# Picarête 3D Help page

This is the Picarête 3D help page. Here we'll explain how to play this game (but not how to win it, don't insist !).

La même page en francais.

## Contents

1. Contents
2. A bit of history
3. Aim of the game
4. Beginning a game
5. Destroying planets
6. Useful keys
7. Technical issues ?
8. Links

## A bit of history

In the twenty-third millenium, the Humankind reached such a high technological-level that interplanetary supplies' travel became possible between the different colonies. This technology was set up and brought a never-seen-yet prosperity era in the Known Universe.

Though, the planet-colonies while specializing, lost their self-sufficiency. It became soon impossible to survive without the interplanetary network. Moreover it was found that even a short breakdown of all commercial links of a planet was likely to lead it to explode. Being connected quickly became a vital necessity.

Things went worse when a horde of alien started to deactivate force fields of commercial links, to play combinatorial games...

## Aim of the game

You are a Bzur'Hmw. Your name is Player 1. As the Imperial third fleet commander, you were chosen by the Chief Bzur'Hmw to extinguish these slimy aliens self-named "humans". But... your're not the only one on the job.

A dissident commander, known as Player 2, irritated for not being chosen, is considering he had to get rid of "humans" himself. The one who'll destroy the highest number of planets would win this controversy in which it stands to reason that your honor is attempted.

## Beginning a game

To start a game you have to press the "New game" button. It's quite easy.

There is also a lot of boxes to check, to change graphics, sound, language or the play duration.

## Destroying planets

To destroy a planet, you don't need to use your personal Death Star ; eliminating every blue ray leading to a planet is sufficient to make it explode.

- You and your opponent fire one shot of antimatter in turns ; each shot destroys one commercial link.
- A destroyed planet brings you 1 point.
- A link connects two planets together. So you cannot earn more than two points a turn.
- You can also play against the computer. It's rough, but not unbeatable.

Warning : To select a commercial link, you must catch an asteroid with the mouse. Then click to make the link disappear. Boom !

## Useful keys

ESC to make the menu appear/disappear.

Hum... There is no other useful keys yet.

## Technical issues ?

Your opinion interests us. Really. Just write to sylvain.gravier@ujf-grenoble.fr or aliloko@gmail.com if you encounter a new-looking bug.

## Links

- http://mathsamodeler.ujf-grenoble.fr : "Maths à Modeler" team page
- http://mathsamodeler.ujf-grenoble.fr/LAVALISE/ : java combinatory games