Gas is flowing! Boss is demanding! The crowd is complaining!
Obstacles abound!
Pipe Trouble is similar to the game Pipe Mania; a game where you must install pieces of pipe that link the start point to the end point. Netbookist first encountered it at the Bit Bazaar Winter Market.
Pieces of pipe come in various shapes and they come randomly, so you would have to think how best you can assemble them such that you don’t waste various pieces.
Like Pipe Mania, Pipe Trouble pits you against the pressure of ensuring your pipeline is ahead of the gas flow. In addition, Pipeline includes two major elements which you have to care about : your boss and the people of the land. Your boss wants you to build pipelines as efficiently as possible (i.e. short and direct so as to save money), however, the people want you to build your pipes with as little disruption as possible (i.e. don’t build over their farms, forests and possessions).
Getting judged at the end of every round
These two interests conflict, and if you anger the locals, they’ll start stonewalling your project. They’ll send protest teams that will linger around your pipes and block you off. If you anger the government, you’ll get fined or they might blow your pipe up.
After every round, you’ll get judged on your performance. Your boss and the people will give you a score out of three stars each, and ideally, you would have attained six. Along with the score, a tidbit about the pipeline will be read which can range from telling you about gas prices to fears from the local population about environmental pollution, giving the game a shallow storyline.
Unfortunately, the game is not made for the PC. The full game can only be bought for the Android and iOS, although you can play a full level on the website.
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