Language: Visual C++
Version: 2.0
Size: 1.464 Kb
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Setup File: Horses.exe
Size: 4.424 Kb
Rules of the Horses game
Installation
Moves
Features
Known Limitations
Bug Report
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Horses 2.0 is a freeware version of the classical Horses Puzzle.
Rules of the Horses Game
Using ChessHorses-like jumps, you have to turn the board upside down: the top tokens moved to the bottom and the bottom tokens moved to the top.
At start, the board looks like this:
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At the end of the game, the board looks like this:
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At first sight, a simple game ... But the goal is to finish the game with a minimum number of moves .... Can you beat the computer ?
Installation
To install Horses 2.0, simply double-click on the file you have donwloaded. The installer will take care of the complete installation of the application as well as the copy of the pictures used for board background.
Game Moves
 | Using the ChessHorses-like jumps, from one given position on the board, there are 8 different moves, numbered from 0 to 7 in Horses 2.0. The more the moves 3 and 4 for climbing down tokens and the moves 0 and 7 for the climbing up the tokens, the less moves required to solve the puzzle .. |
Here are the typical number of moves required to solve the different puzzles by the Horses 2.0 (using Button 'Solve')
| Board Frame | Typical Number of Moves | |
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| Rows | Columns | |
| 7 | 7 | 110 -120 |
| 9 | 145-155 | |
| 11 | 175-185 | |
| 13 | 205-215 | |
| 15 | 245-255 | |
| 9 | 7 | 175-185 |
| 9 | 225-235 | |
| 11 | 260-270 | |
| 13 | 315-325 | |
| 15 | 380-390 | |
| 11 | 7 | 255-265 |
| 9 | 330-340 | |
| 11 | 395-415 | |
| 13 | 465-485 | |
| 15 | 555-565 | |
| 13 | 7 | 360-370 |
| 9 | 450-470 | |
| 11 | 545-565 | |
| 11 | 645-655 | |
| 15 | 745-760 | |
| 15 | 7 | 475-490 |
| 9 | 640-670 | |
| 11 | 720-740 | |
| 13 | 870-900 | |
| 13 | 990-1005 | |
Features
Horses 2.0 handles 25 different board frames: from the simplest 7 rows * 7 columns to the biggest 15 rows by 15 columns boards.
Click on the button 'Options' and select the number of rows and the number of columns that fits your taste.'
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Horses 2.0 handles about 50 different tokens that you can choose from 10 classes.
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| Animals | www.Iconshock.com |  |
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| Art Toys | www.fasticon.com |  |
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| Bugs | www.fasticon.com |  |
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| Creature Balls | www.fasticon.com |  |
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| Magnets | www.fasticon.com |  |
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| Monsters | www.Iconshock.com |  |
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| Solar System | www.danwiersema.com |  |
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| StarWars | www.Iconshock.com |  |
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| Super Heroes | www.Iconshock.com |  |
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| SuperMario | ph03nyx.deviantart.com |  |
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Click on the button 'Options'. In the Options Dialog Box, select either Token 1 (Top Token at start of Game) or Token 2 (Bottom Token at start of Game). Then, select the Icon series and, inside the serie, select the token.'
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Horses 2.0 provides more than 40 background images that you can select for your board background. You can select your own pictures too ...
To do this, click on the button 'Options'. In the Options Dialog Box, click on the 'Browse' button to select a picture.'
Note that you can also have a painted background. To do this, click on 'Painted background' and select the colour that fits your taste ...
While playing, Horses 2.0 updates the total number of moves and the time elapsed since the start of the game. Also, the applications updates the number of the different moves for both tokens.
| Colour Meaning | ||||
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| Move | Climbing Down Tokens | Move Evaluation | Climbing Up Tokens | Move Evaluation |
| 0 | Very bad | Very Good | ||
| 1 | Bad | Good | ||
| 2 | Good | Bad | ||
| 3 | Very Good | Very bad | ||
| 4 | Very Good | Very bad | ||
| 5 | Good | Bad | ||
| 6 | Bad | Good | ||
| 7 | Very bad | Very Good | ||
Just for the fun, Horses 2.0 can solve the boards. Look at the scores and try to beat it !!! Just click on the 'Solve' button and watch the game running ....
You can select the speed of automatic solving play.
Click on the button 'Options'. In the Options Dialog Box, select the button 'Solve'. Then, select the speed from the ComboBox labeled 'Computer Solving Speed'
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 | To help you finding rapidly the available tokens to move, Horses 2.0 can displayed tips on valid cells. You can select the tips amongst 13 different ones. Click on the button 'Options'. In the Options Dialog Box, select the button 'Solve'. Then, select the tips from the Hozizontal ListBox in 'Tips Options' |
Sometimes, especially with the largest board frames, the Solver is unable to finish the game. You need to click on the 'Reset' button to stop the automatic solving move ...
Bug Report
Please report any bug to Thierry.Marneffe@skynet.be