PACMAN

PACMAN is the template every maze-chase game copies, and its depth comes from a detail beginners never notice: each ghost uses a different targeting rule, so their movement is deterministic rather than random. Once you know that one ghost chases your position directly while another aims ahead of you, the maze stops being chaotic and becomes a routing puzzle. Power pellets flip the threat briefly, but their real value is as a key to a crowded section rather than as a points source. The single biggest improvement is to stop fleeing reactively and start choosing routes that keep two exits open.

This title is best suited to players who want the definitive maze-chase and enjoy turning a chase into a solvable route problem.

1. Clear pellets while keeping two escape routes open at all times.
2. Learn the ghosts’ individual behaviours; they target by rules, not randomly.
3. Use power pellets to open a crowded area rather than eating them on sight.
4. Use the side tunnels to break a pursuit and reset a bad position.

• Arrow keys or WASD to change direction
• Swipe on touch devices

Objectives

• Clear every pellet to complete the maze
• Use power pellets to reach otherwise dangerous sections

The run ends or fails when

• Touching a ghost outside a power-pellet window
• Being cornered in a dead end with a ghost at the only exit

• Per-ghost targeting rules producing deterministic movement
• Power pellets temporarily inverting the threat
• Wrap-around tunnels for escape
• Speed rising across levels on a constant maze

• Route, do not flee. Choose the direction that keeps two exits open rather than the one furthest from a ghost.
• A power pellet is a key to a crowded area, not a points bonus. Spend it where you need access.
• Clear the corners early while you still have room to manoeuvre.

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