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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <META HTTP-EQUIV="Htm-Help" Content="CEBalls.htp#Main_Contents"> <title>CEBalls Help</title> </HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR=#FFFFFF TEXT=#000000> <!-- PegHelp --> <p><a name="Main_Contents"></a><b>CEBalls Help</b></p> <p> <a href="CEBalls.htp#playing">Playing CEBalls</a><br> <a href="CEBalls.htp#options">Options</a><br> <a href="CEBalls.htp#register">Registration</a><br> </p> <br><!-- PegHelp --><hr> <!-- ************************Topic Break************************* --> <p><a name="Playing"></a><b>The game elements</b><br> The game is played on a 9x9 grid (9x8 on some H/PC's).<br> On color devices:<br> The balls consist of 7 colored balls, a joker that has rainbow colors, a double joker that looks like 2 small Jokers, a bomb, and a "jumper."<p> On black and white devices:<br> The balls consist of 7 different shapes; a joker that looks like a star, a double joker that looks like the digit "2," a bomb, and a "jumper." <p><b>Object</b><br> The object of CEBalls is to move the different balls so they form horizontal, vertical, or diagonal lines. When 5 or more balls of the same color or shape are on a line, they are removed from the game. <p><b>Play</b><br> To play the game, you tap on the ball you want to move, then you tap on a new position on the grid. There must be a path on the board, where the selected ball can "drive through." If the path is blocked by other balls, the move is canceled.<br> After every move, one of two things will happen: <ul> <li>If there are 5 or more balls on a line, they will be removed, and you will get more points. <li>If there are not 5 balls on a line, and you have under 500 points, 3 new balls will be added. If you have between 500 and 1000 points, 4 balls are added, between 1000 and 1500 points, 5 balls are added, and so on... </ul><br> It is, at all times, possible to start a new game by tapping on "Game" in the menu, and then tapping on "New". A new game can also be started by tapping the "New game" button on the toolbar. <p><b>The joker</b><br> The joker is known by its rainbow color on color devices, or a star on black/white devices.<br> A joker can represent any color or shape in the game. For example, if there are 4 red balls in a line, and you put a joker next to them, the joker will count for a red ball, and they will be removed. <p><b>The double joker</b><br> The double joker looks like 2 small jokers on color devices, and like the digit "2" on black/white devices.<br> A double joker counts for 2 balls; this means that if you have 3 balls in a line, and you move a double joker next to them, they are removed. <p><b>The bomb</b><br> Just like the joker, the bomb can represent any color. When a line that contains a bomb is removed, all balls on the screen with that same color are also removed. When you use the bombs, you don't get as many points as when you remove the balls the "normal way." <p><b>The jumper</b><br> Sometimes a ball is "grayed out;" this means it has become a jumper. Now you can move that ball, even if there is no path to the position you want to move it to. This means that if there is an empty space, the jumper can be moved there. <!-- PegHelp --><hr> <!-- ************************Topic Break************************* --> <p><a name="options"></a><b>Options</b></p> <ul> <li>Options. <ul> <li><b>Board:</b> <li>Board width - This is the width of the board, meaning how many cells wide the board are. <li>Board height - This is the height of the board, meaning how many cells high the board is.<br> Neither height or width can be less than 5, and if you write, for example, 100 in both places, the board will never take up more space than your screen can handle. <li><b>Balls:</b> <li>Remove balls count - The number of balls to be lined up, before they are removed. Default is 5, minimum is 3. <li>Add balls count - How many balls to be added each time you move a ball. Default is 3, minimum is 2. <li>How many different balls - How many different balls to be used. If you, for example, only want to use red, green, and yellow, you write 3. Default is 7 minimum is 1 and maximum is 7. <li><b>Special Balls:</b> <li>Use joker - Check this to use the joker. <li>Use double joker - Check this to use the double joker. <li>Use bombs - Check this to use the bomb. <li>Use jump ball - Check this to use the jump ball. <li>Animate balls - If checked, ball movement is animated on the screen, otherwise they are just moved from one place to another. <li>Play sounds - If checked, sound effects are played. </ul> <li>Statistic <ul> <li>Reset Topten list - Remove all scores from the Topten list. <li>Reset Game statistis - Reset number of won and lost games. </ul> </ul><br> All settings, except "animate balls," and "play sounds," will not take effect before a new game is started. <!-- PegHelp --><hr> <!-- ************************Topic Break************************* --> <p><a name="register"></a><b>Registration</b></p> <p>You can register your game by visiting <A href="http://cesoftware.dk">http://cesoftware.dk/</A>, here you can find information on how to register online.<br> It cost $10 to register CEBalls. <!-- PegHelp --><hr> </BODY> </HTML> 
