The goal of the game is to get as many points as possible.
You get points by moving the pieces on the board so that they
form a certain shape. Forming a shape will make the pieces explode,
disappear and you receive points. When the pieces disappear
the pieces above will fall down and fill the gap and new pieces
will come at the top of the board. It's as simple as that! The
game is over when there is no more available moves or you (when
playing at level 2 or 3) run out of time.
How to move
You can move any piece on the board and you can move it one
step up,down, left or right. When you move the piece to an
adjacent position on the board the piece will change place
with the piece that existed there before. If the move doesn't
produce a new shape it will not be allowed and the piece will
be moved back.
To move a piece, you first select the piece that you want
to move by clicking on it. When the piece has been selected
you click on the position you want to move it to, and it will
move.
How to form a
shape
There are 5 different shapes with corresponding pieces and
they are line, triangle, V, square and cross.
Line
The pieces that shall form a line looks like this 
. The smallest line you can build consists
of three pieces. Below are some examples of how a line is
formed:
Triangle
The pieces that shall form a triangle looks like this 
. The smallest triangle you can build consists
of three pieces. Below are some examples of how a triangle
is formed:
V
The pieces that shall form a V looks like this 
. The smallest V you can build consists of three pieces.
Below are some examples of how a V is formed:
Square
The pieces that shall form a square looks like this 
. The smallest square you can build consists
of four pieces. Below are some examples of how a square
is formed:
Cross
The pieces that shall form a cross looks like this 
. The smallest Cross you can build consists
of five pieces. Below are some examples of how a cross is
formed:
Combinations
When forming a shape the is no rule against pieces being
part of more than one shape. For example look at the situation
below:
Here you can see that there exists two different V shapes
and that the two pieces in the middle exists in both V shapes.
The result here is that all four pieces will explode and
disappear.
The bonus bar
The bonus bar is situated at the top (to the right in Palm
version) of the screen and when you receive points it will
increase to the right. The more points you receive the more
it will increase. When it reaches the right side you will
receive bonus and all the pieces on the board are replaced.
That feature is important to remember because the longer you
play without replacing the pieces the harder it tends to be
to form new shapes. So keep the bonus coming and you will
be successful.
When playing at level 2 or 3 the bonus bar acts in a little
different way than in level 1. First it starts at the middle
instead of the left side. It will then tick down periodically
and if it reaches the left side the game will be over. The
bar will still increase to the right when you receive points.
When playing at level 3 the bar will tick down faster than
it does at level 2.
Scoring
When a shape is formed you will receive points based on how
many pieces you remove within the same move. The smallest
shape that can be formed consists of 3 pieces. Clearing 3
pieces in one move will give you 10 points. Clearing 4 pieces
will give you 30 points and clearing 5 will give you 50 points
and so forth.
An example:
You move one piece to form a cross with 5 pieces. The cross
will disappear and new pieces will fall down resulting in
a new shape: a small triangle with 3 pieces. When the shapes
fall down the next time, there isn't any new shape formed
and thus you have cleared 8 pieces within that move giving
you 10+(8-3)*20=110 points.
When you receive bonus you will increase your score with
10 %.
Hints
If you have not moved within 30 seconds and there exist a
move, the computer will propose a move by coloring two pieces
white. This move is seldom the best move.
Menus and Controls Pocket PC (and
PC) version
At the bottom of the screen are four popup menus located
that is used to control the game.
Starting a new game
To start a new game choose Game -> new.
Pausing the game
If you want to do something else for a while but you don't
want to terminate an ongoing game you can press Game ->
Pause and the game will be paused. This means that the bonus
bar will stop decreasing. To resume playing the game press
Game->Play.
Enable / disable sound
The button Game->Sound Effects toggles the sound on
and off.
Exit the game
To quit the game and free all resources allocated, select
Game->Exit.
Changing level
Select the level you want to play in the level menu. This
will start a new game with the selected level.
Viewing the highscore list
To view the 10 highest scores for a certain level, select
the level that you that you want to see from the Highscore
menu.
Minimizing the game
If you want to hide the game to be able to use another
application, you can press the minimize button at the upper
right corner. The game will then be put in the background
and paused. When you put the game in focus again it will
be resumed.
Putting your score at the web
When a game is completed and the score ends up in the highscore
list, a code representing that score will be generated.
This code can be registered at PeJo
Software's member pages.
Open the highscore list and click on the score to see the
code that is generated for it . That there is a code for
a certain score is symbolized with a line under the score.
Menus and Controls Palm version
The menu is activated by pressing the menu button.
Starting a new game
To start a new game activate the menu and New there you
can choose the desired level.
Pausing the game
If you want to do something else for a while but you don't
want to terminate an ongoing game you can press the menu
button which will pause the game. To resume the game, just
press anywhere on the screen and the game is started again.
Enable / disable sound
Activate the help menu there you can toggle the sound on
or off.
Exit the game
To quit the game and free all resources allocated, just
return to the application shell.
Changing level
Select the level you want to play in the new menu. This
will start a new game with the selected level.
Viewing the highscore list
To view the 10 highest scores for a certain level, select
the level that you that you want to see from the Highscore
menu.
