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Hot Spot X is a modern remake of an old Mac OS Classic game called Hot Spot. You have a game board that consists of four concentric rings around a center spot (check out the screenshots). You also have 32 game tiles consisting of two tiles each of every combination of four colors and four symbols (2 x 4 x 4 = 32). The object of the game is to place a tile in that center spot by working your way in from the outer rings by followingc certain rules:
Tiles cannot match their neighbors in symbol or color.
Tiles in the inner rings must match one of the parent tiles they are
What's New
Version 1.22:
- Fixed: Bonus points for a perfect game not awarded when applicable.
- Keyboard shortcuts now usable when presented with a dialog sheet to start a new game, end the current game, or continue with the current game (which appears when you've run out of moves). Basically, instead of say, pressing the button to start a new game, you can use command-N and so on.
- Forgot to mention the score penalty for undoing moves. If anyone has an opinion about whether there should be one or if it should be less, please feel free to e-mail me.
Version 1.22:
- Fixed: Bonus points for a perfect game not awarded when applicable.
- Keyboard shortcuts now usable when presented with a dialog sheet to start a new game, end the current game, or continue with the current game (which appears when you've run out of moves). Basically, instead of say, pressing the button to start a new game, you can use command-N and so on.
- Forgot to more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.3.9 or later.
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Hot Spot X is a modern remake of an old Mac OS Classic game called Hot Spot. You have a game board that consists of four concentric rings around a center spot (check out the screenshots). You also have 32 game tiles consisting of two tiles each of every combination of four colors and four symbols (2 x 4 x 4 = 32). The object of the game is to place a tile in that center spot by working your way in from the outer rings by followingc certain rules:
- Tiles cannot match their neighbors in symbol or color.
- Tiles in the inner rings must match one of the parent tiles they are connected to by color and the other by symbol.
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talierin reviewed on 15 Feb 2011
Looks like the devs did a great job porting this to OS X.
+5
gypsyd66 reviewed on 19 Feb 2006
+1
tangentz reviewed on 31 Jan 2006
Simple to learn, a beast to play, this is gonna take some thought!
Great GUI, behaves well, attractive look, good stuff!
Anonymous reviewed on 27 Oct 2005
I played my first game in early September and it took me several days before I finally got a win. Since then I have won only one more game with a score of 800. This was on the easiest level; I can't imagine trying at a harder level! I find it challenging because I know it is possible to win, but not easy.
Features that I wish the game had:
1. a way to save games to go back and continue later if I am interrupted
2. a way to save wins so I can show them to others
3. score would display without being reselected each time the program is opened
4. it would keep a list of highest scores and who made them
5. explanation of scoring and possible strategies listed in the help documentation