* Story cards *


- Worm on Lawn

There is a Worm (with length 1). It's not moving.

There is a Lawn with a Size.

Put the Worm on a Location on the Lawn.



- Worm not off Lawn

The Worm must actually be _on_ the Lawn.



- Visible Worm

The Worm on the Lawn is visible on a char-based screen.



- Large Worm

The Worm on the Lawn has a Length that is larger than 1.



- The Worm moves

The Worm can move in a Direction.



- The Worm turns

The worm can turn and move in a different direction



- The Worm craches

When moving, the Worm will stop/crash/fail to leave the Lawn.



- Time passes

There is a Time element. Time ticks. The Worm moves one step
each interval



- User control

The user can control the worm with keys.



- The Worm craches on itself



- There are $ on the Lawn

A $ cannot be placed on something already there.



- The Worm collects $ for points

When a Worm moves onto a Location with a $, the Worm is
awarded the value of the Prize. The Worm doesn't crash on
it.

The Prize disappears, to be replaced with another
Prize.



- The Prize is App-controlled

When a Prize is claimed, it is up to the App what to do (to
add another one or whatever).



- UI score

The user can see the current score in the UI.



- The worm grows

The worm can grow by leaving body behind when moving. 



- The Worm grows when picking up a Prize

If the App determines so, the growth happens when the Worm 
eats a Prize.




- There are walls

Walls can be placed on the Lawn. The Worm can crash into a 
Wall. The walls can only be horizontal to begin with.



- Many Objects on Lawn

There can be many moving things on the Lawn.



- Computer Worm

There is an autonomous Worm on the Lawn. It will try to 
avoid crashing into things.



- Random Worm

The Worm will turn left/right somewhat randomly. It will not 
do obviously stupid turns though.



- Playable binary

The user has a proper binary to play



- Greedy Worm

The Bot Worm will try to get Prizes. 

When a Worm passes "beside" a Prize, there is a chance the 
Worm will turn in the direction of the Prize.



- The UI sounds

There are nice sounds played when certain things happen. 
Like when a Prize is claimed.



- Bot Worm deaths aren't fatal

When a Bot Worm dies, that doesn't halt everything. The Worm 
Bot is resurrected somehow, or replaced.



- No trails

When a Bot is replaced, there are sometimes junk output.

Bug: Placement isn't properly checked.



*** CURRENT STORY ***



- Smart Bot Worm

The Bot Worm will not move into a single entry door (where 
it can be impossible to turn) if it can help it.



- There are vertical walls

The walls can also be vertical



- The Worm picks up speed



- Slow zones

There are slow zones, indicated by

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  ..........
  ..........

in which a Worm will move with half speed.

- Multiplay

Two players at the same keyboard can play



- The $ moves

The $ moves after a period of time



- Multiplay

There can be more than one single user-controlled Worm on 
the Lawn.



- Network multiplay

Two players can play each other over the Net.

Idea: Replace everything but the UI on the clients, and only
the UI on the server.


- Prizes lose value over time

After n seconds of not claiming a Prize, it will lose value



- Prizes animate when losing value

When the Prize loses value, it's visible in the UI