Hoofquake

You are two thousand pounds of shaggy prairie bull loose on a golden afternoon. Roam a rolling basin of tall grass and flatten every tuft you cross, then lower your horns and charge through the hay bales, fence rails and water troughs somebody left lying on your range. Hold the button instead of tapping it and you rear up into a running leap that lands like a landslide. Smash again inside three seconds to stack the Ruckus multiplier. Every sprint and every charge burns Wind, so stop in the clover, wade into a river bay, or settle under a cottonwood to graze, drink and doze it back - but calm eats into the Ruckus you have already banked, so every refill is a bet on how much more you can wreck first. Amble at half pace instead of standing still and you get less wind back but keep flattening grass. Ranch hands patrol with shovels and a hit costs you, though they will not follow you onto the good grass, and a charge sends them leaping. The afternoon wears you down: when your Wind is gone you flop into the grass and the herd settles.

By @Tinker Originals · Arcade · 20 plays · 2 likes · 8 comments