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- FLIPPER
- A COMPUTER VERSION OF A REAL LIFE COUNTERPART
-
- By Jonathan Albert
-
- This is a game taken from the idea of a company called
- Binary Arts, who make a game called Top-Spin. I got the idea
- from them. It is the first computer version of it I know of.
-
- Files:
- You need:
- Flipper.exe
- Flipper.scr
- Optional:
- Flipper.doc (what you are reading)
-
- The object of this simple game is to switch to position
- of the 1 and 2 blocks so that the order goes 2 1 3 4 5 ....
- This is not an easy task. They are only 3 moves, rotating
- all the pieces clockwise and counter-clockwise, and flipping
- the four pieces in the top, thus:
- __________
- 1 2--3--4--5 6
- 20 ~~~~~~~~~~ 7
- 19 8
- 18 9
- 17 10
- 16 15 14 13 12 11
-
- Would become As you can see,
- __________ the 1 and 4, 2
- 1 5--4--3--2 6 and 3 positions
- 20 ~~~~~~~~~~ 7 switch.
- 19 8
- 18 9
- 17 10
- 16 15 14 13 12 11
-
- Help:
- Brief instructions if you forget how to play.
- New:
- Clears the board and restarts the game fresh.
- Quit:
- Prompts you for Yes or No. No will return to the game,
- yes will exit to DOS.
-
- The keys are:
-
- N new
- Q quit - Y yes N no
- H help
- A clockwise
- S counter-clockwise
- F flip the 1 and 4, 2 and 3 positions in the block
-
- Mouse:
- If you have a Microsoft compatible mouse, this game can
- be played entirely with it. Or if you find the keyboard
- better, you can use it. When you quit, you can click on the
- yellow on blue YES and NO to respond to the game.
-
- This is public domain. If you really enjoy it send a
- postcard.
-
- Or send 50 cents. I just want to know people play it.
-
- My adress is:
- Jonathan Albert
- 510 Cynwyd Circle
- Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004
-
- Thanks.
-
- Note:
- I had to add a short delay after every move so it doesn't repeat to
- quickly. My dad was playing it and it was very difficult to flip the pieces
- just once, so I fixed it.