• Boulders:
  One of the main element of boulderdash-like games are boulders. Boulders are elements that fall down
  if no "mud", "wall" or other "boulder" field are below them. They only fall, if the direct field below
  them is an empty field. But a boulder also falls, either to the left or right bottom, if the left or right
  fields are empty AND if the next field under the left or right field is also an empty field.
  If a boulder falls onto the player he dies and must restart the level.
  But you can use boulders as a weapon against enemies. If a boulder falls onto an enemy he is destroyed
  and an explosion occurs. The explosion destroys everything in a 3x3 radius around him
  (including the player). If this explosion destroys a boulder, the boulder is replaced by diamonds.
  
• Diamonds:
  The player must collect a specified amount of diamonds to open the goal on a level.
  Diamonds have the same physics as the boulders with the only difference that the player actual gets points
  for collecting diamonds. If a diamond falls onto the player, he don't die as in the original boulder dash.
  In this case the diamond is just collected and the player gets the score.
  
• Enemies:
  There are three types of enemies in Sparkydash: Left walker, right walker and the persecuting walker.
  If a walker catches you, you lose and must restart the level.
  
  
  
  • Left walker: The left walker tries to always move to the left field. If this is not possible he
    tries to walk to the field below him. If that's also not possible he tries to move
    to the right field next to him. He basically moves counter-clockwise.
    
  • Right walker: Almost the same as the left walker with the only difference that the right walker tries
    to move clockwise.
    
  • Persecuting walker: As the name suggests the persecuting walker hunts the player on the shortest
    path possible. He is implemented with help of the A* algorithm. That makes
    him pretty intelligent.
  
  
• Multiple levels
  Sparkydash is initially delivered with 11 levels. But new maps can easily be added or the existing ones
  can be modified.
  
• Time
  You have only a limited amount of time to complete a level.
  
• Different walls
  Aside from the normal walls, there are two other types of walls with special functionality. The first
  transforms a boulder to a diamond and the second transforms a diamond to a boulder.
  
• Online high score
  Perhaps, I implement an online high score later!

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       ########################         
       #...@...$...#...$....".#         
       #...........#......#####         
       #####$......#......#             
           #...$...#...$..#             
           #..............#             
           ################             

• current score (first line)
  
• required score (second line)
  
• elapsed time (third line)
  
• max time (fourth line)
  
• map characters (40 lines)

 @ = player
 # = wall
 . = mud
 $ = diamond
 * = boulder
   = empty field
 " = closed goal
 ' = open goal
 < = left walker
 > = right walker
 ! = persecuting walker
 ~ = diamond to boulder wall
 % = boulder to diamond wall

Edited by user Thursday, September 3, 2015 11:11:53 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified

Edited by user Saturday, December 7, 2013 5:05:06 AM(UTC)  | Reason: Not specified