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Add James Harvey's excellent new puzzle, `Galaxies'.
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require increasingly complex reasoning to avoid having to backtrack.
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\C{galaxies} \i{Galaxies}
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\cfg{winhelp-topic}{games.galaxies}
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You have a rectangular grid containing a number of dots. Your aim is
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to draw edges along the grid lines which divide the rectangle into
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regions in such a way that every region is 180\u00b0{-degree}
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rotationally symmetric, and contains exactly one dot which is
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located at its centre of symmetry.
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This puzzle was invented by \i{Nikoli} \k{nikoli-galaxies}, under
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the name 'Tentai Show'; its name is commonly translated into English
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as 'Spiral Galaxies'.
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\B{nikoli-galaxies} \W{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/astronomical_show/}\cw{http://www.nikoli.co.jp/en/puzzles/astronomical_show/}
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\H{galaxies-controls} \i{Galaxies controls}
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\IM{Galaxies controls} controls, for Galaxies
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Left-click on any grid line to draw an edge if there isn't one
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already, or to remove one if there is. When you create a valid
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region (one which is closed, contains exactly one dot, is
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180\u00b0{-degree} symmetric about that dot, and contains no
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extraneous edges inside it) it will be highlighted automatically; so
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your aim is to have the whole grid highlighted in that way.
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During solving, you might know that a particular grid square belongs
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to a specific dot, but not be sure of where the edges go and which
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other squares are connected to the dot. In order to mark this so you
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don't forget, you can right-click on the dot and drag, which will
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create an arrow marker pointing at the dot. Drop that in a square of
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your choice and it will remind you which dot it's associated with.
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You can also right-click on existing arrows to pick them up and move
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them, or destroy them by dropping them off the edge of the grid.
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(Also, if you're not sure which dot an arrow is pointing at, you can
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pick it up and move it around to make it clearer. It will swivel
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constantly as you drag it, to stay pointed at its parent dot.)
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(All the actions described in \k{common-actions} are also available.)
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\H{galaxies-parameters} \I{parameters, for Galaxies}Galaxies parameters
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These parameters are available from the \q{Custom...} option on the
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\q{Type} menu.
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\dt \e{Width}, \e{Height}
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\dd Size of grid in squares.
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\dt \e{Difficulty}
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\dd Controls the difficulty of the generated puzzle. More difficult
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puzzles require more complex deductions, and the 'Recursive' difficulty
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level may require backtracking.
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\A{licence} \I{MIT licence}\ii{Licence}
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This software is \i{copyright} 2004-2007 Simon Tatham.
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