NAME

       bastet - Tetris(r) clone with "bastard" block-choosing AI

SYNOPSIS

       bastet

DESCRIPTION

       bastet (short for "bastard tetris") is a Tetris(r) clone which tries to give you the worst
       possible block. Playing bastet can be a painful experience, especially if you usually make
       "canyons" and wait for the long I-shaped block.

USAGE

       bastet  tries  to  conform as much as possible to the tetris guidelines. We refer to those
       for the rules of the game. In the starting menu, you can configure the key  bindings;  the
       default ones are:

       DOWN   moves the tetromino down (one single step)

       LEFT   moves the tetromino left

       RIGHT  moves the tetromino right

       SPACE  rotates CW

       UP     rotates CCW

       ENTER  drops the tetromino as far down as possible (hard drop)

       P      pauses the game

       CTRL+C exits the game without any further prompt

PLAYING MODES

       The  game  includes  two  playing  modes.  In  the second one (harder), you do not get the
       preview of the next tetromino, and the algorithm is modified to take advantage of this.

FILES

       $(HOME)/.bastetrc User options

       $(HOME)/.bastetscores User-specific high scores file (used only if the system high  scores
       file is unavailable)

       /var/games/bastet.scores2 System-wide high scores for bastet.

OPTIONS

       None.

BUGS

       Many.

AUTHOR

       Federico Poloni <fph@ngi.it>

                                          FEBRUARY 2009                                 BASTET(6)