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....   Fortunantly  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 existence. 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 surprise 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)