The basic game of Splook is, as we said in the introduction, very simple to learn and play. You control a collection of red or blue globs that live on a 7x7 game board. The board has a symmetric pattern of dead blocks, and each player starts with two globs in opposite corners. Each player has 100 seconds to make all of his or her moves. Red goes first. On your turn, simply select the glob you wish to move. Then you may either grow into an adjacent space (retaining possession of your starting square) or jump into a square two spaces away (vacating the place where you started). Selection of globs to move or spaces to move to is accomplished with a single click. After a move, all of your opponent's globs that are adjacent to your destination are converted to your color. The game ends when the board is full or either player runs out of globs or time. That's it. See, we told you it was simple.
A game in progress
Splook stores records for each player that include a win-loss-tie summary and a numeric rating of relative skill. New players start with a skill level of 1000. When a game is completed, both players' ratings are adjusted based on the outcome of the game and the ratings of their opponent. If your rating is 1000 and you win against someone rated at 1100, your rating will increase more than if your opponent had been rated as a 900 player.
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