RuneCryption for PlayBook / BB10

**Xopher** · 11-01-2012, 10:23 AM

RuneCryption is a memory puzzle game. Memorize the pattern before the rune stones scatter, then place the stones back in the same color order.

There are three game modes:

Puzzle (Untimed)
Challenge (Timed)
Speed Play (Solve multiple puzzles before times runs out).

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RuneCryption is available in App World. It is also BB10-ready!

If you want to try it out, there is a web version on our website, which can be played on the PlayBook or in a Flash-enabled web browser (the PlayBook version is a native PB/BB10 app).

**Xopher** · 11-05-2012, 09:44 AM

Small update just approved in App World. I also released an Android version and the update keeps the two versions in the same level.

**Yosaki** · 11-06-2012, 01:49 AM

Sweet game! I'm just terrible at memory games...haha!

**Xopher** · 11-06-2012, 06:59 PM

Thanks!

Yeah, I tend to be terrible at them, too. That's one of the reasons I created it - wanting to build up my memory.

Most people can usually remember only a certain number of items, like 7-10 digits in a phone number, or even 16 digits in their credit card number. Trying to remember more is a challenge.

The good thing is that the game starts off with four stones (2x2 grid) and builds off of that for each new level. I can get through all of the easy puzzles; still haven't made it through the difficult puzzles (I'm not even to the expert puzzles, and I created the game!). I'll be interested to see if anyone can make it through level eighteen (48 stones) without cheating!

I also prefer the Challenge mode (which is timed) over the untimed Puzzle mode. The timer adds as little more to the game (at least for me).

**Xopher** · 12-02-2012, 07:31 PM

DJ reviewed RuneCryption! It was on the CrackBerry front page today!

Give your memory a workout with Rune Cryption for the BlackBerry PlayBook | CrackBerry.com

**Xopher** · 03-12-2013, 10:52 AM

Version 1.2 just got approved in BlackBerry World. Here are the changes for the Z10 and the PlayBook:

Sound effects added.
Larger text on information screens.
Settings button on the main menu for toggling sound and resetting high scores.
Timing adjustments and a few other enhancements.
Q10 square screen support.

**Xopher** · 05-08-2013, 06:38 AM

Version 1.3 is now in BlackBerry World.

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The new version adds level information to the scoring screen, along with Speed Play enhancements.

I also added another easter egg. Someone contacted me looking for a way to extend the countdown timer for his wife. She has neurological issues and was looking for a game that could help with her short term memory, but the initial 5 second timer was too short for her to memorize the stones. I added in a multiplier to the settings screen so the timer could be increased up to 10x the regular interval (50 seconds on level 1).

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