Puzzles & Mazes


Contents:

-----Push-Pull Games
-----Sliding Tile Games
-----Master Mind Games
-----On-Screen Jigsaw Puzzles
-----Mazes
-----Land Mine Games
-----Other


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-----Push-Pull Games:

These are puzzle games in which you must push or pull obstacles around
rooms in order to gather prizes or to escape the room. There is usually
just one plan of action that will succeed (ie: things must be moved in the
right order).

[ALPHAMAN]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.


-----Sliding Tile Games

[8PUZZLE]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.


-----Master Mind Games:

[MARBL11]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.


-----On-Screen Jigsaw Puzzles

[BLOXIT]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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, MOSAIX2, MOSAIX3]
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.

[PCJIGSW]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.


-----Mazes

[3DMAZE]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
PC-Maze creates maze puzzles. BASIC required.

[TELMTRY]
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]
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]
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.


-----Land Mine Games

[GOLDMIN]
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]
Landmine is a simpler version of MINES, below.

[MINE_FLD]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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.


-----Other

[BOLOBOX]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Computer Mind (Acinom Software; $10) is another variation of the Master
Mind game. Best graphics on EGA/VGA, but works on CGA too.

[CUBE]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Mathtrx ($0) is a set of math tricks with which you can amaze your friends.

[MERLIN]
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]
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]
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]
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]
#_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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Squares 1.2 (Geoff Friesen, reg. fee: $25) is an 11k pop-up game whose
object is to turn all the squares black.

[STAINGL]
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]
Stars (Meachem, William; $0) is a "brain teaser" that works something like
the Game of Life.

[SUPRCRO]
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]
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]
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]
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]
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]
Trisk (Rubenking, Neil; $0) is a video puzzle.

[VGAHIQ]
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]
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.