Jigsaw Jogs The Memory

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Having always been a sucker for the endearing nature of animals. I was instantly attrac ted by the very appealing Ega Beva software package. Jigsaw Puzzle.

It is one of those strange quirks of nature that many of us, myself included, are much more willing to learn from a cute little beaver in a mortar board than a stern old professor (or even, dare I say it, a computer). Education authorities take heed!

At least the beaver had gained my initial attention, but would it last?

Having already played on the more sentimental side of my character I somehow knew I would have to succumb. Jigsaw Puzzle is a beautifully colourful game to test your memory skills, whatever your age.

The object is to reconstruct a picture split up into sections shuffled about, the number of sections varying according to thc chosen level.of difficulty.

Each section has a letter corresponding to it, so to move piece A to the position occupied by piece F, for example, you just press A and then F on the keyboard. What could be simpler?

And when you tire of looking at one picture there are three other equally appealing ones to choose from.

The similar Sliding Block Puzzle differs only in that one of the sections is missing. The idea is to reconstruct the jumbled picture by sliding the blocks around thc screen, one at a time and only into the blank space.

What's needed here is co-ordination and patience. What is so special about two versions of what really are games based on quite an old theme?

In short, the presentation and illustration is excellent. And besides, the good old jigsaw will never go out of fashion. It has been around much longer than Space Invaders!

If I do find fault with either of these puzzles it is in the length of time that it takes for the pictures to reveal themselves.

In this case, however, to quote a very old saying, patience is a virtue!

Karen Torevell