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CHAOS - THE BATTLE OF WIZARDS

Original game by Julian Gollop

Gameboy Advance version by Quirky

Controls

Press Start on the splash screen and choose either Options or Start. Options has the option to change the round limit or switch off the old "tricks". Start goes to the player selection screen. The game is designed for up to 8 human or computer controlled players taking turns and this screen is where you can select the players. On the player selection screen:

Player selection

chaos Press Left and Right to choose the number of players
chaos Press A on a highlighted player to change their name. On the edit name screen, press A to add the letter, B to delete a letter and select OK or press Start to return.
chaos Press Left and Right to change from Human controlled ("HUMAN") to computer controlled ("COMPUTER"). The number follwoing a computer player is their level. Level 1 is easiest, level 8 wizards are virtually unkillable.Press the L shoulder button to change the wizard image and the R shoulder button to change the colour.

Once you have selected the players, and assuming you have at least 1 human player chosen, the game will progress to the spell selection round. Here you select your spells from a group randomly given at the start of the game.

Spell Selection

chaos View Spells shows the list of spells for this player. View Board shows the current state of play, press B to return after viewing the board. Continue will go to the next human player's sepll selection or start the cast round.
chaos Scroll up and down the list of spells or press left and right to jump to the top or bottom. From the list, choose an appropriate spell for the coming round with A or examine spell details with R.

Once all players have selected their spells, the board will be shown. There will be a cast round, where wizards cast their spells, followed by a movement round. You can move your creatures and wizard once per movement round.

Board Screen

chaos Move the cursor round with the d-pad. The screen scrolls automatically to follow the cursor when you reach the edges.
chaos Select your creatures or squares to cast to and shoot to with the A button. Should you wish to cancel a move or a spell, use the B button. The spell or movement will be wasted though.
chaos Highlight a creature and press R to view its statistics. Pressing L will highlight all the creatures that belong to the same wizard as the thing under the cursor. A "#" symbol means that there is something underneath the creature under the cursor.
chaos Select your wizard or a creature to move by pressing A. Move to the target square and press A again. Walking creatures can only move to adjacent squares and can't move over things. Flying creatures can move to any square in range and can fly over other creatures or obstacles.
chaos To check that all your creatures have moved, press Select. If one has yet to go, the cursor will jump to it. When you have moved all your creatures, press Start to end your movement. The other wizards will make their turns and the game continues.

Any other screen options can be selected with A or B, with on screen prompts.

The Speccy version controls can be found here

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