

         OOOOO   OOOOO  OO    OO OOOOOO  OOOOO   OOOOO  OO    OO OOOOOO
        OO   OO OO   OO OOO  OOO OO     OO   OO OO   OO OOO  OOO OO
        OO      OO   OO OOOOOOOO OO     OO      OO   OO OOOOOOOO OO
         OOOOO  OOOOOOO OO OO OO OOOOO  OO  OOO OOOOOOO OO OO OO OOOOO
             OO OO   OO OO    OO OO     OO   OO OO   OO OO    OO OO
        OO   OO OO   OO OO    OO OO     OO   OO OO   OO OO    OO OO
         OOOOO  OO   OO OO    OO OOOOOO  OOOOO  OO   OO OO    OO OOOOOO

                                   Version 1.0

                           (C)opyright 1997 Jon Read

                                6th November 1997

               http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jnr95r/psion/index.html
                             jnr95r@ecs.soton.ac.uk

 About SameGame
 --------------

 SameGame is a simple game for one player, the aim of which is to remove all
 the balls on the screen.  Balls can only be removed if they are next to
 another ball of the same colour.  When a ball is removed, all others of the
 same colour connected horizontally or vertically are also removed.  Balls
 above the removed ones will fall down to fill in the gaps, and empty columns
 are filled by all the columns to their right sliding left.

 Scoring
 -------

 The score is increased for each ball removed in a turn.  For example, if two
 balls are removed, you are awarded 3 points (1+2) for that turn.  If five
 balls are removed, you are awarded 15 points (1+2+3+4+5).  If all balls on
 the screen are removed, you are awarded a bonus 500 points.

 Strategy
 --------

 As the score increases for every ball removed in a turn, try to collect
 together balls of the same colour.  At the start of a game, try picking one
 colour and removing that to make the areas of other colours larger.

 Keys
 ----

 Left, right up and down keys move the cursor.
 Psion-direction moves the cursor to the edge of the screen.
 Enter removes the ball under the cursor, if possible.

 Installation Instructions
 -------------------------

 To install the game, simply copy SAMEGAME.OPA to the \APP directory on any
 drive, create a subdirectory call SAMEGAME, and then copy the file BALLS.PIC
 into it.

 ie.

    SAMEGAME.OPA  --->  \APP\SAMEGAME.OPA
    BALLS.PIC     --->  \APP\SAMEGAME\BALLS.PIC 

 Then install the application from the system screen (Psion-I).

 The game will create a file called SAMEGAME.HGH in a directory called \GPK
 (as used by Psion's games packs) on the internal drive of the Psion.

 History
 -------

 The inspiration for SameGame came from KSame by Marcus Kreutzberger, part of
 the KDE (K Desktop Environment) project.  The SameGame homepage is located
 at http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jnr95r/psion/samegame.html.  Pages for my
 other psion programs can be accessed from
 http://www.ecs.soton.ac.uk/~jnr95r/psion/index.html.

 SameGame is freeware; that is you don't have to pay me anything if you keep
 the program.  However, should you wish to make a small donation to encourage
 my development of more Psion programs [ :-) ], my address is

            Jon Read
            5 Coombe Gardens
            Hughenden Valley
            High Wycombe
            Bucks HP14 4PD
            ENGLAND

 Thanks!

 Bugs
 ----

 None that I know of!  The only thing to bear in mind is that memory usage
 changes throughout the game, but free memory isn't checked for - so if
 there's not enough, the program will crash.  If this is a problem (it
 shouldn't be), then email me at jnr95r@ecs.soton.ac.uk and I'll fix it!
 
 Enjoy...

 