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NAME
     blockattack - a puzzle game inspired by Tetris Attack

SYNOPSIS
     blockattack [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
     Block Attack - Rise of the blocks 2.10.0

     Block  Attack  -  Rise of the Blocks is a puzzle/blockfall game inspired by
     Tetris Attack for the SNES.

     www.blockattack.net

OPTIONS
     -h [ --help ]
	    Displays this message

     --version
	    Display the version information

     -c [ --config ] arg
	    Read a config file with the values. Can be given multiple times

     --nosound
	    Disables the sound. Can be used if sound errors  prevents  you  from
	    starting

     --priority
	    Causes the game to not sleep between frames.

     --software-renderer
	    Asks SDL2 to use software renderer

     --verbose-basic
	    Enables basic verbose messages

     --verbose-game-controller
	    Enables verbose messages regarding controllers

     --print-search-path
	    Prints the search path and quits

     --no-auto-scale
	    Do not automatically auto scale

     --always-sixteen-nine
	    Use 16:9 format even in Window mode

     --editor
	    Start the sprite editor/browser

     --puzzle-editor
	    Start the build in puzzle editor

     --puzzle-level-file arg
	    Sets the default puzzle file to load

     --puzzle-single-level arg
	    Start the specific puzzle level directly

     --bind-text-domain arg
	    Overwrites	the  bind text domain used for finding translations. De-
	    fault: "/usr/local/share/blockattack/locale/"

     --homepath arg
	    Set the home folder where settings are saved. The directory will  be
	    created  if it does not exist. Default: "$HOME/.local/share/blockat-
	    tack"

     -m [ --mod ] arg
	    Loads a mod. Later mods have preference

EXAMPLES
     blockattack
	    Start the game normally

     blockattack --nosound
	    Start the game without sound. Can be used if sound problems prevents
	    the game from starting

     blockattack --puzzle-level-file puzzle.levels --puzzle-single-level 3
	    Start the game with the default puzzles in level 3

     blockattack --bind-text-domain /dev/null
	    Disables translations

REPORTING BUGS
     Report  bugs  to  the  issue  tracker  here:   <https://github.com/blockat-
     tack/blockattack-game/issues>

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright	(C)  2005-2022	Poul  Sander  License  GPLv2+: GNU GPL version 2
     <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.html>	  or	   later
     <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>
     This  is  free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There
     is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

blockattack 2.10.0		  October 2025			  BLOCKATTACK(6)
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