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┌──────────────────────────┐
│ THE GAME OF 15 │
│ Created by Aron Brand │
└──────────────────────────┘
"The Fifteen Puzzle. This is perhaps one of the best known of all
puzzles. Invented by one Sam Loyd about 1878, it is also known as the
Boss Puzzle, Jeu de Taquin, and Diaboltin. It became popular all over
Europe almost at once and literally created a rage. It consists
essentialy of a shallow square tray that holds exactly 15 small square
counters numbered 1 to 15, and on square blank space. With the 15
squares initially placed in random order and with the blank space in the
lower right-hand corner, the puzzle is to rearrange them into numerical
order by sliding only, with the blank space ending up back in the lower
right hand corner. It may overwhelm the reader that there are more than
20,000,000,000,000 possible different posisions that the
pieces(including the blank space) can assume." [Encyclopedia Britanica]
Hardware requirements:
Most VGA boards. However, I didn't test this, so
some old boards might not support The special
320x400x256 video mode used by this game.
Microsoft mouse or compatible. (Required!)
Instructions:
On start, the computer organizes the numbers randomally, using a
mathematical rule that is supposed to create a game board guarenteed to
be solvable (or so I hope...)
To win, organize all 15 numbers in numerical order, from left to right.
Note:
Right Wrong!!!
┌─────────────┐ ┌───────────┐
│ 1 2 3 4 │ │4 3 2 1 │
│ 5 6 7 8 │ │8 7 6 5 │
│ 9 10 11 12 │ │12 11 10 9 │
│ 13 14 15 X │ │X 15 14 13│
└─────────────┘ └───────────┘
How do you play? Simple!
To run- type 15.
Numbes are pushed into the empty space by a mouse click.
If you want to give up, click on the "Quit" button.
FREEWARE
You are encouraged to copy this game as much as possible!
I would be very happy if you sent me a postcard!
ARON BRAND
BURLA 21
JERUSALEM 93714
ISRAEL
DISCLAIMER
If this program causes any kind of trouble- It's your problem,
as simple as that! If it does, however, let me know and i'll see
if I can do something about it.