PAC-BLOKE RULES

Goal

• Clear all dots and power pellets to complete the level.
• Avoid ghosts unless they are scared (blue).
• Survive with your lives and chase the highest score.

Controls

• Arrow Keys: Move Pac-Bloke
• Space: Activate Split Power (when available and in power mode)
• Shift: Use Teleport (when available)
• P: Pause
• R: Restart
• M: Mute/Unmute

Scoring

• Dot: 10 points
• Power Pellet: 50 points
• Eat a Ghost while scared: 200 points
• Fruit gives bonus points and may grant power uses.

Power Mode

• Power pellets usually trigger Power Mode.
• In Power Mode, ghosts become scared and can be eaten for points.
• Scared state is temporary, so act quickly.

Level 5+ Inverse Mode

• From Level 5 onward, eating a power pellet can trigger Inverse Mode instead of normal power mode.
• In Inverse Mode, arrow-key controls are inverted.
• Arrow Up moves down, and Arrow Down moves up.
• Arrow Right moves left, and Arrow Left moves right.
• You control the ghost-like player while all four ghosts chase you as Pac-Men.
• Inverse Mode is temporary, then normal behavior returns.

Special Powers

• Split Power (Space): Spawns split Pac-Blokes to hunt ghosts during power mode.
• Teleport (Shift): Teleports you to a random valid location.
• Both powers have limited charges. Watch the status display.

Ghost Behavior

• Ghosts chase continuously with slightly different targeting styles.
• They leave the ghost house in quick sequence at the start of each level.
• If you lose a life, avoid risky corners immediately after respawn.

Quick Tips

• Use early turn buffering: press your turn slightly before intersections.
• Save teleport for panic moments or dead-end escapes.
• Clear edges and tunnels smartly to avoid being trapped.