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Design Stuff<\/strong><\/p>\n The proto is a mixture of styles, crossing the constant, perpetual ball motion of Pong with elements\u00a0of Air Hockey. Central to the design is a tactical approach, as\u00a0once you\u2019ve made a move, your piece is unable to move again until the ball either hits your opponent, ricochets back on you or bounces three times (the three lights on the paddles indicating when you\u2019ll next be able to move). \u00a0Pieces are moved by shooting them off in a given direction until friction brings them to a stop.\u00a0You can cross into the opponent\u2019s side or bounce\u00a0into them, though such daring moves are likely to leave your goal open for an easy attack.<\/p>\n AI is still a mess, it can throw itself around a little but that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n One last screenshot of the alpha as it stands, still in need of something a lot less placeholder-y:<\/p>\n