About Horses 1.3

Language: C++
Version: 1.3
Size: 124 Kb

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Horses 1.3 is the Windows version of the Horses Puzzle.

The rules are the same: turning the tokens upside down by using chesshorses-like jumps.
Unlike the Web version where the frame is 7 rows by 7 columns, the Windows version proposes several frames: from 7 to 15 rows and 7 to 15 colums, thus about 25 different frames.

Two modes are available:

Game Mode: you select the token to be moved using the mouse.
Demo Mode: you let the computer win the game for you ...

Note that in demo mode, you can change the speed, from very slow ( 5 seconds for one move) to very fast ( 200 msec or more if you have a slow machine).

Here are the scores what you can expect and the times required by your computer for the demos...

Frame	Number of Moves	Computing Time for 1 move
		166Mhz	300Mhz	450Mhz
7*7	110-120	50 msec.	19 msec.	11 msec.
9*9	230-250	85 msec.	34 msec.	21 msec.
11*11	410-440	135 msec.	50 msec.	32 msec.
13*13	710-760	165 msec.	67 msec.	44 msec.
15*15	1100-1150	210 msec.	86 msec.	56 msec.

The Statistics Screen gives you basic informations about the game. The most interesting are the frequencies of the different moves.

Horses 1.3 recognizes 8 different moves as shown below:

Move Types recognized by Horses 1.3

The more the moves of type 0, 3, 4 and 7, the lower the total number of moves to win ... Think about it !!!

The application Horses 1.3 is written according to the standard techniques and recommandations for the development of applications for Windows. The application has been tested extensively to verify its correct behaviour and memory management and to determine its effectiveness on different computers including network-linked computers.

The author makes no warranty of any kind, expressed or implied, with regard to this application and not be liable in any event for any direct, incidental or consequential damages, loss of profit or data, interruption of businees arising out of the performance or use of this program, even if the author has been advised to the possibility of such damages.

Donwload and Use of this software indicates your acceptance of these terms and conditions.