home
***
CD-ROM
|
disk
|
FTP
|
other
***
search
/
100 Great Games for Palm OS & Handspring 3
/
100_Great_Games_for_Palm_OS_and_Handspring_Visors_Volume_3_Global_Star_Software_2001.iso
/
Puzzle
/
single number
/
Readme.txt
< prev
next >
Wrap
Text File
|
2001-05-14
|
6KB
|
114 lines
Single Number for pilot 1.6 (1997/04/16)
by Yoshimitsu Kanai
<Introduction>
Single Number is a puzzle game for one player, specifically, one who is
familiar with puzzle books or with the games found in the puzzle pages of
weekly magazines.
In this program, pilot shows puzzles which the player solves.
<Rules>
Numbers (1-9) are given in several cells in the 9x9 matrix. Decide the rest
according to the following restrictions: "Each number (1-9) should appear only
once in the 9 cells of each vertical line, horizontal line, and 3x3 matrix
surrounded by the thicker boundary."
<How to play>
There are two modes: user mode and book mode.
In user mode:
1. Select "New" from "Puzzle" menu.
2. Choose (1-9) number using push button below and fill the matrix.
(To correct the misinput, erase it using "clear" and input the right number.)
3. When all the cells are set with the correct numbers, the game is finished.
In book mode:
1. Puzzle will appear one after another.
2. Choose (1-9) number using push button below and fill the matrix.
(To correct the misinput, erase it using "clear" and input the right number.)
3. When all the cells are set with the correct numbers, the game is finished
and next puzzle appears.
4. If you finished the Book, you can try ....(secret)....!
<Options>
1. Player can play both in user mode and book mode.
In User mode,
2. Player can select 3 levels (beginner, intermediate, and expert).
3. Player can choose symmetry combinations in making puzzles.
<Version history>
v.1.6 (97/04/16)
-Rewrote whole program and fixed minor bugs.
v.1.5 (97/01/10)
-Alert when player inputs the wrong number AGAINST THE RULE in the user mode.
-Plays congratulation sound when a puzzle is solved.
v.1.4 (96/12/15)
-Introduced "Select Puzzle" command in book mode, in which player can
view and retry the past book puzzles.
-Fixed bug in registration dialog.
v.1.3a (96/12/10)
-Now Kagi service is available for registration for Windows users.
v.1.3 (96/11/23)
-Made friends with MenuHack completely.
-Introduced "take one back" and "undo take one back" functions by tapping
the down/up arrows on the screen or using the scroll buttons (user mode
only).
-Password is given when each book puzzle is solved. This password allows
user to start from the latest book puzzle when he/she re-installs this
program or newer version.
v.1.2a (96/10/29)
-Do not conflict with MenuHack by E.Keyes. (As SingleNumber changes menu
between user mode and book mode, I cleared the menu Rsc ID in the tFRM
resource to avoid the conflict.)
v.1.2 (96/10/25)
-Introduced "Give up" command to see the answer (user mode).
-Improved the puzzle making routine. (more than 5 times faster!)
v.1.1 (96/10/20)
-Introduced "Book mode", in which the player should solve 100 very
difficult puzzles one after another.
-Display the current puzzle level or book puzzle number on the top.
-Improved the "Now making puzzle" dialog.
v.1.0 (96/10/07)
-Initial vertion.
<Distribution>
This manual and all accompanying files may be distributed freely,
provided that:
1. Neither text nor any other file is modified in any way. No file may be
omitted nor added in the distribution.
2. No money may be charged for the program nor for any accompanying
files, other than the usual downloading time fees charged by
commercial BBSes and online services.
3. I want to know where my game will be distributed. Please notify me
if it will be included in printed matter, floppy, or CD-ROM before its
publication. No matter what the circumstance, I would strongly
appreciate a copy of whatever collection in which it is included.
4. If you distribute the puzzles made by this program, you must not
charge anything for them. In addition, you must attribute their
origin: please describe them as having been made by this program.
(e.g.: "This puzzle was made using SingleNumber"). When they are
published in a commercial magazine or book as "puzzles" or any
similar genre, they must be described as having been made by this
program, and the author requires the contribution fee determined
by the magazine or book company. In these cases, please contact
the author to get permission before publication.
<CopyRight>
This game is SHAREWARE. This means that if you enjoy this program
and decide to keep it, or in other terms, you have played it for a couple
of days and like it, you are required to send me a small fee of US $10
or Japanese 1000 yen. If you send me the shareware fee once, NO
additional fee is required for the future version.
If you do NOT use Kagi service to send me the fee, please contact me first.
Yoshimitsu Kanai (ykanai@kagi.com)
3-4-7, Yanaka, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110 Japan
Windows users can use Kagi service for registration. Please use REGISTER.EXE.
If you use Kagi service, the fee is fixed to US$10. (If you are a mac user,
you may not pay shareware fee, provided that you may lose your "book info"
when you update SingleNumber or such.)
The author will not take responsibility for any damage or loss that
occurs using this program. If you have any bug-reports or improvements
you would like to see (including my poor English), please send them to me.
Yoshimitsu Kanai (ykanai@kagi.com)