BALLERBURG(6)

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version 1.2.3+git20250916 · 2 versions
, in fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, gather round — this is ballerburg, a castle combat game, and it's giving absolute legend energy. 🏰💥

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

ballerburg

that's it. that's the whole vibe. just run it. no flags, no drama. 👑

🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

so like, Ballerburg is a castle combat game — two players go head to head and try to absolutely demolish the opponent's castle with their cannons. 🔥💣 and when I say two players I mean it: either one can be a human, or one can be computer-controlled. your call, your main character moment.

now, the way you WIN? there are literally two paths, and both are iconic:

  1. Direct hit. You smack the opponent's king dead-on with a cannonball. one shot, king down, game over, slay. 💀👑
  2. Starve 'em out. You destroy enough of the opponent's commodities that the king just… gives up automatically. capitulates. no more will to fight. the castle equivalent of logging off forever. 😭

no cap, those are the only two ways. pick your fighter. 🫶

🌸 COMMANDS 🌸

so the game is already intuitive with the mouse cursor — point, click, vibe — but there are also a few shortcut keys for when your hands are already on the keyboard, iykyk:

  • ESC — pops open the settings dialog. change stuff, tweak stuff, be in control. ⚙️
  • f — toggles fullscreen mode. go big or go home, bestie. 🖥️✨
  • t — shows the high-score table. go look at your legacy. 🏆
  • q — quits Ballerburg. bye bestie, see you next siege. 👋

okay this part is serious, so listen up:

Copyright (C) 1987, 1989  Eckhard Kruse
Copyright (C) 2010, 2015  Thomas Huth

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. 💅

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. (yes, that's real, don't come for me, it's just how free software works. 🙈)

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. 🫶

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

  • The main program documentation, usually chillin' in /usr/share/doc/ballerburg. go read it, it's right there. 📚
  • The homepage of Ballerburg SDL: https://baller.frama.io/ — go say hi. 🌈

and that's the whole page, bestie!! this was Ballerburg SDL, dated 2015-03-29, living in section 6 of the manual like the icon it is. mwah. 💖🎀🦋

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