Escapa (game)

Escapa (also referred to as Escapa! or Aguanta), is a online game involving quadrilaterals.cite web | url = http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=22601 | title = Snopes Forum | accessdate = 2008-01-05]

Rules

"Escapa" is played in a small white box, in which there are five rectangles: four are blue, and move automatically; and the other—a square—is red. The object of the game is to navigate the red square by dragging it with the mouse within the small white playing field for as long as possible, avoiding both the blue blocks, and the black border surrounding the playing field. [cite web | url = http://www.downloadsquad.com/2006/02/10/escapa-todays-time-waster/ | title = Download Squad overview | accessdate = 2008-01-05] The amount of time the player manages to "survive" is revealed to him when the game ends (when the red square overlaps with a blue rectangle, or touches the black area). "Escapa" requires a small degree of micromanagement, due to the high importance of quick mouse movements.

Air Force rumor

The game claims that Air Force pilots (Australian, British, Russian or American, depending on the source) are forced to reach two minutes, to train their hand-eye coordination. However, this rumor is apparently false, as the blue blocks increase their speed regularly, maxing out (after about half a minute) at a speed too fast for most human reflexes. Unofficial "Escapa" competitions—usually initiated by a challenge to match a high score—are occasionally held, mainly on gaming or technology forums, and very few honest people survive for even a minute. [cite web | url = http://www.churbuck.com/wordpress/?p=440 | title = Churbuck forums | accessdate = 2008-01-05] cite web | url = http://www.legendsforums.com/junk/12128-escapa-4.html | title = Slow internet reduces speed | accessdate = 2008-05-01] However, the exact speed of the game, and thus its relative ease, does depend on the capabilities of the computer running it.

Cheating

There are several ways to "hack" "Escapa". One—the easiest—is to begin the game, but then right click, and select "Properties". The game will pause, but the timer will continue. This method does not work on all web browsers, as it requires a "Properties" option when the right mouse button is clicked. You can also right click on page info and this will stop the game as well. A more complex way is to reduce the processing speed of the Central Processing Unit (CPU) through the BIOS, or physically through the motherboard. Then the movements would be calculated slower, reducing the speed at which "Escapa" runs; a drawback to this is that all processing will slow down, not just the game's.cite web | url = http://www.wikihow.com/Get-a-High-Score-in-Escapa | title = WikiHow "How to get a high score in Escapa" | accessdate = 2008-01-05]

References

External links

* [http://members.iinet.net.au/~pontipak/redsquare.html A host of Escapa]
* [http://www.iol.ie/%7Edluby/escape.htm Another host of Escapa]