Emlith

  Emlith  Version 3.20E   Help Contents

How to play Emlith

Copyright

Commands

[Game] Menu Commands

[Option] Menu Commands


How to Play
How to Play Emlith

Mouse

You can click the left mouse button on the falling lith to rotate it. By clicking to the right or the left of the lith, you can move it from side to side. You can also use the right mouse button to drop the lith into place.

Keyboard

You can use the following keys on the number pad to control the position of the falling lith:

'6' or the right arrow will move the lith to the right

'4' or the left arrow will move the lith to the left

'8' or the up arrow will move the lith down

'2' or the down arrow will drop the lith

'5' will rotate the lith

Escape key will pause the game

You can also change the function of the up and down arrow keys as well as the space bar by selecting the 'Assign Keys' menu option.

When you complete an entire row, the row will disappear and you will earn points. The more rows you complete at the same time, the more points you will earn.

1 row  =  1 point

2 rows =  5 points

3 rows = 10 points

4 rows = 20 points

5 rows = 50 points

6 rows = 100 points


[Game] Menu Commands

New

Starts the game from the beginning.

Pause

Pauses the game so you can do something else without losing your position in the game.

Resume

Resumes the game from pausing.

Stage Forward

Advances to the next stage in challenge mode.

Stage Backward

Returns to the previous stage in challenge mode.

Exit

Immediately exits the game.


[Option] Menu Commands

Play Mode...

In this option, you will select playing mode and kinds of liths.  There are five options as followings.

Size 4    All the liths will be made up of four blocks.

Size 5    All the liths will be made up of five blocks.

All Liths    Will randomly select from all sixty possible lith shapes.

Challenge    The game will progress with different liths as you complete stages.

Selected Liths    Randomly chooses liths from the ones selected with the [Select...] button.  (See also Select Liths)

Items...

Lets you select items (Bomb or Oil) to drop during the game.

Bomb   If a bomb drops, the blocks around the bomb will explode.

Oil   If oil drops, the blocks where the oil drops will be slippery, and all the blocks in the air in this row will slip downward.

Frame Width...

Lets you change the width of your playing area except in challenge mode.

Assign Keys...

Lets you change the functionality of the up arrow, the down arrow, and the space bar.

Settings...

Change the settings on the screen as followings:

Background    Lets you select the background color of your playing area.

Sound    Enables/Disables sound during the game.

Vertical Lines    Displays vertical lines across the playing area.

Monochrome    Sets the game colors so they will be usable on a monochrome monitor.

Save Size when Exiting    When this is checked, the size and the location of the window will be saved when you exit the game.

Rotation Direction

Lets you change the direction of the rotation.

Default Size

Change the window to the default size.


Select Liths

You can select liths from the total of sixty kinds of liths.  Left click on the lith to select so that a frame around the lith will appear.  Left click again on the lith to cancel.


Copyright

Emlith is now Freeware.  You can freely use, copy and distribute this software.  You have no obligation to send moeny.

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Yutaka Emura