| ↔ | If a member closes his browser window and later enters the game again, the game state will be automatically restored to the position that was when he or she left the game. Additionally, a member can manage multiple saved game states and play some of them from time to time. |
| ! | Reached a really high result? All guests are identified only as 'guest'. Every member has the own profile and name. Member's country flag is always displayed in front of his name. Every member has a rank with every game difficulty and the overall best rank. Additionally, a member can place a special BrickShooter rank web badge on his blog or website to signify the high result he or she achieved. |
| ? | Need to make a dangerous move? A guest has no way back. A member can save the game position before taking risks and roll back to it if the tactic doesn't prove to be a success. |
| i | BrickShooter is now available as a $2.99 download on the AppStore! Clicking the button below will not interfere with your current game. |
TERMINAL Studio has released its free online version of BrickShooter, a top of the line puzzle game. The game runs inside a browser and supports all major web browsers and operating systems including Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, and the iPhone. This version is called “BrickShooter.online”.
BrickShooter.online is a Web 2.0 application built using the AJAX technology, that’s why it can run even on the Apple iPhone. The game automatically detects iPhone and adjusts the game graphics to fit the screen size. This is one of the first computer games released for the iPhone.
BrickShooter is based on a fresh, original idea. Its simple rules create a great variety of different game situations, much like chess. The game proved suitable for people of all ages; good for children in developing their creative thinking processes, useful for grown-ups to play during lunch times and perfect for seniors to relax yet keep their minds sharp.
“Thanks for a brilliant game, even my three and four year olds play it. It helps them no end to understand that moving the tracker ball moves the cursor, etc. They love filling the screen with colours and are even proficient at changing skins and making sure they are on their own games. I cannot believe such a simple idea can be so good for so many people of all ages, the children’s school is very interested since they have seen the progress of my little girl Tiffany.”
“BrickShooter is just great for kids of all ages. I am a 62 year old grandmother and I have to fight off my 7 year old grandson to get my play time in.”
Those are typical comments from BrickShooter players.
The goal of the game is to gain points by joining blocks into groups of three or more of the same color causing them to disappear. The blocks are sent into the field by shooting them from the borders around the field. “It's a game where the rules are simple so anyone can play it, but getting a high score takes a lot of thought. I’ve been playing it for over two years without any loss of interest because I keep realizing new strategies that push my scores higher,” says one player, which nicely sums up the comments from hundreds of others.
The ability to smoothly change the difficulty level lets you balance between challenging and relaxing. For example, with five colors (the easiest level) you climb level by level until you are unable to solve the next one. With 10 colors (the most difficult) it is a challenge to pass even the first level. Even if you get stuck on a level your fun continues while you accumulate points. Completing a level simply gives you a bonus score.
BrickShooter.online’s unique feature “BrickShooter live” allows to see who is playing BrickShooter online right now and what is their score, level, and game status. The high scores table is dynamically updated as players progress in the game.
The game is free. Additional features such as ability to save and load games, or to have an own online profile require membership. The membership monthly fee is $3.
Offline BrickShooter versions are available for Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, and Palm OS.
See www.brickshooter.com for more information on BrickShooter.
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Advanced offline versions of BrickShooter are available for Windows, Mac OS X, Windows Mobile, and Palm.
BrickShooter.online © 2007 Sergey A. Stolbov, TERMINAL Studio
BrickShooter™ is a trademark of TERMINAL Studio
Please refer to www.brickshooter.com for legal details
BrickShooter.online is free. However, advanced features are available only to subscribed members. The most important feature is the ability to load and save games.
| ↔ | If a member closes his browser window and later enters the game again, the game state will be automatically restored to the position that was when he or she left the game. Additionally, a member can manage multiple saved game states and play some of them from time to time. |
| + | Reached some high level or score and have to leave the game? Next time you will have to start it all over again. A member can restore the position at the high level any time. |
| ? | Need to make a dangerous move? A guest has no way back. A member can save the game position before taking risks and roll back to it if the tactic doesn't prove to be a success. |
| ! | Reached a really high result? All guests are identified only as 'guest'. Every member has the own profile and name. Member's country flag is always displayed in front of his name. Every member has a rank with every game difficulty and the overall best rank. Additionally, a member can place a special BrickShooter rank web badge on his blog or website to signify the high result he or she achieved. |
Of course members see no ads and get premium technical support.
Membership is subscription-based. The yearly fee is $19.95. Click here to subscribe and join the community.
Click here to run the tutorial which will show you the basics.
Score the most points you can before the field is filled with blocks.
The game field is a square of a hundred cells. The game starts with some colored blocks arranged randomly in the field. Empty cells are black.
Each side of the field has three layers of blocks. Clicking the mouse starts the block moving through the field in the direction of its arrow. When the block hits another block it stops.
A block’s arrow stays even when the block is stopped. If the obstacle is removed, the block again moves in the direction of its arrow. A block’s direction cannot be changed.
The trick is to join three or more blocks of the same color vertically, horizontally or in an L-shape. When this happens they vanish and points are awarded.
Only the first layer of blocks on the borders can start moving and only when their lane is not empty. When a block enters the field, the blocks behind it move to the edge of the field.
Emptying the field wins a bonus of points and a new random set of blocks isadded. The bonus is 100 points the first time the field is cleared. Thisbonus increases by 100 points every time you empty the field (i.e. firsttime = 100, second time = 200, third = 300, etc.) Also, the number of blocksrandomly added each time the field is cleared increases by one block.
The game continues until the player is unable to move any blocks.
Copyright © 1999—2007 Sergey A. Stolbov, TERMINAL Studio
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