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BY KEN ARROMDEE
(synopsis)
Probe the mysterious black box with your joystick rays and deduce the
location of hidden particles by cleverly analyzing graphic clues. This BASIC
program works on all 8-bit Atari computers of any memory size, with disk or
cassette.
Black Box is an computer upgrade of an enjoyable board game that doesn't
seem to be still manufactured. You're exploring a "black box" containing up to
eight "particles" in unknown locations randomly selected by the computer. The
object is to discover those locations by probing the box as few times as
possible.
PROBE & GUESS
You probe the box by sending a "ray" into it from one of the sides. The
ray would normally travel in a straight line. The hidden particles interfere
with the ray, changing (or halting) its path through the box.
Use these effects as clues to determine the position of each particle.
Here are the possible effects:
1. If a particle is directly in front of a ray, the ray is absorbed. This
is represented by a red square.
2. If one particle is on the left of the area directly in front of a ray
and another is on the right, the ray is reflected back along its path to the
starting point. This is represented by a purple circle.
3. If a single
particle is on the left or right of the area directly in front of a ray,
the ray will bounce off its corner. This means that two markers (letters) are
placed where the ray enters and exits
the box.
4: A ray that is neither reflected nor absorbed has two markers placed and
counts as two turns.
You start the game by probing the box with rays sent from outside the box
(The black box is actually displayed here as a grid.) Move the cursor, a green
square, with your joystick and send a ray through the box by pressing the
joystick button.
Press [SELECT] when you're ready to guess where the particles are. Your
cursor will turn yellow. Move the cursor over the box grid and press the
joystick button to mark (or erase) your guesses.
After you think you know where all the particles are hidden, press the
[SPACEBAR] to see their actual locations. Particles are represented as red
boxes. Then you can start a new game by pressing the joystick button.
(bio)
Ken Arromdee is an electrical engineer from Ventor, New Jersey.
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