\define{dash} \u2013{-}
+\define{times} \u00D7{*}
+
+\define{divide} \u00F7{/}
+
+\define{minus} \u2212{-}
+
This is a collection of small one-player puzzle games.
-\copyright This manual is copyright 2004-2009 Simon Tatham. All rights
+\copyright This manual is copyright 2004-2010 Simon Tatham. All rights
reserved. You may distribute this documentation under the MIT licence.
See \k{licence} for the licence text in full.
\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.unequal}
You have a square grid; each square may contain a digit from 1 to
-the size of the grid, and some squares have greater-than signs between
+the size of the grid, and some squares have clue signs between
them. Your aim is to fully populate the grid with numbers such that:
\b Each row contains only one occurrence of each digit
\b Each column contains only one occurrence of each digit
-\b All the greater-than signs are satisfied.
+\b All the clue signs are satisfied.
+
+There are two modes for this game, \q{Unequal} and \q{Adjacent}.
-In \q{Trivial} mode (available via the \q{Custom} game type
-selector), there are no greater-than signs; the puzzle is to solve
-the \i{Latin square} only.
+In \q{Unequal} mode, the clue signs are greater-than symbols indicating one
+square's value is greater than its neighbour's. In this mode not all clues
+may be visible, particularly at higher difficulty levels.
-At the time of writing, this puzzle is appearing in the Guardian
-weekly under the name \q{\i{Futoshiki}}.
+In \q{Adjacent} mode, the clue signs are bars indicating
+one square's value is numerically adjacent (i.e. one higher or one lower)
+than its neighbour. In this mode all clues are always visible: absence of
+a bar thus means that a square's value is definitely not numerically adjacent
+to that neighbour's.
+
+In \q{Trivial} difficulty level (available via the \q{Custom} game type
+selector), there are no greater-than signs in \q{Unequal} mode; the puzzle is
+to solve the \i{Latin square} only.
+
+At the time of writing, the \q{Unequal} mode of this puzzle is appearing in the
+Guardian weekly under the name \q{\i{Futoshiki}}.
Unequal was contributed to this collection by James Harvey.
These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
\q{Type} menu.
+\dt \e{Mode}
+
+\dd Mode of the puzzle (\q{Unequal} or \q{Adjacent})
+
\dt \e{Size (s*s)}
\dd Size of grid.
grid, through the \q{Type} menu.
+\C{keen} \i{Keen}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.keen}
+
+You have a square grid; each square may contain a digit from 1 to
+the size of the grid. The grid is divided into blocks of varying
+shape and size, with arithmetic clues written in them. Your aim is
+to fully populate the grid with digits such that:
+
+\b Each row contains only one occurrence of each digit
+
+\b Each column contains only one occurrence of each digit
+
+\b The digits in each block can be combined to form the number
+stated in the clue, using the arithmetic operation given in the
+clue. That is:
+
+\lcont{
+
+\b An addition clue means that the sum of the digits in the block
+must be the given number. For example, \q{15+} means the contents of
+the block adds up to fifteen.
+
+\b A multiplication clue (e.g. \q{60\times}), similarly, means that
+the product of the digits in the block must be the given number.
+
+\b A subtraction clue will always be written in a block of size two,
+and it means that one of the digits in the block is greater than the
+other by the given amount. For example, \q{2\minus} means that one
+of the digits in the block is 2 more than the other, or equivalently
+that one digit minus the other one is 2. The two digits could be
+either way round, though.
+
+\b A division clue (e.g. \q{3\divide}), similarly, is always in a
+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}).
+
+}
+
+This puzzle appears in the Times under the name \q{KenKen}.
+
+
+\H{keen-controls} \i{Keen controls}
+
+\IM{Keen controls} controls, for Keen
+
+Keen shares much of its control system with Solo (and Unequal).
+
+To play Keen, simply click the mouse in any empty square and then
+type a digit on the keyboard to fill that square. 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 number, that
+number will be entered in the square as a \q{pencil mark}. You can
+have pencil marks for multiple numbers in the same square. Squares
+containing filled-in numbers 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 number, or you can use them as lists of the possible
+numbers 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 number again.
+
+All pencil marks in a square are erased when you left-click and type
+a number, 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
+digit keys to set numbers or pencil marks. Use the cursor keys to
+move a highlight around the grid, and type a digit to enter it in
+the highlighted square. Pressing return toggles the highlight into a
+mode in which you can enter or remove pencil marks.
+
+Pressing M will fill in a full set of pencil marks in every square
+that does not have a main digit in it.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{keen-parameters} \I{parameters, for Keen}Keen parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\dt \e{Grid size}
+
+\dd Specifies the size of the grid. Lower limit is 3; upper limit is
+9 (because the user interface would become more difficult with
+\q{digits} bigger than 9!).
+
+\dt \e{Difficulty}
+
+\dd Controls the difficulty of the generated puzzle. At Unreasonable
+level, some backtracking will be required, but the solution should
+still be unique. The remaining levels require increasingly complex
+reasoning to avoid having to backtrack.
+
+
+\C{towers} \i{Towers}
+
+\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.towers}
+
+You have a square grid. On each square of the grid you can build a
+tower, with its height ranging from 1 to the size of the grid.
+Around the edge of the grid are some numeric clues.
+
+Your task is to build a tower on every square, in such a way that:
+
+\b Each row contains every possible height of tower once
+
+\b Each column contains every possible height of tower once
+
+\b Each numeric clue describes the number of towers that can be seen
+if you look into the square from that direction, assuming that
+shorter towers are hidden behind taller ones. For example, in a
+5\by\.5 grid, a clue marked \q{5} indicates that the five tower
+heights must appear in increasing order (otherwise you would not be
+able to see all five towers), whereas a clue marked \q{1} indicates
+that the tallest tower (the one marked 5) must come first.
+
+In harder or larger puzzles, some towers will be specified for you
+as well as the clues round the edge, and some edge clues may be
+missing.
+
+This puzzle appears on the web under various names, particularly
+\q{Skyscrapers}, but I don't know who first invented it.
+
+
+\H{towers-controls} \i{Towers controls}
+
+\IM{Towers controls} controls, for Towers
+
+Towers shares much of its control system with Solo, Unequal and Keen.
+
+To play Towers, simply click the mouse in any empty square and then
+type a digit on the keyboard to fill that square with a tower of the
+given height. 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 number, that
+number will be entered in the square as a \q{pencil mark}. You can
+have pencil marks for multiple numbers in the same square. A square
+containing a tower 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 number, or you can use them as lists of the possible
+numbers 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 number again.
+
+All pencil marks in a square are erased when you left-click and type
+a number, 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
+digit keys to set numbers or pencil marks. Use the cursor keys to
+move a highlight around the grid, and type a digit to enter it in
+the highlighted square. Pressing return toggles the highlight into a
+mode in which you can enter or remove pencil marks.
+
+Pressing M will fill in a full set of pencil marks in every square
+that does not have a main digit in it.
+
+(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
+
+\H{towers-parameters} \I{parameters, for Towers}Towers parameters
+
+These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
+\q{Type} menu.
+
+\dt \e{Grid size}
+
+\dd Specifies the size of the grid. Lower limit is 3; upper limit is
+9 (because the user interface would become more difficult with
+\q{digits} bigger than 9!).
+
+\dt \e{Difficulty}
+
+\dd Controls the difficulty of the generated puzzle. At Unreasonable
+level, some backtracking will be required, but the solution should
+still be unique. The remaining levels require increasingly complex
+reasoning to avoid having to backtrack.
\A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}
-This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2009 Simon Tatham.
+This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2010 Simon Tatham.
Portions copyright Richard Boulton, James Harvey, Mike Pinna, Jonas
K\u00F6{oe}lker, Dariusz Olszewski, Michael Schierl, Lambros
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