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Pipe Dream

1990 · The Assembly Line · Other Strategy, Logic Puzzle · 1-2 players

About

Each level of this abstract puzzler challenges the player to set up a network of pipes to allow an unspecified substance known as 'flooz' to flow through as many of those as possible. The pieces are offered in random order, and there are seven different types - straight lines going horizontally or vertically, corners rotating in each of the four directions, and cross-over pieces which carry the flooz straight across horizontally and vertically. Each of these can be entered from either side. When the flooz hits a gap, or a piece which the previous piece can't flow into, the pipe is finished. Players are able to replace a piece with another in the same square (to make it easier to flow the flooz that way), but for a slight scoring penalty. Bonuses are awarded for looping the flooz through both sides of at least 5 cross-over pieces, or passing the flooz through every square on the screen. After every four levels there is a bonus game for points, in which the player can only place the pieces in the lowest open space in each column, similarly to the board game of "Connect 4".

Gallery

Pipe Dream — Box front
Box front
Pipe Dream — Box back
Box back
Pipe Dream — Title screen
Title screen
Pipe Dream — Screenshot
Screenshot

Details

Developer
The Assembly Line
Publisher
Bullet Proof Software
Genre
Other Strategy, Logic Puzzle
Players
1-2
Release Date
September 1, 1990
System
NES

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