Lines (video game)

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Lines
Developer(s)	Oleg Demin
Publisher(s)	Gamos
Designer(s)	Oleg Demin
Platform(s)	MS-DOS
Release date	1992
Genre(s)	Puzzle
Mode(s)	Single Player
Rating(s)	N/A
Input methods	Mouse

Lines (aka ColorLines) is a computer puzzle game, invented by Oleg Demin and first introduced as a video game by the Russian company Gamos in 1992.

[edit] Game rules

The game field is a square 9×9, where balls in different colors appear frequently. The goal is to clean maximum numbers of lines of arranged balls of same color (five or more). Player can move every ball, if there is a path (linked set of vertical and horizontal empty cells) between the current position of the ball and the desired destination. When a line of five or more balls in same color is arranged (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) it disappears.

[edit] Remakes

KLines, or Kolor Lines, is a KDE Color Lines remake. The game starts with a 9×9 board with three balls chosen out of seven different colours. The player can move one ball per turn, and the goal is to remove balls by forming lines of at least five balls of the same colour. If the player does, he gains one turn, i.e. he can move another ball. If not, three new balls are added, and the game continues until the board is full.

[edit] External links

• Gamos web site. - dead link?
• A Java version of Color Lines
• A DHTML version of Color Lines
• Linez Online Arena
• Freeware Lines game in 3D
• Free Lines Game
• Gnome Lines
• NetLines - Java multiplayer game, inspired by Gnome Lines
• Color Lines at MobyGames
• Lines - Hexagonal version
• Intelligence appraisal with Lines