“SameGame” is a simple little game where you click on areas of blobbs of the same color and get points:
It comes with an extensive documentation.
There are many different versions available online for free (and also some pay versions). My versions stands out for the possibility to undo moves and save games. Furthermore, my version comes with many different layouts, and furthermore, it is quite easy to add custom layouts. In case you created your own layout, I would be interested in posting it here.
My version is written in Python and uses wxPython for its GUI. You can therefore download two different versions: a pythonic version that runs on Windows, Linux, Mac and a whole bunch of other OS’, but which needs Python and wxPython to be installed; or a Windows-only version with everything included. Take your pick:
You need both Python and wxPython installed on your system to use this version. To get the latest version of Python, go to
If you are running a Linux box or have some other Python-based Software installed, it is likely that you have Python already installed. I tested my programm with Python 2.3, and it should work with any later version. To get the latest version of wxPython, go to:
After you have made sure you have both Python and wxPython installed, you may download
samegame.zip (660 KB)
and unzip the content in a folder of your liking. You can start the game by running the script „start.pyw“ within this folder (on Windows, a double-click should do the trick).
For uninstalling samegame, just delete the folder.
Download
samegame-zip32.zip (3.61 MB)
and unzip the content in a folder of your liking. You can start the game by clicking on „samegame.exe“ within this folder.
For uninstalling samegame, just delete the folder.
By the way, I strongly recommend installing the Python version and not the Windows-only version. The windows-only version is in no way faster than the pure python version, but much more bloated.
I published the game under the GNU GPL, mainly due to lazyness. If you need a less restrictive license, contact me, and it’s very likely that you will receive whatever licence you need.
It comes with no warranty of any kind. If you manage to use my script to blow up a nuclear plant, don’t hold me responsible. Please.
I tested it with Python 2.3 and wxPython 2.6 on Windows. As far as I can see, it should work with later versions, and it should work with any other OS that has wxPython on it, but I never got around testing it (I almost installed Linux again, just to check, but never found the time). I would like to hear if you encountered any trouble, if you found a way to circumvent this trouble, or if you managed to make it work on other versions/systems.
Jan Thor
Uploaded 2006-12-30