JSame4k 1.0.0
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Overview
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JSame4k is an entry for the 2010 Java 4K Game Programming Contest. The goal of
the contest is to develop the best game possible within four kilobytes (4096
bytes) of data.

JSame4k is a puzzle game (inspired by SameGame), which is played on a
rectangular field, filled with coloured squares. The objective of the game is
to clear the field by removing groups of pieces of the same colour. You get
points for each group you remove and the larger the group, the more points you
get. To get the highest score you need to make large blocks of one colour.

Game rules
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Pieces can be removed when there is a block of at least two pieces of the same
colour. These pieces will be marked when you move the mouse over them, then
they can be removed simply by clicking them with the mouse. After a block is
removed, the pieces above it drop down to fill the empty space. When a column
is empty, all columns right of it are shifted to the left. When there are no
more blocks of two or more pieces left, the game is over.

The points of a marked block of pieces are calculated by the formula
`(n - 2) ^ 2`, where `n` is the number of pieces. So try to remove as many
pieces at a time as possible to get a higher score. When there are no pieces
left at the end of the game, you'll get a 1000 points bonus.

Usage
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Java 5 or later is recommended to run the game.

* Application: Most platforms have a mechanism to execute `.jar` files
  (e.g. double click the `jsame4k-app-1.0.0.jar`).
  You can also run the game from the command line by typing:

        java -jar jsame4k-app-1.0.0.jar

* Applet: Open `jsame4k-applet-1.0.0.html` in a web browser which supports
  Java applets.

License
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Copyright (c) 2009-2010 Gabor Bata

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