xlines

a LINES game for UNIX

Copyright (C) Cliff Miller, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009

Version 0.3.7 released 1/6/09

An addictive computer game from Russia, ported to UNIX by Cliff Miller.

The goal: Each turn you can move one tile on the board, aiming to line up five (or more) of the same color vertically, horizontally, or diagonally. Making such a line removes the line from the board and adds to your score; otherwise, three new tiles appear on the board in random locations. As the board fills up, the game becomes more and more difficult, because you can only move a tile if there is a clear path consisting of vertical or horizontal (but not diagonal!) moves.

To build lines for unix, you need: