ROGUES

The game and goal!

NOTE!!! IF YOU ARE USING A PRE-WIDESCREEN PHONE, THE THROTTLE IS CURRENTLY OFF-SCREEN. DRAG ANYWHERE ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE SCREEN TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN.

Rogues is an arcade game where you sail around and try to gain the most money by shooting and sinking ships and collecting their goods and not getting sunk yourself.

The controls (iOS):
-There is a throttle on the right side of the screen, it's vertical position is your speed.
-There is a wheel which you can drag or flick or whatever to steer.
-Flick anywhere else on the screen to fire your cannons.
-There is a charge button which shoots you forward quickly but can only be used when cannons are fully charged. Also, it depletes the cannon timers.

The controls (WEB):
-Arrow keys determine speed and direction.
-Z and X to fire from starboard and port.
-/ key to boost. Boost is only available if both cannons are fully charged.


Ships:
-Each ship has 3 health, including yourself! When a ship is injured the color of the ship's wake changes; yellow for injured, red for critical.
-Your sails are gray.
-Ships are colored green, red and purple. They carry goods from port to port and if you sink one, it will drop money. The associated port will be aggressive toward you for a time and its navy will grow.
-Navy ships have 3 sails and are blockier. If they see you, they will attack. If you kill a navy ship, it will drop an ammo crate. Navy ships will attack opposing navy ships.

Boarding:
-If you take a merchant to 1 health, they will slow down and show a circle around them. If you stay within that circle, the ships will drop money without you having to kill them. (Currently that means the port will not be aggressive if you board them, but they are aggressive if you sink a merchant. This will change later.)

Ports:
-Ships cannot shoot or be shot while in a port circle. (Indicated by their color changing.)
-Tap on a port name while in the port circle to purchase health and ammo.
-Each Ammo crate carries a full 15 rounds of ammo.
-Carrying lots of valuables and ammo will slow you down.
-Your starting port is your "stash". At the stash you can store valuables and ammo, but cannot purchase more.
-The arrows on the edge of your screen point to the different ports.

When you die, your score is the total valuables in your stash and on your ship. Try to get 400 valuables! If that's too easy, maybe try to reach 600!