Run Puzzler and choose New Game from the File Menu. You will enter the first level. Click on one of the pieces. A shadow will appear under the cursor. The shadow will now follow the mouse. When you click again, the piece will, if possible, be moved to the location of the shadow. However, if another piece interferes with the shadow, you will not be able to release it. When you have grabbed a piece, you can turn it by pressing '4' or '6' on the numeric keyboard. You can also mirror it vertically by pressing '8' or horizontally by pressing '5'.
The goal is to fill the grey rectangle (the shape will vary in different levels). When you have filled the rectangle, you will enter the next level. In some levels, all pieces aren't required. These levels are generally easier than the other ones.
Preferences
If you uncheck 'Pieces glue to the mouse', you will have to hold the mouse button down while dragging the pieces around.
Requirements
• A screen that supports at least 256 colors
• About one megabyte free RAM
• About 300k free hard drive space
Disclaimer
This software is not guaranteed in any area. Although I believe that this software will function without any problems, I will not be responsible for any damage caused by this program, for any reason.
This software is not in the public domain. You may freely copy and distribute this software, provided that you do not charge for it and the documentation and registering application is included.
Contacting the author
If you find any bugs, have any questions or any suggestions, please e-mail me at “bjorn.carlin@kagi.com”.
Why should I register?
Puzzler is shareware. That means you can try before you buy. But in order to play most levels you will have to pay the shareware fee of $10. Please read How do I register below for more information. Until you register, you can only play the first 6 levels. After registering, you can play all 34.
How do I register?
Paying for Puzzler is fairly simple. Open the Register program that accompanies Puzzler. Enter your name, your email address, and the number of single user licenses you wish to purchase. Save or Copy or Print the data from the Register program and send the data and payment to Kagi. More specifics on the Register program to follow. Kagi handles my payment processing.
If paying with Credit Card or First Virtual, you can email or fax the data to Kagi. Their email address is sales@kagi.com and their fax number is +1 510 652-6589. You can either Copy the data from Register and paste into the body of an email message or you can Save the data to a file and you can attach that file to an email message. There is no need to compress the data file, it's already pretty small. If you have a fax modem, just Print the data to the Kagi fax number.
Payments sent via email are processed within 3 to 4 days. You will receive an email acknowledgement when it is processed. Payments sent via fax take up to 10 days and if you provide a correct internet email address you will receive an email acknowledgement.
If you are paying with Cash or USD Check you should print the data using the Register application and send it to the address shown on the form, which is:
Kagi
1442-A Walnut Street #392-4D6
Berkeley, California 94709-1405
USA
You can pay with a wide variety of cash from different countries but at present if you pay via check, it must be a check drawn in US Dollars. Kagi cannot accept checks in other currencies, the conversion rate for non-USD checks is around USD 15 per check and that is just not practical. If you have a purchasing department, you can enter all the data into the Register program and then select Invoice as your payment method. Print three copies of the form and send it to your accounts payable people. You might want to highlight the line that mentions that they must include a copy of the form with their payment. Kagi can not invoice your company, you need to act on my behalf and generate the invoice and handle all the paperwork on your end.
Please do not fax or email payment forms that indicate Cash, Check or Invoice as the payment method. As far as we know, there is still no technology to transfer physical objects via fax or email and without the payment, the form cannot be processed. Payments send via postal mail take time to reach Kagi and then up to 10 days for processing. Again, if you include a correct email address, you will hear from Kagi when the form is processed.
Soon after registering, you will get a name and registration code by email. Open Puzzler and choose Register from the File menu. Enter your name and registration code. Press OK, and Puzzler is registered. Please keep your name and registration code in a safe place, if you upgrade Puzzler in the future, you might need to re-enter them.
Version History
1.0.0. 1998-02-12:
Initial release
1.0.1. 1998-03-06:
Fixed a bug to prevent Puzzler from crashing on some systems.
