*** Bug in Hints for Small World *** 10/23/96 From private messages from players, I've discovered a problem with the hints system in my game Small World that I'd like to tell people about. The game itself works fine, so if you never used hints to finish it, you don't need to read this. **** MILD SPOILER SPACE **** It comes in the very last puzzle. There's a way you can arrange things so that the hint system says you've solved it, but you haven't. If you get to a point like that, back up to the very beginning of the puzzle, before you've done anything with it, and if you still can't figure it out, then look at the hints. That should start giving you ideas. Below is the exact circumstances **** MAJOR SPOILER SPACE **** Specifically, after you've managed to attach *both* ends of the pipe to the upper and lower pipes, but if you haven't matched the colors up exactly, it says "(1/3) Well, there's just one thing left to do to win the game." Oops! Instead, when you turn the key, you get "You hear a creaking and grinding sound, but nothing more." You'll see what you're missing if you do what the above para. tells you and then look at the hints more carefully. Sorry about the problem. Andrew Pontious byzantium@tuna.net