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From: pleco@macconnect.com (Michael Love)
Subject: Ergo (an abstract action game)
Ergo is a game which combines strategy, memory, and plain old
guesswork to create an interesting mental challenge. It takes place on a
square board covered with tiles (4x4, 6x6, or 8x8). When you start a game
these tiles are randomly scattered in several different colors. Your goal
is to make all of these tiles the same color by clicking on them to
change their color. This sounds easy, but there's a twist: when you click
on a tile to change its color, other tiles also change. A game of Ergo
can take anywhere from a minute to several hours to complete, depending
on the difficulty level. Ergo also uses other features such as "skips" to
change tiles without flipping others, and the ability to save boards by
setting the random seed for board generation.
Ergo is a shareware game. This means that you are allowed to try it
out as long as you like in its "crippled" version, but if you decide to
keep it you are expected to pay for it and register. Registering costs
just $15 (handled by Kagi), and entitles you to this version of Ergo and
all future releases. When you register, you recieve a license code that
disables the annoying message you see when starting Ergo, and enables the
more advanced difficulty levels.
For more information on Ergo visit the Ergo web site at
http://www.macconnect.com/~pleco/ergo.spml (SPML is an HTML-like format
that any browser should be able to read without trouble).
System requirements: Any Mac, preferably a 68030 or better (PowerPC is
fine, not native because the extra speed isn't needed but runs fine
emulated), with a 256-color display at 512x384 or more. Also needs system
6.0.5 or later (7.0 preferred but not required).
With any questions, comments or bug reports on Ergo please contact
Michael Love (the author) at pleco@kagi.com.
Michael Love <:-)=
pleco@kagi.com
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