Business Heaven/Business Heaven.iso/propmgt/rentman/puzzles.txt

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Puzzles


Contents:

-----On-Screen Jigsaw Puzzles
-----Mazes & Mine Games
-----Push/Pull Games
-----Sliding Square Puzzles
-----Other

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-----On-Screen Jigsaw Puzzles

[MOSAIXW]
Mosaix 1.0-B for Windows (Data Assist, Inc.; $23) is a colorful computerized
jigsaw puzzle game.

[PENTABL]
PentaBlox 1.0 (AQUILA SOFTWARE; $20) is a puzzle game with twelve unusual
pieces and 2339 unique solutions. The pieces may be rotated and flipped for
placement using a handy toolbar and the drag and drop interface. There is no
timer and no falling pieces as in Tetris games, and your solutions can be
saved to a file for future reference.

[PUZZLE]
Puzzle 1.2 (Beckingham, Paul; $8) There are several variations and patterns
available, including numbers and letters. You can also choose among 4x4, 6x6
or 8x8 matrices and load images from bitmap files. An auto-solve option is
available.

[VB_JIG]
VB Jigsaw 1.0 ($0) is a fantastic on-screen jigsaw puzzle. Unlike other jigsaw
puzzles in PsL that only split the screen into small rectangles, this one
offers a choice of several shapes, such as stars, circles in rectangles,
elipses, and more. Any BMP graphic file can be used for a puzzle. The program
will give hints if you get stuck, and can also animate the solution for you. A
colorful Bart Simpson puzzle is provided. VB source code is included.

[WINJIG]
WinJig 0.9 (Tosa, Y.; $1) is a fun jigsaw puzzle game for Windows. It allows
you to use any .BMP image as the subject for the puzzle, and you can select
various sizes for each puzzle. A check feature shows all incorrectly placed
pieces inverted to help you solve the puzzle. Other features include WIN31
sound support, several sample graphic files, and more.

[WINSAW]
WinSaw (LeVitt, Richard; $0) is a Windows jigsaw puzzle. You can load any
Windows BMP image file from disk and the program converts it into a random set
of tiles which you can select and drag into position to recreate the original
picture. Only the Windows BMP file format is supported but other formats such
as PCX and GIF can be converted into BMP files with programs like Paint Shop.
VGA and VBRUN300 required.


-----Mazes & Mine Games

[GUYS]
Guys! (I.V.S. Entertainment Software; $12) you must lead the "guys" through a
hazardous maze to the central exit. Unfortunately, the guys are pretty stupid,
and can only follow directional arrows located on the paths in the maze. You
must change the direction of the arrows to point toward the exit. Any guys
that leave the beaten path die. Guys that run into each other mutate and start
changing arrows randomly. Quick mouse reflexes and a lot of practice are
required to win at this game.

[INVMAZW]
Invisible Maze (R & R Enterprise; $10) creates invisible mazes. Walls only
become visible after you run into them. Your score is based on getting out of
the maze in the fewest possible moves.

[LIL1, LIL2, LIL3]
Lost in a Labyrinth 1.0 (AddSoft; $20) is a spectacular three dimensional maze
for Windows. It uses beautiful ray-traced images to give you an accurate
eyelevel perspective from within the maze. The caption of the window shows the
direction in which you are traveling to help you keep your bearings. Amusing
statements pop up when you bump into walls. Requires 256-color VGA display, a
hard disk, and VBRUN200.

[MASTMAZ]
Master of the Maze 1.0 (Spice Software; $15) is an incredible 3-D maze game.
You must escape multiple levels of twisting mazes, looking for gems and keys.
An automapping function helps you see where you have been. There are locked
doors, secret doors, ropes to climb, ladders to descend, and much more. 29
mazes are included, ranging from simple to extremely difficult.

[MAZE_MAS]
Maze Master 1.01 (The Flatirons Group ASP; $12-$15) is a maze generating game
for Windows. It can produce simple mazes suitable for young children to
monster puzzles with invisible walls for adults. Solving the puzzle is
achieved by dragging the mouse-shaped cursor through the maze from the
entrance on the left to the exit on the right. If you get stuck, the computer
can solve the maze for you. Other features include bonus scoring, high score
hall of fame, maze printing, WAV sound support, and more.

[MAZMAKR]
MazeMaker 2.01 (Custom Real-Time Software, Inc. ASP; $15) is a multi-floor
maze game. Each day the program challenges you with the "Maze of the Day"
which is like a house with 4-6 floors and about 2000 rooms. You have to find
your way through from beginning to end which is done by jumping between
floors. You can choose the easy mazes which only have two floors. If you can
do it you are allowed to attempt more difficult mazes up to the ultimate "Maze
of the Year!"

[MAZNMAZ]
MazinMaze 1.0 (Jendrek, J. P.; $10) will generate and let you solve mazes of
varying sizes and difficulty. In EASY mode you are shown all walls and
passageways, but in the TOUGH mode walls are invisible and show up only when
you bump into them. For people will lots of time to kill there is an
IMPOSSIBLE level where the wall are invisible and only a beep lets you know
when you hit them. VBRUN is required. (The author can no longer be reached at
the address provided in the documentation.)

[MINEHLP]
MineHelp (Karrer, Peter; $0) assists you with the Minesweeper game included in
Windows 3.1. It is able to solve the simple parts of the puzzle, leaving only
the really challenging ones to you.

[MYNES]
Mynes (Freed, John; $5) is a variation of the Minesweeper game included with
Windows 3.1. The major difference is that you can give yourself up to five
lives, so that a careless slip doesn't blow 20 minutes of work. VGA is
required.

[WINWAY]
WinWayOut (Tarody, Thomas; $15) is a 3-D maze game that you have to fight your
way out of. As you are searching for the exit, you will come across swords.
These are needed for slaying the giant spiders that sometime jump out at you.
This is a challenging game for maze lovers.


-----Push/Pull Games

[BOXWRLD]
BoxWorld (Jiang, Jeng Long; $5) is an excellent arcade strategy game. You must
guide the animated figure around a maze, pushing boxes to cover up gems that
are randomly scattered about. The first few levels are fairly easy, but if
you're not careful you can box yourself into a corner with no escape.

[KYE]
Kye 2.0 (Garbutt, Colin; $various) is an exceptional maze/strategy game. You
must get through each level without getting stuck or eaten by beasts. There
are numerous types of objects to get around. You will have to start each level
over many times as you experiment to see how an object reacts when pushed.
Other features include an on-screen maze editor, mouse control, black holes,
one-way doors, time bombs, and more. This is a very challenging game with lots
of interesting twists.

[DKF_KYE]
Dkfky 5 & 6 (Fitgerald, Dennis K.; $0) contains several challenging mazes for
the popular game KYE.

[SOKOBAN]
Sokoban for Windows 2.2.5 (Liss, Allan B.; $0) The object of this game to push
crates scattered about a maze-like warehouse onto the loading dock in the
least amount of moves. It is very easy to push yourself into a corner, but
levels can be restarted and games can be saved. There are 50 brain-punishing
levels.

[SQ_PLAY]
Squeeze Play (Henderson Graphics; $15) is a block-pushing type of puzzle, but
with a twist you have to push blocks around to trap the creatures before the
creatures get you!


-----Sliding Square Puzzles

[MSQUARE]
Magic Squares 1.0.3 (Randy A. Harris ASP; $5) contains three sizes of sliding
block puzzles and an intriguing math puzzle for WIN31.

[PUZZLE_8]
Puzzle_8 (Pocket-Sized Software; $5) is a sliding puzzle game.

[SLIDE]
Picture Slide Puzzle (Interactive Media Design; $5) lets you import any BMP
file into a siding puzzle. You can custom design how may squares across the
puzzle will be and the size of the squares. Requires VBRUN300.

[STELLPUZ]
Stelly's Puzzle Potpourri (James W. Stelly; $15) is a collection of three
classic sliding tile puzzles. Interesting background information is provided
for each puzzle, and on-line help is readily available.


-----Other

[ARROWS]
Arrows (Doc Software; $5) is a seemingly simple, but challenging puzzle. You
must rotate arrows to get five in a row, but when you turn an arrow, it forces
the arrow it is pointing at to rotate 90 degrees. Things don't always turn out
the way you plan... VBRUN is required.

[BLAKBOX]
Black Box 1.0 (Vince the Mince; $0) you must identify the locations of hidden
atomic particles on a grid. Clues are obtained by injecting rays into the grid
and observing their exit point. This is a great test of logic.

[CBREAKR]
Code Breaker 1.01a (Fogel, Kenneth and Haden, Charles W.; $0) you must guess
the same sequence of numbers that your computer generates from the clues it
gives you.

[CC]
ColorCodes 4.1 (George Montgomery; $10) is a Mastermind game.

[CUBIC]
Cubic 1.0 (Chappell, Geoffrey; $10-$15) is a well done 3D game of Rubic's
Cube. It has a self-solving feature, and you can change the view of the puzzle
at any time. This is the closest to the real thing of any Rubic's-type program
we've seen.

[DOT]
Dot (James Shields; $8) is a deceptively simple little slide-the-pieces puzzle
where you try to move the bulls-eye inside the circle. This is much harder
than it looks. Requires VBRUN300.

[HIQ_WIN]
Hi-Q (Ratsch, Wolfgang; $10-$15) is a logic game in which you must remove pegs
from the playing board by jumping over them. Your score is determined by how
many pegs you were unable to remove. VBRUN is required.

[LOGIGR]
Logigram (Mavabe; $10) is unusual puzzle game.

[LUCAS]
Lucas's Puzzle 2.1 (Curran, James M.; $5) is a puzzle that seems impossible at
first, but which can be solved. As a bonus, digitized sound effects can be
heard through your computer's internal speaker or Covox's Voice Master or
Sound Master. You have an option to demo a winning game.

[MISER]
Miser Mind 1.0 (M & M Productions; $5) is a take-off on the board game of
MasterMind.

[MRMIND]
MasterMind 1.1 (Curran, James M.; $?) is a Windows 3 version of the well-known
game of logic and deduction. This is an excellent game with lots of options
and nice colors.

[NAMEGM]
Name of the Game 1.0 (TOGGLE BOOLEANS; $0) is a series of increasingly
difficult card puzzles.

[SOLUS]
Solus 1.5 (Vergos, Yorgo; $10) is an IQ type game where you try to move all
the pieces by jumping them over each other.

[TAKEONE]
TakeOne 1.03 (Board Games; Jimmy Kavanaugh; 5 Pounds IR) is an interesting
variation of peg solitaire. The object is to remove all the markers but one
from the board by jumping over other markers either horizontally or
vertically. You can play a standard game starting with only one free square,
or design your own patterns. Other features include Dead Balls which must be
captured with the final move, Watch Balls that cannot be moved until there are
only two markers left, instant replay of games at three different speeds, and
more.

[TEETIME]
Tee Time 1.2 (MerryWare; $20) is an interesting puzzle game. The
object of the game is to clear all the blocks on a 10x10 playing grid. The
target blocks do not fall but appear in a window for placement, and can be
rotated and reversed. The playing grid is divided into four 5x5 quadrants by
two mirrors, one vertical and one horizontal. A row or column clears when it
can be divided into two halves that are "negative mirrors" of each other. This
is a very challenging game.

[TOBOR]
Tobor (Lonsky, Nicholas; $5) is a puzzle game in which you must try to move in
such a way as to get the Tobor's to run into each other, destroying
themselves, before they get to you. (The author can no longer be reached at
the address provided in the documentation.)

[TRIO]
Trio 1.0 (Torensoft Consulting; $10) is an interesting puzzle game for
Windows. The game consists of 81 cards with different colored shapes. To form
a Trio and remove cards, you must select three cards where each of the
attributes (quantity, shape, color/shading) are all the same or all different.
You'll definitely have to put on your thinking cap for this one! Requires
VBRUN200.

[WTHECUBE]
The Cube 1.0 (KillTime Software; $15) is a rotating cube puzzle. Skill levels
range from Beginner to Master. Requires VGA and a mouse.

[XFIG10]
X-Figure 1.0 (Alan Saul; 10 Pounds Sterling) is a crossword puzzle game where
the clues refer to numbers rather than words.