your
bug reports,  interesting new levels, ideas to the author
or to xbd@ks.id.ethz.ch.

Jeroen Houttuin
Informatikdienste-Kommunikationssysteme
ETH Zentrum RZ-H7
CH-8092 Zurich
tel +41-1-2565837
fax +41-1-2615389
e-mail: houttuin@ks.id.ethz.ch
X.400 : C=CH;ADMD=ARCOM;PRMD=SWITCH;O=ETHZ;OU=id;OU=ks;S=houttuin
-Time limits per level are implemented.
-Every level has a name now.
-Tinkle walls were implemented (character 't'). Every level has a tinkle
 duration parameter.

-For new ideas, levels etc. a distribution list has been created:
	xbd@ks.id.ethz.ch

-Thanks for improvements:
	Tad.Davis@Central.Sun.com
	Fernando Mira da Silva <fcr@joyce.inesc.pt>
	Josh Siegel <siegel@Sun.com>
	ccsteve@cc.uq.oz.au
	George Ferguson <ferguson@cs.rochester.edu>
	Charles D. Farnum <farnum@cypress.Berkeley.edu>
	Lloyd Taylor <lloyd@aplcen.apl.jhu.edu>
	Michael Glad <glad@daimi.aau.dk>

-Special thanks for Imakefile and most bug fixes :
	Christos S. Zoulas <christos@hyperion.EE.CORNELL.edu>

adaptation:
Guillaume LAMONOCA
E.S.E Promo 94




Boulder-dash (v1.2) - Collect diamonds, kill monsters,  close  in
blob etc. etc.

Boulder-dash is a game very old indeed (originally a similar game
with  the same  name ran on  CBM64). The  goal in is to collect a
certain number of diamonds per level and then enter the next lev-
el by moving to the blinking exit-field, thus  incrementing  your
number of lives. A diamond is  worth points. Normally  extra dia-
monds are  worth more. When  playing the following  keyboard keys
may be used:
SPACE           -               in combination with arrows:steal
left arrow      -               move left
right arrow     -               move right
up arrow        -               move up
down arrow      -               move down
h               -               help 
In addition, some other  control key  combinations can  be  used:
Q               -               kill the game
I               -               restart level

Levels are stored in ASCII files. The first  line  in  a
level  file  contains  level  specific  parameters that should be
edited by hand. The parameters are:

height width speed diamonds-required diamonds-points extra-diamonds-points
blob-brake tinkle-dur time level-name

Where blob-brake  indicates  how  strongly  blob  propagation  is
slowed  down.   tink-dur is the time tinkle-walls will keep their
magic power. time is the time permitted to complete this level. 
level-name is the name of the level.

Jeroen Houttuin, Informatikdienste,  ETH
Zurich  1990.   CBM64  for  the  idea.  Alexander Siegel (Cornell
University) for example X-programming in Christos S. Zoulas (Cor-
nell University) for Imakefile and bug fixes.  xbd - Boulder-dash
executable

adaptation:
Guillaume LAMONOCA
E.S.E Promo 94
