SAME GAME 
Version 0.9.9

© 2001 Sunbear Software


RULES
The point of this game is to get a high score by removing the orbs in groups. Clicking on an orb will erase that tile along with any other tiles of the same color that are connected (either horizontally or vertically). Moving the mouse over an orb will light up all the other orbs that would be erased with that orb.

This game board has gravity. If you delete an orb, any ones above it will fall down to take it's position. If a whole column is erased, the rows to its right will slide left to fill in the gap.

SCORING
You can only erase an orb group of at least 2 orbs of the same color. For each group erased, the number or orbs erased minus two and then squared will be added to your score. So as a strategy tip, to get the highest score possible, you want to eliminate the most orbs possible in one click. If there are no orbs left that can be erased the game is over.

If there are orbs left at the end of the game, each one will be deducted from your score. If you are able to eliminate all the orbs from the game you win a 1000 point bonus instead.

VERSION HISTORY & BETA ISSUES

Version 0.9.9:
-high score chart fully implemented
-sounds added
-many cosmetic errors fixed

issues remaining:
-Running Same Game from A:\ or any root directory folder may cause the high score table to not work
-Needs infinitely more error handling code for rare special case problems
-will not run from a cdrom or other read only drive unless samegame.ini already exists

Version 0.8 and before:
-playable, but high score table was not available
-various errors with orb removal and scoring fixed