This is a collection of small one-player puzzle games.
-\copyright This manual is copyright 2004-2010 Simon Tatham. All rights
+\copyright This manual is copyright 2004-2012 Simon Tatham. All rights
reserved. You may distribute this documentation under the MIT licence.
See \k{licence} for the licence text in full.
from the \q{Type} menu, and then go to the game ID selection, you
will see a string of the form \cq{o2x2#338686542711620}. Take only
the part before the hash (\cq{o2x2}), and start Cube with that text
-on the command line: \cq{cube o2x2}.
+on the command line: \cq{PREFIX-cube o2x2}.
If you copy the \e{entire} game ID on to the command line, the game
will start up in the specific game that was described. This is
For example:
-\c net --generate 12 --print 2x3 7x7w | lpr
+\c PREFIX-net --generate 12 --print 2x3 7x7w | lpr
will generate two pages of printed Net puzzles (each of which will
have a 7\by\.7 wrapping grid), and pipe the output to the \c{lpr}
For example:
-\c net --generate 12 --save game --save-suffix .sav
+\c PREFIX-net --generate 12 --save game --save-suffix .sav
will generate twelve Net saved-game files with the names
\cw{game0.sav} to \cw{game11.sav}.
\dd Allows you to choose between a selection of types of tiling.
Some have all the faces the same but may have multiple different
types of vertex (e.g. the \e{Cairo} or \e{Kites} mode); others have
-all the vertices the same but may have differnt types of face (e.g.
+all the vertices the same but may have different types of face (e.g.
the \e{Great Hexagonal}). The square, triangular and honeycomb grids
are fully regular, and have all their vertices \e{and} faces the
same; this makes them the least confusing to play.
block of size two and means that one digit divided by the other is
equal to the given amount.
-Note that a block may contain more than one digit the same (provided
-the identical ones are not in the same row and column). This rule is
-precisely the opposite of the rule in Solo's \q{Killer} mode (see
-\k{solo}).
+Note that a block may contain the same digit more than once
+(provided the identical ones are not in the same row and column).
+This rule is precisely the opposite of the rule in Solo's \q{Killer}
+mode (see \k{solo}).
}
\IM{Singles controls} controls, for Singles
Left-clicking on an empty square will colour it black; left-clicking again
-will replace the number. Right-clicking will add a circle (useful for
+will restore the number. Right-clicking will add a circle (useful for
indicating that a cell is definitely not black).
You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid. Pressing the
return or space keys will turn a square black or add a circle respectively,
-and pressing the key again will replace the number or remove the circle.
+and pressing the key again will restore the number or remove the circle.
(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
time, making the puzzle more difficult.
+\C{signpost} \i{Signpost}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.signpost}
+
+You have a grid of squares; each square (except the last one)
+contains an arrow, and some squares also contain numbers. Your job
+is to connect the squares to form a continuous list of numbers
+starting at 1 and linked in the direction of the arrows \dash so the
+arrow inside the square with the number 1 will point to the square
+containing the number 2, which will point to the square containing
+the number 3, etc. Each square can be any distance away from the
+previous one, as long as it is somewhere in the direction of the
+arrow.
+
+By convention the first and last numbers are shown; one or more
+interim numbers may also appear at the beginning.
+
+Credit for this puzzle goes to \i{Janko} \k{janko-arrowpath}, who call it
+\q{Pfeilpfad} (\q{arrow path}).
+
+Signpost was contributed to this collection by James Harvey.
+
+\B{janko-arrowpath}
+\W{http://janko.at/Raetsel/Pfeilpfad/index.htm}\cw{http://janko.at/Raetsel/Pfeilpfad/index.htm}
+
+\H{signpost-controls} \I{controls, for Signpost}Signpost controls
+
+To play Signpost, you connect squares together by dragging from one
+square to another, indicating that they are adjacent in the
+sequence. Drag with the left button from a square to its successor,
+or with the right button from a square to its predecessor.
+
+If you connect together two squares in this way and one of them has
+a number in it, the appropriate number will appear in the other
+square. If you connect two non-numbered squares, they will be
+assigned temporary algebraic labels: on the first occasion, they
+will be labelled \cq{a} and \cq{a+1}, and then \cq{b} and \cq{b+1},
+and so on. Connecting more squares on to the ends of such a chain
+will cause them all to be labelled with the same letter.
+
+When you left-click or right-click in a square, the legal squares to
+connect it to will be shown.
+
+The arrow in each square starts off black, and goes grey once you
+connect the square to its successor. Also, each square which needs a
+predecessor has a small dot in the bottom left corner, which
+vanishes once you link a square to it. So your aim is always to
+connect a square with a black arrow to a square with a dot.
+
+To remove any links for a particular square (both incoming and
+outgoing), left-drag it off the grid. To remove a whole chain,
+right-drag any square in the chain off the grid.
+
+You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid squares and
+lines. Pressing the return key when over a square starts a link
+operation, and pressing the return key again over a square will
+finish the link, if allowable. Pressing the space bar over a square
+will show the other squares pointing to it, and allow you to form a
+backward link, and pressing the space bar again cancels this.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{signpost-parameters} \I{parameters, for Signpost}Signpost parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height}
+
+\dd Size of grid in squares.
+
+\dt \e{Force start/end to corners}
+
+\dd If true, the start and end squares are always placed in opposite corners
+(the start at the top left, and the end at the bottom right). If false the start
+and end squares are placed randomly (although always both shown).
+
+\C{range} \i{Range}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.range}
+
+You have a grid of squares; some squares contain numbers. Your job is
+to colour some of the squares black, such that several criteria are
+satisfied:
+
+\b no square with a number is coloured black.
+
+\b no two black squares are adjacent (horizontally or vertically).
+
+\b for any two white squares, there is a path between them using only
+white squares.
+
+\b for each square with a number, that number denotes the number of
+squares reachable from that square going in each direction until
+hitting a wall or a black square.
+
+For instance, a square containing the number one must have four black
+squares as its neighbours by the last criterion; but then it's
+impossible for it to be connected to any outside white square, which
+violates the second to last criterion. So no square will contain the
+number one.
+
+Credit for this puzzle goes to \i{Nikoli}, who have variously called
+it \q{Kurodoko}, \q{Kuromasu} or \q{Where is Black Cells}.
+\k{nikoli-range}.
+
+Range was contributed to this collection by Jonas K\u00F6{oe}lker.
+
+\B{nikoli-range}
+\W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/where_is_black_cells/}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/where_is_black_cells/}
+
+\H{range-controls} \I{controls, for Range}Range controls
+
+Click with the left button to paint a square black, or with the right
+button to mark a square with a dot to indicate that you are sure it
+should \e{not} be painted black. Repeated clicking with either button
+will cycle the square through the three possible states (filled,
+dotted or empty) in opposite directions.
+
+You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid squares.
+Pressing Return does the same as clicking with the left button, while
+pressing Space does the same as a right button click.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{range-parameters} \I{parameters, for Range}Range parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height}
+
+\dd Size of grid in squares.
+
+\C{pearl} \i{Pearl}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.pearl}
+
+You have a grid of squares. Your job is to draw lines between the
+centres of horizontally or vertically adjacent squares, so that the
+lines form a single closed loop. In the resulting grid, some of the
+squares that the loop passes through will contain corners, and some
+will be straight horizontal or vertical lines. (And some squares can
+be completely empty \dash the loop doesn't have to pass through every
+square.)
+
+Some of the squares contain black and white circles, which are clues
+that the loop must satisfy.
+
+A black circle in a square indicates that that square is a corner, but
+neither of the squares adjacent to it in the loop is also a corner.
+
+A white circle indicates that the square is a straight edge, but \e{at
+least one} of the squares adjacent to it in the loop is a corner.
+
+(In both cases, the clue only constrains the two squares adjacent
+\e{in the loop}, that is, the squares that the loop passes into after
+leaving the clue square. The squares that are only adjacent \e{in the
+grid} are not constrained.)
+
+Credit for this puzzle goes to \i{Nikoli}, who call it \q{Masyu}.
+\k{nikoli-pearl}.
+
+Thanks to James Harvey for assistance with the implementation.
+
+\B{nikoli-pearl}
+\W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/masyu/}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/masyu/}
+
+\H{pearl-controls} \I{controls, for Pearl}Pearl controls
+
+Click with the left button on a grid edge to draw a segment of the
+loop through that edge, or to remove a segment once it is drawn.
+
+Drag with the left button through a series of squares to draw more
+than one segment of the loop in one go. Alternatively, drag over an
+existing part of the loop to undraw it, or to undraw part of it and
+then go in a different direction.
+
+Click with the right button on a grid edge to mark it with a cross,
+indicating that you are sure the loop does not go through that edge.
+(For instance, if you have decided which of the squares adjacent to a
+white clue has to be a corner, but don't yet know which way the corner
+turns, you might mark the one way it \e{can't} go with a cross.)
+
+Alternatively, use the cursor keys to move the cursor. Use the Enter
+key to begin and end keyboard `drag' operations. Use the Space key to
+cancel the drag. Use Ctrl-arrowkey and Shift-arrowkey to simulate a
+left or right click, respectively, on the edge in the given direction
+relative to the cursor, i.e. to draw a segment or a cross.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{pearl-parameters} \I{parameters, for Pearl}Pearl parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\C{undead} \i{Undead}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.undead}
+
+You are given a grid of squares, some of which contain diagonal
+mirrors. Every square which is not a mirror must be filled with one of
+three types of undead monster: a ghost, a vampire, or a zombie.
+
+Vampires can be seen directly, but are invisible when reflected in
+mirrors. Ghosts are the opposite way round: they can be seen in
+mirrors, but are invisible when looked at directly. Zombies are
+visible by any means.
+
+You are also told the total number of each type of monster in the
+grid. Also around the edge of the grid are written numbers, which
+indicate how many monsters can be seen if you look into the grid along
+a row or column starting from that position. (The diagonal mirrors are
+reflective on both sides. If your reflected line of sight crosses the
+same monster more than once, the number will count it each time it is
+visible, not just once.)
+
+This puzzle type was invented by David Millar, under the name
+\q{Haunted Mirror Maze}. See \k{janko-undead} for more details.
+
+Undead was contributed to this collection by Steffen Bauer.
+
+\B{janko-undead}
+\W{http://www.janko.at/Raetsel/Spukschloss/index.htm}\cw{http://www.janko.at/Raetsel/Spukschloss/index.htm}
+
+\H{undead-controls} \I{controls, for Undead}Undead controls
+
+Undead has a similar control system to Solo, Unequal and Keen.
+
+To play Undead, click the mouse in any empty square and then type a
+letter on the keyboard indicating the type of monster: \q{G} for a
+ghost, \q{V} for a vampire, or \q{Z} for a zombie. If you make a
+mistake, click the mouse in the incorrect square and press Space to
+clear it again (or use the Undo feature).
+
+If you \e{right}-click in a square and then type a letter, the
+corresponding monster will be shown in reduced size in that square, as
+a \q{pencil mark}. You can have pencil marks for multiple monsters in
+the same square. A square containing a full-size monster cannot also
+contain pencil marks.
+
+The game pays no attention to pencil marks, so exactly what you use
+them for is up to you: you can use them as reminders that a particular
+square needs to be re-examined once you know more about a particular
+monster, or you can use them as lists of the possible monster in a
+given square, or anything else you feel like.
+
+To erase a single pencil mark, right-click in the square and type
+the same letter again.
+
+All pencil marks in a square are erased when you left-click and type a
+monster letter, or when you left-click and press Space. Right-clicking
+and pressing space will also erase pencil marks.
+
+As for Solo, the cursor keys can be used in conjunction with the letter
+keys to place monsters or pencil marks. Use the cursor keys to move a
+highlight around the grid, and type a monster letter to enter it in
+the highlighted square. Pressing return toggles the highlight into a
+mode in which you can enter or remove pencil marks.
+
+If you prefer plain letters of the alphabet to cute monster pictures,
+you can press \q{A} to toggle between showing the monsters as monsters or
+showing them as letters.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{undead-parameters} \I{parameters, for Undead}Undead parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height}
+
+\dd Size of grid in squares.
+
+\dt \e{Difficulty}
+
+\dd Controls the difficulty of the generated puzzle.
+
+\C{unruly} \i{Unruly}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.unruly}
+
+You are given a grid of squares, which you must colour either black or
+white. Some squares are provided as clues; the rest are left for you
+to fill in. Each row and column must contain the same number of black
+and white squares, and no row or column may contain three consecutive
+squares of the same colour.
+
+This puzzle type was invented by Adolfo Zanellati, under the name
+\q{Tohu wa Vohu}. See \k{janko-unruly} for more details.
+
+Unruly was contributed to this collection by Lennard Sprong.
+
+\B{janko-unruly}
+\W{http://www.janko.at/Raetsel/Tohu-Wa-Vohu/index.htm}\cw{http://www.janko.at/Raetsel/Tohu-Wa-Vohu/index.htm}
+
+\H{unruly-controls} \I{controls, for Unruly}Unruly controls
+
+To play Unruly, click the mouse in a square to change its colour.
+Left-clicking an empty square will turn it black, and right-clicking
+will turn it white. Keep clicking the same button to cycle through the
+three possible states for the square. If you middle-click in a square
+it will be reset to empty.
+
+You can also use the cursor keys to move around the grid. Pressing the
+return or space keys will turn an empty square black or white
+respectively (and then cycle the colours in the same way as the mouse
+buttons), and pressing Backspace will reset a square to empty.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{unruly-parameters} \I{parameters, for Unruly}Unruly parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height}
+
+\dd Size of grid in squares. (Note that the rules of the game require
+both the width and height to be even numbers.)
+
+\dt \e{Difficulty}
+
+\dd Controls the difficulty of the generated puzzle.
\A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}
-This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2010 Simon Tatham.
+This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2012 Simon Tatham.
Portions copyright Richard Boulton, James Harvey, Mike Pinna, Jonas
K\u00F6{oe}lker, Dariusz Olszewski, Michael Schierl, Lambros
-Lambrou and Bernd Schmidt.
+Lambrou, Bernd Schmidt, Steffen Bauer and Lennard Sprong.
Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files
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