Trapman (CEDT 2025)

TRAPMAN  

TRAPMAN is a 2‑player (same PC) turn-based tactical mini‑game on a simple 3D grid (9x5). Each player has their own board. Your goal is to reach the Door tile first while staying alive. The core twist is trap placement on the opponent’s board, battleship-style: you choose any cell (except the area near the Door). Traps are hidden from the opponent and only reveal themselves when triggered. A privacy “pass the device” screen appears between turns so the other player can’t see the board. 

How to play / Rules 

• Each player starts with 2 HP. If HP reaches 0, you lose immediately. 

• AP starts at 2, max 4. At the start of your turn, AP +1 (capped at 4). 

• On your turn: take an optional action (or skip), then you must move exactly 1 tile. 

• Trap trigger: ◦ If shield is active: blocks 1 trap and then breaks. ◦ Otherwise: take 1 damage and respawn to start. 

• Traps last 6 turns. 

• You cannot place traps on/near the Door (blocked 3x3 area) to prevent goal lockdown. 

• Win by reaching the Door first (while alive). 

Controls 

• T Place a trap on the enemy board ◦ After pressing T: move cursor with WASD / arrow keys, Enter to confirm, Esc to cancel 

• E Shield • Spacebar Skip optional action 

• Move 1 tile: WASD or arrow keys 

• Enter End Turn (after moving). A privacy screen appears; press Enter again to start the next player’s turn 

• R Restart 

• F1 Debug: show all traps

• Esc Cancel trap targeting / otherwise quit 

Download / macOS Unzip and open Trapman.app. If macOS blocks it: right‑click Trapman.app → Open (first launch)

Repo: https://github.com/growywl/Trapman