Is this two-player only?

It is designed for two players sharing one keyboard, taking alternate turns. That back-and-forth of adjusting after each miss is the point of the game.

Why does the same shot miss twice?

Wind. It varies in direction and strength and pushes the banana throughout its flight, so an identical angle and power produce different results under different conditions.

Do the buildings change?

Yes. The skyline is generated fresh for every match, so distance, height difference, and obstacles are new each time and cannot be memorised.

Gorillas

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Gorillas

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About Gorillas

Gorillas is a turn-based artillery duel between two players standing on opposite rooftops of a randomly generated skyline. You throw an explosive banana by choosing an angle and a power, and then you watch the arc and find out how wrong you were. That waiting is the whole game. There are no reflexes involved; it is entirely about reading a trajectory and adjusting. What makes it hold up is that every match is a fresh problem. The building heights are generated each round, so the distance, the elevation difference, and the obstacles between you are new every time. Wind blows left or right with varying strength and pushes the banana in flight, which means the arc that worked last round is wrong this round. You cannot memorise a solution, only get better at estimating. It is at its best with two people on one keyboard, taking alternate shots and narrowing in. The classic rhythm of overshooting, undershooting, and then splitting the difference is the entire social appeal, and buildings damaged by near misses gradually open up firing lines that did not exist at the start of the match.

How to Play Gorillas

1Enter an angle in degrees, where 45 is a standard high arc.
2Enter a throwing power; higher values send the banana further.
3Watch the throw and note where it lands relative to your opponent.
4Adjust angle and power on your next turn based on the miss.
5Players alternate turns until one gorilla is hit.

Controls

Input	Action
`Mouse Drag / Touch`	Aim Angle & Power
`Release Drag`	Launch Banana Bomb

Tips & Strategy

Change one variable at a time. Adjusting angle and power together makes it impossible to tell which correction helped.
Check the wind indicator every turn. It changes between rounds and will move a well-judged shot by a full building width.
Bracket your target: overshoot deliberately, then undershoot, then take the middle. It converges faster than small nudges.
Higher arcs spend longer in the air and are therefore pushed further by wind. In strong wind, a flatter, harder throw is more predictable.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this two-player only?: It is designed for two players sharing one keyboard, taking alternate turns. That back-and-forth of adjusting after each miss is the point of the game.
Why does the same shot miss twice?: Wind. It varies in direction and strength and pushes the banana throughout its flight, so an identical angle and power produce different results under different conditions.
Do the buildings change?: Yes. The skyline is generated fresh for every match, so distance, height difference, and obstacles are new each time and cannot be memorised.