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- Price: Free
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- Date added: October 19, 2008
- Total Downloads: 2,825
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Reviewed by: CNET staff on September 01, 2009
Tower of Hanoi is a basic game in which users must move a set of rings from one column to another one at a time, without placing a larger ring on top of a smaller one. Although the program functions just fine, it's not a whole lot of fun.
The program's interface is basic but not unattractive. On the left, a series of progressively smaller rings--between 1 and 10 of them, depending on the user's choice--is stacked on a rod. To the right are two empty rods, and the object of the game is to get all of the rings onto the third rod, largest to smallest, using the middle rod as an intermediary. The program has no Help file, and its instructions are vague and brief; although we understood the basic point of the game, we had to look elsewhere on the Internet for some strategy tips. We beat the game, eventually, and then asked ourselves, "Eh, so what?" Tower of Hanoi is a classic puzzle game, and for users who are already familiar with it and enjoy playing it, this version isn't bad. Users who have never played before may find the game tedious and boring; we did. The program contains no real features or options, beyond the ability to turn off the sound, for which we were thankful.
Tower of Hanoi is free, but users will be nagged to register at the publisher's Web site. It installs and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this program with reservations; although there is nothing functionally wrong with it, it's just not much fun.
Publisher's description
From Novel Games :The object of this game is to move all the rings from the first column to the third column. The rings should be moved one by one and a ring cannot be placed on top of a smaller ring. This game tests your organizational ability to see if you can systematically move the rings.
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Version: Tower of Hanoi 1.9.0
"Without specific instructions its impossible to play."
Pros: The Idea is nice but does not work easily unless you know the tricks.
Cons: You have to be an expert before you play the first time, the idea of a game its to develop a knowledge along with the the games you are playing.
Summary: This game should provide steps of developing skills in order to play it or provide all the rule and tricks ahead, which would be kind of ridiculous, this happens because this is a traditional game where elders teach younger, and these ones learn fr... read more >>
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