Explosive 黑白棋 app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: CHIA HO KUO
First release : 24 May 2011
App size: 24.07 Mb
* It is a innovative Reversi game. It adds three kinds of bombs and methods of playing in the normal Reversi game, which are not only entertaining but also helps stimulate constructive mental skills.
* The three bombs are “Real-time Bomb”, “Remote-controlled Bomb” and “Time Bomb”. They have different exploding methods and explosive ranges.
* If the bombs have exploded, your opponents pieces in the explosive range turn over and all reversed pieces now show your color.
* All kinds of bombs move as normal piece (They can turn over all opposing pieces lying on a straight line between your new piece and any anchoring pieces after placing the piece). Of course, your opponent can turn over them.
* Bomb introduction:
-Real-time Bomb-
The exploding method: When use the bomb, it turns over your opponents pieces, and then explodes the bomb instantly.
The explosive range: The 3x3 grids centre around the bomb.
-Remote-controlled Bomb-
When use the bomb, it turns over your opponents pieces, but can’t explode the bomb instantly. You can determine when to explode the bomb from your next move.
Exploding a bomb is deemed a move. After your bomb has exploded, its your opponent’s turn.
The exploding method: Click the bomb on the board on your turn.
The explosive range: The 5x5 grids centre around the bomb.
-Time Bomb-
When use the bomb, it turns over your opponents pieces, but can’t explode the bomb instantly.
Exploding a bomb is deemed a move. After your bomb has exploded, its your opponent’s turn.
The exploding method: The bomb explodes automatically on your turn after three rounds. The bomb show the remaining rounds.
The explosive range: The 7x7 grids centre around the bomb.
* A round is that black player moves a piece and white player moves a piece.
* The icon below the word "NOW" shows whose turn and the piece or bomb used.
* The methods of using a bomb:
1. To use the bombs after total pieces > 10 pieces on the board.
2. When you click a bomb in the top corner of the screen, the icon below the word "NOW" shows the bomb used.
3. Then placing it on the board.
4. You can click another bomb or your piece in the top corner of the screen to change the bomb or piece used.
5. Each kind of bomb can use once.
* The player can decide how to use bombs to affect the result of game.
* To provide the diversified playing methods and different settings below:
-Computer- Your opponent is the computer. This is a practice for you.
-2 Players- Your opponent is another person. The black player makes the first move.
-Network- Game Center matches the two players and computer decides the colors. You can play with all players of the world. (Please join Game Center at first.)
-Leaderboards- Game Center saves the result of the games including the wins, draws and defeats of the players, and provides the Leaderboards.
-Achievements- Game Center saves the players’ “Points” and provides the achievements.
-Explosive/Normal- Switch playing methods—“Explosive” (with bomb) and “Normal”. The player switches them by oneself. (The Explosive method is the fixed one at the network mode.)
-Audio Switch- Turn on/off audio and shaking effects.
-Tips Switch- Turn on/off the tip function.
-Turn Speed- Adjust the speed of turning over piece. (The speed is fixed at the network mode.)
-AI Wait Time- Adjust the waiting time of the move of the computer.
* The point formula for Achievements:
1 win=3 score, 1 draw=1 score, 1 defeat=-1 score, ten scores=1 point, points=(wins x 3 + draws - defeats) / 10
* The player who exits game before game over loses the game at the network mode.
* The more explanations please refer to the Readme of the app or APP Support.