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tinycols(6)			  Games Manual			     tinycols(6)

NAME
     tinycols - a tiny jewel matching game for the terminal

SYNOPSIS
     tinycols [-c class] [-C columns] [-R rows] [-d] [-h] [-V]

DESCRIPTION
     TinyCols is a simple puzzle game for the terminal where the player must po-
     sition  clusters  of colorful jewels into a grid in order to match them and
     remove them.

     The player controls one cluster of three jewels at a time	and  can  rotate
     their  order. In order to remove jewels, there must be at least three lined
     up in any direction (vertical, horizontal, and diagonal). The game is  over
     when the jewels overflow the top of the grid.

     Controls

     <RIGHT>: Move piece right

     <LEFT>: Move piece left

     <DOWN>: Move piece down

     <UP> or <A>: Rotate jewels upwards

     <Z>: Rotate jewels downwards

     <P>: Pause the game

     <Q>: Quit the game

OPTIONS
	    -c <N>
		   The class, or difficulty level, of the game. This affects the
		   number  of  different  jewel  colors available for play.  The
		   player  can	choose	between  three	different   classes:   1
		   (Novice), 2 (Amateur), and 3 (Pro). The default is 2.

	    -C <N>
		   Use	a grid with the given number of columns. Must be between
		   2 and 80.

	    -R <N>
		   Use a grid with the given number of rows. Must be  between  6
		   and 40.

	    -d
		   Run in debug mode.

	    -h
		   Print a help message and exit.

	    -V
		   Print the program version and exit.

AUTHOR
     Rigel Di Scala <zedr@zedr.com>

version 0.8.4			 4 October, 2023		     tinycols(6)

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