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Triads is a 2 player only board/strategy game for the C64 it was developed by Mike Singleton (of Midwinter I and II fame) and released in Commodore User 1985/06 (Games Extra Book), as well Stonysoft #0040,and Stonysoft #0519. The board kind of resembles a Chinese Checkers board, however the game is not even close to that game... MOVING AROUND ------------- A triode can move to any position on the board not already occupied. Movement must be along the Alpha, Sigma and Zeta axes and you cannot jump over triodes of either colour blocking your path. Only switched on triodes can move. FIRING ------ A switched-on triode can fire in any of the directions Alpha, Sigma or Zeta. It must fire at an enemy triode that is also switched on and there must be notriodes between the attacking triode and it's target. THE PLAY -------- Both players start with all their triodes switched on. The green player starts, then each player takes it in turn to either move one of their triodes or fire at an enemy triode. The object is to force your opponent into a position where they cannot take their turn, i.e. move or fire at one of your triodes. This usally happens when all of their surviving triodes are switched off; in rare cases, their switched on triodes maybe completley boxed in by your switched off ones. KEYBOARD CONTROLS ----------------- A - Direction Alpha S - Direction Sigma Z - Direction Zeta M - Move a triode F - Fire with a triode RETURN - Confirm movement or firing DELETE - Cancel movement or firing To start a new game, press the COMMODORE key and N. The coloured stripe in the cursor indicates who's turn it is. Place the cursor over one of your switched on triodes and press M or F. Next using the movement keys A, S and Z, position the cursor on the node you wish to move to, or over the enemy triode you wish to fire at. Finally, press RETURN to execute the move or DELETE to cancel.
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