Preferences can be set from the Preferences entry on the Tools menu as follows:
Board type
A number of 2D and 3D boards are available.
Counter type
2D, 3D and Animated counters can be selected.
Textures
A number of textures are available for both the screen background and board itself.
Sound
Sound effects can be turned on or off with a choice of three volume levels.
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The object of the game is to be the player with most counters of their colour on the board at the end of the game.
Each player takes turns to place counters of their colour onto an empty square of the playing board so that one or more of the opponent's counters are sandwiched between the newly laid counter and another counter of the player's colour. Note that such lines of sandwiched counters can be either horizontal, vertical or diagonal. The opponent's pieces surrounded change to the player's colour.
If no counters can be surrounded, the player forfeits their turn and must select Pass from the Game menu.
The game continues until either all squares are occupied or one player has no counters remaining.
Starting a game
To start a new game, select New Game from the Game menu. Enter the names of the two players and select whether each player will be controlled by either a human or the Psion.
In addition, the difficulty level can be set from 1 (easy) to 4 (hard). Note that on level 4, the Psion can take up to 10 seconds to move.
Counters are placed by either tapping on an unoccupied square with the pen or using the cursor keys and enter.
Note that mistaken moves can be taken back by selecting Undo from the Edit menu.
Several tools are available to aid gameplay:
Hints
Suggests a move for the player. This is based on the current difficulty level.
Legal moves
All legal moves are displayed along with the number of pieces that would be captured by making that move.
Swap sides
Flips the colour of all counters and allows the user to play from their opponent's position.
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If you wish to register the program, you can do so by post (snail-mail), or on-line using a credit card. The registration fee is
10 or 15US$. (plus $5 if using REGNET)
If you wish to register on-line using a credit card you have 2 options:
USA Residents:
We now support the PayPal system for transferring of money, as that avoids the $5 handling charge put on by REGNET. Simply send the money to alan@rmrsoft.com quoting the program you wish to register and we will send the registration code to you within a few hours.
If you are not already signed up for PayPal it is very straightforward. Just go to www.paypal.com and follow the instructions. However, we would appreciate if you say that you were referred by alan@rmrsoft.com so that we get the $5 referral bonus <grin>.
Non-USA Residents:
Until PayPal goes international you will have to register on the WWW through RegNet, the Registration Network (Note that paying by this method will involve an extra US$5 handling charge). RegNet can be reached by e-mail: orders@reg.net or on the World Wide Web: http://www.reg.net or in the USA by calling 1-800-WWW2REG (1 800 999-2734) or the easiest way is by following the links from my WWW Home page at:
http://www.rmrsoft.com/
This program has been allocated the RegNet Number: 5688 and this should be quoted. Again, the notification tends to get to us within 24 hours and we reply within another 24 hrs.
If you are using the postal service, please send a cheque (check) payable to 'RMR Software' (or the equivalent in 'real money' in your actual currency - no foreign currency cheques please), to one of the following addresses, including a stamped address envelope (or an E-Mail address) for the reply:
RMR Software
c/o 6000 Natick Court
Burke, VA 22015
USA
RMR Software
c/o 46 Mortimer Road
Kempston
Bedford
MK42 8RE
ENGLAND
Please note that these are the addresses of our 'agents'. If you use these addresses, Registration codes will be sent out fairly quickly, but if you send a technical query it will have to be redirected to us, so might take longer to reply. If you have access, we can be reached quickly at support@rmrsoft.com
In each case, we (or our agent) will then send you a personalised registration code to enter (select the option via the Menu) to remove the 'nag' screen and allow full use of the program. Note that you will NOT need a new copy of the program, all the functionality is already there but just needs 'unlocking' by the registration code. We will also ensure that this code remains forward compatible for future versions of the program so, unlike other programs, we will not be asking for a further fee for an upgrade to the EPOC version.
A full list of the programs available from RMR Software is as follows:
Personal Accounts Suite
RMRBank (For EPOC)
RMRBank3 (For 3a/c/mx)
SNABank (For Siena)
S3Bank (For S3 Classic)
20 / US$30)
This is a Quicken-type Personal Accounts package that has more functionality than any of the other financial programs currently available for Psions, and is less than half the price of the commercial programs. It is now the most successful Psion Shareware program, with well over 6500 registered users all over the world, and S5Bank won the Finance category of the Psion-sponsored EPOC/OPL competition.
As well as the basic financial core, the program also includes for free, all these next 5 programs as fully-integrated optional modules. Otherwise these modules are available as the following standalone programs.
Investment Performance Monitor
RMRInvest (EPOC)
S3AInv (S3a/c/mx)
SNAInv (Siena)
10 / US$15)
An Investment Performance Tracker to monitor a portfolio of stocks, shares or bonds.
Fuel Consumption Monitor
RMRFuel (EPOC)
S3AFuel (S3a/c/mx)
SNAFuel (Siena)
10 / US$15)
A Fuel Consumption Monitor for up to 10 vehicles.
Financial Planner
S3APlan (S3a/c/mx)
SNAPlan (Siena)
7 / US$10)
A Budget Planner based on the Quicken Financial Planner.
Home Inventory
RMRHome (EPOC)
S3AHome (S3a/c/mx)
SNAHome (Siena)
10 / US$15)
A Home Inventory program based on the Quicken version.
Expense Account Monitor
S3AExp (S3a/c/mx)
SNAExp (Siena)
10 / US$15)
An Expense Account Monitor with optional Company Vehicle monitor.
As well as these financially orientated programs we also offer the following other programs:
Picture/Icon Editor
RMRArt (EPOC)
12 / US$20)
S3ADraw (S3a/c/mx)
SNADraw (Siena)
10 / US$15)
A Drawing or Icon viewer and editor.
Collection Manager
S3AColl (S3a/c/mx)
SNAColl (Siena)
7 / US$10)
A Collection (books/records/etc) Manager.
Extended ToDo Manager
RMRTask (EPOC)
S3ATask (S3a/c/mx)
10 / US$15)
An Extended Task (ToDo) Manager.
Note Taker/Jotter
RMRNotes (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
An advanced 'Jotter' program
Text/Hex Editor
RMRText (EPOC)
Freeware
Diet/Weight/Exercise Tracker
RMRDiet (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
Agenda Month Viewer
RMRMonth (EPOC)
12 / US$20)
Utilities & Conversions
RMRUtils (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
A useful collection of utility and conversion tools
File Compression/Archiving
RMRZip (EPOC)
PsiZip (S3a/c/mx) & Siena)
15 / US$25)
The EPOC and SIBO equivalents of WinZip and PKZip for the PC
Vacation/Leave Tracking
VacTrac5 (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
Program for tracking holidays for a group of employees.
Solitaire
RMRSol (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
The classic patience card game.
RMRGolf (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
The classic patience card game.
Montana
RMRMontana (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
The classic patience card game.
Othello
RMRReverse (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
The classic logic game.
Defender
deVender (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
The classic 'Defender' arcade game.
Contact Manager
RMRContact (EPOC)
20 / US$32)
An Act!-like Contact Manager application
File Manager
RMRFile (EPOC)
15 / US$25)
A multi-function file manager along the lines of Windows Explorer.
Company Car Manager
RMRCar (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
A program to record your business use of your Company Car.
Sokoban Game
RMRBoxx (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
A version of the classic strategy game Sokoban.
Fruit Machine Game
RMRFruit (EPOC)
7 / US$10)
The classic casino game.
Worms Game
RMRSnake (EPOC)
7 / US$10)
The classic Worms game.
Sound Convertor/Player
Soundtrans (EPOC)
12 / US$20)
A Sound convertor and player for all formats
Internet News Reader
RMRNews (EPOC)
15 / US$25)
File Transfer Program
RMRFTP (EPOC)
15 / US$25)
Clipboard Utility
RMRAutotext (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
Shopping List Manager
RMRShop (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
Crossword Puzzle
RMRCrossword (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
Revision/Study Aid
RMRTester (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
List Manager
RMRList (EPOC)
10 / US$15)
These are all available from our Home Page at:
http://www.rmrsoft.com/
If you cannot get them from any of these places, simply send a floppy disk and Stamped, Self Addressed envelope to any of the addresses quoted in the 'How to Register' Help Item, and we will send you all the latest copies of the programs. (State which platform).
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High scores & statistics7
High scores and statistics are kept for all games at each level. To view these use either View high scores or View statistics from the View menu.