Tritoc

Tritoc is a small desktop game for the Zaurus. One or two player try to occupy a game board of 9 fields containing 9 holes. Each of the fields as well as the game itself is won by placing 3 pieces of the same color into one row, coloumn or diagonal (ala Tic-Tac-Toe). However, the places where to place your pieces is determined by dice adding an random luck factor to the game.

The player in turn throws the dice by clicking on them. If there is a free hole of the dice number the player can place a piece of his/her color into this hole by clicking on the board. If no number is free the dice can be rethrown. However, after three throws the move is over and the next player can move. Also after placing your piece onto the board the next player can throw the dice.

There are two special dice numbers, the 2 and 12. If a 12 is thrown a piece of the opponent can be removed unless it is in a full field. In case of a 2 an own piece has to be removed.

To win a field three pieces of the same color need to be placed in any row, column or diagonal. To win the game three fields in any row, column or diagonal need to be occupied by one player. If the game is not won and no more holes are empty or the none of the players could move for four times the game ends drawn.

You can choose different levels. The normal level starts with an empty board. The other levels prefill some holes for the red or yellow player thus making it easier to win.

You get one point for each occupied field and an additional five points for winning a game.

There are two types of dice available to the program. The standard dice simulate two real dice thrown and the equal numbers will provide artifical dice which throw each number 3-11 with the same probability and the 2 and 12 with 1/3 of this probability. This makes the game play more easy as all numbers fill in equally whilst with the two real dice the numbers are not thrown with the same probability (e.g. a 7 is much more often thrown than a 3 as you can throw a seven with 1+6,2+5,3+4,4+3,5+2,6+1 whilst a three can only be thrown with 1+2,2+1).

Where applicable, the program, code and graphics are copyrighted by Martin Heni .
Note: For further information please contact the author Martin Heni . Do so also if you have any feedback for me or want to tell me whether the game is liked or not.

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