C o l o n n e s
(downloadable version )

is a « Tetris like » game using columns of 3 photos falling.

Your job is to align 3 or more identical photos so that they disappear and score.
the lines can be horizontal, la vertical or diagonal.
The aligned photos blink before disapearing.

Players

Up to three players can play at the same time, on different parts on the keyboard
(for details, see help --> controls)

NB : The version playable in a Web page has only one player.

Scoring

when a new column has fallen, all alignments are counted,
then the corresponding squares disappear,
then again all alignments are counted (first rescan), count added to previous one,
then multiplied by itself, and added to your score.
Further rescan, if successfull, is counted separatly.
This scoring encourages you to combine several lines.

Sounds

Different sounds are associated to 1 , 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10
or more lines won on one column down.
They are located right left or middle depending on which player won these lines.

NB : The version playable in a Web page has no sound.

Hold mode

In this play mode, each player has one more key
to lock/unlock the counting & disappearing of lines,
in order to perform more simultaneous alignments.
(See Help / Controls : the keys with red background )

Trump mode

In this mode, the first counted alignment determines the trump color.
Then, alignments of this colour will be counted as two alignments.
The message zone background is painted with trump colour.

Setup

There are mainly 6 parameters adjustable :
Speed,
grid width,
grid heigth,
number of colours,
hold mode or not,
trump mode or not.
A set of these 6 parameters determines a high score table.
That is why, when you browse among previous setups,
only these 6 parameters move, and not the photos.
Exception for presets, which change the photo set.
If you click on photos in setup screen, you will zoom the photo.

You can choose the keyboard configuration for each player
by clicking « setup », then « keyboard settings».

NB : The version playable in a Web page :

-has no choice of photos sets,
-the « trump » and « hold » modes are always set,
  and the setup is not recorded.
-has a fixed keyboard setup

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