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INSTRUCTIONS
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THE BOARD
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The field of play consists of a star-shaped hexagonal array of spaces or nodes.
The pieces or triodes are placed on the nodes. Each of the two players start
the game with eighteen triodes arranged in three groups of six occupying three
of the star's six points. If that sounds complicated take a look at the
illustration (game screen) and you will see what i mean -
one player has red triodes, the other plays with the green.

PULSES
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Triodes can either be switched on or off. A switched on triode emits pulses of
it's own colour in three directions Alpha Sigma and Zeta.
An easy way to visualise these is that they correspond to the three arms of
the letter Y.
The pulses terminate when they reach another triode or the edge of the board.
Switched off triodes emit no pulses. A triode is swiched on if it receives
pulses from another triode of the same colour, otherwise it is swiched off.
A triode cannot therefore, be swiched on and off directley, but only by
movement of itself or other triodes so that the pulse streams are altered to
hit the switched off triode.

MOVING AROUND
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A triode can move to any position on the board not already occupied.
Movement must be along the Alpha, Sigma and Zeta axes and you cannot jump over
triodes of either colour blocking your path. Only switched on triodes can move.

FIRING
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A switched-on triode can fire in any of the directions Alpha, Sigma or Zeta.
It must fire at an enemy triode that is also switched on and there must be no
triodes between the attacking triode and it's target.

THE PLAY
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Both players start with all their triodes switched on.
The green player starts, then each player takes it in turn to either move one
of their triodes or fire at an enemy triode.
The object is to force your opponent into a position where they cannot take
their turn, i.e. move or fire at one of your triodes.
This usally happens when all of their surviving triodes are switched off;
in rare cases, their switched on triodes maybe completley boxed in by your
switched off ones.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS
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KEY      FUNCTION
A        Direction Alpha
S        Direction Sigma
Z        Direction Zeta
M        Move a triode
F        Fire with a triode
RETURN   Confirm movement or firing
DELETE   Cancel movement or firing

To start a new game, press the COMMODORE key and N. The coloured stripe in the
cursor indicates who's turn it is.
Place the cursor over one of your switched on triodes and press M or F.
Next using the movement keys A, S and Z, position the cursor on the node you
wish to move to, or over the enemy triode you wish to fire at.
Finally, press RETURN to execute the move or DELETE to cancel.
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