{fh200AA00Quickie PD Game Reviews
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by Mike Williams

{fb1FF5555             CTETRIS
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{fb10000FFAuthor{fb1000000 Petrov Software

{fb10000FFPlot{fb1000000 Like Tetris, things fall from the top and pile up at the bottom. In this case the things are all the same shape, but consist of three squares of different colours. Three squares of the same colour in a straight line are removed from the heap at the bottom. 

{fb10000FFPlayability{fb1000000 Too easy. The difficulty doesn't increase. A decent Tetris player can keep playing indefinitely.

{fb10000FFGraphics{fb1000000 Mediocre

{fb10000FFFeatures{fb1000000 Multitasks.

{fb10000FFTypical Duration{fb1000000 As long as you like, until you get bored.

{fb1FF5555             DARTS

{fb10000FFAuthor{fb1000000 Nagpal Hoysal

{fb10000FFPlot{fb1000000 A simulation of the game of darts, for two players. There are two dart games, 501-up and round-the-clock. The pointer wobbles around as you aim at the board. Unlike real 501-up, you don't have to end on a double, or end with the exact score - the first player past 501 wins.

{fb10000FFPlayability{fb1000000 Surprisingly, it plays quite well.

{fb10000FFGraphics{fb1000000 OK

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{fb10000FFTypical Duration{fb1000000 2 minutes
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{fb1FF5555             DESRESCUE

{fb10000FFAuthor{fb1000000 Matthew Chilton

{fb10000FFPlot{fb1000000 There is an array of cacti and pineapples. You need to push the pineapples to your matter transporter whilst using the cacti to prevent the two gorillas from catching you or reaching the transporter.

{fb10000FFPlayability{fb1000000 Boring.

{fb10000FFGraphics{fb1000000 Poor.

{fb10000FFFeatures{fb1000000 None.

{fb10000FFTypical Duration{fb1000000 5 minutes.

{fb1FF5555             DOMINOES

{fb10000FFAuthor{fb1000000 Simon Davies

{fb10000FFPlot{fb1000000 The game of dominoes, one human v two computer players. 

{fb10000FFPlayability{fb1000000 The computer appears to play a reasonable game. The program has problems (bugs) with the handling of high resolution modes, and it's tempting to use a high resolution mode because only a small part of the playing area fits onto a standard resolution screen.

{fb10000FFGraphics{fb1000000 Poor.

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{fb10000FFTypical Duration{fb1000000 2 minutes.
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{fb1FF5555             DRAUGHTS

{fb10000FFAuthor{fb1000000 David Steward

{fb10000FFPlot{fb1000000 It's a sort of electronic draught board. The computer doesn't play, it just handles the board for two human players.

{fb10000FFPlayability{fb1000000 If you happen to lose your real draught board, then this could be used as an alternative. Otherwise, don't bother.

{fb10000FFGraphics{fb1000000 Poor

{fb10000FFFeatures{fb1000000 None

{fb10000FFTypical Duration{fb1000000 Same as draughts on a real board.

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