Aruna Sankaranarayanan aruna.evam@gmail.com Arnaud Bonatti arnaud.bonatti@gmail.com Swallow different bonuses to score points. Scoring points in <app>Nibbles</app>

You can score points in Nibbles by eating bonuses. There are 5 different kinds of bonuses in Nibbles:

The apple-shaped bonus : This bonus causes an increase in the length of the worm. The points you gain on eating the apple vary from level to level and are multiples of the level number. In level 1, the first apple will give you 1 point, the second apple will give you 2 points, the third apple will give you 3 points and so on. In level 2, the first apple will give you 2 points, the second apple will give you 4 points, the third apple will give you 6 points and so on. In level 26, therefore, the first apple will give you 26 points, the second apple will give you 52 points and so on.

The apple order count does not depend on the number of apples already eaten by a worm. If the game is in level 1 and if player 1 eats the first apple, he scores 1 point, if player 2 eats the second apple, he scores 2 points; a third player may choose to not eat any apples till the tenth apple and score 10 points at once.

The heart-shaped bonus : This bonus gives you an extra life and does not cause an increase in the length of your worm.

The diamond-shaped bonus : This bonus does not cause an increase in the length of the worm and does not give you any points. It causes a reversal in the movement of all the other worms in the game.

The banana-shaped bonus : This bonus causes a greater increase in the length of the worm than the apple-shaped bonus. The points given by this bonus vary depending on the level number and the length of the worm. The higher the level number and the longer the worm, the more the points are scored on eating this bonus.

The cherry-shaped bonus : This bonus causes a decrease in the length of the worm. The points given by this bonus depend on the level number and the length of the worm. The higher the level number and the longer the worm, the more the points are scored on eating this bonus.