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*Palamedes FAQ for NES*
by Martin Dale-Hench
Version 1.0
[email protected]
AIM: hp9999mp99
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Table of Contents
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1) About the Game
2) Basics
• Gameplay Controls
• Game Options
• Gameplay Screen - 1 Player
• Gameplay Screen - Tournament
3) How to Play Palamedes
• The Blocks
• The Colors of Blocks
• Dice Combinations Table
• How to Win
• Strategies
4) Tournament
5) Fin
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1) About the Game
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Palamedes, also released on GB, is an addictive 'dice' game. This is not
your standard dice-style game, however. You do not roll any dice here.
Instead, you CAPTURE them by matching them from the incoming dice numbers.
Think upside-down Tetris with dice! Heh. Strangely enough, I find the Game
Boy version to be a LOT more harder than the NES version. Except for the
difficulty, they are almost identical except for the colors. So, if you don't
like the NES version because it's simply too hard, try the GB version instead!
Have fun!
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2) Basics
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Gameplay Controls
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Up: None
Left/Right: Move Character
Down: Use Dice to erase lines (explained in "The Blocks" section)
A: Throw Dice
B: Change Dice #
Start: Confirm selections in menus
Select: None
NOTE: When changing the number of your dice, keep in mind that it can only go
up in number except when the number is 6, which will revert back to
1. You cannot go backwards in number like 4 to 3.
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Game Options
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1 Player: Select from 5 stages (Stage 1 as the slowest, 5 as the fastest)
to play solo. There is no end to this, like Tetris. Just rack up
points and be proud of your high score! Or not...
2 Players: Need a Link Cable and another Palamedes cartidge for this. You
will be pitted against a friend and play mad Palamedes! Every
line you erase with the left-over dice will be moved to your
opponent's screen! Try to force his dice to overload before he
does it to you!
Tournament: First, you will have to select from "3 Set", "5 Set", or "7 Set".
The Set are the numbers that can be played to determine the
winners. Like the best-of-X series in sports, you need to win 2
in the 3 set, 3 of 5 set, or 4 in 7 set to advance in the
tournament. Go for the championship!
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Gameplay Screen - 1 Player
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|o |o | |o o|o o|o o| | |
| o | | o |o o| o | | | |
| o| o| |o o|o o|o o| | HI | < All-time high score.
|----- ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- | 000000 | Once you turn off the
| | | portable, the high
| | | score will be erased.
| | SC |
| | 000000 | < Current Score
| | |
| | |
| | STAGE | < Stage #: Speed of the
| G A M E S C R E E N | 01 | blocks will increase
| | | as Stage # goes up.
| | LINES |
| | 14 | < Lines that have yet to
| | | enter the screen
| | | remaining.
| ----- | |
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| | o | | ----- |
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| ----- | | o | | < Current number you are
| \o/ | | | | holding
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| / \ | |
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| ' L E F T O V E R S ' |
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Gameplay Screen - Tournament
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| ' L E F T O V E R S ' | | ' L E F T O V E R S ' |
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*Note that you only have 5 blocks in a row this time.
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3) How to Play Palamedes
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The Blocks
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As you know, there are 6 sides and numbers on a dice. Therefore, there will be
six possible numbers that will come up on your screen. Your mission is to
match those numbers with their own number. If there is a dice with three dots,
you have to change your own dice to 3 and throw it up there. The dice up
above will be erased. The same goes for all numbers. There will be several
lines coming down after one another so you have to be quick about it.
However, there is an unique feature to this: every dice you 'match' will be
put to the 'leftover' part of the screen, on the bottom. Those numbers can
be used to erase line or lines without matching them. To 'release' the
combination in the leftovers, press down. Up to five lines can be erased
at once! That would make your journey MUCH, MUCH easier. In 1P, there will be
six spaces available for this. In tournaments, there will be five.
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Color of Blocks
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1 --- Blue
2 --- Green
3 --- Pink
4 --- Purple
5 --- Yellow
6 --- Red
So what is so important about the colors? This allows you to recognize the
blocks more easier and faster. Rather than counting the spots on the dice,
you can just glance at the color and match the dice with it. So that's
WHY it's important! :P
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Dice Combinations Table
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*Remember, those combinations has to be in your 'leftover' part of the screen,
not on the top screen.
COMBINATION | EXAMPLE | LINES ERASED |
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3 of the same number | 2, 2, 2, 3, 4, 6 | 1 Line |
in a row | | |
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4 of the same number | 5, 5, 5, 5, 6, 6 | 2 Lines |
in a row | | |
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5 of the same number | 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 2 | 3 Lines |
in a row | | |
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6 of the same number | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 | 4 Lines |
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3 consecutive numbers | 4, 5, 6, 3, 2, 6 | 1 Line |
in a row | | |
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4 consecutive numbers | 6, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 | 2 Lines |
in a row | | |
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5 consecutive numbers | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 5 | 3 Lines |
in a row | | |
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6 consecutive numbers | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | 5 Lines! |
in a row | | |
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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How to Win
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1 Player: There will be a set number of lines waiting for you, as seen as
"Lines" on the right side. You have to clear all of the lines
without allowing a block get in the bottom row.
2 Players
or Tournament: You have to out-survive your opponent. Use your leftovers up
to flood your opponent's screen! Whoever allows a block in the
last row loses.
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Strategies
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-Do not 'count' your blocks... just know what number your dice is on without
looking. Just concentrate on the blocks above. Also, each number has their
own unqiue color/shade, so just glance at your dice and match the colors with
the dice above.
-Always go for the same numbers in the row first.
-After that, just cycle through your dice while taking out all of the possible
numbers in a row. Don't take the "1" dice then "6" and then a "2"! Just take
the "1" then the "2" before taking the higher numbers. You are wasting your
time if you just randomly pick off numbers.
-Do not waste your 'leftovers'! Watch for the same numbers in a row and use
them to make your life easier! Especially in the tournaments, you NEED to
use the full advantage of the leftovers to win!
-Every dice you match will yield you 10 points. Every dice you 'erase' with
your leftover will yield you 20 points.
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4) Tournament
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In the tournament, you will face an arsenal of challenging opponents in a
field of 16 players. If you want the grand championship, you will have to win
4 straight matches.
First, you will have to select the number of maximum games per match.
Set 3: First to win 2 will advance
Set 5: First to win 3 will advance
Set 7: First to win 4 will advance
The bracket:
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______|______ ______|______ 3rd round
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___|___ ___|___ ___|___ ___|___
_|_ _|_ _|_ _|_ _|_ _|_ _|_ _|_ 2nd round
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X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1st round
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5) Fin
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Disclaimer
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I don't mind having my FAQs posted on other sites, but I don't fancy having
them posted without my knowledge. Just ask me and I will gladly allow you to
do so. my e-mail is
[email protected]. The following FAQs has my
permission:
www.gamefaqs.com
faqs.ign.com
www.neoseeker.com
www.cheathappens.com
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Version 1.0 --- FAQ completed. Go me
(05/04/04)
Thanks to:
-CJayC
-Nintendo <3
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