
Welcome to the Abstracus game. This is the Junior Edition and does
not have all the features of the Advanced Edition. The board has
12 blocks. In each block there is a square, a circle, a triangle,
and a cross. These shapes are arranged differently in each block.
The purpose of the game is to match all blocks to the master block
without matching any other block in the process. The master is the
block with the red frame in the upper left corner.
 
To rearrange the shapes in a block, click on the arrows. The white
arrows will swap one set of 2 shapes, the purple arrows will swap
2 sets of 2 shapes each. If you click inside a block but not on an
arrow, you will lose the block. If you click on an arrow and the
new block matches the master, your Match Points will go up. The
newly matched block will be framed in green. Do not touch such a
block or you may lose it. If you click on an arrow and the new
block matches another block, you will lose both of them. 

The Net Score of a game is the sum of the Match Points and the 
Bonus less the cost of the clicks. The Match Points are 10, 40,
100, 200, 350, 560, 840, 1200, 1650, 2200, 2860, and 3640 for 0 to
11 matches, respectively. The first good click in a block costs
10, the second in the same block costs 40, the third 100, and so
on up to a maximum of 2200. This is true for each block. To get
the Bonus you must complete all 11 matches before you run out of
time. The Bonus uses the same scale as the Match Points. It is
based on the number of seconds of time left up to a maximum of 90.
For example, if you make all 11 matches and there are 7 seconds
left, your Bonus will be 840 points. If you finish a game with 90
or more seconds to spare, your bonus would be 1,255,800 points.
Each game lasts about 1 minute 45 seconds.
 
A set of games consists of five games played one after the other
with about 4 seconds of rest in between. At the end of a set you
will see a recap at the bottom of the screen showing the five
scores and the average. There will also be a yellow framed block
on the left side of the screen. Click on this to play another set.
To exit at any time, press the Alt+F4 keys or click on the Exit
item under the File menu located on the Menu Bar.
 
Abstracus games are produced by Caldwell Systems, Inc. These
materials may not be copied or distributed without express
permission from Caldwell Systems, Inc.
All rights reserved. Copyright  1998, Caldwell Systems, Inc.
34 Ellis Road, West Caldwell, NJ 07006.
E-Mail: jpsatcsi@worldnet.att.net
