TUGBY **** Rugby in TUGboats****
The purpose of this game is ....................... FUN!!!
The objective is to use your Tug to help your team to move the circular 'barge' or 'puck' on the centerline towards the opponents' touchline, as you would with the ball in the game of Rugby. If you're in a red Tug, try to help push the 'barge' to the green line ("Gooooo Reds!"); if you're in a green Tug, the red touch-line is your objective.
In the manual version of this game, you will want to join the group Tugby Captains to be informed of games. Get a free Tugboat in the vendor in the Tugby Clubhouse in Santa Cruz Sim
http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Santa%20Cruz/152/16/22
To start the engine press PG-Down; you will see smoke start to pour out of your funnel. PG-Up honks the horn, should you wish to annoy and irritate your opponents :). The PG-Down key is a toggle... it also STOPS your boat.
The arrow-keys are for steering and throttle. The 'Left' and 'Right' keys steer, while the 'Up' and 'Down' keys adjust the throttle 1 click at a time. Maximum speed forward is 10 clicks Up, and maximum speed in reverse is 5 clicks Down. The throttle setting of your Tug will be visible at all times in hovertext above it. There is no need to keep the Up key pressed; once you have set the throttle, your Tug will hold its speed until you change it by tapping the Up or Down keys. Try to watch the game and think ahead; a Tug is not the most quick and maneuverable boat, and has a wide turning circle when it has built up a bit of speed. It also takes a while to slow down again!
All boats need to be between the endline and the Tugby Limit Line until the puck is dropped.
Once all boats are in the endzone, a brown, circular 'barge' or 'puck' will rez somewhere along the centerline of the playing field. Be ready!
The game can be as simple or complex as you want to make it. You can just shove your opponents and the barge forward, like a Rugby player in a scrum (a mass of players all pushing around the ball, or 'barge' in this case), to get your Tug to help push the barge toward the opposing line.
But you should also play defensively, as once the barge has got past you, it's a slow process to turn around and chase your opponents as they triumphantly race with it towards your touchline. Your team might plan to have a couple of Tugs playing 'defense' positions, ready to block the barge if any opposing Tug should manage to push it through the scrum. Or not. Experimentation and luck are all part of the fun, and the most important thing is not to get too serious about it :)
Once the barge has been driven onto one or other of the touchline, a point is scored for the successful team and you must all turn around and head back to your own end zone before the next round can begin.
Wiggling the barge out of a scrum (you'll see) is a real art. Wiggling adds a little power to your Tug too.
*************************************************************************
Well that's about it! Hope you join in and, most importantly, have a good time :-)
No comments:
Post a Comment