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GAMES BY SOLEAU SOFTWARE

-- Educational, Non-Violent --
-- Strategy Logic Games --
-- For the Whole Family --

Soleau Software is an innovator of educational, non-violent strategy
logic games that give hours of fun, challenge and enjoyment.  Each
game is carefully designed with varying levels of difficulty so that
new users can quickly master a game's objectives and then progress at
their own speed to the more detailed complexities and strategies of
each game.

Soleau Software has over 50 games for Windows, DOS and Macintosh.
Here are a few game descriptions for some of our most popular games.

Visit our Website at:   http://www.soleau.com


------------------ GAMES FOR WINDOWS & MACINTOSH ------------------

AXIUM ADVENTURES is a pure strategy, logic and problem solving game.
The year is 2143 and you have been sent by the planet Earth to the
Axium galaxy to discover and solve the 50 puzzles which were created
by another race hundreds of years earlier. Using meteor balls, crates,
transport holes and other objects, you must avoid the force fields
and reach the control panel located in each puzzle to solve these
enigmas. The solutions are provided if you need help.  A great
thinking game for all.  Can you solve all the Axium puzzles?

BEETLE RUN is a race against the clock as you rotate paths for the
beetle to run across. Quick thinking and fast reflexes are required
to keep the beetle scurrying across the leaf board. Gain extra points
for bonus grids and other items as you try for the Top Ten High Scores.
Beetle Run is packed with features, sound card support, stunning SVGA
256 color animations and much more. The game is filled with educational
beetle facts and offers a fast paced challenge for all ages.
WARNING...ADDICTIVE!

CRATE MAN is a logic strategy puzzle solving game.  Fifty red crates
containing the lost treasures of King Kalaporus have been discovered
in the warehouses of B.B. Billings & Sons.  A worker named Curtis
the Crate Man must reach the red crates in each puzzle room.  Using
ingenuity and problem solving skills, can you help Curtis recover all
50 treasures?  A demonstration puzzle and all the solutions are
provided.  A puzzler's delight!

DESK DROP is a fast paced arcade game where the objective is to match
up three similar tiles by moving and rotating them vertically as they
drop from the top of the game board.  Quick thinking and strategy is a
must in Desk Drop which is similar to Tetris but adds new twists to the
classic game.  The game is both addictive and fun for all ages.  The top
ten scoreboard records the Desk Drop Champions.  Are you up to the
challenge?

DIAGGLE is similar to the classic game of Tetris.  However, in Diaggle
the multi-colored triangles you place are falling on diagonals; bouncing
off the side walls and other placed triangles.  You must try to control
the placement of the falling triangles into a yellow pyramid grid at the
bottom of the game board.  Fill any of the eight diagonals starting
from the bottom row with the same color of triangles and you will have
achieved a "DIAGGLE" to clear the board.  Reach the Top Ten Scores by
creating as many diaggles as you can.   Warning... Addictive !!!

FLAPS is a fast paced arcade marble game where the objective is to use
flaps to guide the falling marbles into their proper slots at the bottom
of the game board.  Strategy and quick thinking are a must in this
addictive new game from Soleau Software.  Flaps comes with a host of
options and offers 25 exciting levels of play.  This game is a must for
those who like challenges!  Are you a Master Flapper?

FROG HOP will have you on the edge of your seat as you try to keep your
frog jumping from one lily pad to the other.  You rotate the floating
lily pads by clicking on them with your mouse to direct the frog across
the pond. Gain extra points if your frog can reach special bonus pads,
stray insects that fly onto the game board and much more!  Strategic
planning and fast reflexes are a must in this exciting fast paced
addictive game featuring 30 levels of play.  Great fun for all ages.

GEM JAM is a three way logic strategy game in which your objective is
to get your colored gems to the bottom of the board before your
computer opponents (or friends) can.  You move the rows of crystals
right or left to advance your colored gems while strategically
blocking your enemies. With various levels of difficulty and game
length, Gem Jam is pure logic fun that can be played by all.

JUXTO is a game of pure skill and logic.  Your objective is to
correctly push the different colored objects into their respective
wire frames at the bottom of the game board.  Careful planning is
required because the objects will continue to slide in the direction
pushed until they hit either the side of the game board or another
object.  Can you solve each of these 101 mind-bending puzzles?
All the solutions are included.

OILCAP PRO is a challenging arcade game where the objective is to put
down pipe links to control the flow of the onrushing oil.  Keep the
oil flowing through the pipes for as long as possible by carefully
planning out where to place the different shaped pipes.  Gain extra
points for bonus links, oilrigs, oil holes and more as you try to
reach the 10 top high scores.  Oilcap is fast paced action and
excitement for the whole family.  If you want a game that is
positively addicting... then this game is a must!

QUARRY is based on Soleau Software's popular DOS game called Mice Men.
The objective is to push columns of rocks up or down in order to get
your team of little animated men to the other side of the quarry
before your computer opponent (or friend) can.  Logic and strategy
are a must in this challenging and funny SVGA game packed with
options, sound card support and stunning 256 color graphics!  A fun
game for all ages.

ROLLEM is a strategy marble arcade game where the objective is to
push your marbles to the bottom of the maze. You play against the
computer or a friend in your quest to gain the most points by
getting your marbles further into the maze game board. Strategy is
a must as you try to block your opponent by rotating the arrow
blocks within the maze.  Rollem is based on our popular DOS game
'BOLOBALL'. It's packed with features and several difficulty levels
so everyone can enjoy this fun strategy game.

RONNIE'S RESORT is a mind-bending puzzle game where the objective
is to get Ronnie from the hotel to the beach. Using various objects
like beach balls, trampolines, chairs, shuffleboards and much more,
he must use his logic skills and creativity to solve each of the 30
puzzles. Animated graphics and funny Ronnie dialogue and sounds make
this game a must for gamers who like using their brain instead of
their reflexes.  If you need help, a special Demo Puzzle and all
the solutions are provided at the touch of a key.  Are you up for
the challenge?

RUNES is a true brain twister for those who love solving logic
puzzles.  Marcus Flavius is a Roman scholar who has been sent by
the Senate of Rome to discover the secret of the Oracle of Runes.
To accomplish this, Marcus must solve each of the perplexing puzzles
that make up this ancient mythical enigma.  Marcus's task is to
reach the doorway in each puzzle by strategically lifting and
stacking the marble blocks that are strewn about each room.  Can
you solve the puzzles A through Z? The Oracle of Runes is animated
puzzle fun for both young and old!

SQUARK is a fast paced arcade game where the objective is to guide your
marble through a maze in your quest to capture all the square grids.
If you can travel all four sides of a square, then it will be removed
from the game board.  The devilish green marbles will try to stop you
at every turn, so as the levels get higher the action increases.  With
30 exciting levels of play, Squark is pure arcade action at its best...
a must for the true gamer!

WALL-UP is an arcade strategy game where you try to guide four
marbles at once into the proper slots on the sides of the game board.
As more marbles keep entering, you're in a race against the clock as
the walls start to explode making it harder to direct them toward
their proper destination.  Gain extra points by getting your marbles
to reach special bonus grids and other objects in your quest to reach
the top ten high scores.  With up to ten exciting levels of play,
Wall-Up is a pure arcade strategy fun!

WORDMIX is a fun and educational word game where the objective is
to spell as many words as you can from the letters of a master word.
There are over 150 master words that have all the solutions shown at
the click of a button if you need help. There are up to five different
scorecards for Wordmix, so the whole family can enjoy and record their
own scores.  This game has sound card support, beautiful 256 SVGA
color graphics and more. It's a fun game for both young and old!


------------------------- GAMES FOR DOS ----------------------------

The Soleau Software DOS Game Collection won
*Best Entertainment Software for 1995"
from the Shareware Industry Awards.



You can download these DOS games as well as our Windows and Macintosh
games from our Web Site at:  http://www.soleau.com


ANT RUN is a fast paced game where you rotate tunnels for the ant to
run through. Strategy and careful planning is required to keep the ant
scurrying for as long as possible. Packed with features and fun for
both young and old!  * Finalist in the Ziff-Davis Computer Gaming World
Magazine Shareware Awards - 1994*

BOLO BALL is a challenging strategy marble maze game.  Your objective
is to get your marbles to the bottom of a maze filled with ramps, walls,
black holes and much more!

BOLO ADVENTURES III contains some of the most mind-boggling puzzles of
the entire series. The objective is to get Mr. Bolo out of 30 devilish
puzzles by cleverly constructing his escape.

MICE MAZE is a funny animated adventure game where you try to rescue your
friend the red mouse  trapped in a maze of 36 rooms.  Collect various items
to help you to solve the puzzle. Fun for the whole family!

MICE MEN is an exciting and funny animated strategy logic game where the
objective is to get your little mice men to the other side of the cheese
game board before your opponent can.  It's a pure strategy game that
challenging and funny too!

LOADER LARRY is a dock loader in his hometown of Longview. He has ambitions
to be promoted up the corporate ladder. By solving the 40 clever puzzle
rooms, you can help Larry fulfill his dreams.

ROCK MAN is a challenging strategy game where you use your ingenuity to
help Rock Man collect all the rare moths flying around each of the
30 mind-bending mountain puzzles. Fun for all!   * Finalist in the
Ziff-Davis Computer Gaming World Magazine Shareware Awards - 1995 *

SQUAREX is an exciting fast paced game where you maneuver your yellow
cube around a puzzle board capturing grids by traveling all 4 sides.
Watch out for the cubes chasing you! ADDICTIVE!