Cows and Bulls for PALM

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General Information

You can play classic game Cows and Bulls on your PALM. This game has other name "MasterMind".

PALM OS 3.5 or higher is needed!

Rules

screenshot The objective is to correctly guess the 4 digits number generated by the computer.

A bull means that you have guessed a digit and it is in the correct position.

A cow means that you have guessed a digit but it is in the wrong position.

For example, if the is 5682 and your guess is 5870, then you have scored 1 COW and 1 BULL. The 1 BULL is for the digit "5" which, as you guessed, is in the first position. The 1 COW is for the digit "8" which is in a different position.

You can keep guessing till you find the correct number.

Features

  • Color and grayscale versions
  • Statistics
  • At begin of the game the computer solves the puzzle. You can compare your result with the computer's solution
  • Two modes to enter digits: text box or drop-downs

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  • collapsible Graffiti area (for PDA that support Dynamic Input Area as the Tungsten T3 or Clie)

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  • Play with and without repetition

Tip

To enter digits from history click on them

Software

The Setup Group has other software to play Cows and Bulls:

History

  • Version 3.1, July 2004
    • Game against computer was added
  • Version 3, June 2004
    • collapsible Graffiti area was added
    • Interface for PALM OS 5 was redesigned
    • Computer's solution was added
  • Version 2, Feb 2004
    • Support for using drop-downs to enter4 digit was added
    • Options play without repetition was added
  • Version 1, Apr 2003

  • Palm and Cows was released
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