Brickwell This is an Arcade Game Mactivity's CD-ROM nr 10 advice: This application did run on a b/w 68030 processor under System 7.1. It was also tested on a big ColorScreen of a PowerMacintosh running System 7.1.2. The game was also tested on a Quadra with 68040 processor and a 13 inch Color Screen and System 7.1 by Mactivity. BRICKWELL is a new game for the Macintosh based on the arcade game KLAX. Display:When you start the application you will see a window divided in half. The left half is the game playing field. Here you will see bricks fall that you must catch on your paddle and later drop; this is all explained later. The right half of the window is the game status display. Things such as score, level, bricks caught, paddles left, level messages, game status, etc... are displayed here. There are also two menu selections you may choose. You may quit the game from the File menu. You may also pause the game and abort the game from the Options menu. How To Play: Basically, different types of bricks fall from the top of the window and you catch them on your paddle. The paddle holds a maximum of 5 bricks. Hold down the space bar to make the bricks fall faster. The object of the game is to drop the caught bricks so that bricks of the same type are adjacent to each other, either vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, depending on the level. Arranging at least 3 bricks of the same type in this fashion is called a "Brickwell." A maximum of 5 bricks may be dropped in each of 5 columns. Use the 'j','k','l' keys to move left, drop a caught brick, and move right, respectively. Note that the last brick caught is the first brick dropped from the paddle. When you are ready to start a new game, first select the level which you want to start at. Then click on the 'Start' button to begin play at each level. You have 3 paddles to start. You will lose a paddle if you attempt to catch a brick with 5 bricks already caught on your paddle or if a falling brick drops past the highest caught brick or if a falling brick hits the "ground."Hint: Catching bricks on the paddle becomes an important strategy at higher levels. Back to the Computer Games Index