Cow Wars

From the Readme:

Cow Wars is a two player game the object of which is to blow up your opponent before he or she can blow you up. Each player must lob 3 different cows (one glass, one real, and one styrofoam) over a mountain and land them on the other player. Which cow a player has to lob is a function of providence so don't go trying to select one cow over another. When all three cows have found their mark the game ends, but any cow in the air has a chance to land so ties are possible.

Sound easy? There are complications. Wind can play a very nasty role in where your cows end up. A real cow is a pretty heavy beast and so the wind won't affect it much. Glass is affected somewhat more. And styrofoam—forget it. Don't even bother launching a styrofoam cow into a strong wind. There's no telling where it will come down. Another obstacle is the Fire Penguin who floats above the playing field. He doesn't like people and gets a kick out of snatching (well, bumping) their cows out of the sky.

In case anyone wonders: The title music is the Blue Danube Waltz, as performed by Spike Jones and his City Slickers. The Blue Danube Waltz, made popular by Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, was used in at least two other games, Elite and the Macintosh game Zero Gravity.

Steckbrief

• Concept: Artillery
• Author: Chris Richards
• Year: 1993
• Country of Origin:

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• Cow Wars 1.1 (228kB, LHA)