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- BLOB.C
- A strategy game by Kevin S. Murray. Human vs Human or play against
- the computer. Computer movement logic developed by Kevin S. Murray.
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- The object of the game is to secure more squares with your color
- than your opponent. You may move from any of your occupied squares to
- an empty square. The destination must be within two squares from the
- originating square. If you move one square, you retain possesion of
- the original square. If you move two squares, you lose possesion of
- the original square (it becomes empty, it is not automatically taken
- by your opponent). The game ends when all squares on the board are
- filled. If you can not move, your opponent may continue to move into
- all the empty squares until the board is full, or a square is vacated
- that is within reach of one of your blobs.
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- By default, the blue player (black on monochrome monitor) is controlled
- by the computer. You may play against another person by deselecting the
- Blue Player option under the skill menu.
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- This release does not support the HINT or LEVEL options under the
- Skill menu. The HINT will obviously offer a hint for the best place
- to move (based on the computer's logic). The LEVEL will allow you
- to increase the intelligence of the computer's play in case it is
- too easy for you to beat. If enough people register, I will release
- a new version which will include these options along with many more.
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- This version has multiple playing fields programmed and saves the
- current board number in the windows WIN.INI file under the heading of
- [Blob]. You may also modify the setup to suit your taste by choosing
- "SETUP" from the options menu. You may place or remove the unusable
- squares by clicking the left mouse button. There is no facility to
- place the beginning red and blue blobs in this version. I am saving
- that for the registered users as well.
-
- I know, you probably don't register a lot of your software. You may
- figure that you don't have to because nobody will ever know. Maybe
- you think the authors ask for too much money. I am only asking for
- $5.00 for my time to create this program. In case you aren't aware,
- developing WINDOWS programs is expensive. The Software Development
- Kit is over $300.00 and the C Compiler is over $300.00 as well.
-
- I always look for WINDOWS programs on the BBS's I frequent, and I
- look for the games, too. Usually, I am disappointed in the quality
- of the WINDOWS games. Hopefully, this game will grab your fancy and
- you will enjoy it as much as I have. In case you're wondering...
- it can beat me about two out of seven times.
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- You can send your registration to Kevin Murray, PO Box 41751,
- Fayetteville, NC 28309. I will acknowledge all registered users.
- Enjoy the program, and pass it on to a friend. Thank You!
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- Kevin S. Murray
- Creative Software Design
- Software "Of The Future"
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