No. 088 · The "Wireless" Series
Fifth plate — companion to no. 087
Cream stock, 90 g
Missile Command.
An illustrated defence. Ink blots streak down on the six presses; you reply with drops of fixing varnish lobbed from the A, B and C fountains. Each bloom bursts where you aimed — anything crossing it is fixed for good. Unspent drops are paid out at the run's tally, and a press is rescued at every 10,000 points. Mind the cunning blots: they swerve.
Plate 5 — the sky, 256 × 232
Six presses · three fountains
The edition stops dead
Game Over
New record
Space or tap — reprint
Fig. 5 — The six presses of the workshop row, flanked by fountains A, B and C. Their remaining drops are printed beneath each mound. Red streaks are incoming blots; the green lace is yours.