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- Single Number for palm 1.7 (2000/03/12)
- by Y.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.1.7 (00/03/12)
- - used new PalmRez for MPW Shell, which allowed me to use color
- and small application icons (Thanx 3com for supporting MPW again.)
- - added color and small application icons
- 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>
- SingleNumber is SHAREWARE. This means that if you use this program
- and decide to keep it, or in other terms, you have used it for
- a couple of days and like it, you are required to send me a
- small fee of US $10. If you send me the shareware fee once,
- NO additional fee is required for the future version. I will
- use the fee as a part of the annual updates of developing
- tools and new machine I bought for pilot application
- development last year.
-
- <How to register>
- Please visit my homepage.
- http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Peaks/9768
-
- <Restrictions>
- 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.
-
- Y.Kanai (ykanai@kagi.com)
-