The player controls a spaceship in an asteroid field which is periodically traversed by flying saucers.

The player controls a triangular-shaped ship that can rotate left and right, fire shots straight forward, and thrust forward.

) At the bottom of the screen, the player controls a device called a " pointer ", which aims and fires bubbles up the screen.

In the game, each player controls one of the two Bubble Dragons, Bub and Bob.

Thus, a player should use Blackwood only when he can ascertain that the partnership holds at least second-round controls in all suits ( kings or, if a suit fit is found, singletons ).

At the start of the game there are no cities anywhere in the world: the player controls one or two settler units, which can be used to found new cities in appropriate sites ( and those cities may build other settler units, which can go out and found new cities, thus expanding the empire ).

If two sets are used, each player controls two differently colored sets of pieces at opposite corners of the star.

Typically, each player controls only a single character, which represents an individual in a fictional setting.

Some players use the more nimble tips of the fingers to play fast-moving solo passages or to pluck lightly for quiet tunes. The use of amplification allows the player to have more control over the tone of the instrument, because amplifiers have equalization controls that allow the bassist to accentuate certain frequencies ( often the bass frequencies ) while de-accentuating some frequencies ( often the high frequencies, so that there is less finger noise ).

The player controls Pit through two-dimensional areas while fighting monsters and collecting items.

The player controls the protagonist Pit through two-dimensional levels, which contain monsters, obstacles and items.

The player controls a party of player characters, which can consist of members of various character classes.

In the flying sections, the player controls Nights ' flight along a particular predetermined linear route through each Mare.

A player character is a persona of the player who controls it.

The player controls an in-game paddle by moving it vertically across the left side of the screen, and can compete against either a computer controlled opponent or another player controlling a second paddle on the opposing side.

The gameplay is very similar to that featured in Quake, in terms of movement and controls, although the player has been slowed down, and now has the ability to crouch.

The player controls a space fighter named R-9a " Arrowhead " to defend humanity against a mysterious but powerful alien life-form known as " Bydo ", which was later discovered to be not entirely alien in origin.

The player controls a miner named Parker who helps lead a rebellion against the Ultor Corporation.

Unlike any other Mario Kart game before or since, it features two riders in each kart, allowing for a new form of cooperative multilayer where one player controls the kart's movement and the other fires weapons.

Fighting game is a video game genre where the player controls an on-screen character and engages in close combat with an opponent.

It is part of a wider genre of turn-based artillery games in which each player controls characters who duel with projectile weapons ; similar games include Scorched Earth and Gorillas.

Each player controls a team of several worms.

When working together as a group, these player characters ( PCs ) are often described as a ' party ' of adventurers, with each member often having his or her own areas of specialty that contributes to the success of the whole.

Two players from opposing teams can battle for the ball, however if another player interferes it is considered third party and the ball automatically goes to the team who only had one player involved in the third party.

However, whereas in Quake, the only option was to change the color of the player's uniform unless third party modifications were used, now the game comes with a selection of three different player models: a male marine, a female marine, and a male cyborg ; choice of player model also affects the speech effects the player's character will make, such as exhaling in effort while jumping or groaning when injured.

Games in which each player has their own independent turn generally make poor party games, especially if a turn takes a long time.

Games such as Liar's Dice make poor party games because each player needs a cup and five dice to start the game.

Games that require each player to purchase consumable items or specialized equipment are usually poor party games.

Ultimately, the player will gain a party of five characters, though only three characters can be used during a battle at any given time.

After Toadstool has been rescued, Bowser joins Mario's party, and the player is able to switch characters for the first time.

Each character can be made to follow another character, simplifying large group movements when only one player is controlling the party.

EarthBound features many traditional RPG elements: the player controls a party of characters who travel through the game's two dimensional world, which is composed of villages, cities, caves, and dungeons.

After returning to Berkeley, Kamen met two Russian officials at a party given by his friend, the violinist Isaac Stern, whom he sometimes accompanied as a viola player in social evenings of chamber music.

Mario Party 3 is a party game where the player can now play a duel board with up to two people, and there are 8 characters in the game.

This game introduces Story Mode to the series, in which one player starts a campaign through every board, challenging computer controlled opponents at a shortened version of party mode.

* In the " Dragon Age " series the player or their party can buy / make firebombs ( more like grenades ).

The player may recruit adventuring companions over the course of the game ; there are seven potential party members, but a maximum of five may accompany the player at any one time.

Kishi is credited as being a key player in the initiation of the " 1955 System ", the extended period during which a single political party ( the LDP ) remained dominant.

Just as in traditional D & D games, the player starts by building a party of up to six characters, deciding the race, sex, class and ability scores for each.

Alternatively, the player can load a pre-generated party to be used for introductory play.

Alfred William Lawson ( March 24, 1869 – November 29, 1954 ) was a professional baseball player, manager and league promoter from 1887 through 1916 and went on to play a pioneering role in the US aircraft industry, publishing two early aviation trade journals.

Partially through the hiring of expensive foreign player, the new club soon acquired large debts.

If the other player also knows to offer sacrifices, the expert also has to manipulate the number of available sacrifices through earlier play.

A player accumulates his or her deck through purchase or trade for desirable cards, and each player uses their own deck to play against the other.

While it is possible through skillful play to minimize the house advantage, it is extremely rare that a player has sufficient skill to completely eliminate his inherent long-term disadvantage ( the house edge ( HE ) or house vigorish ) in a casino game.

and Odd or Even require no materials and are played using hand gestures, although with the former it is possible for a player to win or lose through skill rather than luck.

If the player either hits the ball through the correct hoop (" runs " the hoop ), or hits another ball ( a " roquet "), the turn continues.

Each player takes a stroke in turn, each trying to hit a ball through the same hoop.

Somers decided to trade Jackson midway through the 1915 season for two players and $ 31, 500, one of the largest sums paid for a player at the time.

On pro golf tours, professional caddies accompany their player to all events, which usually take place from Thursday through Sunday.

" The player may follow through on these shots and many players develop a jump putt where the golfer jumps towards the target.

* Falling putts ( when the player follows through described above on a putt 10 meters or shorter ) and foot faults ( when a player does not release the disc behind their mark or within the required distance of the mark, when a player has a part of their body touching the ground on release past their mark or when their tee shot is released from off the teeing area ) are penalized in a unique way.

Doom, a science fiction / horror themed video game, has a background which is given in the game's instruction manual ; the rest of the story is advanced with short messages displayed between each section of the game ( called episodes ), the action as the player character progresses through the levels, and some visual cues.

As the last man standing, the player character's mission is to fight through the entire onslaught of demonic enemies by himself in order to keep them from attacking Earth.

The levels of Duke Nukem 3D take the player outdoors and indoors through rendered street scenes, military bases, deserts, a flooded city, space stations, moon bases and a Japanese restaurant.

Ships may only be built in one single line, which must pass through a fixed waypoint ( different for each player ) en route to a pirate fortress ( each player has their own pirate fortress ).

Earthdawns magic system is highly varied but the essential idea is that all player characters ( called Adepts ) have access to magic, used to perform abilities attained through their Disciplines.

EverQuest allows players to interact with other people through role-play, joining player guilds, and dueling other players ( in restricted situations -- EQ only allows Player versus Player ( PVP ) combat on the PvP-specific server, specified " arena " zones and through agreed upon dueling ).

To implement the design Smedley hired programmers Brad McQuaid and Steve Clover who had come to Smedley's attention through their work on the single player RPG Warwizard.

Kerafyrm travels through and into multiple zones from The Sleeper's Tomb to Skyshrine, killing every player and NPC in his path.