Fog Keeper

Night falls over the bay, and the ships are coming in. You are the lighthouse keeper. Drag your finger across the sea to swing the lamp, and every ship caught in its beam turns for the harbour. Every ship left in the dark drifts with the current toward the reefs. AIM THE BEAM The beam follows your finger from the lighthouse at the foot of the bay. Ships arrive from the top and both sides in ten waves, and the waves grow bigger as the night goes on, so you are always choosing whom to light next. A ship that docks scores its value: fishing dory, pleasure yacht, ferry, mail packet, coal steamer and more. Three wrecks on the rocks and the night is over. Hold out for 150 seconds until dawn. FOG AND SQUALLS Fog banks drift across the bay and stop your beam at their edge, so ships behind them stay dark. Squalls push every hull sideways for a few seconds. Plan around them. MIND THE OIL The lamp…