Author: pabs Date: 2009-04-08 16:09:08 +0000 (Wed, 08 Apr 2009) New Revision: 9487
Modified: packages/trunk/primrose/debian/primrose.6 Log: finish off the manual page Modified: packages/trunk/primrose/debian/primrose.6 =================================================================== --- packages/trunk/primrose/debian/primrose.6 2009-04-08 15:46:37 UTC (rev 9486) +++ packages/trunk/primrose/debian/primrose.6 2009-04-08 16:09:08 UTC (rev 9487) @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ .\" Placed in the public domain by Paul Wise <[email protected]> .\" and Christoph Egger <[email protected]> -.\" Forwarded to +.\" Forwarded to http://sf.net/support/tracker.php?aid=2744610 .TH "primrose" "6" "March 2008" "" "Games" .SH "NAME" primrose \- a compelling tile-placement puzzle game @@ -9,10 +9,25 @@ .SH "DESCRIPTION" Primrose is a video game written by Jason Rohrer. .PP -Unlike his previous work, primrose is an not art game. +Unlike his previous work, primrose is an not art game. Despite the +departure from art games to a puzzle game, primrose is still +beautiful and captivating in its own way. .PP +The player places pairs of coloured tiles on a 7x7 grid. Tiles are +cleared by surrounding one colour group with another colour group, +scoring points. The cleared tiles change the colour of the surrounding +colour group, allowing for chain reactions that give more points. More +colours are added as more tiles have been placed on the grid and +eventually the game will end when the grid fills up. .PP +The rush of a long chain reaction and the huge numbers of points +that can be obtained from them is the counterpoint to playing it +safe until the bitter grey (but slightly more colourful) end. .PP +There are many strategies to be explored within that continuum. +Your smartphone with wireless internet access is a great place +to review and explore the continuum as Primrose includes a +networked high scores list with instant replay. .SH "USAGE" Primrose has no command-line options. .PP @@ -21,10 +36,10 @@ The escape and q/Q keys quit the game. .PP Pressing P in the games brings up the menu. This menu has instructions -on how to play the game, highscores, a dialog to set the name used for -highscores as well as toggles for colorblind mode and sound. +on how to play the game, high scores, a dialog to set the name used for +high scores as well as toggles for colorblind mode and sound. .PP -Primrose connects to the web for syncronizing Highscores. +Primrose connects to the web for syncronizing high scores. .SH "FILES" ~/.primrose/ is used to store settings and as a cache. .SH "SEE ALSO" _______________________________________________ Pkg-games-commits mailing list [email protected] http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/pkg-games-commits
