THE FUNCTION KEYS
OPPONENTS
You may choose to play either the computer or another human being.
Human v Human
Acorn v Human
Acorn v Acorn
HINT
Human players can request a HINT.
Pressing <f4> shows you where you can play
to obtain maximum points (providing that the
IQ is set to 'Hi'). It also shows the correct
orientation of the tile.
Hint
COMPUTER IQ
The IQ level (either 'Hi' or 'Lo') can be set
using function keys f5 and f6. The IQ level
affects the performance of the computer players
and that of the Hint: Set at 'Lo IQ', the
computer will not always find the highest
scoring play or hint.
Lo IQ
Hi IQ
OOOPS - UNDO
A single-level undo is provided for human versus
human players only.
Undo (ooops).
POTENTIAL SCORE
When the tile is positioned correctly, f8 will
show the score for that tile, if played there.
Potential Score
NEW GAME
A new game can be requested at any time.
New Game
OLD TILES
A game using the 42 original tiles.
Selecting 'old tiles' will also result in a
new game being started. The old tiles are mainly
diagonally symmetric.
Old Original Tiles
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NEW TILES
A game using the 36 new tiles.
Selecting 'new tiles' will also result in a
new game being started. the new tiles are mainly
asymmetric.
New Tiles
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SAVE SCREEN
The screen can be saved at any time (of use mainly for reviewers).
The screen is saved as a sprite under the file name 'Continue' in the root directory.
Save Screen
QUIT
The game can be quit at any time using the 'Escape' key.
Quit