How to play a puzzle?

After installing and starting __PRODUCT_NAME__ an initial window called the Store Room appears. There are a few puzzles prepared for you in this window. So you can start solving them right away.

1. Choose a puzzle you wish to solve.
2. Double-click the puzzle with left mouse button. You are moved to the Play Room then and you can start solving the puzzle piece by piece.
3. Piece the puzzle together. For more about solving, see the Play Room.
4. Go back to the Store Room.

Note: You do not have to worry about breaking off the game in the Play Room, the game is automatically saved in that state you leave it.

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Play Room, Solving a puzzle, Store Room

How to create a puzzle?

You can create any puzzles you wish in the __PRODUCT_NAME__ game. The fastest way is as follows:

1. Click New Puzzle in the main menu of the Store Room. You are moved to the Create Room.
2. Leave option Local in displayed dialog and press OK.
3. Choose a picture you want to create the puzzle from your disk.
4. The picture with cutting lines appears on the room desktop. The form of the puzzle can be changed and adjusted arbitrarily.
5. When you are satisfied with the puzzle you created, choose Back in the main menu of the Create Room.
6. A puzzle made by your own hands will be displayed in the Store Room and you can start solving it (see How to play a puzzle?).

More information about creating more complicated and difficult puzzles (a puzzle from movie, a puzzle with music, a puzzle cut by hand) is to be find in the Create Room.

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Create Room

How to modify a puzzle?

You can modify a puzzle once created in the __PRODUCT_NAME__ game. You can modify the number and form of pieces and keep the picture or you can change the picture and keep the shape of the puzzle. To modify a puzzle is very easy:

1. By clicking right mouse button on a puzzle you wish to modify display the context menu of the puzzle in the Store Room.
2. Choose option Modify. You are moved to the Modify Room. Working in the Modify Room is the same as working in the Create Room.
3. Do needed modifications.
4. When you are satisfied with the new puzzle, choose Back in the main menu of the Modify Room.
5. The program will save the new puzzle and you can start playing the modified puzzle.

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Modify Room

How to exhibit a puzzle in the gallery?

You can exhibit a solved puzzle in a three-dimensional gallery.

1. Solve a puzzle.
2. Click the puzzle with right mouse button in the Store Room. A context menu appears. In there choose Exhibit->In Gallery.
3. You are moved to the Gallery Room. The puzzle you want to exhibit is found in the depository panel.
4. Move the puzzle from the depository to an empty frame in the Gallery window.
5. Now you can walk through the gallery using arrows.

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Gallery Room

How to send a puzzle?

1. In the Store Room select one or more puzzles.
2. Choose Export... in the context menu of a puzzle.
3. Set a name of the sent puzzle.
Select a format (for more, see Mailing and Exporting).
4. Check "Set all puzzles as surprise" if you want the puzzle to be a surprise for a receiver.
5. Click on the Save As... button.
6. Save the file on your disk.
7. Start your web e-mail account and start new e-mail.
8. Attach the saved file as an attachment.
9. Send the e-mail.

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Store Room

How to create a standalone game?

1. In the Store Room select one or more puzzles.
2. Choose Export... in the context menu of a puzzle.
3. Set a name of the sent puzzle.
Select the Executable (EXE file) format.
4. Check "Set all puzzles as surprise" if you want the puzzle to be a surprise for a receiver.
5. Click on the Save As... button.
6. Save the file on your disk.

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Mailing and Exporting