# The KSame Handbook

Marcus
"Jens"
Kreutzberger
07/06/1998
0.02.00

This documentation was last updated for ksame version 0.2. Please make any comments and additions to the author.

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## Introduction

KSame is a simple game. It's played by one player, so there is only one winner :-) You play for fun and against the highscore. It has been inspired by SameGame, that is only famous on the Macintosh plattform.

Last year Stephan Kulow and I wrote "Probiere" (a German pun) and it was our first attempt to write a X11 application. We decided that it would be a good idea to port it to KDE and I've done it with some help of Stephan.

## Rules of the Game

You can erase same pieces which are connected vertical or horizontal, as you click them. If there are pieces over the erased pieces, they will drop down. If all pieces on the vertical line are erased, all pieces on the right side will slide left.

The score is (&lsqb;the number of erased pieces] - 2) ˆ 2. Therefore, connect same pieces as more as you can, and erase them at a time, so that you can aim the higher score. The game is over when there are no pieces to be erased.

The score will be decreased as the number of remained pieces. If you erase all pieces, the bonus points (1000 points) will be added to the score.

## Strategy Hint

Collect as many pieces as possible. In the beginning pick one color and delete it, perhaps this will make the other areas bigger.

## Epilogue

### Credits

Marcus Kreutzberger kreutzbe@informatik.mu-luebeck.de - developper

Robert Williams rwilliams@kde.org - Editor

### Copyright

ksame is released under the GPL License.