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- The Akeyan Enigma
-
- Version 1.0
- by Soleau Software, Inc.
-
-
- A Member of the
- Association of Shareware
- Professionals (ASP)
-
-
-
- Before recorded time the Akeyan empire mysteriously vanished
- from the face of the earth leaving behind ten temples filled
- with strange cryptic tablets. Each temple was made up of a
- series of four chambers with a hidden fifth chamber. The
- secrets to this chamber could not be discovered until all
- the tablets had been collected from the four surrounding
- chambers.
-
-
- OBJECTIVE
-
- The objective of the Akeyan Enigma is to solve each of the
- puzzles by gathering the mysterious tablets found in each
- chamber. These special yellow tablets are located under
- the red stone slabs scattered throughout the rooms. Using
- the round rolling rocks, lava stones, hidden tunnels and
- other objects you must find a way to collect all the tablets
- contained in the chamber. Once the tablets have been
- collected the green rock which blocks the doorway can then
- be pushed aside allowing you to escape from the room.
-
-
- SELECTING PUZZLES
-
- To select a puzzle room click on the SELECT button at the
- bottom of the game board. When the selection screen comes
- up there will be ten green stones divided into four smaller
- stones. These rocks represent the ten temples with each
- having five chambers, the fifth chamber being hidden from
- view until the first four are solved.
-
- To load a puzzle, place your mouse over a stone and when
- you see a red symbol appear you can click your mouse to
- load the puzzle. The chamber room number will also be
- displayed at the bottom of the screen. When the stones
- are dark green they are unsolved. When you solve a puzzle
- room the rock will change to light green. ( In the
- Shareware version there are only 10 puzzle rooms available.
- The registered version has 50 puzzles. ) If you want to
- re-set the game scores to all unsolved, you can erase the
- file Akeyan.skr from the directory where the game resides.
-
- When the first four chamber puzzles have been solved, the
- fifth chamber will appear on top of the other four stones.
- This will only become visible when the four adjoining rooms
- have been completed. You may then try to complete the
- temple by solving the fifth chamber.
-
-
- GAME PLAY (Demo Puzzle)
-
- The best way to learn how to play the game is to run the
- DEMO PUZZLE. This puzzle can be loaded from the Select
- Screen Menu. It is located at the bottom right of the
- screen. The demo puzzle with show you all the different
- elements you will encounter during game play.
-
-
- SOLUTIONS
-
- The solutions to the chamber can be viewed by clicking
- on the ? symbol on the sides of the game board. In the
- Shareware version you are given the solutions to the
- first 3 puzzles only. In the registered version all
- 50 solutions are available. In the Shareware version,
- if the solution is not available for that puzzle there
- will be no ? displayed.
-
-
- SOUND ON / OFF
-
- The sound for the game can be turned on or off from the
- Select Menu screen.
-
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- GAME ELEMENTS
-
- Gray Stones
- These stones cannot be moved in any way.
-
- Red Stones
- These stones can be pushed in any direction. Some of these
- stones have yellow tablets under them. Once pushed the red
- stones turn to gray stones and cannot be moved.
-
- Green Stone
- This is the stone that covers the doorway to the chamber.
- Once all the tablets in the room have been collected this
- stone can be pushed aside, otherwise it cannot be moved.
-
- Round Lava Rocks
- These rocks can be pushed in any direction and will continue
- to roll until they either hit the side of the chamber or
- another object. They can be used to block force fields.
-
- Square Lava Rocks
- These rocks can be pushed in any direction. They can be
- used to block force fields.
-
- Magic Floor Grills
- When you pass over these grills stone columns will emerge
- out of the floor and block you from going back over them.
-
- Dark Green Symbol
- This green symbol will remove all the walls that have a
- similar shape. (Square with a circle in the middle)
-
- Removable Walls
- These are walls that have a light gray circle in the center.
- They can only be removed by walking over the Dark Red Symbol
- (Square with a circle in the middle).
-
- Blue Tunnel Symbols
- These tunnel symbols allow you to go from one spot in the
- chamber and emerge from the other similar symbol located
- elsewhere in the room. No other objects can be transported
- through these tunnels.
-
- Force Fields
- The Akeyan force fields cannot be passed through, however,
- they can be blocked with other objects such as the lava rocks.
-
- Tablets
- These yellow tablets are hidden under the red stones in
- each chamber. You must collect all the tablets located in
- the room before you can push the green stone to solve the
- room. The room can have from one to five tablets in it.
-
- Man
- Your man can move in any direction by using the arrow
- keys on your keyboard.
-
-
- GAME BUTTONS
-
- HELP MENU
- Game Directions
-
- SELECT MENU
- Game Directions
- Sound On / Off Toggle
-
- SOLEAU
- Information on Soleau Software
- Game Order Form Information
-
- QUIT
- Exit Game
-
- Note:
- This game does not allow for multi-tasking. The Esc, Alt-Tab,
- Ctrl-Tab with exit the game.
-
-
-
-
- CONCLUSION
-
- The unregistered Shareware version of the Akeyan Enigma
- has 10 puzzles with solutions to the first three. The
- registered version has 50 puzzles, all the solutions and
- faster loading and exiting.
-
- You are encouraged to pass the Shareware version of
- the Akeyan Enigma along to your friends, local BBS or
- onto the Internet. Soleau Software depends upon your
- registrations to continue producing non-violent strategy
- logic game software for the computer market. Please
- support our work by registering your copy today!
-
- The registered version of Akeyan Enigma is only $18 (U.S.)
- You can send the order form to your printer from the closing
- screen of the game or you can use the Order.txt file.
-
- If paying by Credit Card, we can even upgrade your copy
- instantly over the phone so you won't have to wait for the
- disk to arrive by mail!
-
- You can also order online from our Secure Web site
- at www.soleau.com and have the unlock codes sent
- via e-mail in just minutes !!!
-
- ORDER TODAY -- IT'S EASY !!!
-
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- and P.O. Money orders
-
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- Soleau Software
- 163 Amsterdam Ave
- Suite 213
- New York , NY 10023
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