Convolution

Battlefield

OVERVIEW
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Battlefield is a two-player game where the object of the game is to capture
the opponent's hidden flag.  You begin by setting up your playing pieces on
the display grid.  Player 1 is red and begins at the top of the grid.  Player
2 is light blue and begins at the bottom of the grid.  Pieces are placed
anywhere within the first 4 rows on the grid.  Flags should be placed where
they can be well protected (by bombs and high value pieces).  Player 1 begins
the game.  Each player is allowed to move 3 pieces per turn but no piece can
be moved more than once!  The lakes in the center of the grid are off-limits
to both players.  The game keeps track of captured pieces for both players
during each turn.  Most attacks are settled based on the value of each piece
i.e. the player with the highest value (lowest number) wins.  To attack the
enemy, players attempt to move one of their pieces to a space occupied by an
enemy piece.  The game will determine the outcome.  Pieces cannot be moved
diagonally and they cannot jump over other pieces.  Bombs and the flag, once
placed, cannot be moved.

PIECE          VALUE  MOVEMENT          COMMENTS
~~~~~          ~~~~~  ~~~~~~~~          ~~~~~~~~
KING.............1....1 SPACE...........WATCH OUT FOR THE ENEMY ROGUE!
KING'S AID.......2....1 SPACE...........NONE
WAR MONGER.......3....1 SPACE...........NONE
FIELD LEADER.....4....1 SPACE...........NONE
SWORDSMAN........5....1 SPACE...........NONE
CANNON KEEPER....6....1 SPACE...........NONE
GUARDSMAN........7....1 SPACE...........NONE
POWDERMAN........8....1 SPACE...........CAN DISARM BOMBS!
MEDIC............9....MULTIPLE SPACES...SACRIFICE TO I.D. DISTANT PIECES!
ROGUE............R....1 SPACE...........CAN KILL A KING!
BOMBS............B....NONE..............NONE
FLAG.............F....NONE..............NONE

Once a player wins, Battlefield automatically resets its data files for a new
game.  If the SysOp desires to manually reset the game at anytime, he/she can
run RESET.EXE to reset all data files.