Ant smash is arcade game, where you must defend your picnic from marauding ants using a wooden mallet. Smash ants to stop them from taking away the food. Build up combos to increase the multiplier, but you may have to sacrifice some of the food, as you lose many points if the ants manage to get away with it. Ant smash is simple but strangely addictive, getting more challenging over time.

Ant Smash runs in Microsoft Windows. The game can be downloaded from here. If you are having problems, you may need to install version 9.0c of DirectX from Microsoft.

• Project lead, coding and 3d art: Jonathan Gover
• Music: Duncan Stead
• Sounds: Bryan Gale

The game was written in Dark Basic.

• + Using a game development package such as Dark Basic can greatly increase productivity. This project was completed from start to finish in just a few weeks.
• - Don't leave composing the music to the last minute.