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The idea for Quadradius originally came from Jimmi Heiserman's 1995 High School project which was called "Squares". Finally deciding to update the game, Jimmi created a new version in Flash, with Brad Kayal providing the graphics. Quadradius is free to play, but there is an optional payed membership that provides access to more power ups, member ranks, and etc. The game can be found at http://www.quadradius.com.

Gameplay

The Quadradius board is set up much like a checkers board, with each player starting with the same amount of pieces. On a player's turn, they are allowed to move a piece one square. To win, a player must simply destroy every enemy piece. The easiest way to destroy pieces is to move a piece on top of an enemy's piece.

Quadradius' most interesting feature is the power ups. As a game goes on, orbs will occasionally spawn on top of random free spaces on the board. Landing on an orb will cause that specific piece to acquire a power up. A player can use any amount of power ups on their turn, as long as they only move once. Each piece has its own inventory of the power ups it has collected. Power ups come in a variety of forms, including bombs that destroy random spaces on the map, armor that makes pieces unable to be destroyed through others landing on them, teleportation spots, and etc. Some power ups can even move the terrain to create high and low ground. Usually, by the time the game is nearing its end, the the board will be incredibly chaotic, hence the reason the players like to call it "checkers on steroids".

Power Ups

Below is a comprehensive list of every power up in the game, with their effects, and whether or not they are members only.

Name	Effect	Members Only?
Multiply	Creates a new piece. Can be placed anywhere adjacent to the piece that used the ability.	No
Orbic Rehash	Removes all current Power Orbs and randomly places new ones onto the board.	No
Grow Quadradius	Extends the range for any move the piece uses that effects either a row, column, or radial. Row and column power ups will now affect all three rows or columns around the piece, and radial power ups will affect any space that is at most 2 spaces away. The range can be extended further with another Grow Quadradius power up.	No
Bombs	Randomly blows up squares on the board. Kills any piece that is hit, and pushes the square downwards.	No
Smart Bombs	Same effect as the Bombs, but tends to hit the enemy's pieces more often than your own.	No
Snake Tunneling	Energy tunnels under the board, randomly seeking out opponents. This raises tiles and destroys any enemies that might be hit. Snake Tunneling moves randomly, and can backtrack its path.	No
Raise Tile	Raises the tile that the piece using the ability is currently on.	No
Lower Tile	Lowers the tile that the piece using the ability is currently on.	No
Climb Tile	The piece is able to move up any tile no matter how high it is.	No
Plateau	Raises every tile within a radial of your piece.	No
Moat	Lowers every tile next to your piece.	No
Trench Row	Lowers every tile in the same row as your piece.	No
Trench Column	Lowers every tile in the same column as your piece.	No
Wall Row	Raises every tile in the same row as your piece.	No
Wall Column	Raises every tile in the same column as your piece.	No
Invert Radial	All surrounding tiles have their elevations inverted.	No
Invert Row	All tiles in the same row as your piece have their elevations inverted.	No
Invert Column	All tiles in the same column as your piece have their elevations inverted.	No
Dredge Radial	All of your surrounding pieces are raised to their max height while your opponent's are lowered to their deepest.	Yes
Dredge Row	All enemy pieces in the same row as your piece are taken to the lowest height, while your pieces are taken to the highest height.	Yes
Dredge Column	All enemy pieces in the same column as your piece are taken to the lowest height, while your pieces are taken to the highest height.	Yes
Teach Radial	All allied pieces in the same radial as your piece will learn all of the abilities your piece currently has.	No
Teach Row	All allied pieces in the same row as your piece will learn all of the abilities your piece currently has.	No
Teach Column	All allied pieces in the same column as your piece will learn all of the abilities your piece currently has.	No
Learn Radial	Your piece learns all abilities your surrounding pieces have.	No
Learn Row	Your piece will learn all abilities the allied pieces in the same row as yours know.	No
Learn Column	Your piece will learn all abilities the allied pieces in the same column as yours know.	No
Pilfer Radial	Steal all powers from the opponents surrounding you.	No
Pilfer Row	Steal all powers from the opponents in your row.	No
Pilfer Column	Steal all powers from the opponents in your column.	No
Parasite Radial	Leeches onto any surrounding enemy pieces. Any new powers they acquire your piece will also acquire.	No
Parasite Row	Leeches onto any enemy pieces in the same row. Any new powers they acquire your piece will also acquire.	No
Parasite Column	Leeches onto any enemy pieces in the same column. Any new powers they acquire your piece will also acquire.	No
2x	Doubles the amount of powers your piece currently possesses.	No
Beneficiary	All of your pieces give away their powers and put them onto this one piece.	No
Scavenger	If a scavenger piece jumps on an enemy piece, all of your scavenger pieces will receive that enemy piece's abilities.	Yes
Power Plant	Steals any orbs that spawn on the tile, and shares them with any piece on your aligned power plant grid.	Yes
Network Bridge	This piece will tap into all the networked powers activated by others in your squadron. Any power that is normally absorbed through the squadron-wide network, is now absorbed by this piece also.	Yes
Move Again	This piece can move twice in this one turn.	No
Move Diagonal	This piece can permanently move diagonally.	No
Flat to Sphere	This piece can now move off the map, and will appear on the opposite side.	No
Relocate	Teleports this piece to a random unoccupied location on the board.	No
Hotspot	Any of your pieces can now permanently move to this tile, no matter where they are, as long as one of your pieces isn't already on the tile.	No
Switcheroo	You can switch this piece with any other allied piece.	Yes
Centerpult	Your piece can catapult itself into the vacant center of any four, symmetric pieces, as long as occupying the empty, center tile will complete either a plus sign or an 'x' shaped pattern.	Yes
Invisible	Your opponent can no longer see your piece. It can still be destroyed, however.	Yes
Jump Proof	This piece can no longer be defeated by being jump on by an enemy piece.	No
Scramble Radial	Randomly moves around every piece in the same radial as yours.	No
Scramble Row	Randomly moves around every piece in the same row as yours.	No
Scramble Column	Randomly moves around every piece in the same column as yours.	No
Swap Radial	Your piece and all surrounding pieces swap ownership with your opponent.	No
Swap Row	Your piece and all pieces in its row swap ownership with your opponent.	No
Swap Column	Your piece and all pieces in its column swap ownership with your opponent.	No
Spyware Radial	You can see any powers that the opponent's surrounding pieces have. This stays permanently on the pieces, letting you see new powers they acquire as well.	No
Spyware Row	You can see any powers that the opponent's pieces in the same row have. This stays permanently on the pieces, letting you see new powers they acquire as well.	No
Spyware Column	You can see any powers that the opponent's pieces in the same column have. This stays permanently on the pieces, letting you see new powers they acquire as well.	No
Orb Spy Radial	Bugs every tile surrounding your piece. You can view the power of any orb that spawns on these tiles.	Yes
Orb Spy Row	Bugs every tile in the row. You can view the power of any orb that spawns on these tiles.	Yes
Orb Spy Column	Bugs every tile in the column. You can view the power of any orb that spawns on these tiles.	Yes
Refurb Radial	Resets every tile surrounding your piece.	Yes
Refurb Row	Resets every tile in the same row as your piece.	Yes
Refurb Column	Resets every tile in the same column as your piece.	Yes
Bankrupt Radial	Resets every enemy piece that comes into contact with a tile in this radial.	Yes
Bankrupt Row	Resets every enemy piece that comes into contact with a tile in this row.	Yes
Bankrupt Column	Resets every piece that comes into contact with a tile in this column.	Yes
Purify Radial	Removes any disabilities on your pieces in the same radial as your piece, and removes any benefits your opponent's pieces have as well.	No
Purify Row	Removes any disabilities on your pieces in the same row as your piece, and removes any benefits your opponent's pieces have as well.	No
Purify Column	Removes any disabilities on your pieces in the same column as your piece, and removes any benefits your opponent's pieces have as well.	No
Tripwire Radial	If any enemy piece within the same radial as your piece moves off of its tile, it will be destroyed.	No
Tripwire Row	If any enemy piece within the same row as your piece moves off of its tile, it will be destroyed.	No
Tripwire Column	If any enemy piece within the same column as your piece moves off of its tile, it will be destroyed.	No
Inhibit Radial	Your opponent's pieces in the same radial as your piece can no longer acquire power ups from Power Orbs.	No
Inhibit Row	Your opponent's pieces in the same row as your piece can no longer acquire power ups from Power Orbs.	No
Inhibit Column	Your opponent's pieces in the same column as your piece can no longer acquire power ups from Power Orbs.	No
Kamikaze Radial	Destroys all pieces in the same radial as your piece, including the piece activating the ability, and any of your pieces within range.	No
Kamikaze Row	Destroys all pieces in the same row as your piece, including the piece activating the ability, and any of your pieces within range.	No
Kamikaze Column	Destroys all pieces in the same column as your piece, including the piece activating the ability, and any of your pieces within range.	No
Destroy Radial	Destroys any surrounding enemy pieces.	No
Destroy Row	Destroys any enemy pieces in the same row as your piece.	No
Destroy Column	Destroys any enemy pieces in the same column as your piece.	No
Acidic Radial	Destroys any surrounding enemy pieces. Their tiles become completely uninhabitable.	No
Acidic Row	Destroys any enemy pieces in the same row as your piece. Their tiles become completely uninhabitable.	No
Acidic Column	Destroys any enemy pieces in the same column as your piece. Their tiles become completely uninhabitable.	No
Recruit Radial	Steal any enemy pieces surrounding your piece.	No
Recruit Row	Steal any enemy pieces in the same row as your piece.	No
Recruit Column	Steal any enemy pieces in the same column as your piece.	No

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Quadradius is a one-on-one strategy game played through an internet browser. It was developed by Jimmi Heiserman and Brad Kayal. They describe the game as "checkers on steroids".

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