Tank Duel

How to Play

• Each hit destroys a tank and scores a point for the other player; both tanks then reset for the next round.
• Shells ricochet off walls and the arena edge up to two times before they fade out.
• Your own shell can hit you after it has bounced, so watch your angles.
• Each tank can have three shells in the air at once. The first player to five points wins.

Strategy and Tips

• Use the walls as cover: break line of sight, then line up a bank shot through a gap.
• Keep moving. A tank that sits still is easy to hit, even with a ricochet.
• Don't spam shells in a tight space; they can bounce straight back into you.
• Against the CPU, strafe across its line of fire. It needs a moment to steady its aim before it shoots.

Controls

Player 1 drives with W and S, turns with A and D, and fires with Space or F. Player 2 drives with the up and down arrows, turns with left and right, and fires with Enter or /. Playing alone, use either set of keys. On a touch screen, hold your finger down to drive toward it; each new touch fires a shell. With two players, each uses their own half of the screen.

Background

Tank duels are one of the oldest video game formats: Atari's Combat (1977), bundled with the Atari 2600, had two players steering tanks around a maze and banking shots off walls. The same one-keyboard, two-player setup is still a quick way to settle a rivalry.