## Playing a Game

Learn how to start a new game, save games, load saved games, and understand basic gameplay.

# New Games

To play a New Game:
1) Select a Game Mode (Arcade, Puzzle, Morph-Fun Arcade, Morph-Fun Puzzle) in the Main Menu.
2) In the New Game Menu that appears (shown right), select a Game from the list or choose Random Levels: ON.
3) Select a Difficulty range (Rookie, Pro, or Expert).
4) OPTIONAL: Choose the level at which you would like to start in the selected Game (not available when Random Levels: ON).
5) Click the "Play!" button.

BUTTON DESCRIPTIONS

Game Mode Tabs: Select the Game Mode that you wish to play. The Game Mode can also be selected from the Main Menu.
Game: A list of available games for that Game Mode . All games, whether included with the game or created by you, will appear here. Click to select a game in the list.
Random Levels: Toggles the Random Levels play feature ON/OFF. If Random Levels: ON, you will play a game of levels selected randomly from all games for that Game Mode.
Difficulty: Choose the difficulty for the selected game.
Pro difficulty: Uses the standard time per level as set in the Game Editor.
Rookie difficulty: A level will have 50% MORE time than the Pro level time.
Expert difficulty: A level will have 20% LESS time than the Pro level time.
Level: Select the level to start at in the current game. This section is disabled with Random Levels: ON.
Play!: Starts the game using the selected Game Mode, game, difficulty, and level.
Cancel: Returns to the Main Menu.

# Gameplay screen

This is where you play the game!

GAMEPLAY PANEL

Score indicator: Displays the total current score for your game.
Cubes/Stars indicator: In Arcade mode this will say "Cubes" and represent the number of Cubes to remove to meet the level objective. In Puzzle mode this will say "Stars" and represent the number of Star Cubes to remove to meet the level objective.
Time indicator: A countdown clock displaying the number of seconds left to complete the level objective.
Menu button: Pauses the game and displays the "game in progress" version of the Main Menu. From here you may choose to return to your current game, start a new game, etc.
Options buttons: Pauses the game and displays the Options Menu.

GAMEPLAY AREA

Next Piece indicator: These Cubes represent the next three (3) available Cubes to be fired on the board, in order from RIGHT TO LEFT. Wise players will use this information to plan moves strategically.
Gameplay board: The live playing area for the game where you fire Cubes on the board to meet your level objective!

# Pushing Cubes

If a target non-Stone Cube has a grid space behind it, firing a Standard Cube pushes the target Cube back one space on the grid, taking the target Cube's original position. If the target Cube does not have a space behind it, the Standard Cube will simply come to rest in front of the target Cube.

# Making Chains

To remove Cubes from the board, the player must fire Cubes on the board to make chains - 3 or more like-colored Cubes in rows and/or columns. Diagonals do not count!

# Getting a Cubis

A Cubis is a chain reaction that occurs when one fired Cube removes 2 or more chains from the board. For example, the first chain may allow two like-colored Cubes next to each other to fall next to a third, causing the first chain reaction. This could make another Cube fall next between two other Cubes of the same color to achieve another chain reaction (see example at right).

Striving to make a Cubis can reap point rewards: 1) You will receive bonus points for the Cubis and 2) will likely clear the board faster, resulting in increased time bonus points. See Scoring for more details.

# Saving Games

You have the option of saving your game progress in the Level Stats screen between levels of the current game. Saving a game allows you to continue the game at a later time from where you last saved the game.

To Save a Game in progress:
1) Press the "Save Game" button at the bottom of the Level Stats screen.
2) There are 2 options on the screen that appears:

1. To create a new save:
   1. Select the 'NEW' row in the list.
   2. Click the Save button.
   3. In the screen that appears, type a unique save name in the text box. Be sure to use a meaningful name so you can find it later!
   4. Click the "OK" button to complete the save.
2. To overwrite an existing save:
   1. Select a save in the list.
   2. In the screen that appears, click the "Save" button.
   3. Click "OK" to confirm the action and complete the save.

To delete a save from the list:
1) Select a save in the list.
2) Click the Delete button. Once confirmed, the save cannot be recovered.

# Loading Saved Games

To continue a previously saved game:
1) Click the "Load A Saved Game" button in the Main Menu.
2) In the Load a Saved Game window that appears, select a Game Mode tab (Arcade, Puzzle, Morph-Fun Arcade, or Morph-Fun Puzzle).
3) Select a Game from the upper Game list.
4) Select a save from the lower list of Saved Games.
5) Click the "Play" button continue the game from the save point.

To delete a save from the list:
1) Select a save in the list.
2) Click the Delete button. Upon confirmation, the save is deleted and cannot be recovered.