Home Computing Weekly


Get The Geese Off/Word Race

Author: J.W.
Publisher: Solway Software
Machine: TI99/4A

 
Published in Home Computing Weekly #63

Stomp them or shoot them - that's the question. It's all a matter of how much patience you have. Twelve geese have escape into six wheat fields. Fortunately, you are only confronted by one at a time, but you must send them away before they gobble all the wheat. These crafty geese avoid cornering tactics by walking into ditches you can't cross. When the chase becomes tiresome it's all too tempting to stomp a goose by walking into it. Doing this loses points.

At random intervals a goose flies across the screen. You may shoot it by pressing the spacebar, but this is difficult and slow to respond.

Word Race will be familiar to viewers of Channel Four's Countdown. Two players participate, each taking turns to ask for vowels or consonants, randomly selected by the computer. Both players must then make a word using as many of the nine letters as possible in a limited time. Points are scored for using the most letters. The computer cannnot verify the meaning or spelling of words, but will check that the letters used are legal.

J.W.