Archive Information
By Paul Thacker
May 31, 2013
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Polo (1982)(Bob Hensel)(300 baud)(PD).zip,

Polo (no comments) (1982)(Bob Hensel)(300 baud)(PD).zip - Arcadian program archived from tape in Bob Fabris collection. I had to remove the comments to keep it from running out of memory.


Appearance:    Arcadian, Vol. 4, Pg. 86 and 87
               Arcadian, Vol. 6, Pg. 52 and 53 (Reprinted)


Instructions from the Arcadian
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Polo is a two player game where the object is to score the most goals before time runs out. The computer will roll the dice and indicate the player who is up by making his horse blink off and on. The player then determines the best direction to move (up , down, diagonal) the number of squares on the dice, and uses JX & JY to make his move. If he lands in the opponents goal he scores 5 pts. If he lands on one of his own 'Lucky horse shoes' he scores 1 pt. and gets another turn, else play passes to his opponent. Each player has 15 sec. to make his move, or lose his turn. A defensive player can move his goalie up or down using JY. When time runs out, another period can be played by setting JY(1)=1. A new game is started with JY(1)=-1.

