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ALPHAMAN.ZIP   116324  11-19-93  Alpha Man 1.0 (Soleau Software; $12) is an
                               | addictive problem solving puzzle. You use
                               | Alpha Man to push letter blocks into their
                               | proper places on the game board to solve the
                               | puzzle. The problem is that the blocks will
                               | slide in the direction they are pushed until
                               | they hit a wall or another block. 25 word
                               | puzzles are provided, with solutions
                               | available for the first five. EGA/VGA is
                               | required.
AQUAMAN.ZIP    127737  11-21-93  Aqua Man 1.0 (Soleau Software; $12) is a
                               | push-pull type of puzzle game. The object is
                               | to position pipe links so that they connect
                               | two underwater storage pumps. The challenge
                               | is in the fact that once you push a link, it
                               | keeps moving until it bumps up against
                               | something else, making it more difficult to
                               | position the links. There are 20 different
                               | puzzles to solve. Requires EGA/VGA.
BIRTHDA.EXE     66799  06-01-92  The Birthday Game (BEZ Software; $10) is a
                               | series of puzzles in which you maneuver
                               | around the screen trying to collect
                               | ingredients to build your birthday cake.
                               | There are seven different screens/puzzles.
                               | This is aimed at younger children, but
                               | should still be challenging for them.
BLKS_CG.EXE     40895  03-18-93  Blocks (Godfrey, Garr; $0) is a
                               | block-pushing type of puzzle game that
                               | features elevators and prizes to be picked
                               | up. Each level is increasingly more
                               | difficult.
BLOX.EXE        13820  04-16-92  Blox 2.0 (Wright, Richard L.; $10) is a
                               | unique and challenging puzzle game in which
                               | you have to push blocks around a screen to
                               | achieve a certain goal. The game is hard to
                               | explain, but fun to play.
BOLO.ZIP       111747  11-18-93  Bolo Adventures (Soleau, William; $12) is a
                               | strategy, puzzle arcade game with 40
                               | scenarios to solve. You must get Mr. Bolo to
                               | the stairs in each room. The stairs are
                               | protected by either monsters, lasers,
                               | snakes, blocks, balls, electric grills,
                               | water and more. Each floor has at least one
                               | solution, but each could take hours to find.
                               | If you give up on one scenario you can pick
                               | which of the 40 to try to solve next and
                               | come back to unsolved ones later; the
                               | program keeps track of number of attempts
                               | and scores for multiple players. If you
                               | solve one scenario, you could go back to it
                               | later and try to improve your score. This is
                               | another top-notch game by master gamesman,
                               | William Soleau. Requires EGA/VGA.
BOLO2.ZIP      112162  11-18-93  Bolo Adventures, Part II (Soleau, William;
                               | $12) contains the further adventures of Mr.
                               | Bolo in a challenging puzzle/strategy game.
                               | Once again, you must escape the deadly
                               | lasers, snakes, blocks, monsters and other
                               | obstacles on 40 different floors. Each
                               | diabolical room has at least one solution
                               | that could take you minutes or hours to
                               | figure out. This game is NOT for people who
                               | frustrate easily! EGA/VGA required.
BOLO3.ZIP      112562  11-21-93  Bolo Adventures III 1.0 (Soleau Software;
                               | $12) can you save Mr. Bolo from the
                               | mind-boggling traps that surround him? In
                               | this third installment, there are 15 rooms
                               | of increasingly challenging puzzles filled
                               | with obstacles such as lasers, rivers,
                               | balls, boxes, crates, and more. As with
                               | other games from Soleau, this isn't a
                               | contest of how fast your reflexes are.
                               | Instead, it is a test of your
                               | resourcefulness. There can be several
                               | solutions to each room, ranging in
                               | complexity from several minutes to several
                               | hours each. An animated demo is included to
                               | illustrate game play. This is highly
                               | recommended for serious puzzle addicts!
                               | Requires EGA/VGA.
CRATES.EXE      38691  12-05-92  Crates (Puzzle Game; Mark Batchelor; $12) is
                               | a push-pull type of puzzle game. The object
                               | is to push all the boxes into the space
                               | indicated (by an array of diamonds) in the
                               | fewest possible moves.
CYBRBOX.EXE     59988  08-23-92  Cyberbox II (Beeferman, Doug; $7) is one of
                               | the best push-pull puzzle games yet, which
                               | is saying a lot, because there are some
                               | outstanding games of this type. In Push-Pull
                               | Puzzles (for want of a better name), you
                               | have to move your man around a maze,
                               | pushing/pulling (or whatever) obstacles out
                               | of your way to get to the
                               | diamonds/keys/exits/whatever. The feature
                               | that makes Cyberbox II so interesting is
                               | that unlike the other games which have one
                               | room per screen (and vice-versa), C2 uses a
                               | large, scrolling playing field. Sometimes
                               | you can't even see all the elements
                               | involved, and you have to go exploring
                               | before you can get to the diamond you are
                               | after. There are three levels of play, and
                               | you can design your own playing fields.
GJID.EXE        37140  09-15-92  GJID 2.0 (Galifir Developments; $10) is a
                               | fascinating and unusual puzzle/maze game
                               | guaranteed to keep you trapped to your
                               | chair. For CGA, the graphics are impressive.
                               | The sound effects are good, but can be
                               | turned off if you don't want to disturb
                               | others.
HERO_HRT.ZIP   126804  11-21-93  Hero's Heart 1.1 (Kaser, Everett ASP; $17)
                               | is a challenging set of "push-pull" type
                               | puzzles in which you must collect all the
                               | hearts before leaving an area. An
                               | interesting feature of this game is that you
                               | must try to cause "creepers" to move in a
                               | particular direction. You must also watch
                               | out for things like snakes, boulders and
                               | arrows. (The latter two can help you as well
                               | as kill you.) A puzzle editor for creating
                               | your own puzzles is built into the program.
                               | Requires EGA/VGA.
LADDRMAN.ZIP   138406  11-21-93  Ladder Man (Soleau Software; $12) is a
                               | puzzle game of the blockade variety. You
                               | push balls around to climb on top of as you
                               | clamor to the top of the screen, picking up
                               | diamonds along the way. You can pop up a
                               | ladder, but it is not always long enough.
                               | Meanwhile, you have to watch out for fires
                               | and avoid falling into water. There are 30
                               | different rooms to solve, each one more
                               | difficult. Even after solving them, you can
                               | enjoy going back and trying to do it again
                               | in fewer moves. Separate score cards are
                               | maintained for each player.
MINDCUBE.ZIP    97940  12-05-93  MindCube (Soleau, William; $14) is a
                               | challenging strategy-arcade game in which
                               | you try to clear the screen of all the
                               | goodies while avoiding spy cameras, time
                               | traps, delay bombs, etc. When you earn
                               | points, you can spend them on devices to
                               | help you accomplish your mission. EGA/VGA
                               | required.
PLIX10.ZIP     104195  09-27-93  PLIX 1.0 (William Soleau, reg. fee: $) is a
                               | puzzle stratagy game similar to Alpha Man
                               | (by the same author). The objective is to
                               | push and position patterned tiles onto their
                               | matching negative image at the bottom of the
                               | game board. It sounds easy, yet the tiles
                               | will continue to slide in the direction you
                               | push them until they hit another tile or the
                               | side of the game board. Requires EGA/VGA
                               | monitor.
ROBIX.ZIP       86785  11-21-93  Robix 1.0 (Soleau, William; $12) The
                               | objective is get your colored blocks to the
                               | bottom of the game board by pushing rows of
                               | blocks either to the left or right. You can
                               | play against the computer or a friend.
                               | Requires EGA/VGA.
SOKOSW.ZIP     104916  09-12-93  Sokoball (Radcliffe, Jim; $10) is a
                               | variation of the Japanese Sokoban puzzles.
                               | The object of this game is to push the boxes
                               | to a designated area to clear the game
                               | board. It features changing floor plans,
                               | pop-up barriers and an editor for creating
                               | your own puzzles. Requires a 286+ and VGA.
8PUZZLE.COM     18324  08-29-90  8puzzle 11 (Newman, Norman; $0) creates the
                               | old puzzle of eight numbered blocks and one
                               | empty space in a three-by-three grid wherein
                               | you try to move one block at a time until
                               | they are all in numerical order. If you get
                               | too frustrated, the computer will solve it
                               | for you.
ARGH.COM        43084  08-29-90  Argh! 4.0 (Howorth, David B.; $0) is a
                               | puzzle that contains different size squares
                               | and rectangles in a box. The object is to
                               | move the largest square to the opposite side
                               | of box by shifting the rectangles around.
                               | The program comes with SEVEN devious
                               | variations. It supports a mouse, which makes
                               | play much easier. Guaranteed to have you
                               | screaming "Aaargh!" in no time!
HBANG.EXE      318031  05-21-93  Head Banger #1 (Progressive Products; $15)
                               | is a sliding puzzle game. The object is to
                               | unscramble the picture by moving adjacent
                               | blocks to the empty slot. It features three
                               | scenic pictures to unscramble, three levels
                               | of difficulty and Sound Blaster support.
                               | Requires 286 or better, 640K RAM, VGA and a
                               | mouse.
HRD.COM         59865  08-23-90  Hua Rong Dao (Lei, M.; $0) is an oriental
                               | puzzle game with sliding tiles of different
                               | sizes (along the lines of "AARGH!"). Legend
                               | has it that even the originator of the game
                               | couldn't find a solution in his lifetime.
                               | Very nice graphics.
BOXMANI.COM     20712  08-29-90  BoxMania 2 (Agus, Gunawan; $0) is a sadistic
                               | sliding numbers game in which you try to get
                               | the numbered squares in a box in order.
                               | There are eight levels, from 3x3 to 10x10. A
                               | new feature is a "chaos" mode in which the
                               | computer will interrupt your puzzle solving
                               | efforts to slightly scramble the square
                               | again(!).
MLLOYD.COM      32132  04-23-90  MicroLink Loyd 1.1 (Lancaster, Bob; $0-$5)
                               | is like one of those old plastic puzzles
                               | where you slide 15 numbered squares around
                               | inside a larger square until they are in
                               | order. There are 4 rounds, each with a
                               | different goal. Up to 7 players are allowed.
                               | The program features sound toggle, fast
                               | mode, statistics on multiple games, Bosskey,
                               | on-line help, keyboard and mouse support,
                               | top ten scores, and more. Works with any
                               | monitor, but looks great on a color monitor.
                               | This is the best sliding-squares game we
                               | have see yet.
NUMPUZ.ZIP      94257  11-19-93  Numpuz Challenge (Ballou, Larry; $12) is an
                               | implementation of the traditional puzzle
                               | with sliding numbers. It optionally shows
                               | you the best solution achieved to date. A
                               | special section for educators is included.
SLIDER.COM      57331  09-25-90  Slider (Thomas, A.; $5) is a sliding number
                               | puzzle game like the ones they sell for
                               | party favors. The program is configurable
                               | for different sizes, different mix-up
                               | percentages, and saving/loading games. Mouse
                               | support is included.
STPSIGN.COM     42244  06-22-90  StopSign 2.0 (Howorth, David B.; $0) is a
                               | puzzle game similar to ARGH!, only this time
                               | it's a stop sign that you have to put back
                               | together.
TILE15.COM      50141  08-21-89  Tile15 2.0 [Gordon, Jeff; $6] is a puzzle
                               | where the object is to to get all the tiles
                               | in numerical order, just like in the little
                               | plastic, hand-held game.
VGASHFL.EXE     61639  01-06-92  VGA Shuffle (Soumarokov, Nikolay; $0) is a
                               | sliding-tiles puzzle game. It uses
                               | 256-color, high-res pictures instead of the
                               | usual numbered tiles. Three pictures are
                               | provided, including a nice one of Gorbachev.
                               | You can add your own pictures in Deluxe
                               | Paint II LBM format. A mouse is required.
MARBL11.ZIP     31863  10-21-93  Marble Guess 1.1 (Blueview Software; $15) is
                               | a rendition of the classic game of Master
                               | Mind. You try to guess the hidden marbles in
                               | the least amount of chances. Requires VGA
                               | and a mouse.
MASTERM.COM     33870  03-23-90  Master Mind (Yim, Stephen; $0) is a nice
                               | version of the Master Mind type of puzzle in
                               | which you try to deduce the colors chosen by
                               | the computer.
MSTRCODE.ZIP    53040  11-19-93  Master Code (Morlan, Michael; $0) is
                               | patterned after the game "Master Mind". The
                               | computer selects four colors in a specific
                               | order. You try to guess the colors and the
                               | order by "placing pegs" in the "playing
                               | board". The computer responds with a white
                               | light for every correct color guessed or a
                               | black light if the color is not only
                               | correct, but is in the correct position. The
                               | object is to deduce the colors and order in
                               | as few guesses as possible. Requires EGA.
MSTRMIND.ZIP   104248  11-19-93  Master Mind (Hardy, Charles A.; $15) is the
                               | classic game of logic and deduction with a
                               | twist. Fruit is used instead of the
                               | traditional colors. You can choose to guess
                               | at 5 to 7 positions from 5 to 9 pieces of
                               | fruit with or without multiple pieces of the
                               | same kind of fruit and with 3 levels of
                               | reporting. Requires VGA and a mouse.
PEGS.ZIP        57540  11-18-93  P.E.G.S. (BEZ Software; $10) is a puzzle in
                               | which you maneuver around blockades on the
                               | screen and push objects around to get rid of
                               | them. There are a total of 16 different
                               | screens/puzzles. PEGS is easier than similar
                               | games in the library, such as Bolo, so it is
                               | better for young children or the easily
                               | frustrated.
PPACK.ZIP      114205  11-19-93  PPack (Acinom Software; $7/each; $15/all)
                               | contains three programs that each help you
                               | build a different type of printed puzzle or
                               | problem: Puzzle - build puzzles that require
                               | deductive reasoning to solve and therefore
                               | teach and provide practice in deductive
                               | reasoning. Words - create puzzles containing
                               | up to twenty hidden words in a grid of
                               | random letters. The words can go in any
                               | direction horizontally, vertically, or
                               | diagonally. Word Maze - build a maze of
                               | words from any specific word that you enter.
                               | You have to trace your way from the start of
                               | the maze to the finish by forming the maze
                               | word, letter by letter in sequence from the
                               | first letter in the word to the last and
                               | then repeat. You may go horizontally or
                               | vertically but not diagonally.
BLOXIT.ZIP      89535  11-21-93  Bloxit 1.0 (Soleau Software; $12) is a kind
                               | of jigsaw puzzle type game. The objective is
                               | to rotate and place ten oddly shaped tiles
                               | onto a painted section of the puzzle board
                               | so that they all fit without overlapping.
                               | Requires EGA/VGA and a mouse.
CRYPT.ZIP      253313  10-05-93  Cryptik: Encoded Jigsaw Puzzle 1.4 (Cascoly
                               | VGA Puzzle Sets, reg. fee: $15) is a set of
                               | Jigsaw puzzles for the PC. The puzzle you
                               | choose is encoded to show its major colors,
                               | then the pieces are jumbled. All puzzles
                               | feature original photography. Requires VGA
                               | and mouse.
JIG_ANS.EXE     91598  12-18-89  Jigsaw Puzzle (All Night Software; $10) is a
                               | monstrous on-screen jigsaw puzzle. Its use
                               | of ASCII line characters makes picture
                               | puzzles seem like child's play. In fact it's
                               | not just a jigsaw puzzle, but a sliding
                               | square type of puzzle too, which requires
                               | strategy as well as a good eye. Block
                               | positions alternate colors to make them
                               | easier to see. Those with the black
                               | background are in the correct position.
JIG_RL.EXE      83718  10-09-90  Jigsaw 1.0 (Leinecker, Richard C.; $14) is a
                               | jigsaw puzzle with lots of options. Move
                               | pieces of a puzzle around a playing area
                               | until you've completed a picture. Race
                               | against the clock and see if you can qualify
                               | for the high score list. Scramble your
                               | puzzle with one of twelve block sizes.
JIGSAW.EXE      94846  10-18-89  PC-Jigsaw (Dedes, Bill; $15) is an on-screen
                               | jigsaw puzzle. Several picture files are
                               | included. All video types are supported, but
                               | of course it looks much better on EGA/VGA. A
                               | mouse is supported, but not required.
MOSAIX1.EXE    277303  08-10-90  Mosaix (Data Assist, ASP; $35-$45) is an
                               | on-screen jigsaw puzzle program. MOSAIX uses
                               | photographic quality color images, rather
                               | than being limited to simple line drawings.
                               | Pictures may be scanned or captured by those
                               | of you with appropriate hardware. If you do
                               | not have a scanner, Mosaix can import
                               | standard PCX graphics files, of which we
                               | have hundreds in the PsL, or for special
                               | pictures, Data Assist provides a color image
                               | scanning service. We found the program to be
                               | very easy to use. It should be fun for kids
                               | and adults who like to do puzzles. Three
                               | scanned color photographs come with the
                               | program and on a VGA are presented in full,
                               | beautiful color. (All graphics cards are
                               | supported, including mono-graphics.) The
                               | puzzle picture is displayed on the screen,
                               | then divided into 25 rectangles which are
                               | then put into random order. The player moves
                               | the rectangles around with a mouse or the
                               | keyboard until they are all back in the
                               | original position. This is relatively easy,
                               | since any block can be freely moved anywhere
                               | on the screen. The degree of difficult can
                               | be increased by using abstract patterns
                               | instead of pictures of people. If you import
                               | a PCX picture, keep in mind that if it has a
                               | lot of plain all-white or all-black boxes,
                               | getting them back in the proper order will
                               | be extremely difficult since all the boxes
                               | have the same shape. EGA/VGA required.
MOSAIX2.EXE    158016  08-10-90  See above.
MOSAIX3.COM     62179  08-10-90  See above.
PCJIGSW.EXE     95482  02-27-92  PC-Jigsaw (Alive Software; $15) is a
                               | challenging jigsaw puzzle. It loads a
                               | picture on screen and then shuffles the
                               | pieces around. The object of the game is to
                               | assemble the pieces to match the original
                               | image on the screen. It features Keyboard or
                               | mouse support, easy menu operation, five
                               | levels of difficulty, print option, music,
                               | and more.
PICTPUZ.EXE    215246  03-06-93  Picture Puzzle 1.3 (Linton, Daniel Jr. ASP;
                               | $17-$26) is an excellent rendition of a
                               | computer jigsaw puzzle game. It comes with a
                               | couple of very nice graphics to start with,
                               | and you can create your own puzzles of up to
                               | 1400 pieces from PCX, GIF, and PUX files. It
                               | requires EGA/VGA, a mouse and 640k of RAM.
PUZSVG.ZIP     304947  06-14-93  PuzSVG 1.2 (Cascoly Software ASP; $?) is a
                               | puzzle game. It contains images from around
                               | the world in SuperVGA color. All puzzles are
                               | original photography. Requires EGA/VGA/SVGA
                               | and a mouse.
PUZZLE.ZIP     381221  08-24-93  Puzzle (Team 20; $?) is an on-screen jigsaw
                               | puzzle. Piece sizes can be selected from
                               | tiny (156 pieces) to huge (25 pieces).
                               | Requires mouse, VGA and offers Sound Blaster
                               | support.
PUZZY.ZIP      316771  11-20-93  PuzzyVGA 1.01 (Hawkeye Softworks ASP; $20)
                               | is a jigsaw puzzle game played on a virtual
                               | table that is over four times the size of
                               | your screen. Unlike other on-screen jigsaw
                               | puzzles that cut the pieces up into plain
                               | blocks and mix them up on screen, Puzzy
                               | works more like a real puzzle. Puzzy cuts
                               | the pictures into regular puzzle-piece
                               | shapes and moves them off the edge of the
                               | puzzle area, actually out of view until you
                               | pan the screen over. As the pieces come into
                               | view, you click on one to put on the board,
                               | then you have two chances to get it in the
                               | right place before it returns to the side.
                               | Six puzzle pictures are included and you can
                               | add of your own. Puzzy rates you on accuracy
                               | and time to complete the puzzle. Requires
                               | DOS 3.0+, VGA, hard disk and a mouse.
SCRAMB.ZIP     323671  11-21-93  Simple Simon's Photo Scramble 1.0 (Just For
                               | Me Software, Inc. ASP; $15) combines tile
                               | puzzles and pattern memorization into a
                               | fresh mental challenge. There are three
                               | different games: unscramble photos, move
                               | puzzle pieces following the same pattern as
                               | the computer, and move back puzzle pieces in
                               | exactly the reverse order that the computer
                               | moves them. Features include VGA photo
                               | quality images, animation, sound effects,
                               | and personalized text. Requires 286+, VGA,
                               | and hard disk.
VGAJIGSA.ZIP   177563  11-20-93  VGA Jigsaw (Alive Software; $20) is an
                               | on-screen jigsaw puzzle game with brilliant,
                               | 256-color VGA graphics. It requires a 286 or
                               | 386 and VGA. Mouse is optional.
3DMAZE.EXE      37397  08-16-91  3D Maze 1.0 (Haden, Charles W.; $0) is a 3D
                               | Maze game in which you are down in the maze
                               | and can only see the walls. C source code is
                               | included.
AMAZE.COM       39249  08-22-89  Amaze is a nifty maze maker with a twist -
                               | after drawing the maze on the screen, it
                               | will let you watch it solve the maze by
                               | leaving a colored trail. Of course, you can
                               | choose to solve it yourself if you wish.
AMAZEING.ZIP   107059  09-22-93  Amaze-ing Sherwood F[orest Software; $15] is
                               | a game with eight different scenarios/mazes,
                               | including pipes, railroads, Egyptian tombs,
                               | and highways. Beware of obstacles such as
                               | trains, robots and invisible walls. Requires
                               | VGA graphics and a hard drive.
AMAZERA.COM     34639  03-14-90  Amazement 2.0 (Adams, Richard W.; $5) will
                               | draw mazes of a user-specified size on the
                               | screen using graphics. With a graphics
                               | screen dump, you can print it out for
                               | solving on paper. It also supports
                               | monographics and MCGA.
ARIVA.EXE       80506  10-22-92  Ariva 3.0 (Wizard Systems Software; $15) is
                               | a one- or two-player type of maze/puzzle
                               | game. You pick a direction with the cursor
                               | keys and the snake goes as far as it can in
                               | the chosen direction. The object is to reach
                               | the top exit before time expires. Requires
                               | VGA
CGAMAZE.EXE     50111  10-22-92  CGAMaze (Dean, James L.; $0) generates 3D
                               | mazes on CGA compatible displays. You can
                               | try to solve the maze on screen or dump the
                               | screen to a printer if you have a graphics
                               | screen dump utility. MSC source is included.
CMV.ZIP         72490  11-20-93  Cirquerat Maze Video (IPMC, Inc.; $1-$48) is
                               | a unique puzzle/maze game. Two versions are
                               | included, one easy and one challenging. In
                               | our testing, we had trouble figuring out the
                               | easy one. This is a puzzle for masochists
                               | only. EGA/VGA required.
CPTERIC.EXE     16568  02-18-93  Captain Eric 2.6 (PC Solutions; $15)
                               | requires you to navigate twelve
                               | monster-filled mazes to escape alien
                               | headquarters. You can set traps to destroy
                               | some of the aliens, teleport out of sticky
                               | situations, temporarily freeze monsters, and
                               | more.
IBMMAZE.COM     44303  04-30-91  IBMMaze (Dean, James L.; $0) will create a
                               | maze that prints out on 36 sheets of paper
                               | which you tape together to create a
                               | 6x6-page, 3-D maze. Your printer must be
                               | able to print IBM "ASCII graphics" and 66
                               | lines per page; otherwise, see LPTMaze. C
                               | source included.
INVMAZE.COM      6905  04-01-89  InvMaze (Dean, James L.; $0) is a fast,
                               | full-screen maze generator. To print it out,
                               | you will need a printer that supports the
                               | IBM extended character set line drawing
                               | characters. Pascal source code included.
LAB.COM         12767  08-22-89  Labyrinth 1.5 (Haupt, Lewis; $0) is an
                               | excellent maze game program. Various options
                               | can be changed at any time within the maze:
                               | You can display the whole maze, the portion
                               | you've explored, or the portion visible from
                               | where you stand. You can change the speed
                               | the cursor moves. You can either show or
                               | hide a thread leading back to the entrance.
                               | Normally the program advances you to the
                               | next branch point. However, you can make the
                               | program search automatically. You can change
                               | the distance you can see down corridors.
LPTMAZE.COM     43867  04-30-91  LPTMaze (Dean, James L.; $0] creates a
                               | 6x6-page maze, similar to IBMMaze, but using
                               | plain characters instead of "ASCII graphics"
                               | characters. If you have a laser printer, you
                               | must be able to set it to 66 lines per page.
                               | C source included.
MATHMAZ.COM     20982  03-05-91  Math Maze 1.0 (Young, Scott; $5) is a
                               | maze-adventure type game with some math
                               | thrown in. As you work your way through a
                               | maze searching for the cash, you run into
                               | closed doors that can only be opened using
                               | some mathematical combination of digits that
                               | you have in your possession. As you use up
                               | digits, you can pick up more along the way.
                               | There are five levels of play and games can
                               | be saved and recalled.
MAZESUR.COM     55819  01-26-91  Maze Survey (Tylutki, George; $9) is a
                               | graphics game in which you maneuver a
                               | variable-speed vehicle through mazes laying
                               | down and picking up markers while the clock
                               | ticks down. There are ten mazes and four
                               | levels of difficulty.
MAZWARS.EXE     18298  01-27-92  MazeWars (Amazing Graphics; $15) is a
                               | fantastic, real-time, mouse-activated 3-D
                               | maze arcade game. Unlike most games were you
                               | advance a cell at a time, with MazeWars,
                               | pressing the left or right mouse button
                               | propels you smoothly through the maze.
                               | Moving the mouse to the left or right causes
                               | your line of vision to move. If that is not
                               | enough, you also have the job of locating
                               | and blasting the spinning objects that
                               | appear on your radar. You must be careful
                               | not to use up all your ammo nor to let them
                               | zap you first. VGA and a mouse required.
MAZE3.COM       62845  08-21-89  Maze3 (Stiller, Wolfgang; $12) is a maze
                               | generating program that you try to solve
                               | from inside the maze. Any video system will
                               | work, but if you have EGA/VGA, you get even
                               | better results.
PC_MAZE.BAS      5773  01-01-80  PC-Maze creates maze puzzles. BASIC required.
TELMTRY.EXE     67440  11-15-91  Telemetry 0.0 (Wragg, Cris; $0) is a 3-D
                               | maze game. What makes this one different is
                               | the premise that rather than you in the
                               | maze, it is your remote sensor (or robot)
                               | which you guide with the cursor keys and
                               | which sends you back reports like "I just
                               | bumped into a wall." If that's too tough for
                               | you, you can have it send back a picture so
                               | that you can see where nearby corridors and
                               | walls are. Requires EGA/VGA. (The author can
                               | non longer be reached at the address
                               | provided in the documentation.)
TMAZE.EXE       43412  10-18-91  TiltMaze (Gunn, Christopher G.; $?) is a
                               | labyrinth-type game where the object is to
                               | succeed in getting as many of the balls
                               | rolled into the center box as possible. You
                               | tilt the maze box with the cursor keys and
                               | all of the balls start rolling in the same
                               | direction. This is not easy, and to make it
                               | more difficult there are electric grids
                               | scattered around the maze that can destroy
                               | the balls.
VGAMAZE.EXE     52071  10-22-92  VGAMaze (Dean, James L.; $0) generates 3D
                               | mazes on a VGA display. You can try to solve
                               | the maze on screen or print it out. MSC 6.0
                               | source is included.
GOLDMIN.EXE     62463  03-19-92  Goldmines 1.2 (Astro Computing; $10)
                               | challenges you to deduce the location of
                               | mines without having one blow up in your
                               | face. VGA and a mouse are required.
LANDMIN.COM     20443  08-03-90  Landmine is a simpler version of MINES,
                               | below.
MINE_FLD.ZIP   100747  12-05-93  Mine Field (Expert Source Code, Inc.; $19)
                               | is an interesting variation on the old mine
                               | field type game. Rather than just picking
                               | your way through the field, you have to
                               | locate and mark ALL the mines. In addition,
                               | there are 15 different board styles.
                               | Requires VGA, 350k and a mouse.
MINEPM.EXE      29312  09-14-92  Minefield (Mills, Paul; $0) is a DOS-based
                               | version of the popular Windows game of the
                               | same name. The object is to find and mark
                               | all of the mines in the playing field
                               | without setting any off. VGA and a mouse are
                               | required.
MFE100.ZIP      46880  08-31-93  MineField For Everybody 1.0 (Warshaw, Judah;
                               | $5) is a minefield game that will run on any
                               | system. It supports a mouse, save and load
                               | functions, customizable playing fields and
                               | difficulty, and more.
MINEHUN.COM     43517  05-29-91  MineHunt (Nabahi, Narimane; $5) is a mine
                               | field type of maze game. With VGA in the
                               | 50-line mode, you can have a very large
                               | playing field. (VGA is NOT required.)
MINES.COM       36182  08-22-89  Mines 2.0 (Vankekerix, Mark; $0) in this
                               | game you have to find a clear path through a
                               | minefield to allow the advancement of your
                               | unit, armed with only a metal detector which
                               | you later find out is defective. It tells
                               | you how many mines total are in adjoining
                               | squares, but not which squares they are in.
                               | Optionally puts up walls too. Many levels of
                               | difficulty.
REAC1.ZIP       39571  10-12-93  Reactor 1.0 (Andrews, Scott; $0) is a maze
                               | game similar to the author's AMAZE. Find
                               | your way through this maze inside of a
                               | nuclear reactor using your mouse to move
                               | forward, left and right. Don't take too long
                               | or you may die from overexposure.
BOLOBOX.EXE     95211  05-06-93  BoloBox 1.1 (Soleau Software; $12)
                               | challenges you to flip tiles on a 10x10 grid
                               | board back to the same provided for the
                               | first 10. Requires EGA/VGA.
BRN_BOG.COM      8455  07-23-89  Brn-Bog (Taylor, Scott; $0) is a puzzle from
                               | the Brain Bogglers section of Discover
                               | magazine. The author calls it Maze, but it
                               | has nothing to do with a maze that we can
                               | see. The puzzle is very difficult, but the
                               | solution is provided for those who give up.
                               | Pascal source code is included.
BLUEBOX.EXE     41093  02-23-93  BlueBox ($0) is an exercise in deduction.
                               | You must identify the locations of hidden
                               | magnets on a grid. Clues are obtained by
                               | shooting particle beams into the grid and
                               | observing their exit point.
BOXCARS.EXE     63074  09-28-92  Boxcars 1.0 (Radcliffe, Jim; $10) As you
                               | move a token through the grid of dice, the
                               | ones you pass change values. Your goal is to
                               | recognize the pattern of change and move the
                               | token through in a pattern that will cause
                               | all the dice to display a six. There are
                               | hundreds (maybe thousands) of possible
                               | patterns, but on the first 20 boards, you
                               | have to beat the target score (by making
                               | fewer moves) before you can advance to the
                               | next. EGA/VGA required.
BREAKTM.COM     40278  02-27-91  BreakTime 1.0 (Desert Frog Software; $15) is
                               | a set of five games which can be run as a 6K
                               | TSR so that you can pop it up and play
                               | anytime, or you can just call it from the
                               | DOS command line. The games and puzzles
                               | include Scrambled Capitals, Cave Pig, Towers
                               | of Hanoi, Nim, and 8-Puzzle.
CHECK1.COM      36905  05-27-89  Check1 the object of this game is to
                               | eliminate all the checkers on the board. The
                               | checkers are placed two-deep, on every
                               | square all the way around the board. You can
                               | only remove them by jumping them diagonally.
                               | This is a tough IQ tester. EGA compatible
                               | video required, although the graphics are
                               | not as impressive as most EGA-only games.
CMIND.EXE       49853  03-25-90  Computer Mind (Acinom Software; $10) is
                               | another variation of the Master Mind game.
                               | Best graphics on EGA/VGA, but works on CGA
                               | too.
CUBE.COM         3824  03-14-91  Cube (Cox, Doug; $0) is a computer version
                               | of the once-popular Rubik's Cube puzzle. It
                               | saves itself when you exit, so you can start
                               | again where you left off. VGA is required.
CUBIX.EXE       47964  03-22-92  Cubix (Larsen, Bart; $0) is a computerized
                               | version of Rubic's Cube. We have seen other
                               | programs that have attempted to clone the
                               | Cube, but this is the best one. Graphics are
                               | excellent, too. VGA and a mouse are required.
DT.EXE          39840  09-22-90  Double Trouble 1.0 (Dickinson, Lawrence;
                               | $15) is a puzzle in which the goal is to
                               | rotate intersecting loops of scrambled
                               | colored blocks until all the same colors are
                               | back together again.
ENIGMA.ZIP       7322  10-12-93  The Enigma (Bagai, Judith E.; $0) is the
                               | monthly publication of The National
                               | Puzzlers' League, founded in 1883. Each
                               | edition of The Enigma is filled with word
                               | puzzles designed to challenge and entertain
                               | all levels of puzzle enthusiasts.
FIDDLE.EXE      43082  01-22-92  Fiddle (Beeferman, Doug; $5) is a puzzle of
                               | visualization and logic. It has 26 levels of
                               | difficulty, each of which has a collection
                               | of colored pieces which you must move around
                               | on screen to form a square. Requires VGA.
FLIP_AT.EXE     41868  10-01-91  Flip-It AT:SS (AT:SS; $0) You must flip all
                               | the pieces on an 8x12 grid so that they are
                               | the same color. When you "flip" a piece, all
                               | the pieces from the one you pick to the edge
                               | of the board (in the direction the cursor is
                               | pointing) cycle through the next of six
                               | colors. In the easy mode, the cursor cycles
                               | through pointing up, right, down, and left.
                               | In the hard mode, it gets quite a bit
                               | trickier. Requires EGA, mouse.
FOREST.COM      31973  01-28-90  Forest (Yim, Stephen; $0) is a logic game
                               | for masochists. You are in a remote forest
                               | with both fires and floods raging around
                               | you. The only way out is to figure out the
                               | right three-digit code for using the
                               | satellite to call for help. Even if you
                               | survive long enough to do that, there is a
                               | strong probability that the rescue team will
                               | get wiped out by the flood/fire on the way
                               | in or out.
HARDART.COM     35681  06-24-89  HardArt 1.0 (Dowst, Ken; $0) a heart is
                               | hidden on the screen and you have to find it
                               | in an allotted number of moves. You can tell
                               | if you are getting closer by the pitch of a
                               | tone emitted after each move. The higher the
                               | tone, the closer you are.
LINK_UP.EXE     45856  09-15-92  Link-Up 1.04 (KillTime Software; $15) is a
                               | Rubik's cube-type twisting puzzle. The
                               | object is to get the proper colors linked
                               | back together. VGA and a mouse are required.
LOGIC.COM       34505  08-21-89  Logic (Die Walkure Software; $0) contains a
                               | couple of logic problems. You are given a
                               | set of clues or facts about various elements
                               | of the puzzle and you have to use those
                               | clues to deduce the rest of the facts.
MAGICSQ.COM     15226  01-10-90  Magic Squares (McCranie, Judson, ASP; $0) A
                               | Magic Square is an equal number of columns
                               | and rows of numbers which when added down or
                               | across or diagonally will total to the same
                               | number. This program will generate magic
                               | squares up to 175 by 175. This could be used
                               | to generate puzzles or just to satisfy the
                               | mathematically curious. The text of a
                               | magazine article on the subject is included,
                               | as is Pascal source code.
MATHTRX.COM     26327  11-24-89  Mathtrx ($0) is a set of math tricks with
                               | which you can amaze your friends.
MERLIN.COM       6299  01-28-90  Merlin (Stafford, David; $0) is a simple 1k
                               | memory resident (pop-up) puzzle. Merlin is
                               | played on a three by three board and the
                               | object of the game is to clear the board.
                               | Since it is a TSR, you can pop it up and
                               | work on it anytime you have a free minute.
MSQUARE.BAS      4096  03-23-83  Msquare prints out "magic squares". These
                               | are squares in which the numbers in the add
                               | up to the same number going across and down.
                               | Good for creating "magic square" puzzles.
MICRUX.EXE      35996  05-08-92  MicroLink Crux 1.1 (MicroLink PCUG
                               | Headquarters; $5) is a colorful puzzle/game
                               | where you try to place multicolored
                               | cross-shaped pieces on a grid. The object is
                               | to only have the crux-arms of the same color
                               | touching. See if you can beat the computer's
                               | score.
MIXMAT.EXE      69172  09-08-92  Mix and Match 1.3 (Carr Software; $12) is an
                               | interesting game in which you try to match a
                               | random color by mixing the correct intensity
                               | of the three primary colors (red, green,
                               | blue). The challenge is to match the target
                               | color in as few tries as possible. VGA
                               | required. A very well-designed game.
NUM_MIND.COM    15547  10-16-89  #_Mind (Eggater & Ibanez; $10) is a logic
                               | game you play against the computer. The
                               | object is to deduce the computer's
                               | four-digit code before it deduces yours. It
                               | is virtually impossible to beat the computer.
NUMLOGI.EXE     51536  07-16-92  Numbers & Logic I 1.0 (Burns, David; $8) is
                               | a set of three unusual and challenging
                               | number puzzles. The object is to get a
                               | solution in the shortest possible time.
                               | EGA/VGA and mouse required.
NUMLOG3.EXE     53472  07-16-92  Numbers & Logic III (Burns, David; $18) is a
                               | new set of four challenging, number/logic
                               | puzzles. The games are not overly difficult
                               | to solve, given enough time. The object is
                               | to solve them as quickly as possible. This
                               | approach makes the game entertaining for all
                               | ages. A log of best times and players' names
                               | are kept for each game. EGA/VGA and mouse
                               | required.
PAPAM.ZIP      135789  11-21-93  Pencil & Paper Activity Maker 1.0 (Groll,
                               | Stephen D.; $25) creates and prints out
                               | puzzles, activities, and projects for pencil
                               | and paper. A variety of puzzles can be made
                               | including mazes, decoder, word search,
                               | matching, acrostic, word crossover, hidden
                               | message, hidden picture, dot to dot,
                               | unscramble verses, unscramble words, math
                               | puzzles, and more.
PEG.ZIP        286691  06-30-93  PEG 1.04 (Cascoly Software ASP; $24)
                               | presents various challenges of peg solitaire
                               | with multiple starting positions, and
                               | changing endgames. For ages 8 to 88.
                               | Requires EGA and mouse.
PEGOUT.COM      36022  08-22-89  Pegout 2.0 (Leotti, George; $5) is a
                               | solitaire board game played with pegs. The
                               | object is to remove all but one peg. The
                               | remaining peg must end up in the center
                               | hole, or another hole predetermined by you.
                               | Color graphics required, EGA/VGA are
                               | supported, if you have them, with better
                               | colors and graphics. In our first test,
                               | after doing a Backup, the program would not
                               | accept any other move, but on the next run,
                               | Backup worked fine. Sounds like an elusive
                               | bug.
PUZLMSTR.ZIP   206635  11-19-93  PuzzleMaster (Leinecker, Richard C.; $15) is
                               | a set of six puzzles: Master Mind, word
                               | scrambles, jigsaw puzzle, peg-jumping, a
                               | slide game, and a Simon game. Each game's
                               | difficulty can be set, and there lots of
                               | options. The jigsaw game loads PCX, IFF, and
                               | GIF pictures so you can use any files you
                               | have lying around. The individual games are
                               | not the most sophisticated in PsL, but they
                               | make a nice set.
PUZZLER.EXE     34662  05-27-92  Puzzler I (Bachelder, R.D.; $10) challenges
                               | you to deduce a word or phrase from a visual
                               | clue. For example (not taken from the game):
                               | "jobsI'Mjobs" would be "I'm between jobs."
PUZZLERS.ZIP    96282  11-19-93  Puzzlers (Yelton, Dennis J.; $15) is a
                               | colorful, challenging puzzle for all skill
                               | levels. The computer rates you based on the
                               | number of moves required to solve the
                               | puzzle. Requires 512K, and EGA/VGA.
PYRO_JK.EXE     38099  04-15-93  Pyro! (Kasunich, John; $8) A fire starts
                               | burning along the walls of a maze. Your goal
                               | is to rotate sections to connect all parts
                               | of the walls so that the fire will burn
                               | everything. You have to work fast to beat
                               | the spreading flames. VGA required.
QLTRX.EXE       42154  09-09-92  Quiltrex 1.0 (Herringbone Software; $8) is a
                               | puzzle game in which you move colorful
                               | patches around to match a variety of quilt
                               | patterns. Some are easy and some are very
                               | challenging.
RAKU.ZIP       103241  09-28-93  Raku Master 1.0 (William Soleau, reg. fee:
                               | $) is a logic game for serious puzzle
                               | lovers. The object of the game is to flip
                               | all the red tiles back to gray in as few
                               | moves as possible. The Raku Master will tell
                               | you the exact number of moves in which he
                               | can solve the puzzle. If you don't believe
                               | him, he will show you. Requires EGA/VGA.
ROBOTS.COM      63837  08-20-89  Robots From Hell (Voss, William R.; $0)
                               | requires you to avoid the robots while
                               | attempting to reach the exit. Since there is
                               | no time factor and the robots do not move
                               | until you do, this is a strategy game or
                               | puzzle rather than an arcade type. Since
                               | robots cannot be easily avoided, the real
                               | key is luring them into obliteration in the
                               | force fields. Requires VGA or MCGA.
SEEKER1.EXE     91282  05-01-89  Seeker1 (Soleau, William; $5-$10) is a lot
                               | more fun and addictive than it would sound
                               | like from the description. All you do is
                               | select one of three entrances into a maze
                               | for your man to enter and sit back and
                               | watch. Your man moves through the maze,
                               | hopefully picking up items that will gain
                               | you points. Meanwhile, an enemy is stalking
                               | your man and if you have not selected an
                               | entrance well, may catch and kill him.
SHERLCK.EXE    101845  12-14-92  Sherlock 1.5 (Kaser, Everett; $15) is a game
                               | of deduction. It provides you with clues
                               | from which you must deduce the location of
                               | objects. The goal is to solve the puzzle in
                               | the shortest time. This is an interesting,
                               | challenging game with good EGA/VGA graphics.
                               | Requires 512k and an MS compatible mouse.
SATORI.EXE      38613  04-21-92  Satori (Satori, Rinzai; $0) You must place
                               | tiles on a board trying to create a
                               | continuous unbroken design. This is similar
                               | to Pipe Games in the Arcade section, but
                               | without a time limit. EGA/VGA and a mouse
                               | are required.
SEEKR.EXE       32707  09-20-91  Seeker 1.1 (Barry Keller Microsystems; $17)
                               | is a challenging game of hide and seek that
                               | you play against the computer. The object of
                               | the game is to locate and mark the position
                               | of five hiding places on a playing board
                               | with 64 spaces. There are 32 entry points
                               | around the board, and you gain clues by
                               | shooting energy beams into the board. The
                               | beams deflect, reflect, and divert in
                               | different ways depending on the location of
                               | the hiding place. This is not easy, but
                               | that's what puzzle games are all about.
                               | Requires a mouse and EGA/VGA for the
                               | excellent graphics.
SHERLK.ZIP      87800  08-30-93  PC-Sherlock 1.3 (Kanade, Sanjay; $18) is a
                               | game of logic and deduction. The computer
                               | competes against you in deducing a secret
                               | number.
SQUARE.ZIP      11992  10-04-93  Squares 1.2 (Geoff Friesen, reg. fee: $25)
                               | is an 11k pop-up game whose object is to
                               | turn all the squares black.
STAINGL.EXE     84819  01-24-91  Stained Glass 910116 (Brewster, Kent; $25)
                               | is a very tough puzzle-game in which you
                               | clear the board by jumping colored boxes
                               | ("panes of glass") over each other. What
                               | happens when one box jumps another depends
                               | on the colors involved, making planning
                               | ahead pretty tricky. For example, if a blue
                               | box jumps over another box and lands "on" a
                               | yellow box, the double "panes of glass"
                               | combine to become a green box. A blue box
                               | jumping "over" a green box would remove its
                               | color from the double box and leave just the
                               | single yellow box. Very interesting and
                               | challenging.
STARS.COM       13378  08-16-89  Stars (Meachem, William; $0) is a "brain
                               | teaser" that works something like the Game
                               | of Life.
SUPRCROC.ZIP    42966  10-13-93  Super Croc (Culbertson, Dave; $2) is a
                               | challenging puzzle game. The objective is to
                               | remove as many crocodiles as you can by
                               | jumping one over another. It features
                               | animated exploding crocodiles. Requires
                               | EGA/VGA.
THEPYRM.EXE     49288  02-23-93  The Pyramid 1.04 (KillTime Software; $15) is
                               | a puzzle game in which you rotate the
                               | sections of the pyramid until each side has
                               | all 25 triangles of the same color. There
                               | are four skill levels. VGA and a mouse are
                               | required.
THESTAR.EXE     59633  02-23-93  The Star 1.04 (KillTime Software; $15) Can
                               | you get the pentagon-shaped background of
                               | each star to be all one color? Requires a
                               | mouse and VGA.
TDT_WALL.ZIP   104196  11-19-93  Tear Down the Wall (Langin, Chester ASP;
                               | $10) is a strategy game you play against the
                               | computer or another person. The object is to
                               | try to remove the brick (of varying sizes)
                               | that will let the most bricks above it fall
                               | - an unusual and challenging game.
TRICK.EXE       32525  03-23-90  Trick (Yurchuk, Michel S.; $1) is a
                               | computerized card trick. You pick a card
                               | mentally and the computer tells you which
                               | card you picked.
TRISK.COM        9918  08-21-89  Trisk (Rubenking, Neil; $0) is a video
                               | puzzle.
VGAHIQ.EXE      41524  09-16-92  VGA Hi-Q (Galifir Developments; $10) is an
                               | implementation of the classic game of Hi-Q.
                               | The board is filled with 32 pegs and the
                               | center hole is empty. You must get rid of as
                               | many pegs as possible, leaving only one peg
                               | in the center hole. Requires VGA.
WESP.EXE        57673  10-12-91  Wesp (Koch, Guenter; $0) is an interesting
                               | game in which you are on a series of
                               | platforms (squares) which appear to float in
                               | random order in space (with stars twinkling
                               | in the background). As you jump from a
                               | square, it disappears. You can jump one or
                               | two squares at a time. The goal is to visit
                               | each platform so that they all disappear.
                               | Then you move to the next level and a more
                               | difficult pattern.