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StarInfo/Mellor/!SpotOn/!Help/helptext
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File contents
SpotOn Programmed by Philip Mellor Email: yr92pm4@hors4th.demon.co.uk SpotOn supports Interactive Help. What is it? How do I play it? SpotOn is a little puzzle game. The aim is to arrange the coloured spots into rows and/or columns of similar colours. Starting a new game This can be done by clicking Select on the iconbar icon or choosing 'New game...' from the menu. A dialogue box will be shown - from here you can choose various different options detailed below. You can also load and save the settings to disc as defaults. Size This controls the size of the playing area. You can control the width and height seperately, by clicking on the up/down arrows. The smallest size is 3x3, the largest is 8x8. Colours This lets you choose which colours are used in the game. Note that not all the colours you select will be used if the playing area isn't large enough. You must have at least two colours selected - you will be warned if you try to start the game with less. Layout This controls how the finished puzzle will look - horizontal lines are the easier than ones that turn corners. Skill level This sets the difficulty of the game. Harder games take more moves to complete. Playing the game You can scroll each row or column of spots by clicking on the corresponding arrows with Select. Clicking with Adjust scrolls in the opposite direction. A small picture of the finished puzzle is shown to the left of the playing area - the game is complete when you match this pattern exactly. The number of moves you have taken is also shown. Clicking Menu in the game window opens a menu, where you can start a new game or save your current position. You can reload a saved position by double-clicking on it or by dragging its filer icon to the iconbar icon.
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You can reloa| 00000690 64 20 61 20 73 61 76 65 64 20 70 6f 73 69 74 69 |d a saved positi| 000006a0 6f 6e 20 62 79 20 64 6f 75 62 6c 65 2d 63 6c 69 |on by double-cli| 000006b0 63 6b 69 6e 67 20 6f 6e 20 69 74 20 6f 72 20 62 |cking on it or b| 000006c0 79 20 64 72 61 67 67 69 6e 67 20 69 74 73 20 66 |y dragging its f| 000006d0 69 6c 65 72 20 69 63 6f 6e 20 74 6f 20 74 68 65 |iler icon to the| 000006e0 20 69 63 6f 6e 62 61 72 20 69 63 6f 6e 2e | iconbar icon.| 000006ee
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