Smallish Games

[bplus]

Here is graphics Sliding Block, you pick the tile number 3x3 to 9x9 then use mouse to click block to move into space:

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_Title "GUI repeating Sliding Blocks Game "
Randomize Timer

' get from user the desired board size = s
Do
    Locate CsrLin, 3: Input "(0 quits) Enter your number of blocks per side 3 - 9 you want > ", s
    If s = 0 Then End
Loop Until s > 2 And s < 10

' screen setup: based on the square blocks q pixels a sides
q = 540 / s 'square size, shoot for 540 x 540 pixel board display
Screen _NewImage(q * s + 1, q * s + 1, 32): _ScreenMove 360, 60
Dim board(s, s)

restart:

'initialize board = solution
For r = 1 To s
    For c = 1 To s
        board(c, r) = c + (r - 1) * s
    Next
Next
board(s, s) = 0: c0 = s: r0 = s

'scramble board for puzzle
For i = 0 To s ^ 5 ' mix blocks
    Select Case Int(Rnd * 4) + 1
        Case 1: If c0 < s Then board(c0, r0) = board(c0 + 1, r0): board(c0 + 1, r0) = 0: c0 = c0 + 1
        Case 2: If c0 > 1 Then board(c0, r0) = board(c0 - 1, r0): board(c0 - 1, r0) = 0: c0 = c0 - 1
        Case 3: If r0 < s Then board(c0, r0) = board(c0, r0 + 1): board(c0, r0 + 1) = 0: r0 = r0 + 1
        Case 4: If r0 > 1 Then board(c0, r0) = board(c0, r0 - 1): board(c0, r0 - 1) = 0: r0 = r0 - 1
    End Select
Next

t = Timer: update = -1: mc = 0 'OK user here you go!
Do
    If update Then 'display status and determine if solved
        solved = -1: update = 0
        For r = 1 To s
            For c = 1 To s
                If board(c, r) Then
                    If board(c, r) <> (r - 1) * s + c Then solved = 0
                    Color _RGB32(255, 255, 255), _RGB32(0, 0, 255)
                    Line ((c - 1) * q + 1, (r - 1) * q + 2)-(c * q - 2, r * q - 2), _RGB32(0, 0, 255), BF
                    _PrintString ((c - 1) * q + .4 * q, (r - 1) * q + .4 * q), Right$(" " + Str$(board(c, r)), 2)
                Else
                    If board(s, s) <> 0 Then solved = 0
                    Color _RGB32(0, 0, 0), _RGB32(0, 0, 0)
                    Line ((c - 1) * q, (r - 1) * q)-(c * q, r * q), , BF
                End If
            Next
        Next
        If solved Then 'flash the Solved Report until user closes window else report status
            _Display
            flash$ = "Solved!" + Str$(mc) + " Moves in " + Str$(Int(Timer - t)) + " secs."
            For i = 1 To 20: _Title flash$: _Delay .2: _Title "  ": _Delay .2: Next
            Cls: Color _RGB32(255, 255, 0)
            _PrintString (190, 260), "Another Round?  y for yes"
            k$ = "": _Display
            Do
                k$ = InKey$
            Loop Until Len(k$)
            If k$ = "y" Then Cls: GoTo restart Else End
        Else
            _Title Str$(mc) + " Moves in " + Str$(Int(Timer - t)) + " secs." + Str$(test)
        End If
        _Display
    End If

    'get next mouse click, check if on block next to empty space make move or beep
    m = _MouseInput: mb = _MouseButton(1): mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY
    If mb And solved = 0 Then 'get last place mouse button was down
        mb = _MouseButton(1): mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY
        While mb 'left button down, wait for mouse button release
            m = _MouseInput: mb = _MouseButton(1): mx = _MouseX: my = _MouseY
        Wend

        'convert mouse position to board array (x, y) are we near empty space?
        bx = Int(mx / q) + 1: by = Int(my / q) + 1: update = -1
        If bx = c0 + 1 And by = r0 Then
            board(c0, r0) = board(c0 + 1, r0): board(c0 + 1, r0) = 0: c0 = c0 + 1: mc = mc + 1
        ElseIf bx = c0 - 1 And by = r0 Then
            board(c0, r0) = board(c0 - 1, r0): board(c0 - 1, r0) = 0: c0 = c0 - 1: mc = mc + 1
        ElseIf bx = c0 And by = r0 + 1 Then
            board(c0, r0) = board(c0, r0 + 1): board(c0, r0 + 1) = 0: r0 = r0 + 1: mc = mc + 1
        ElseIf bx = c0 And by = r0 - 1 Then
            board(c0, r0) = board(c0, r0 - 1): board(c0, r0 - 1) = 0: r0 = r0 - 1: mc = mc + 1
        Else
            Beep
        End If
    End If
    _Limit 500
Loop

3x3 start:
   

3x3 Solved:
   

[mnrvovrfc]

Good job. LOL. But I suck at all the games posted here.

However this "TriQuad" is quite a good one. This was the post about it:

https://staging.qb64phoenix.com/showthre...4#pid13964

I also happen to play the one written by GNOME. But that also puts numerals over the colored triangles, which doesn't change game play.