Paranoia #7: No Lifeguard on Duty in "Around the Pool" 🛟

Moving right along to Level 7 of the Paranoia chapter: Around the Pool.

On the screenshot below, you can see a wooden bridge spanning across a large pool of water. Distributed around this pool are ten numbered tiles that you need to visit in the exact right sequence. That requires some planning on its own, but the real danger lurks in the water.

The Design Concept:

• No Safe Haven: In previous levels, you could use pools to permanently sink your pursuers. That rule no longer applies here. The four chasers in this level have learned how to swim and are already drifting in the water.
• Dynamic Pacing: As long as the enemies are swimming, they are significantly slower. This gives you a short window of opportunity to reach the next numbered tiles.
• Danger on Land: Do not let their slow swimming speed fool you. As soon as a chaser leaves the water and hits the dry sand, they immediately regain their usual high speed.

Players will not only have to calculate their routes to the numbers but also account for the shifting speeds of their pursuers. I will drop the details for Level 8 in a few days!