#!/usr/bin/perl
sub r{int rand pop} # Random integer generator, used quite a bit...
$|++; # Causes output autoflush, but also $| is used below for its new
+ value, 1

@g=map{[map{' '}0..$=]}0..25; # sets $g[z][x] to a space for all x and
+ all z, so we're starting with a blank grid.
my$j=pop||2+r(3);             # Number of stickmen: user-specified or 
+else at least two but not more than five.

@f=map{ # Each element of @f holds one stickman.
  # Each stickman has some private variables:
  my$k=my$n=$b++; # $n is the number of this stickman.  $k is the numb
+er of his current "opponent".
  my$z=1;         # $z is his height off the ground.
  my$x=r$=;       # $x is the stickman's horizontal position.
                  # $= is used for its default value (60) and is the w
+idth of the field.
  my($q,$v,$e)=my@l=(0,0,0,0);
  # @l holds numbers corresponding to the positions of the stickman's 
+four limbs.
  # (leftarm, rightarm, leftleg, rightleg).
  # 0 means the limb is down, 1 means out, 2 means up.
  # $q and $v are velocities (horizontal and vertical respectively).
  # $e is this stickman's "state":  0 = resting, 1 = attacking, 2 = fl
+eeing.
  my$h=r(9); # $h is "health", a.k.a. "breath", i.e., how long before 
+the dude needs a breather.
  $w= {# The variable $w is a decoy; what matters is that this assignm
+ent is the
       # last thing in the sub and therefore this has reference is the
+ value that
       # is returned from the map.  i.e., @f is an array of hashrefs, 
+each one
       # containing the closures that make the stickman work.
       i=>sub {
         # i stands for "iteration".  This stuff happens once per "tur
+n", for each stickman.
         $k=r($j) while($k==$n or!$f[$k]); # Make sure stickman has a 
+valid "opponent".
         my$o=$f[$k];                      # Prefetch the opponent has
+href, for easy access.
         $h+=($e?-1:1);                    # Resting regains breath; a
+ttacking and fleeing exhaust it.
         if($h<1){$e=0;$k=$n}              # If exhausted, rest, and c
+hoose a new opponent next iteration.
         if($h>6){$e=1}                    # If we have enough breath,
+ attack.
         if(!$z){                          # If we're at ground level,
+ we can make decisions about movement...
           my$u=($x<$$o{x}->()?1:-1);      #    Sets $u to the directi
+on toward our opponent.
           $u*=(($e>1)?-1:1);              #    Reverse that direction
+ if we're fleeing.
           $q=$e?($u*(r(7))):0;            #    Set horizontal velocit
+y (0 if resting).
           if($e>1){$q||=4}                #    If we're fleeing, we c
+an't have a 0 horiz. velocity.
           if($e and(r(7)>3)){$v=r(6)}     #    If not resting, there'
+s a chance we might leap.
         }
         my$t=($$o{z}->()cmp$z)+1;         # Target limb position.  Up
+ if opponent is up, down if down, out if neither.
         $t=0 if($x==$$o{x}->());          # But if we're at the same 
+horizontal position as opponent, put limbs down.
         my$s=(($x<$$o{x}->())?1:0);       # Selects left or right lim
+bs, depending on opponent's relative position.
         for(0,2){                         # 0 is the base index into 
+@l for arms; 2 is the base index for legs.
           $l[$_+$s]+=($t cmp$l[$_+$s])}   # Sets limb positions based
+ on target position ($t) and side ($s).
         for(0,2){
           $l[$_+($s?0:1)]=0}              # Put down the limbs on the
+ other side.
         if($z){$v-=2}                     # Gravity.
         $x+=$q;$z+=$v;                    # Moves horiz. and vert. po
+sition based on the velocities.
         $z=0 if$z<0;                      # Nobody falls below the gr
+ound.
         if($x<2){$x=2;$q*=-1 if $q<0}     # Nobody goes past the left
+ edge...
         if($x>$=-2){$x=$=-2;$q*=-1 if $q>0} # ... or the right edge.
         if ((abs($x-($$o{x}->()))+1)*
             (1+abs($z+1-($$o{z}->())))<9) # If we're "pretty close" t
+o our opponent...
           {
             r(2)?($$o{c}->($n) or $e=1):${$f[$n]}{c}->($k);
             # This triggers a conflict.  Who "wins" is randomized.
             # In the first case, we win and the opponent's collision
             # routine is called with our number, and our state is set
             # to attack.  In the other case, our own collision
             # routine is called with our opponent's number.
           }
       },
       d=>sub {
         # Draw routine.  Places chars on the grid representing this s
+tickman.
         $g[20-$z][$x]="O"; # Head
         $g[21-$z][$x]="+"; # Torso
         $g[22-$z][$x]="|"; # Abdomen
         for(0..1){ # 0 and 1 represent the two sides (left and right)
+.
           my@c=($_?('/','-',"\\"):("\\",'-','/'));
           # On the left, / is down, - out, \ up.  On the right it's t
+he reverse.
           $g[21-$z][$x+($_?1:-1)] # Upper arm:
             =$l[$_]?'-':$c[2];    #   - if arm is not at rest; down p
+osition otherwise.
           $g[22-$z-$l[$_]][$x+($_?2:-2)] # Lower arm:
             =$c[2-$l[$_]];               # up, out, or down if arm is
+ up, out, or down.
           $g[23-$z][$x+($_?1:-1)]        # Upper leg:
             =$l[2+$_]>1?'-':$c[2];       #    - if limb is up, down v
+iew otherwise.
           $g[24-$z-($l[2+$_]>1?1:0)][$x+($_?2:-2)] # Lower leg:
             =$c[$l[2+$_]>1?1:2];                   #    - if up, down
+ view otherwise.
         }
       },
       z=>sub{$z}, # the z and x accessors are so that
       x=>sub{$x}, # stickmen can get their opponents' positions.
       n=>sub{$n=pop}, # Renumbers this stickman; used in cases of col
+lision.
       c=>sub { # Collision-recovery routine.
         $h=0;$e=2; # Exhausted and fleeing...
         $k=pop;    #    ... from the stickman who just collided with 
+us.
         $q=0;      # No horizontal motion (initially).
         if(!r(7)){ # But there's a small chance the stickman will no 
+longer fight...
           splice@f,$n,1;   # In which case he's removed from the list
+,
           for(@f){$$_{n}->($h++)}  # and the list is renumbered.
         }
       }
      }
}1..$j; # We put one of these stickmen in @f for each number from 1 to
+ $j

while(1){ # Then we loop...
  ++$iter;#    This was a holdover from debugging that I forgot to rem
+ove.
  if(@f==1){exit 0} # If there's only one stickman left, he wins and w
+e're done.
  for$m(@f){   # Each stickman must
    $$m{i}->();#   do his once-per-loop stuff (an iteration)
    $$m{d}->() #   and then draw himself onto the grid.
  }
  print$/x$=;  # This is a crude way of clearing the screen.
  for $a(1..25){  # We're going to print 25 lines of the grid, startin
+g at the top.
    print$/,"|",@{$g[$a]},"|";  # The vertical bars are the left and r
+ight edges.
    # The array in $g[$a] holds whatever characters the d routines of 
+the stickmen have drawn there.
    @{$g[$a]}=map{' '}0..$=; # This resets the line to blank for next
                             # time around, so the stickmen don't
                             # leave trails.
  }
  sleep 1 # I like [diotalevi]'s [select] much better, as the 1-second
+ delay is really too long.
}#Optional command-line argument selects how many ninja stickmen.
[download]