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Escapa (game)
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Escapa is an online game
Online game
An online game is a game played over some form of computer network. This almost always means the Internet or equivalent technology, but games have always used whatever technology was current: modems before the Internet, and hard wired terminals before modems...
involving quadrilateral
Quadrilateral
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s.
Rules
Escapa is played in a small white box, in which there are five rectangleRectangle
In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. The term "oblong" is occasionally used to refer to a non-square rectangle...
s: 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
Drag-and-drop
In computer graphical user interfaces, drag-and-drop is the action of selecting a virtual object by "grabbing" it and dragging it to a different location or onto another virtual object...
it with the mouse
Mouse
A mouse is a small mammal belonging to the order of rodents. The best known mouse species is the common house mouse . It is also a popular pet. In some places, certain kinds of field mice are also common. This rodent is eaten by large birds such as hawks and eagles...
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
Micromanagement (computer gaming)
In gaming, micromanagement describes minor, detailed gameplay elements that must be manually addressed by the player. It appears in a wide range of games including strategy video games, construction and management simulations and pet-raising simulations...
, due to the high importance of quick mouse movements.
Rumors about air force
The game claims that Air ForceAir force
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pilots were trained using this game to increase reaction timing (Australian
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
, British
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
, Russian
Russian Air Force
The Russian Air Force is the air force of Russian Military. It is currently under the command of Colonel General Aleksandr Zelin. The Russian Navy has its own air arm, the Russian Naval Aviation, which is the former Soviet Aviatsiya Voyenno Morskogo Flota , or AV-MF).The Air Force was formed from...
or American
United States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
, depending on the source) are forced to reach two minutes, to train their hand-eye coordination. However, this rumor is apparently false, as the blue blocks increase their speed regularly, maxing out (after about half a minute) at a speed too fast for most human reflexes. Unofficial Escapa competitions—usually initiated by a challenge to match a high score—are occasionally held, mainly on gaming or technology forums, and very few honest people survive for even a minute. However, the exact speed of the game, and thus its relative ease, does depend on the capabilities of the computer running it.
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 browserWeb browser
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s, as it requires a "Properties" option when the right mouse button is clicked. You can also right click on page info and this will stop the game as well. Also, one may click and hold on to the 'x' button in the top right of the window, as it will cause the game to freeze and the timer to continue on. A more complex way is to reduce the processing speed of the Central Processing Unit
Central processing unit
The central processing unit is the portion of a computer system that carries out the instructions of a computer program, to perform the basic arithmetical, logical, and input/output operations of the system. The CPU plays a role somewhat analogous to the brain in the computer. The term has been in...
(CPU) through the BIOS
BIOS
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, or physically through the motherboard
Motherboard
In personal computers, a motherboard is the central printed circuit board in many modern computers and holds many of the crucial components of the system, providing connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the mainboard, system board, or, on Apple...
. Then the movements would be calculated slower, reducing the speed at which Escapa runs; a drawback to this is that all processing will slow down, not just the game's.
It is also possible to edit the Javascript.