LATE(6)                                                            Games Manual                                                            LATE(6)

NAME

       late - A simple game for one player.

SYNOPSIS

       late [options]

DESCRIPTION

       This  manual  page  documents briefly the late game.  This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program
       does not have a manual page.  Instead, it has documentation in the GNU Info format; see below.

OPTIONS

       This program does not follow the usual GNU command line syntax, only long options starting with two dashes (`-') are supported.  A  summary
       of options is included below.

       --help Show summary of options.

       --version
              Show version of program.

       --cheat
              Gives you infinite lives.

Playing
       Your  mouse  is controls a sophisticated tool against evil: basically a fancy fancy tube. This is your weapon, a savage gillotine that cuts
       up wallpaper with not a shred of hesitation nor remorse. It has but one weakness, it can only withstand a few impacts with balls....   For-
       tunantly for you, the evil, heartless little balls also have a weakness, they can only travel across the original terrain and may be locked
       up tight by its removal.  And lock them up tight you must, for the only way to exact vengance from these ricocheting  feinds  is  to  choke
       them  out  of existance. Your gillotine is sharp and quick, it may be shot out using the left button, and its orientation may be changed in
       ninety degree increments with the right, but once you fire, there is no way to stop its cutting and razing until it has made  its  cut,  or
       been  struck.   The  balls, in their spherical cunning have developed many tricks beyond just the contemptable bounce tactics of the simple
       fireball, there are balls made from goo that divide and disperse when hit and can reform in an effort to  confuse  their  prey.  There  are
       unstable  groups  of  three  balls  that  will spontaniously explode when encapsulated tight enough. There are balls that will teleport for
       suprise tactics. And even cold blooded balls that will be towards the cutters whenever they are seen.

       You must fight these crewl balls, and you must prevail!

WEBSITE

        The game has a website accessible at http://late.sourceforge.net/

       The programs are documented fully by The Rise and Fall of a Fooish Bar, available via the Info system.

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by Steve Kemp <skx@debian.org>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).

                                                                  August  9, 2003                                                          LATE(6)