You play Wappo, a caveman eternally on the run from a blue, club-wielding humanoid called a YumChak.
The game consists of 125 levels. What you see on your phone is a 6X6 grid. When YumChak/Wappo moves from one square in the grid to another, it is counted as 1 move. Wappo can make only ONE move in each turn while Yumchak has TWO moves.
A move is made by pressing the arrow keys or the numeric keys:
2 (up), 8 (down), 4 (left), 6 (right).
The objective of the game is to move Wappo safely to the stairs (look closely, it's located somewhere along the perimeter of the grid) without the speedy YumChak taking a bite outta you. Note that Wappo has no assault moves whatsoever: You can't kick, you can't punch, you definitely can't throw a fireball and you don't have healing powers. Once YumChak lands on your square, you're a goner. So what DO you have?
Logic. Here are a few pointers to help you out:
Look at the grid. Do you see a few brown bars? Each acts as a barrier between you and YumChak. Once YumChak is behind a bar, you can move Wappo safely away from him.
Wondering what that speckled square is? That's a sand pit. If you fall in them you're dead, but if YumChak falls into them he loses 3 turns, which you can exploit.
YumChak prefers horizontal moves to vertical moves to reach Wappo. By keeping this in mind, you can lure YumChak into pits and behind bars.
The scoring system? 100 points for each level efficiently completed, if you score any less than that, it means you made more moves than necessary.So plan your moves carefully! Like chess, this is a game of strategy. Your intelligence is your only line of defense. Once you lose a level, you can keep trying, there's no limit. Have fun. |
