The main grid outline in Pattern was asymmetric between the top/left

[sgt/puzzles] / puzzles.but

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@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This is a collection of small one-player puzzle games.
 reserved. You may distribute this documentation under the MIT licence.
 See \k{licence} for the licence text in full.
 
 reserved. You may distribute this documentation under the MIT licence.
 See \k{licence} for the licence text in full.
 

-\versionid $Id: puzzles.but,v 1.2 2004/08/16 12:42:11 simon Exp $
+\versionid $Id$

 
 
 \C{intro} Introduction
 
 
 \C{intro} Introduction


@@ -203,6 +203,11 @@ controls are:
 also unlock it again, but while it's locked you can't accidentally
 turn it.
 
 also unlock it again, but while it's locked you can't accidentally
 turn it.
 

+\dt \e{Jumble tiles}: \q{J} key
+
+\dd This key turns all tiles that are not locked to random
+orientations.
+

 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
 
 \H{net-params} \I{parameters, for Net}Net parameters
 (All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
 
 \H{net-params} \I{parameters, for Net}Net parameters


@@ -423,9 +428,11 @@ after generation. In other words, the initial grid will be 2/3 the
 size in each dimension, and will be expanded to its full size
 without adding any more rectangles.
 
 size in each dimension, and will be expanded to its full size
 without adding any more rectangles.
 

-Setting a high expansion factor tends to make the game more
-difficult, and also rewards a less deductive and more intuitive
-playing style.
+Setting an expansion factor of around 0.5 tends to make the game
+more difficult, and also (in my experience) rewards a less deductive
+and more intuitive playing style. If you set it \e{too} high,
+though, the game simply cannot generate more than a few rectangles
+to cover the entire grid, and the game becomes trivial.

 
 \H{rectangles-cmdline} \I{command line, for Rectangles}Additional
 command-line configuration
 
 \H{rectangles-cmdline} \I{command line, for Rectangles}Additional
 command-line configuration


@@ -465,13 +472,55 @@ generation of Net (see \k{net}) with the movement of Sixteen (see
 into place you have to slide them into place by moving a whole row at
 a time. 
 
 into place you have to slide them into place by moving a whole row at
 a time. 
 

-

 As in Sixteen, \I{controls, for Netslide}control is with the mouse.
 See \k{sixteen-controls}.
 
 \I{parameters, for Netslide}Game parameters are the same as for Net
 (see \k{net-params}).
 
 As in Sixteen, \I{controls, for Netslide}control is with the mouse.
 See \k{sixteen-controls}.
 
 \I{parameters, for Netslide}Game parameters are the same as for Net
 (see \k{net-params}).
 

+\C{pattern} \i{Pattern}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.pattern}
+
+You have a grid of squares, which must all be filled in either black
+or white. Beside each row of the grid are listed the lengths of the
+runs of black squares on that row; above each column are listed the
+lengths of the runs of black squares in that column. Your aim is to
+fill in the entire grid black or white.
+
+I first saw this puzzle form around 1995, under the name
+\q{\i{nonograms}}. I've seen it in various places since then, under
+different names.
+
+Normally, puzzles of this type turn out to be a meaningful picture
+of something once you've solved them. However, since this version
+generates the puzzles automatically, they will just look like random
+groupings of squares. (One user has suggested that this is actually
+a \e{good} thing, since it prevents you from guessing the colour of
+squares based on the picture, and forces you to use logic instead.)
+The advantage, though, is that you never run out of them.
+
+\H{pattern-controls} \I{controls, for Pattern}Pattern controls
+
+This game is played with the mouse.
+
+Left-click in a square to colour it black. Right-click to colour it
+white. If you make a mistake, you can middle-click, or hold down
+Shift while clicking with any button, to colour the square in the
+default grey (meaning \q{undecided}) again.
+
+You can click and drag with the left or right mouse button to colour
+a vertical or horizontal line of squares black or white at a time
+(respectively). If you click and drag with the middle button, or
+with Shift held down, you can colour a whole rectangle of squares
+grey.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{pattern-parameters} \I{parameters, for Pattern}Pattern parameters
+
+The only options available from the \q{Custom...} option on the \q{Type}
+menu are \e{Width} and \e{Height}, which are self-explanatory.

 
 \A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}
 
 
 \A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}