Well, by now, you might be totally frustrated with lunar lander. Let me assure you that not only is this game winnable, but with a little practice, EASY! Don't be surprised if you start dreaming up new screens in DEGAS to further challenge your mouse coordination. First, I'll start with the controls: Vertical Mouse Movement This controls the thrust. The thrust determines your acceleration according to the direction your ship is pointing. The ship is a triangle with two long sides and a short side. I sacrificed the graphics in this game in order to provide optimum real time response. The short side of the triangle is where the thrust comes out. Horizontal Mouse Movement This controls the rate of rotation. The more the mouse is positioned to the left, the faster the ship spins counter clockwise. The more the mouse is positioned to the right, the faster the ship spins clockwise. How to land the ship: Mostly, this game requires gentle movements of the mouse. Violent movements are the fastest way to lose control of the ship. Throughout the game you will want to keep the mouse essentially centered. The alert box between games allows you to start each one from a known mouse position. When you start a decent, the first thing to do is relax. Keep the mouse essentially centered, pulling it very slightly to the side until the tip of the ship is pointing at 10 or 11 oclock. This is the optimum angle of attack, and a prerequisite to landing. You will have to adjust your angle of attack as you decent, moving the mouse gently in either direction to compensate for rotational drift. The thrust should be about mid way. You should practice keeping the ship in control in one place on the screen. This involves gently applying thrust and rotation to compensate for drift and gravity. Once you have the ship under control, landing it is much easier by gently applying thrust and rotation to slowly manuever yourself to your target. The targets themselves are red, and are quite visible. You have to land ON the target, while maintaining a slow, controlled speed. The targets to the right are easier, as they allow a greater margin of error. REMEMBER THESE ESSENTIAL POINTS: 1) Keep the mouse more or less centered! 2) Keep the tip of the ship up! 3) Be gentle! 4) Be patient! I use these techniques, and in fact, designed the game around these techniques! I am able to land the ship anywhere on the screen, BUT, only when I let myself relax. You have unlimited fuel, TAKE YOUR TIME! Before you know it, you'll be ready for the next game I upload! John Williams