Clockwiser
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Clockwiser is a computer game, developed by Team Hoi for the Amiga
, DOS
and Windows
. It was published in 1994 by Rasputin Software. In 2008, a free online version of Clockwiser was released by the programmer responsible for the original DOS
and Windows
versions. In 2010, Clockwiser was released for Android.
There are over hundred levels, which consist of various arrangements of block
s. Each level is divided into two sections, an active one on the left and a static one on the right. The player's task is to make the section on the left look exactly like the one on the right.
What makes the game challenging is that the player cannot move individual blocks directly. Instead, the player can select a rectangle
-shaped group of blocks and move them along the rectangle's edge, either clockwise or counterclockwise. The blocks are subject to gravity, so moving a block on top of empty space makes it fall down. On later levels, various other objects come into play, such as metal
blocks that can't be moved, teleporter
s, and bomb
s which destroy blocks they fall on.
One level in the game (called What happened, Deputy Dog?) is the easiest level ever in a computer game. As soon as the level starts, it is completed. This level is impossible to lose.
In 2008, the game was ported to Java and published online. In 2010, the game was ported to Android.
Amiga
The Amiga is a family of personal computers that was sold by Commodore in the 1980s and 1990s. The first model was launched in 1985 as a high-end home computer and became popular for its graphical, audio and multi-tasking abilities...
, DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
and Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
. It was published in 1994 by Rasputin Software. In 2008, a free online version of Clockwiser was released by the programmer responsible for the original DOS
DOS
DOS, short for "Disk Operating System", is an acronym for several closely related operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market between 1981 and 1995, or until about 2000 if one includes the partially DOS-based Microsoft Windows versions 95, 98, and Millennium Edition.Related...
and Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
versions. In 2010, Clockwiser was released for Android.
There are over hundred levels, which consist of various arrangements of block
Block
Block may refer to:-Administrative subdivisions:* A city block, the smallest area that is surrounded by streets* Block , term used in many South Asian countries-Objects:* A large concrete masonry unit...
s. Each level is divided into two sections, an active one on the left and a static one on the right. The player's task is to make the section on the left look exactly like the one on the right.
What makes the game challenging is that the player cannot move individual blocks directly. Instead, the player can select a rectangle
Rectangle
In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. The term "oblong" is occasionally used to refer to a non-square rectangle...
-shaped group of blocks and move them along the rectangle's edge, either clockwise or counterclockwise. The blocks are subject to gravity, so moving a block on top of empty space makes it fall down. On later levels, various other objects come into play, such as metal
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
blocks that can't be moved, teleporter
Teleportation
Teleportation is the fictional or imagined process by which matter is instantaneously transferred from one place to another.Teleportation may also refer to:*Quantum teleportation, a method of transmitting quantum data...
s, and bomb
Bomb
A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...
s which destroy blocks they fall on.
One level in the game (called What happened, Deputy Dog?) is the easiest level ever in a computer game. As soon as the level starts, it is completed. This level is impossible to lose.
In 2008, the game was ported to Java and published online. In 2010, the game was ported to Android.