The A15x6 Game

A15x6 is a one person game. There are nine squares arranged in a 
3 x 3 pattern, that is, three squares to a side. Each of the nine
squares has a unique color and letter. The letters go from A
through I. Hidden under the letters are the numbers 1 through 9.
The sum of the three numbers in each row is shown to the right of 
the row. The sum of the three numbers in a column is shown below
the column. Sometimes the sum of the numbers in each of the two
diagonals are shown below and to the left and to the right of the
lower end of the diagonals. When A15x6 first comes up, the letters
appear in alphabetical order: left to right, top to bottom. The
sums of the hidden numbers are not visible at this time. To the
left of the large square are eight circles arranged in two
columns. The left column is used for playing the "Easy" version
of the game while the ones on the right are for the "Hard"
version. The numbers inside the circles represent minutes. When
you are ready to start playing, select one of the circles by
clicking in it with the left mouse button. This will set the
type of game and the amount of play time.

After clicking in one of the circles, they will be replaced by a
set of three boxes. The topmost box shows the amount of play time
remaining, in seconds. Below that is the time used up. At the
bottom is the score. The sums of rows and columns will also 
appear. In the Hard game, you will also see the totals of the two
diagonals.

The object of the game is to make the sums of each row and each
column become 15. In addition, in the Hard game, the sum of the
two diagonals must also become 15. Each time you manage to do
this, your score goes up by 10. 

At the beginning of each game, the hidden numbers are scrambled
randomly so that each game is different. The exception to this is
the Demo Version where the numbers start out in the same positions
each time. You play by swapping squares. This changes the row and
column (and diagonal) totals. To swap, you click, drag and drop
with the left mouse button. You keep doing this until all the
large blue numbers become 15. If you have more time left, click
anywhere on the board and a new game will begin.

When time runs out, you can start a new series of games. You will
see the circles again and you will be able to select the type of
game and the amount of play time. 

A15x6 is a board game that you play on an IBM compatible PC with
a 486 chip or better and a speed of at least 66 MHz. You need
Windows 95. You must have 1 MB of free space on your hard drive.
Sound makes the game more enjoyable.  

For best results, set the display to 64K colors (16-bit). If this
is not available, use the highest setting possible. Do not use 16
Colors. 

This is a limited function demo version which is free. It can be
downloaded as a zip file. Once it is on your hard disk, you have 
to unzip it. This produces the following files:

1.  A15x6dd.exe. This is the game. When you see it in Explorer,
    double click on it to run it. You can create a short cut to
    it for your convenience.

2.  Readme.txt is the file you are reading now.


To order the full function game, send ckeck or money order for
$12.60 US to:

Caldwell Systems, Inc.
34 Ellis Rd., West Caldwell, NJ 07006
Tel. 201-226-9230

E-mail: jpsatcsi@worldnet.att.net

Copyright © 1997, Caldwell Systems, Inc. All rights reserved.