Blinky
/ Shadow: Blinky begins each level moving at
the same speed as all of the other ghosts, but after you've
eaten a certain number of dots, he begins to speed up.
It is customary to refer to this change as the point when
he takes on the identity of 'Cruise Elroy' . Blinky becomes
Cruise Elroy earlier and earlier as you progress to higher
and higher levels as illustrated in the following table.
Level
Accelerates
when dots
remaining equals to...
1
20
2
30
3
40
4
40
5
40
6
50
7
50
8
50
9
60
10
60
11+
unknown
Unlike the other ghosts, Blinky will also tend to follow
close on your tail even when you turn and will often still
chase you even in scatter mode.
Pinky / Speedy:
Pinky, Inky and Clyde always move at the same speed relative
to one another so the name Speedy is plainly misleading.
Pinky seems to have a tendency to go around blocks
in an anticlockwise direction unlike Blinky and Clyde
who seem to prefer going clockwise. This means that
if Blinky and Pinky reach the opposite side of a block
to where you are, they'll come at you from opposite
sides of it. They can often trap you like this so be
careful of this deadly duo.
Inky / Bashful:
Inky is dangerous because he's unpredictable. Given the
same choices, he will often take different turns at different
times. There might be rhyme and reason to his behaviour,
but we haven't recognised it yet. One theory is that Inky's
behaviour depends on his proximity to Blinky almost as
if he is too afraid to act on his own (like some people
who never go to a cinema by themselves). Another unconfirmed
theory about Inky is that he will often turn off if Pac-Man
charges him. These theories might have emerged as a result
Inky's nickname (Bashful), the same kind of reasoning
that has lead many authorities to believe erroneously
that Pinky (aka Speedy) is actually faster than the other
ghosts. For this reason, we have decided to reserve our
judgement until further evidence can be obtained.
Clyde / Pokey:
Clyde is either short-sighted or stupid. He will often
turn off rather than approach you. His heart doesn't seem
to be in it at all. A consequence of Clyde's unwillingness
to take part is that it's often hard to round all of the
ghosts up into a single cluster which is nice to do just
before eating a power pill.
