A game of Five or More begins with some
random objects on the board.
To make a move, click on one of the objects. When an object is activated it
starts rotating (or doing something else depending on the theme, but
let us not anticipate). You can then select its destination by
clicking an empty square. If the path to the destination is clear
the activated item travels there. If the destination square is occupied
by another object nothing will be moved and the selection will be
transferred to the new object. If the path is not clear (you cannot
jump objects over obstacles!) the application prints a
warning in the status bar (bottom of the window) and the original
object remains active.
As objects disappear, you get points. The points you score
depends on the number of objects you managed to align (see
). Your score is shown in the upper
right corner of the window.
Number of objectsScore given510612718828942108211108121381317214210
Instead of using the mouse you can use the keyboard to play Five or More. To use the keyboard, hit an arrow key and a cursor will appear near the center of the board. The arrow keys will move the cursor. When the cursor is over the object you want to move, use the spacebar to select it. Then shift the cursor to the object's destination and hit the space bar again to move the object.If you start using the mouse again, the cursor will disappear. The cursor will reappear if you use the arrow keys again.
