
JUMBLY is a sliding puzzle game taken to its absolute limits.

To START the game simply click on a COLOURED level tile.

The level tiles in black and white are not accessible until you beat the level before.

A piece from an animated picture is removed, then the remaining 19 blocks
are jumbled in a random manner - all you have to do is rebuild the picture.

To do this, simply use the mouse to left click on the tile you want to move.

You have a set TARGET of moves - if you go over this, you'll have to try again.

Equal or beat the TARGET and you have the option of moving on to the next level.

Each puzzle can only be attempted after completing the previous one.

Animation makes the puzzle more interesting, but doesn't make solving the
puzzle any harder (well, not in the early levels anyway!)

Scrolling in different directions and at different speeds brings a whole new
dimension to the puzzle.  You may find it a little mind-boggling when you
first meet it.

You can FREEZE the animation, to help solve the puzzle, but the TARGET will be
reset to an unbeatable zero, so you will have to try again.

Holding down the RIGHT mouse button lets you see the puzzle as it should be
in its completed form - you will find this invaluable in later levels.

You can turn the music on and off at will, but they will automatically turn on
with a new picture or at a correct solution.



HINTS:

The first three levels are the easiest, but at your first attempt you may not
think so!  Once you have the knack you will be able to solve the earlier pictures
surprisingly quickly.  The secret is a logical approach.  Always assemble in lines
or columns and be prepared to shift around blocks which are already in their correct
place.  Work out which line to finish with - ie. the one with the missing block.
This last line is nearly always the most difficult.  You MUST get the previous line
out of the way into a group of four or five blocks together, doing the same with
the unsolved line, which you then have a chance of getting in the right order.
Both lines will now be in the right order but in the wrong places, so shunt them
round and HEY, PRESTO!  If a picture is scrolling watch the sequence from one block
to another.  Decide where to move a particular block and then, ignoring what
appears on it, move it to its correct destination.



COMPETITION TIME!!

Just as in the original game, when you complete the final level, you will be given
a secret code (15 digits long).  Simply email this code to me

peejay@peejays-remakes.co.uk

and you can have the chance to design a level to appear in Jumbly PC 2.  Unlike in
the original, I'm afraid I can't afford to pay you for your trouble, but you can be
assured of fame the world over, and your name will appear in the program, or in
the picture itself.  Unfortunately, Jumbly 2 never appeared on the Spectrum - beat
Jumbly and assure Jumbly PC 2 will appear!



CHEATS:

Muhahahaha, you must be joking!



INFO:

This is my entry for the RETRO REMAKES competition 2003.  It took approximately
one month to write, from conceptualising the remake to compiling the finished game.

Oh, and GOOD LUCK (you're gonna need it muhahahaha)

