BOXED IN SPACE Another Game Of Forethought And Strategic Design Copyright 1994 by Jim Radcliffe All Rights Reserved Hardware Requirements: 286 or better with VGA monitor. What Is Boxed In Space? Boxed In Space is an original computer game created by Jim Radcliffe. Solving the puzzles presented by this game will require advance thought on your part and the ability to think in a slightly devious manner. What's The Object Of Boxed In Space? You must clear all of the colored boxes from the board in a brief period of time, 300 seconds or 5 minutes. You accomplish this by placing each of the colored boxes over a docking tile of the same color as the box and then deselecting the box. The concept is simple but the execution will drive you nuts and you will curse me for creating this game. My co-workers are already thinking of placing a contract on me. While you are under the gun to beat the clock, you may work on any puzzle you wish. There is no set order or levels to be conquered in Boxed In Space. How To Play Boxed In Space The concept of Boxed In Space is simple. There are X number of colored boxes on a game board and a corresponding docking position for each box. Select a box by moving the selector box over the desired box and then press the space bar. Use the curosr keys to manipulate it to its' dock, then deselect it. The box will disappear and be replaced by what appears to be a stone barrier. The barriers are impassable so make sure you don't get yourself boxed in. Careful though, once you set a box in motion it will not stop movement in the direction you selected until it hits another box or some other object on the board. Some of the objects can be harmful to your health. There are a number of ways that various objects combine to defeat your steering of the selected box. Play with the puzzles until you have a grasp of how the various objects interact. Then solve em before the time runs out. The arrows will force you to travel in the direction they are pointing if you run into or cross one from ANY direction. The golden orbs will stop your movement BUT they will also send you back one space on the board. This can sometimes be quite helpful. The Transformers will change a box from one color to the next when it is crossed by a selected box. You will need to figure out the transformation sequence yourself. The Transporters will transport your selected box from one location to another. It is up to you to figure out the transport pattern. If you enter a Transporter traveling from left to right, you will exit the destination Transporter traveling left to right. Remember this! You have been warned. In addition, if a box arrives on a transporter and has no where to go, it will remain on the transporter...blocking other boxes from using that particular transporter. And what game would be complete without something to blow you up if you should run into it. Yes, it's a bomb. Crude but effective. Try to avoid them because once you hit one, the puzzle can not be completed, even though you can still move other boxes around. With just these few objects you can create incredibly complex puzzles for others to solve. When I started working on the game concept I wanted something that was simple but had the potential for complexity and extreme difficulty at the same time. I think you will agree that the puzzles you get with Boxed In Space offer a wide range of difficulty. Creating Your Own Boxed In Space Puzzles There are thousands of people with better ideas for more devious, hard to solve, puzzles than any I could create. These people may not know how to write a game program but they have the intelligence to create some great puzzles for all of us to solve if they are given the opportunity. I work with a man that doesn't know how to write a single line of computer code but the toughest puzzles included with Boxed In Space were created by this guy. The guy is a writer and poet. His name is James Mardis and he has one twisted mind. This man has taken great delight in staying up til the wee small hours of the morning creating puzzles I can't solve. I have made him solve every one of them for me just to make sure he wasn't trying to drive me crazy by creating an unsolvable puzzle. I've made it easy for people like James by including a game editor within the game itself. With this game editor you will be able to create your own twisted, devious, tormenting, time wasting, frustrating, but neat puzzles! And now you too can say..."OK wise guy, solve this one!" The Share Ware version of Boxed In Space has limited editing capabilities but you will still be able to create some really tough puzzles. If you decide to register your copy of Boxed In Space, you will receive the latest version of the program and an editor without any limitations. I'll even tell you how to turn off the clock so you can take all the time you want to solve your puzzles. To activate the editor, bring up any puzzle and then press the E key. On the right side of the screen a number of game tiles and associated letters will appear. Pressing the letter associated with a tile places that tile on the screen at the current location of your selector box. To clear the screen press F1 and the entire screen will become......... "Space....the final frontier." You can then enter whatever tiles you wish to form your own puzzle. Note: If any puzzle contains a no edit tile, you will not be able to edit it. If you save a puzzle with a no edit tile and find that you made a mistake in your design, you will have to start all over. Even you will not be able to edit the puzzle once it contains a no edit tile. To save your puzzle press F10 and enter a name for the puzzle. You are limited to names up to eight letters in length. The names you give your puzzles must follow the same conventions that DOS uses for file names. Limitations Of The Share Ware Version. The Share Ware version of Boxed In Space contains an editor with limited features. You will still be able to create many enjoyable and tough puzzles but all of the features of the editor will not be available to you. You will be able to work on and solve any puzzles made with the non Share Ware version as well as the Share Ware version of Boxed In Space. To Upgrade To The Non-ShareWare Version Of Boxed In Space Send $10.00 in U.S. Funds to the author at the address below. Please specify the disk size you desire, either 3.5 or 5.25. If no disk size is specified then your program will be sent on 5.25. Allow 2 weeks for shipment. Orders from outside of the United States add $2.00 for shipping and handling. Make your check or money order payable to Jim Radcliffe. Send your orders to: Jim Radcliffe P.O. Box 823 Coppell, TX 75019 U.S.A. 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