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- Tricky
- __________
-
- Tricky is a Freeware - game. You may copy it and give it to anybody you
- like, but this text has to be on the disk.
- If you want to distribute this game for commercial use, you must have my
- (the authors) Permission and a Version including the name of your
- PD-Series.
- Files belonging to the game: Tricky, the editor, TS, ZS, TS1, TS2.
-
- The Copyright is reserved by the Author:
-
- Peter Händel
- Biskmarckstr. 7a
- 4800 Bielefeld 1
- West Germany
- Tel. 0521 / 122352
-
- I did not release this game as Shareware but i won't return any donations to
- the sender. I will be very grateful for hints and ideas, my postman has not
- enough to do anyway.
-
- About the Game
- -------------------
- The goal of the game Tricky is to remove all stones of one level with a
- ball. Only three Stones may be left in order to reach the next level.
-
- After loading the game the title-page will appear. You can reach the first menu
- by pressing the left mousebutton. In this menu you can choose between a new
- or previously saved games.
- If you move the mousepointer to the Button 'New' a requester appears and
- you can choose your name.
- After pressing 'OK' the game will start with the first Level.
- If you want to load an old game, you have to click on 'OLD'.
- In order to start an old game you have to double - click the number at
- the left of of the display.
-
- You can choose one of the following options while playing:
-
- NEW:
- The actual game will be stopped and restarted.
- Quit:
- The game will be ended and the Highscore will be written to the Disk
- (if the Disk is write - enabled)
- SAVE & PAUSE:
- The game will be interupted and you have three Options to choose
- 1. You can return to the game by choosing 'BACK'
- 2. 'QUIT' will end the game.
- 3. You can save the actual game by choosing 'SAVE'
- The game will only be saved if the Disk is write-enabled and if you have
- already finished the first level.
- NEW LEVEL:
- The actual level will be restarted and the number of jokers will be
- decreased by one.
- JOKER:
- If you played wrong you can get a joker (if there are any).
-
-
- The Rules of the Game:
-
- The display at the upper right corner (Stone) shows which Stones can
- be removed by the ball. If there is a questionmark visible (Joker), you
- can choose any stone. At the beginning of every level there is always a
- joker shown in the upper right corner.
- The arrows in the game can be turned clockwise with the mouse (left
- mousebutton). You can direct the ball with the arrows, but the
- number of turns is limited (Watch the Turn-display ).
- You can start the ball by double clicking on one of the squares in the top
- line and there is no way to influence the ball while it is running.
- So you have to choose the first stone you want to remove by choosing the
- right position in the first line. If the ball hits a row of five stones
- with the 'Disk' symbol, all these stones will be removed and the next stone
- you have to hit is one showing a Disk.
- If there is a 'Mouse' behind this five Disks, the mouse will be replaced
- by a Disk symbol (the last stone you removed) and the next stone you have
- to remove is one showing the mouse.
- The ball will roll until it hits a wall or the limits of the display.
- The next removable stone is shown in the upper right corner.
- The ball can only touch 9 of the arrows until it will jump to its starting
- position.
- If you run out of time, the level must be replayed and the number of jokers
- is decreased. If you run out of time and there is no joker left, the game
- is finished.
- If you want to reset the highscore or delete the previous games, you can
- delete the file named 'Trickyhigh' or 'Trickyold'.
-
-
- About the Editor :
- -----------------------
-
- With the Editor you can design you own levels or change existing ones.
-
- These are the Options of the Editor:
- 1. You can load a level by choosing 'LOAD'.
- 2. You can save a level by choosing 'SAVE'.
- 3. To leave the Editor click on 'QUIT'.
- 4. All stones can be removed with 'Clear'.
- 5. You can change the colors of the background, the stones and the ball
- with 'Color'.
-
- Besides this options you can adjust the time for every level and the number
- of possible turns of the arrows.
-
- How to create a new level:
- First choose the number of the Level (arrow down : +, arrow up : -).
- Choose a background (at the right hand) and a color (COLOR).
- Choose a stone you want to set and place it as often as you like.
- There will be a border and the choosen stone will flash to show you the
- current one.
- If you want to clear some stones you have to click at the flashing one.
- After designing your level you can adjust the time and save it.
- The color of the background will change while saving or loading:
- green means OK, red means: writing/loading failed (Disk writeprotected).
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