README

   1         Ghextris 0.9.0 copyright Mikko Rauhala <mjr@iki.fi>, 2004
   2         ---------------------------------------------------------
   3
   4 Ghextris is a Python/Gnome reimplementation of the semi-free Xhextris by
   5 David Markley. The object of the game is basically the same as in Tetris;
   6 use the pieces that fall down from the top of the game area to construct
   7 fully filled lines, which will then disappear to make room for more pieces.
   8 The twist, as first introduced by Markley, is that the pieces are composed
   9 of hexagonal blocks, so your visualization skills will get an extra workout.
  10
  11 The pieces can be moved left and right with the respective arrow keys
  12 and rotated with the up and down arrow keys. If you're satisfied with
  13 where a piece is going, it can be dropped by pressing the space bar.
  14 The game will end when the pile of pieces reaches the top of the game area.
  15
  16 This version is fully playable and should have no significant bugs.
  17 High scores are not saved in this release, as properly done this would
  18 require a setgid games wrapper program. This will be added (as an
  19 option) by version 1.0; patches and wrappers are welcome if you'd like
  20 to make it sooner.
  21
  22 Along with the usual bug reports, feedback would be appreciated also
  23 on the scoring system, piece colors (with suggestions) and the
  24 difficulty. Not saving the high scores yet allows me to tune them a bit
  25 still with a clear conscience ;)
  26
  27 Currently you get 1 point for every line that you drop a piece, and
  28 100, 200, 400 or 800 points for 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneously destroyed
  29 lines, respectively. Pieces drop initially one line per 0.4 seconds,
  30 and the interval is multiplied by 0.99 per each destroyed line.
  31
  32 Ghextris requires python 2.3 (might work with 2.2), python-gtk2,
  33 python-gnome2, python-glade2 and obviously Gnome 2.x.
  34
  35
  36 And finally, the legal blurp:
  37
  38     This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
  39     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
  40     the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
  41     (at your option) any later version.
  42
  43     This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
  44     but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
  45     MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
  46     GNU General Public License for more details.
  47
  48     You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
  49     along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
  50     Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA