SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
"Gem Slider" is compatible with COLOR devices working under Palm OS 3.5 or above: Palm IIIc, Palm m505, Visor Prism, Sony PEG N700C, Sony PEG N710C.
To download "Gem Slider", use the ordinary Palm DeskTop HotSync process or equivalent to install GemSlider.prc on your device.
At the beginning of the game half of the board is filled with gems of
six colors. The board is surrounded by the gems that look a little bit
different from the gems that are on the board. These gems indicate the
type of the gem that you will slide and possible places there you can tap
to slide a gem. At the top of the screen you can see the score you get
so far, the number of attempts allowed to remove some gems from the board
(first number indicates how many attempts left till the new round and the
second number - number of attempts for the current round) and the color
of the border that will be on next move (in Quad color game all four colors
are shown). Also you can see a letter. This letter indicates the difficulty
level of the game (N - novice, E - expert, M - master).
The move is made by tapping on a gem that is located somewhere along
the board's border.
Score calculation
The points for removed gems are calculated in the following way. You
receive 10 points for the first gem, 20 for the second, 30 for the third
and so on.
Gems advance
You are allowed a certain number of moves without removing any gems.
The number of misfires changes from maximum to zero cyclically (the maximum
is different for different skill levels). That is, at first the maximum
number of misfires is provided, then maximum-1, maximum-2 and so on.
Color removing
If you remove all the gems of some color, say red and that color will
not be a color of the border on the next move, no more red gems will appear
on the board. This would ease things considerably. However, every time
you remove a color some new gems appear and it's number is doubled with
every color removed and this number of gems will appear at the end of every
round. The fact that you have removed a color completely is indicated with
special sound, and information at the top of the screen changes it's color
to the color of the removed gems.
Bonus
Your score is doubled every time you completely remove a color.
Icon
You can find the game under
this icon on your device.
Splash screen
From the splash screen you can choose either to play a game or to see a demo.
Menu
You can call Menu right from the game, clicking the button Menu
on your device.
Window "Options"
Window "TOP 10"
Shows the information needed to publish the best result in the chosen level on the Web. Attention! Please be careful when filling the code in the publish form at our site.
This game is shareware. If you want to play it after a two-week trial period, please register it. This can be done securely at http://absolutist.com/palm
After the registration:
The reminder window "BUY ME" will not nag you any more.
Registered users have the following advantages:
Window "BUY ME"
It contains the information about where and how you can register the game. This window appears also as the reminder in the course of the game, with growing frequency.
Window "REGISTER"
Enter your license information into the form: fill First and Last names into the first and second lines, respectively, and the license code into the last one. Two NAME fields has room for 12 characters each, including spaces; if your first or last name, is longer just stop when game stops accepting the letters, the registration code will still work. In order to enter the information, you have to use either a standard virtual keyboard or you can use the Graffiti area.
Window "HELP"
Here you will find information about how to play a game.
Window "ABOUT..."
Window "SUPPORT"
Our support team can be reached by e-mail at support@absolutist.com
You will find more games for Windows PC and Palm handhelds here:
http://absolutist.com/games.html
http://absolutist.com/palm
And that's not all! Every time you need a little diversion, welcome
to our online section at
http://absolutist.com/online/
The information about new versions, upgrades, discounts, etc could always be found on the Web at http://absolutist.com/palm/gslider/
This software is copyright © Absolutist.com, Icestone Trustee Limited, 2001.
Gem Slider is a shareware ("try before you buy") game.
Permission is granted to anyone to use this software. Redistributing the program is only allowed if it is not yet registered, except for the following restrictions:
This software is provided 'as is', without any express or implied warranty. In no event will the Icestone Trustee Limited or Absolutist.com be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.