Running the game:
OS X: Just double-click Capsize!.app
Windows: Double-click Capsize!.bat

Linux/Source: You'll need to get the dependencies yourself, sorry. First, have ruby and rubygems, then:
gem install gosu
gem install chipmunk-ffi

Download and install chipmunk: http://files.slembcke.net/chipmunk/release/ChipmunkLatest.tgz

Then, cd into the game's folder, and:
ruby LD17.rb

About:

This game, which was inspired by recent comments made by a certain Congressman on the House Armed Services Committee, does not reflect any particular political beliefs, other than perhaps the belief that people sometimes say really, really dumb things. About islands.

Objective:

The object is to keep the island of Guam from capsizing for as long as possible. You accumulate points over time - more points the more stuff is on the island. Stuff will be air dropped whether you like it or not; you can call in a new building by left-clicking, or a soldier by right-clicking. You lose points if a soldier drowns, and the game ends when the island capsizes.

Wish List:

There was supposed to be more, like ordering soldiers to build or destroy buildings, or build flotation devices, but, I couldn't get there in time. There was also supposed to be a song, but I didn't allot enough time to learn to use GarageBand - if you sit at the title screen long enough, you can hear some of the samples I was going to use.

Known Bugs:
There's a bug with the soldiers where when they drown, they still move around, oops. This can lead to them 'drowning' over and over again, and you losing points for it each time. Ah, well.

Controls:
Left click drops a building, right click a soldier. Escape quits



Enjoy!