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ABCPuzzles
AbcPuzzles offers two variations on a tile-based puzzle game. Each uses the same basic engine, in which you move the tiles in groups of four or more by spinning them with the control located in the corner where four tiles touch. Much like Rubik's Cube in two dimensions, the games are harder than they first look since you must get the tiles properly aligned without disrupting your previous work. AlterJig uses images, scrambling the inner blocks but leaving the outside one intact. Five images are provided, and your own properly formatted bitmaps can be used. Cyclanoid is similar, but your task is to arrange the tiles in rows to match the icons displayed along the game-area border. Demo modes and documentation are included for both games. Our Review: If you are after a good challenge on a lazy afternoon then AbcPuzzles may provide entertainment. Included in this package are two puzzle games that use a wide selection of bitmap images to create a scrambled tile picture which must be rearranged back into its correct order. The difference between this and similar sliding-tile puzzle games is that the tiles do not slide past each other - they are rotated in groups of four such that pieces must snake their way to their destination in a series of rotations. Higher skill levels change the rotation pattern to extend out to eight pieces. Crazy fun.
Licence: Freeware Version: 5.0 OS: Windows 95/98 Date: 2000/11/10 Developer: Kirill Vasilev Size: 769.72 KB		Free download
Yippee Ratings Breakdown (5 is best): Installation: 4 Interface: 3 Functionality: 4 Documentation: 3