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Escapa - My best score. So far!
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. 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 (which country's air force varies: it is often said to be the Australian, British, Russian or American Air Force) are required to evade the blue rectangles for a period of two minutes, to train their hand-eye coordination. The rumors, however, are not true, as the blue blocks increase their speed every few seconds, and after two minutes, would be moving too quickly for human reflexes, or even the reaction time of the computer monitor. Unofficial Escapa competitions—usually started by one person challenging the others to match his best score—are occasionally held, mainly on gaming or technology forums, and very few people manage to survive for even a minute
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. A more complex way is to change the processing speed of the central processing unit (CPU) through the BIOS, or physically through the motherboard. The physics would be calculated slowly, reducing the speed at which Escapa runs; a drawback to this is that all processing will slow down, not just the game's. A third way to Escapa run less rapidly is by having a slow internet connection.
Escapa - My best score. So far!
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. 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 (which country's air force varies: it is often said to be the Australian, British, Russian or American Air Force) are required to evade the blue rectangles for a period of two minutes, to train their hand-eye coordination. The rumors, however, are not true, as the blue blocks increase their speed every few seconds, and after two minutes, would be moving too quickly for human reflexes, or even the reaction time of the computer monitor. Unofficial Escapa competitions—usually started by one person challenging the others to match his best score—are occasionally held, mainly on gaming or technology forums, and very few people manage to survive for even a minute
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. A more complex way is to change the processing speed of the central processing unit (CPU) through the BIOS, or physically through the motherboard. The physics would be calculated slowly, reducing the speed at which Escapa runs; a drawback to this is that all processing will slow down, not just the game's. A third way to Escapa run less rapidly is by having a slow internet connection.