


Synopsis of CHASE:  (/staff/rm1staff/buck/bin/chase)

	Chase is sort of primative star trek type program.

	Basically, you are chased around an electrified maze by a bunch
of robots, who, if they catch you will destroy you.  The robots will
ALWAYS take the shortest path toward you, moving one position at a time.
If the shortest path toward you means they will hit a fence or other
obstacle, they will hit the obstacle and NOT go around it.

You move voluntarily, I.E. you may pick the direction in which you are to
travel.   Your piece is denoted by a '*' character, (asterisk).  Robots are
denoted by '+' characters, (plus signs.)  Electric fences are 'X'.

You move by typing in a number from 0 - 8.  A move of 0 means stay where
you are.  See diagram below denoting other moves.

	1 2 3
	8 * 4
	7 6 5


The prompt ("Maze size (4-60)? ") is answered by entering a number in the
range 4 - 60.  The larger the maze, the more robots.  # robots = mazesize/2.


Often, there will be '@' characters in the maze.  These are whirlpools,
upon entering one. I.E. moving you piece so that you will land on the
'@', you will be randomly scattered somewhere else in the maze.
(Possibly on a robot or fence, in which case you would be destroyed !).

Robots may also enter whirlpools if they are in their way.

If two robots collide, a '#' character is placed at the point of collision.
It is called a radioactive pile.  It does not move, and has the same
effect as a fence if you or another robot runs into it.

The object:

	To have all the robots destroy themselves before they destroy you.

Simple you say!  Well, not quite.  Robots have a nasty habit of cornering
you.  The best defense toward the little buggers is to hide behind something
and lure the robots into a fence or what have you.



In response to "Your move? " enter a number from 0-8 as mentioned above, or
one of the following:

9	Reprint the board.
10	Print the total board.   The different from 9 in that when a lage
		game is played, say > 20 maze size, only a section of
		the entire maze is printed to save time.  This is
		denoted by a border consisting of the '.' character.
		To override the limitted board, use 10.
11	Print out the number of robots left.





