The Rules of Iomogu

In the image above, you see the main window of the game for java. For WindowsCE*, the main window differs a bit from that.

In the button bar, you can select to start a game, to start with a new level, to refresh the view (if there is an update problem) or to get some help.

The game board

The game board is divided into two parts: the kind of blocks you need are displayed below the black line. Above that line that is the actual game board. When clicking on a block in the number of blocks of the same colour in that line will be calculated. If you need exactly that number of blocks in this colour, these blocks will disappear and the blocks above them will fall down. For instance, in the picture on the left you need a group of 4 red blocks. Furthermore, you also need to have 2 groups of three red blocks in a row.

The rules

If you are clicking on the red block right on the left for instance (you need 2 of these groups, each of them with 3 red blocks), the 3 red blocks disappear and the blue block above falls down. A new group of 4 blue blocks will be built. Fortunately, what you need is a group of 4 blue blocks, so the game on this level is not over and there will be a solution.

The levels

The points you will get for solving a level depends on the level as well as on the time you needed for the solution. If you are very fast, you will even get some bonus points.
The first levels are rather easy, but soon it will become rather complicated. Description of the levels:
1. Step: 2 colours, starting with 20 blocks, ascending from 3 up to 98 blocks.
2. Step: 3 colours, starting with 20 blocks, ascending from 3 up to 98 blocks.
...
4. Step: 5 colours, starting with 20 blocks ascending from 3 up to 98 blocks.
5. Step: Step 1 to 4, but there is a time limit
6. Step: Step 5, time limit is reduced by 5 seconds.
7. Step: Step 6, time limit is further reduced by 5 seconds.
...

As you can see, there are many levels. Whenever there is a time limit, the remaining time will be displayed as a green bar within the black horizontal line.

You don't have to restart all the time at level one. There is a menu item allowing you to start on the level you solved last time. The highest level and the points belonging to it are stored (PocketPC: Registry; Java: File) so you can start on that level later again.

Some more information 

• There is a menu item to cancel one move. And there is also a menu item to restart the present level.
• You never need five blocks of the same colour in one row. If that happens you should think about destroying that row by clicking on a block below that row. If you cannot do that, you have made a mistake and you will not be able to solve the present level.
• In Iomogu 4 Java, the time limit is displayed as a green bar within the black horizontal line. If you have got less than 10 seconds, the line turns into red. Then you have to make your moves fast!

• Destroy the groups of blocks that are absolutly clear and which do not lead to a big change
• If you have to destroy a group of 5 blocks, determine where this group could appear.
• Don't move too fast.
• As with all games: Practice makes perfect!