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From: dce@smsc.sony.com (David Elliott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Color game reviews - Pipe Dream and Crazy Cars
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Date: 24 Jan 90 17:01:13 GMT
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In article <15673@well.UUCP> nilesinc@well.UUCP (Avi Rappoport) writes:
>My husband bought me PipeDreams as a present, but I don't like it much.  
>The time pressure is very different from Tetris: makes it much more tense
>and less attractive.  Of course I'm a Tetris junkie and have been known
>to dream it (loved the Nintendo commercial), but I find Color Shanghai
>to be much nicer than Pipe Dreams.

I know what you mean about Tetris dreams.  I started playing Tetris a
year ago, and after a couple of weeks I actually had to avoid my Mac
for a couple of days to get out of the habit of starting up Tetris
between other things.  Have you tried Columns by Chris Christensen
yet?  It's a similar idea, but a different execution.

Pipe Dreams does take a little getting used to.  When I started, I
ignored the pipes in the stack and just concentrated on getting the
current area working.  Now, after only about 20 games, I work ahead 3
or 4 pieces.  This really helps on the levels with reservoirs and
those with directional pipes.

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David Elliott
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