--==     NONO       ==--
by Remco Schellekens


INTRODUCTION

This is a puzzle also known as "Nonogram","Logic puzzle" or "Drawing puzzle".
It's not the best program there is, but hey, its free. That also means: don't blame for anything about it (but suggestions are always welcome at: merty@xs4all.nl).

There are 2 versions: one for black/white (nonobw.prc) and the other one is for color devices (palm OS 3.5 required) (nono256.prc). I've to admit that I wrote using colors and later "stripped it down" to black and white. Someday I'll make it nicer in b/w. 


GAMEPLAY

The object of the game is to find out where to put the blocks (=filled rectangle) and where not (=square dot). The numbers on the side of the field stands for the number of connected blocks in a row or collumn.
Example:

       1 
       1 2
       ___
     1| | | Row 1
       ---
     1| | | Row 2
       ---
     2| | | Row 3
       ---
	   C C
	   o o
	   l l
	   u u
	   m m
	   n n
	   s s

	   1 2


Column 1 has "1 1". That means two blocks of 1 square in vertical. Column 2 has only one block of the size of 2 squares vertical , etc.etc. If all numbers match, the solution has to be:

       1 
       1 2
	   ___
     1|X| |
       ---
     1| |X|
       ---
     2|x|X|
       ---

X=filled square


It's not so hard to guess this, but if you field is 10x10...
To try out solutions, you can use the "Try mode". Just check the checkbox, and every square will be filled with another color/shape to distinguish it with the "real" solution. 
If you realy, realy, can't find the solution, or you still don't get it what you should do, use the menu option "Solve" to let your palm do the work.


On the topleft corner you'll see the gamenumber. If you can't solve the current puzzle, try another one by tapping the arrows on the sides.  

Good luck !

NOTE

Did I mention it was freeware ? You can do anything what you want with it, as long as my name&email adress is mentioned somewhere. The latest version can be found on http://www.xs4all.nl/~merty/nono/, and with a bit of luck, you may find the sources also (GPL !).
Any comments, thanks, free-pizza-tickets or bug-reports, please send them to merty@xs4all.nl . Can't garantee I'll answer them all, but at least I'll read it. 


Nono

Remco Schellekens

merty@xs4all.nl
http://www.xs4all.nl/~merty/nono/