## Overview

| CUBIS™ Deluxe is a simple, highly charged arcade/puzzle game that goes beyond 2D point-and-click games. CUBIS™ Deluxe's unique 3D board engages the player with colorful cubes that must be removed against the clock by matching three or more in a row, vertically or horizontally, not diagonally. Score BIG with a chain that sets off another chain and you have a CUBIS! Play leisurely or strategically -- either way CUBIS™ Deluxe is addictive fun!

Object of the Game: Remove the target number of "Cubes to Go" from each level before time runs out! Remove cubes by firing cubes on the board to make chains - three or more like-colored cubes in rows and/or columns. Obtain bonus points by removing special Star cubes, stacking cubes, getting a Cubis, and completing each level as quickly as possible! Only the best players will make the high-score list!

Features:

- 200 exciting levels
- 2 gameplay modes - Arcade and Puzzle
- 6 unique cube effects
- 3 stunning graphical themes
- Create your own levels using the simple point-and-click Level Editor
- Create and include your own graphical themes
- High-Score tracking
- Download bonus games and themes
- Cool music and sound effects
- Much more...

# How to Play: Quickstart

The quickest way to learn how to play is to try the short, interactive tutorial found within the game. To run the tutorial, launch the game and press the "Learn How to Play" button near the bottom, middle of the screen and follow the instructions!

# Game Types: Arcade and Puzzle

This program contains two game types to accommodate different styles of gameplay. Select a type in the Game Menu:

Arcade Type: The objective is to remove X cubes of any type in each level before time runs out. Leaving star cubes on the board will incur an extra point penalty.

Puzzle Type: The objective is to remove all Star cubes in each level before time runs out. The total number of cubes that you remove only matters in that it gains you extra points.

# Game Rules

- Cubes can be fired on the board only from the nearest left or right side.
- Cubes will stack only three high on the board.
- Cubes never fall off of the board.
- Cubes fired on the board interact with cubes on the board as described in the Cube Reference section.
- The three cubes at the lower left side of the gameplay area indicate the next three cubes in the "queue" to be fired on the board. The queue order is determined from right to left (in other words, the rightmost cube in the queue will be the next cube to be fired).
- Each game in the main distribution has 50 unique levels. Gameplay progresses in order from level 1 to 50 until the player does not complete a level objective.
- Should the player complete levels 1-50, the game "loops" to play levels 1-50 with 15% less time in each level for that iteration. Should the player complete that iteration, the game loops to play levels 1-50 with another 15% less time in each level for that iteration. Iteration through levels, with time reductions, continues in this manner until the player fails to complete a level objective.
- The game is over when the player fails to complete the level objective OR when no more cubes can be fired on the board.