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leader of the Pingus, will find yourself commanding

hordes of Pingus who must be directed to safety or

certain death. To do this, you instruct the Pingus to

perform various tasks, which vary depending on the

level you are currently playing. You need to think

fast and act even more quickly to win each level.

If you feel up to the challenge of saving the

Pingus, it’s time to get your copy. The latest version of

Pingus always is available from the Pingus Web site at

pingus.seul.org. Packaged versions of Pingus are

included with a number of different distributions, so

check your distribution CDs or your usual software

repositories. If you can’t find it there, you always can

pick up the latest package from the Web site.

When you launch Pingus, the main menu offers

up four choices. One of these is labeled Story, and this

is where you should begin (I will discuss the other

choices shortly). Once you decide to embark on the

journey, you will arrive at Mogorok Island, also known

as Tutorial Island, to begin your training (Figure 6).

On subsequent starts, you will return to Tutorial

Island, but you won’t jump into the story immedi-

ately. The story of the Pingus (of which I’ve given

you a short version) and why these poor penguins

are on their perilous quest, is shown automatically

only when you first play. If you want to reacquaint

yourself with the tale, click the Show story check

box at the top left.

At each level, there is an instruction screen

providing some explanation of what you are fac-

ing and how you might deal with the challenges

ahead (Figure 7). This can include digging

through the ground or through walls, outfitting

your penguins with backpacks to help them fly,

turning some into blockers (so the others don’t

fall to their doom) and more. In some cases, you

are forced to transform some of your penguins

into bombers. Yes, that’s exactly what it sounds

like. Sometimes the only way to save the others

is to sacrifice a few by making them blow up

and, hopefully, blowing holes through whatever

stands in the way of the others’ safety.

Figure 7. With each new challenge,

Pingus

offers tips to

help you on your quest.

The Tutorial Island I mentioned is a complete

game in itself with nearly two-dozen levels. Once

you leave Tutorial island, more Pingus action waits

for you. Some of that action is easy to find, and

some requires a little spelunking. From the intro

screen, you can enter Tutorial Island by clicking the

Story button. Click Levelsets, however, and a spooky

Halloween adventure awaits. So far, neither of these

options qualifies as hidden, and this is where the

spelunking comes into play.

Each of these games, whether it is Tutorial Island

or the Halloween adventure, is considered a level (or

rather, a collection of levels). The path to the various

levels is usually found in /usr/share/games/pingus/

data/levels (if you installed from source, the top-level

directory won’t be /usr, of course). Under that levels

directory, you’ll find the tutorial directory where the

Tutorial Island levels are located. A couple additional

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Figure 5.

Pingus

is the coolest

Lemmings

clone, ever!

Figure 6. The journey you face is difficult, and as such, you

first must undergo rigorous training.

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