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Manxman Shipshape

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Press Start, then pick a tool and tap the job that needs it.

Keyboard←↑→↓ or WASD MoveSpace / Enter Use tool1 Cloth2 Spanner3 Oil can4 PaintP / Esc PauseMouse: click a tool, then a job

Tap a tool in the toolbox, then tap the job bubble that needs it.

How to play

Right tool, right job.

Watch for a bubble. A job pops up somewhere on board: a smudgy window, a loose bolt, a squeaky hinge or a chipped bit of paint.
Pick the right tool. The cloth polishes smudges, the spanner tightens bolts, the oil can stops squeaks and the paint covers chips. Tap the toolbox, or press 1 to 4.
Do the job. Tap the bubble, or move between decks with the arrow keys and press Space. Each job earns 10 points, and up to 5 more for being quick.
Keep the list short. When a bubble’s ring runs out, that job goes on the list for later. Keep the list to two or fewer (four in Gentle) for a 50-point Shipshape bonus.
Wrong tool? In Standard it costs that job a couple of seconds. In Gentle there is no penalty, and every bubble shows which tool it needs.

P or Escape pauses, and so does switching tab or scrolling away. Best scores stay on this device only, kept separately for each difficulty. Free to play: no account and no adverts.

About the ship

The island’s flagship.

Manxman is the flagship of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company. She was built at the Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in Ulsan, South Korea, and began carrying passengers between Douglas and Heysham on 17 August 2023.

She is about 133 metres long and carries around 950 passengers and more than 200 cars. The crossing to Heysham takes about three and three-quarter hours. On board there is a family zone with children’s play areas, three public lounges (one is the Niarbyl Lounge) and pet lounges for four-legged travellers.

Her name was picked by a public vote, and she is the third Steam Packet ship called Manxman, after ships launched in 1904 and 1955.

The company’s story goes back to 17 August 1830, when the paddle steamer Mona’s Isle made her first crossing from Douglas to Liverpool.

This game is our own salute to the people who look after the island’s ships. It is not connected with the Steam Packet.

Manxman questions answered by the Steam Packet

Let’s get her shipshape.

Right tool, right job.