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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Kevin S. Murray
Creative Software Design
Software "Of The Future"