Playing Klotski
- 3.1. To Start Klotski
- 3.2. The main window
- 3.3. Starting a new game
- 3.4. Moving blocks
3.2. The main window
When you start Klotski, the following window is displayed.
The Klotski window contains the following elements:
- Menubar
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- Game menu
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The game menu allows you to start new games, view the highest scores and quit the program.
- Help menu
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The help menu allows you to view the documentation for Klotski
- Game area
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The game area shows the blocks in the current game. You can drag the blocks around with the mouse as described in Section 3.4 ― Moving blocks.
- Statusbar
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The statusbar shows how many moves you have taken so far.
3.3. Starting a new game
Use the to start a new game. The items and allows you to navigate the puzzles sequentially. Each puzzle belongs to one of the four categories found in the submenus named , , , and . In these submenus, each puzzle name refers to a game scenario.
To start the hardest game provided, choose
3.4. Moving blocks
To move a block, click on it, hold down the mouse button and drag it to its new location. You cannot move the green blocks or the block that borders the game. You cannot move a block to a space already occupied by another block, with the exception that you may move the patterned block through the green blocks to win.