Playing Five or More
Playing Five or More is easy. At startup, you find yourself with five objects randomly positioned on the board. Each turn, you are allowed to move one object. You can move it anywhere on the board as long as there is a clear path. Afterward, the computer drops more objects at random positions (the exact number depends on the size of the game). You can preview the next objects to be dropped in the upper right corner of the game's window. If you manage to align five objects of the same shape and color, they disappear and you are given an extra move before more objects drop.
- 2.1. Basic usage
- 2.2. Playing the Game
2.1. Basic usage
Starting Five or More presents you with the game board and a new game starts. What it looks like is shown in Figure 1.
As the game progresses, the board gets more and more crowded (unless you are really good...) and making objects disappear gets harder and harder. The game is over, when the board is full.
2.2. Playing the Game
A game of Five or More begins with some random objects on the board.
To make a move, click on one of the objects. When an object is activated it starts rotating (or doing something else depending on the theme, but let us not anticipate…). You can then select its destination by clicking an empty square. If the path to the destination is clear the activated item travels there. If the destination square is occupied by another object nothing will be moved and the selection will be transferred to the new object. If the path is not clear (you cannot jump objects over obstacles!) the application prints a warning in the status bar (bottom of the window) and the original object remains active.
As objects disappear, you get points. The points you score depends on the number of objects you managed to align (see Table 1). Your score is shown in the upper right corner of the window.
- 2.2.1. Using the Keyboard
2.2.1. Using the Keyboard
Instead of using the mouse you can use the keyboard to play Five or More. To use the keyboard, hit an arrow key and a cursor will appear near the center of the board. The arrow keys will move the cursor. When the cursor is over the object you want to move, use the spacebar to select it. Then shift the cursor to the object's destination and hit the space bar again to move the object.
If you start using the mouse again, the cursor will disappear. The cursor will reappear if you use the arrow keys again.