Ghextris 0.9.0 copyright Mikko Rauhala <mjr@iki.fi>, 2004
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Ghextris is a Python/Gnome reimplementation of the semi-free Xhextris by 
David Markley. The object of the game is basically the same as in Tetris;
use the pieces that fall down from the top of the game area to construct
fully filled lines, which will then disappear to make room for more pieces.
The twist, as first introduced by Markley, is that the pieces are composed
of hexagonal blocks, so your visualization skills will get an extra workout.

The pieces can be moved left and right with the respective arrow keys 
and rotated with the up and down arrow keys. If you're satisfied with 
where a piece is going, it can be dropped by pressing the space bar.
The game will end when the pile of pieces reaches the top of the game area.

This version is fully playable and should have no significant bugs.
High scores are not saved in this release, as properly done this would
require a setgid games wrapper program. This will be added (as an
option) by version 1.0; patches and wrappers are welcome if you'd like
to make it sooner.

Along with the usual bug reports, feedback would be appreciated also
on the scoring system, piece colors (with suggestions) and the
difficulty. Not saving the high scores yet allows me to tune them a bit
still with a clear conscience ;)

Currently you get 1 point for every line that you drop a piece, and
100, 200, 400 or 800 points for 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneously destroyed
lines, respectively. Pieces drop initially one line per 0.4 seconds,
and the interval is multiplied by 0.99 per each destroyed line.

Ghextris requires python 2.3 (might work with 2.2), python-gtk2,
python-gnome2, python-glade2 and obviously Gnome 2.x.


And finally, the legal blurp:

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
    it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
    the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
    (at your option) any later version.

    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
    GNU General Public License for more details.

    You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
    along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
    Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA