Blocked (LD54)

Game created for Ludum Dare 54 Compo

Instructions:

The goal of the game is to move Glass Shape into the Target Area. All Targets must be covered at the same time. The Glass Shapes always start to move to the right. And will continue that movement, if uninterrupted. You have at your disposal 3 types of Active Blocks:

• Movement Blocks - Changes direction of movement of the Glass Shape in any of the chosen directions, vertically or horizontally.
• Rotation Blocks - Changes orientation of the Glass Shape either clockwise or counterclockwise. Rotation can move Glass Shapes over Wall without destroying them. After rotating, Glass Shape will continue the movement in last direction it was moving in, if it will not encounter another Rotation or Movement Block.
• Remover Blocks - Melts part of the Glass Shape.

Move and orient all 3 types of blocks to guide Glass Shape into the Target Area.

Running into a Wall will result in the destruction of the whole Glass Shape. Running into more than one Active Block at the same time will result in the destruction of the whole Glass Shape. The only exception is: if Glass Shape is rotated onto another Active Block, by Rotation Block. Rotation Blocks can be used to chain movement. If your Glass Shape broke press Restart Button to respawn it.

There are two phases. The first one is Building Phase where you can move Active Blocks freely. Active Blocks cannot overlap with anything else. In that phase, Glass Shape is inactive and will stay in one spot. After pressing Play Button, the Playing Phase will start. In that phase, you cannot move anything, and the Glass Shapes will start to move. Pressing the Restart Button will move you back to the Building Phase and reset the position and orientation of Glass Shapes. But all Active Blocks will stay where you put them. The last button is the Menu Button, which allows you to go back to the main screen.