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About Maze-O-Mania

Playing the Game

Magnet Control

Scoring

Game Menu

Options Menu


 About Maze-O-Mania

Copyright 1995

Cosmi Corporation

Programming by Ron Paludan


 Playing the Game

Object

The object of Maze-O-Mania is to maneuver the red marble through a maze to the green hole in the lower right corner without falling into any other holes.

Starting a new game

On the Game menu, click New Game or click on the New Game button to clear the playing area.

Click on the maze or the Tilt Control to start the timer and begin playing.

Controlling the marble

To move the marble place the mouse cursor is in the maze, its appearance changes to represent a horseshoe shaped magnet.  To activate the magnet, click the left mouse button.  When the Magnet is on, the marble will be attracted towards the mouse cursor (See Magnet Control).  Maneuver the marble by moving the mouse cursor through the maze.

Holes

Except for the green hole at the end of the maze, a marble is lost if it falls into a hole. The game ends when all the marbles are lost.

Completing a maze

When the marble falls into the green hole, the maze has been completed.  The player advances to the next level and a new maze is created.


 The Magnet Control

When the mouse cursor is placed on the maze its appearance changes to represent a horseshoe shaped magnet.  To activate the magnet, click the left mouse button.  When the Magnet is on, the marble will be attracted towards the mouse cursor.  The shorter the distance between the marble and the cursor, the stronger the attraction.

Toggle the magnet off by clicking the left mouse button again.

Power

The Magnets power can be increased by moving the slide to the right to increase magnet strength and left to decrease it.


  Scoring

Points are rewarded when a maze is completed. The number of points is based on the difficulty setting and the level completed.  Bonus point is earned by completing a maze in under two minutes (one point per second).


  Game Menu

New Game

Clear the playing area and begin new game.

High Scores

View the top six previous scores.

Exit

Exit Maze-O-Mania.


  Options Menu

Difficulty

Sets the difficulty level for Maze-O-Mania.  With higher the difficulty levels, the holes are larger and more numerous.

Beginner:	Player receives 5 marbles

Intermediate:	Player receives 4 marbles

Expert:	Player receives 3 marbles

Polarity

By default the magnet attracts the marble, however you can use the Polarity Option to reverse the magnet so that it repels the marble.

Sound

Toggle sound effects on/off.