Burgenkampf
strategy game for Commodore 64, 1993
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A strategy game vs. computer or another
human player.
Control your arrow on one of your
cannons. Press the fire button. A small
selection menu will appear. Now set
powder quantity and adjust firing angle
before releasing the cannonball. Fire
fire fire.
Wind strength (see below) and wind
direction (see flag) will affect the
flight of your bullet.
Move the arrow on one of your money
bags and buy cannonballs if necessary,
same with powder, soldiers or a cannon.
You can rebuild your castle by
purchasing "REPAIR".
Always check your powder inventory by
clicking on your powder chamber, as
without powder you can't shoot. Your
opponent is immediately on the move
again, if you make that mistake.
It is strongly recommended to have
sufficient stock level of cannonballs,
so click on the cannonballs to keep
an overview.
You start with 5 soldiers which are
important. First of all they protect
your castle (powder chamber, treasury)
and they are needed to operate your
cannon. Without a soldier, it's your
opponent's turn again, until you can buy
a soldier.
If the opponent hits your treasure
chamber during the game, you are
immediately bankrupt. You will get a
chance to buy items later in the game.
However, if the powder chamber is hit,
your castle will explode.
So also pay attention to small gaps
through which a bullet can hit you.
Otherwise the game is over!
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Some useful keyboard shortcuts
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[PAUSE] - stop/continue game
[F9] - quick load game state
[F12] - quick save game state (still stored after leaving the site)
[F10] - toggle performance meter
[F11] - toggle fullscreen mode
[ScrollLock] - quick switch control ports
[PageDown] - make a screenshot (320x200)