Lion's Play Strategy Game (only $0.99)

For iPhone and iPod touch

Summary:

Lion's Play is a strategy game battle between Lions and Buffaloes. In addition to the classic version I have invented 17 games based on different geometrical shapes. This game is battle between Lions and Buffaloes. I have maintained ratio between Lions and Buffaloes around 3 to 5. Lions will win if it gobble up all buffaloes or able to restrict movement of all buffaloes. Buffaloes will win if all the Lions movement is restricted. If you like chess or checkers then you will love this game

Body:

Lion's Play game is based on "Puli Judham"(Gamble of Tigers) Telugu region (Andhrapradesh) game, or "Adu Puli" (Tamilnadu) game, and with different names in other parts of India. Originally this game is between Tigers and goats. For this Lions Play game to attract global presence I have adopted Lions and Buffaloes are models for this game;

This game is famous in rural part of India where farmers play this game in the evening after returning from fields work. When I was a kid, I use to watched over my Father's Shoulder while he was playing with other farmers. He taught me how to play this game. I have spent last couple of months of time to bring out one of the hidden treasure of rural Indian game to the world. I have put in my sincere effort to share this game which my father taught me to the gaming world. It is the first ever attempt to document this game. I hope you like it.

It is strategy game, in Classic "Puli Judham" game (shown below), which has triangular formation with two crossed rectangles, In order to Lions to win the game They have to gobble up all buffaloes or restrict movement of Buffaloes. On the other hand, if Buffalo's needs to win, they have to restrict Lions movement. In addition to Classic version I have created 18 levels based different geometric shapes. In which maintained Ratio of Buffaloes Vs Lions is around 3 to 5;

Features:

* 18 games and no locking of levels. One can play any game at any time

• Star

• Hexagram

• Heptagram

• Recta Triangle

• Intra Star

• Octagram

• Intra Hexagram

• Second Heptagram

• Second Octagram

• Classic

• Recta Star

• Recta Hexagram

• Intra Recta Star

• Intra Recta Hexagram

• Double Recta Star

• Double Recta Hexagram

• Intra Double Recta Star

• Intra Double Recta Hexagram

For Example in Star model will have 2 Lions and 7 Buffaloes

Intra Double Recta Hexagram will have 25 Lions and 104 Buffaloes and will take couple of hours to complete this game.

4 types of Game Play

• Computer (Lion) Vs Human (Buffalo)

• Human (Lion) Vs Computer (Buffalo)

• Human (Lion) Vs Human (Buffalo)

• Computer (Lion) Vs Computer (Buffalo)

Three levels of difficulty

• Junior (It is only available for first 5 games)

• Senior

• Expert

Music

• default is OFF and need to set music on to listen to it

Movement

Lions or Buffaloes will move after placing all the bets to the next connecting point. Lions can gobble up Buffaloes after placing all the Lions bets. Gabble up is similar to checkers, in here Lion's can gobble up in any direction.

Game Counter

The number of bets for Lion or Buffalo will be displayed on top:

Green: It's Turn

Red: not it's turn

For Lion:

CT2P1Place = Played by Computer (C)

Total Lion's: 2 (T2)

Placed: 1 (P1)

For Buffalo:

HT7P4K3Move = Played by Human (H)

Total Buffaloes: 7 (T7)

Placed: 4

Killed: 3 (that means total placed 7)

Move (Buffaloes need to move)

Fixed point move rule

Buffaloes need to finish up game in 4 times of total positions on model.

In star we have 10 positions Buffaloes need to finish up in 40 steps (which is includes 20 steps from Lions & 20 from Buffaloes)

After 40 steps if none of Buffaloes are killed then game will be called draw. If any of the Buffaloes are killed then Lions awarded the game.

Buffaloes Win:

Buffaloes need to restrict movement of all the Lions. Then Buffaloes win the game.

Lion's Win:

If Lion's restrict movement of Buffaloes

or Gabble up all the Buffaloes

or may be draw with Buffalo or win based on Fixed Point Move rule.

I know it is little hard to learn the initially, once you know the rules, you will really enjoy the game.

It is strategy game and need little bit thinking to win the game. Otherwise you can set Computer Vs Computer and observe game play

Classic Puli Judham Game:

Next Major Release

* Adding more levels

* Storing game settings

* Auto & Manual saving of the game for later play

* Powering up Expert logic

If you have questions, comments, bug reports and for support email me at ooftish@gmail.com

Thanks for looking

- Ravindra Reddy Singareddy