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PIPE DREAM (tm)
Can you think under pressure? How about under Flooz pressure?
You'll find out when you play Pipe Dream, the fast-flowing game of speed,
strategy, and plumbing.
- About The Game -
The objective is to build the longest pipe you can, using pipe
pieces from a dispenser on the left of the screen. Begin your pipeline
at the piece marked "S" (for "Start"), because a few seconds after the round
begins, the Flooz starts flowing.
Once the Flooz spills out of your pipeline, the round is over.
- Scoring -
The longer your pipeline, the higher your score. You gain extra points
for loops and bonus pieces, and you lose points for each piece which the Flooz
does not flow through.
PIPE DREAM (tm)
- This Sample Edition -
Pipe Dream has thirty six increasingly tricky levels. This sample
edition allows you to try levels 1, 5, and 9, each for a limited amount
of time per round.
Choose your level and build your pipeline -- until the Flooz catches you
or time runs out (with the regular version of the game, there are no time
limits).
You can use the keyboard, a mouse, or a joystick to play the game.
Pressing the "P" key will pause the game. "F" will speed up the Flooz.
"Ctrl-S" will turn off the sound.
At the end of each round, you can choose to play again, play another
level, look at some higher levels, or exit.
PIPE DREAM (tm)
- Playing Tips -
-- Pieces must be played in the order they appear.
-- You may play a new piece over an old one, but doing so costs you a
second of time and fifty points.
-- Training mode lets you play with the Flooz at half its normal speed.
-- Expert mode gives you two different pipe dispensers. You can select
the bottom dispenser with the right mouse button, the second joystick
button, or by holding down the shift key.
-- Two plumber mode lets you play with a friend. Player one draws from
the top dispenser, while player two draws from the bottom dispenser.