Inkball starts
automatically when you open it. You can start playing immediately, or you can
choose a new game and a different level of difficulty.
To play InkBall
1.
Open InkBall clicking the Start button , clicking All Programs, clicking Games, and then clicking InkBall.
If InkBall is already open, click the Game menu, and then click New
Game.
2.
Click the Difficulty menu, and then click the
level that you want.
3.
Using
the mouse or tablet pen, draw ink
strokes to guide the balls into holes of the same color and to block balls from
entering holes of a different
color.
The game
ends when a ball enters a hole of a different color or the game timer runs
out. A game also ends if you choose a different
level from the Difficulty menu, choose New Game from
the Game menu, or close InkBall.
Gray is a
neutral color. Gray balls can enter a hole of any color, and a gray hole can
accept a ball of any color. However, no points are
awarded.
When a ball bounces off
an ink stroke, a wall, or
another ball, it does so at the same angle that it
struck.
An ink stroke disappears when a ball hits
it. A single ink stroke can affect only one ball.
As
you increase the level of difficulty, you can encounter increasing ball speeds,
more balls, more holes, and more complex game boards, including puzzle-style
boards.
To pause and resume
InkBall
•
Click outside
the InkBall window to pause, and click inside the InkBall window to
resume.
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