HP 95LX - Hearts and Bones

Hearts & Bones
The object of the Hearts & Bones game (found in the U.S. version of the HP 95LX)
is to reach all of the Hearts without stepping on any of the Bones. To play, make
sure that you have properly installed (“attached”) the game (see pages 121-122),
then press the appropriate “hot-key” to launch it. You'll see the basic “board:” a
grid of 9 rows and 15 columns, in which eight visible Hearts—and an unknown
number of invisible bones—are scattered.
You press (F1) to start play. Note the “square” cursor in the upper left-hand square.
You'll also see numbers in several squares—varying with each particular board.
You move the cursor by using the number pad: Imagine that the current square
is the (5) key and press the number key corresponding to the square you wish to
move to. Thus, moves the cursor to the square directly right; (3) moves it to the
square diagonally down and to the right; (2) moves it to the square immediately
below, etc.
Every square containing either a number or a Heart is a “safe” square; if you move
there, you're safe—the game continues. The numbers in these safe squares are
your clues about where Bones may be hiding. Each number tells you the number
of adjacent squares (including the diagonals) that contain the dreaded Bones. The
idea is to venture out from safe squares to “gather” Hearts, without moving the
cursor to any blank square containing Bones.
Thus, whenever you move to a blank square, one of three things will happen:
1. A number from 1 to 7 will be displayed. You have found a safe square and an
additional clue. Proceed.
2. The square will reveal its Bones—along with all the Bones in the setup. Game
over. Press (F1) to start over.
3. The number Bis displayed, and each of the as-yet-unrevealed neighbors of the
square will reveal its number. If any of the neighbors is also a zero, then all of
its neighbors will be revealed, and so forth until no more zeroes are found.
Finding a 8 square gives you a bonus that can speed up your effort consider-
ably. The starting square is always a 8 square.
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