Title: WinSets Help
Author: Guy Communications, Inc.
Last saved by: Guy Eddon

$Contents for WinSets Help

$ Contents for WinSets Help

WinSets is logic game that combines skill and luck.

To learn how to use Help, press F1.

Introduction
What is WinSets?

How To...
Keep Score
Play the Game
Set Game Options
Play Using the Keyboard
Understand the Rules of the Game
Use Strategies and Hints

#$KWhat is WinSets?

# What_is_WinSets

$ What is WinSets?

K overview

When playing WinSets, you are presented with three cards and several colored balls, and your objective is to match the configuration of the balls with the pattern presented on the cards, as quickly as possible.  To do this, you must first select a card, and then move the balls necessary to match the layout represented by the selected card.  The trick is to do so in the least number of moves possible.

If you succeed in completing a card, it will be grayed out.  You can then select another card and attempt to match its pattern to the configuration of balls displayed.  This continues until you finish all three cards presented, or use up all your moves in an attempt to complete the cards.  At that time, a scoring dialog box will be displayed, and the points you accumulated during the previous round will totaled.  The game ends when you complete all 30 cards.

The number of moves remaining is displayed in the first status bar position.  The counter in the second position of the status bar is a timer, which displays your playing time in seconds.  The timer does not begin counting until you select the face down card.  The third and final position of the status bar displays your current score.

#$KKeeping Score

# Keep_Score

$ Keeping Score

K scoring

WinSets scoring is simple.  At the end of each round a scoring dialog box tallies your score based on the number of cards completed, the time remaining, and a bonus, if any.  For each card completed, you receive 100 points.  For each second remaining at the end of the round, you receive 1 point.  Note that if you run out of time during a round you may still finish the round, however you will receive no points for time remaining at the end of the round.  The bonus is calculated based on moves remaining at the end of a round:  If all three cards have been completed, and there are still one or more moves remaining, you will receive 1,000 points for each remaining move.

#$KPlaying the Game

# Play_the_Game

$ Playing the Game

K playing

The object of WinSets is to correctly match the pattern on the cards to the pattern of balls.  The following section explains how to play the game.

To start a new game:

From the Game menu, choose New, or press F2.

To play the game:

1.	First, select the face down card at the right of the window.
2.	Next, select one of the three cards displayed in the lower-right corner of the window.
3.	Now, you may drag and drop the balls to match the pattern of the selected card.
4.	When you have completed a card, or if you do not wish to complete the current card, you may select another.
5.	At the end of the round, the scoring dialog box will display your score for the entire round.  After that, a new round begins and you must again select the face down card as described in Step 1.

#$KSetting Game Options

# Set_Game_Options

$ Setting Game Options

K options

You can set several options when playing WinSets by selecting the Options menu.

From the options menu you may choose Four or Five balls.  The number indicates the number of movable balls that will be used during the game.  The higher the number of balls, the more difficult the game.  In addition, both the Sound and Status Bar can be toggled on or off.  All settings are saved in the WINSETS.INI file and will therefore be recalled the next time you play WinSets.

#$KPlaying Using the Keyboard

# Play_Using_the_keyboard

$ Playing Using the Keyboard

K keys

If you don't have a mouse, use the following keys to play WinSets:

The Up Arrow and Down Arrow keys will move your pointer to all the different balls in the main plate.  The Right Arrow and Left Arrow keys will move your pointer through all three cards in the lower-right corner of the window.  To select a card or ball, simply press the Space Bar of Enter key.  To drop a ball in a desired location, press the Space Bar or Enter key again.  If while dragging a ball you change your mind, press the ESC key to release it:  The ball will float back to its original location.

#$KUnderstanding the Rules of the Game

# Understand_the_Rules_of_the_Game

$ Understanding the Rules of the Game

K rules

Follow these rules when playing WinSets:

When matching the balls in the main plate to a chosen card, realize that it does not matter in what order the balls are placed.  If the selected card specifies that a green and blue ball are adjacent than that is all that matters.  It is unimportant if the green ball comes first and the blue ball second, or vice versa.  In addition, a black line on the selected card indicates a separation between the pattern of balls above and below the line.  That separation, is represented by at least one empty hole on the main plate.  Again, it is unimportant if there is more than one hole representing the separator, or if the pattern of balls above and below the separator on the selected card are in a different order on the main plate.

#$KKUsing Strategies and Hints

# Use_Strategies_and_Hints

$ Using Strategies and Hints

K strategies

K hints

Helpful hints for playing WinSets:

When playing WinSets, it is important to realize that in order to succeed, you will have to evaluate in what order to attempt the three cards presented during each round.  It is often, though not always, possible to complete all three cards if they are done in the correct order.  What that correct order is, is for you to determine!