ZAZ(6)

NAME
zaz - action/puzzle game

SYNOPSIS

zaz [-d directory] [-e [-level]] [-p level] [-t]

DESCRIPTION

Zaz is a game where the player has to get rid of incoming balls by arranging them in triplets. The idea of the game is loosely based on games like Luxor, Zuma, Puzz Loop, and Puzzle Bobble. The twists that make Zaz stand out from other games of this type are that the balls have to be picked from the path (insted of being randomly assigned for the player) and that the player's "vehicle" is also attached to a path which is different from level to level.

The game can be controlled with either the mouse or the keyboard (see CONTROLS, below).

OPTIONS

These options are used for editing levels and testing them. For normal gameplay, zaz should be run without options.

-d directory
    Use directory for game data location. The default is /usr/share/zaz.

-e [level]
    Start up in level editing mode. If level is given, it will be loaded into the editor, otherwise default is used. level should be the name of the .lvl file, minus the .lvl extension. Must be run from within the data directory (or a copy of it).

-p level
    Test-play a level (possibly created with -e). Must be run from within the data directory (or a copy of it).

-t  This is supposed to run the built-in self-tests. However, all it seems to do is segfault.

CONTROLS

Movement
    Mouse X axis or keyboard left/right arrows.

Pick or Fire Ball
    Mouse button 1 (normally left), keyboard Space, Enter, or down arrow.

Speedup (advance puzzle)
    Mouse button 3 (normally right), or keyboard up arrow.

    There is no way to change these keyboard/mouse control mappings. If the keyboard movement doesn't seem to work properly (arrow keys jump the player all the way left or right), try moving the mouse slightly.

FILES

$HOME/.zaz/ contains:

settings
    Saved settings. Human-readable, but normally edited within the game, via the Options menu.

hiscores
    Self-explanatory.

*.profile
    Used to keep track of which levels have been unlocked.

COPYRIGHT

See the file /usr/doc/zaz-1.0.0/COPYING for license information.

AUTHORS

zaz was written by Remigiusz Dybka, with music by paniQ.

This man page written for the SlackBuilds.org project by B. Watson, and is licensed under the WTFPL.

SEE ALSO

The zaz homepage: http://zaz.sourceforge.net