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Shareware version of Block Drop 2.1 - Windows version
Block Drop v2.1 is one of Monty's Games from MG Software. This Windows game
is a one player game of strategy. It has some similarities to tetris, but
with 49 unique blocks, it is more mentally challenging. It is one of the
more interesting variations on the tetris theme. When things get tough you
will need to take your time, so you can easily pause the game at any time.
As blocks fall from the top of the playing field, you must rotate and flip
them into position so they fill rows at the bottom. Filled rows are removed
and blocks from above fall. You can pause the game at any time, and you will
need to pause it in order to study the layout of the playing field. You will
need to think about the placement of the blocks, especially for the harder
difficulty levels.
You can listen to any of 6 different classical works by composers such as
Bach, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Liszt.
There are 4 levels of difficulty, the hardest level has 49 unique blocks.
Some of these blocks have very interesting shapes and will challenge your
game playing abilities. To be successful you will need to think ahead. If
you turn on 'CISCOS CAVE' you will be shown the 'next block', but you will
earn half the points while 'CISCOS CAVE' is on.
As you collect points you will earn 'BOMBS' and 'CANCELS'. With 1 'BOMB' you
can drop a bomb anywhere on the playing field to remove a block. With 1
'CANCEL' you can cancel the current block and move on to the next one. If
you have a total of 5 BOMBS and/or CANCELS you can do a 'top sweep' to remove
the top 4 rows in the playing field.
While playing the HARD difficulty level, I can only earn about 30,000 points
maximum. My friend Larry has passed the 1 million point level, but only after
playing the game regularly for several weeks. There is a technique of block
placement that you will figure out if you keep at it.
To install -
1) unzip BLOCKD21.ZIP
2) from Windows - run "setup.exe" and it will be installed.
Read the file INSTALL.TXT for detailed information and Win 95 tips.
TOP-10 scores are recorded for all difficulty levels.
SoundBlaster support for music and sound effects. Requires Windows 3.1 or
Windows 95, VGA, mouse, 595k on hard drive, 80386 or higher.
FIND THE LATEST SHAREWARE VERSIONS AND DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL OF
MONTY'S GAMES AT -
http://users.aol.com/montyg/homepage/mgames.html (DOS GAMES)
http://users.aol.com/montyg/homepage/mgames2.html (WIN GAMES)