Saturday, April 8, 2006
Cu_rl_ing simulator, the recent Winter Olympic Game
Only by giving us a tour of any online retailer of software for Palm, check that there are a lot of simulation games for this platform: golf, hockey, darts, soccer, athletics ... but what we did not expect to ever see is a simulator cu_rl_ing: GX cu_rl_ing Deluxe.
A meeting of cu_rl_ing
The cu_rl_ing is a sport of precision similar to the English bowling or petanque, which is practiced in an ice rink, two teams fighting each other for four participants each. The goal is to launch 8 granite stones with a weight of 20 kg. on the sliding surface through a corridor of a 45.5 meter long and 4.32 meters wide. And once performed launches all, scores are based on the proximity of these stones to the target marked the end of the corridor. Is practiced mostly in Canada and northern Europe.
It is believed that the cu_rl_ing was invented in Scotland in the sixteenth century, due to some paintings that reflect people playing the sport. However, the extremely popular in cu_rl_ing Scotland was among the XVI and XIX, when the weather was cold enough to render them form a good ice in the winter, and consequently, the headquarters of the international body that controls the cu_rl_ing, the World Federation of cu_rl_ing, is in Perth, Scotland. Currently the sport is played mainly in Canada.
The Royal Montreal cu_rl_ing Club ", the first sports club established in North America, was founded in 1807. The first club in the United States was established in 1832, and the game went into Switzerland and Sweden antres the entry of the twentieth century. Today, the cu_rl_ing played throughout Europe, and has been exported to countries like Japan, Australia, New Zealand and even China and Korea. The cu_rl_ing is a winter Olympic sport since 1998, although some sources indicate that was played in 1924.
As we see, the basic purpose is to let the stones as close to the center of the target as possible. However, using many types of strategic launches, to preserve the score achieved by a teammate, or to improve their position. When the sixteen stones have been thrown (eight per team), we came to an end. Sólo un equipo puntúa en cada final: el que tenga la piedra más cercana al centro de la diana. This team gets one point for each stone that is closer to the center than any of the stones thrown by the other team. For a rock score, you have to be at least partially within the area of home.
The sweep is to rub ice that is in front of the rock, which will cause it to slide over time, while depending on which side scrub, will control the rotation of the same. You are not allowed to touch the stone (burning), because of this will happen, will be disqualified. Two or more players can sweep away the stone before it reaches the target, but once inside, but one can do it, and at this point, a player may also wipe rival, trying to deflect the trajectory of the stone.
The cu_rl_ing is also known by the sportsmanship of its practitioners. When a team makes a mistake, which is very bad vidsto you hold the opposing team. By the same token, it is expected that teams warned about themselves when they burned a stone. And it is tradition that when a meeting ends, the winning team defeated invite some drinks.
We can find a very detailed explanation of this sport, but in English, Wikipedia.
GX cu_rl_ing Deluxe has very good graphics
GX cu_rl_ing Deluxe enables us to enjoy this sport in our Palm. The control of launches, as in the real game is to control three parameters: strength, direction and spin. This is achieved by drawing the path through the stylus, and once you cojamos the trick, we will do exactly the launch we want. In the same way, once the stone in motion, we can do the scanning with the stylus.
Will control the firing with the stylus
To advance in this game, we need money, which will allow us to deal with new equipment, and enter new tournaments. The easiest way to achieve this is in individual games, but the prizes are not very high. Where is the money is in the tournament, but teams contenders may become very tough, so we have to have enough experience before they join. The tournament is the most difficult "GX Ultimate", and the goal of the game, of course, is to be champions of it. The game modes are three:
- Training: where we will learn all the situations that we find in this game, and what to do each one.
- Simple games in which we will face the team. Each team has its own level of difficulty, as well as a registration fee increased, so we will have to start with the easiest, until you reach the best team of all, the Snow Leopards.
- Tournaments in the tournament will have to compete against several teams. They also have a level of difficulty (and awards) are different, so we elect them well. There are a total of six, from the first, which has free registration, to the Ultimate, which is our ultimate goal.
As we see, a game that promises, which we will learn all the intricacies of the sport, not yet well known worldwide but every day is more popular.
By: Mark Gonzalez Troyes in Palm Analysis
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