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Here's a program for puzzle freaks with the chance to win £150 or more into the bargain.

Like most good things the idea behind Jumbly is simple, based on a "slider" puzzle, where you slide plastic tiles about in a grid to form a picture or achieve a set order of numbers or letters.

Starting with one of three titles of the animated pictures available, the computer jumbles up the blocks forming the picture in a five by four grid and loses one block to leave room for sliding using keyboard or joystick. Complete the puzzle within the target number of moves and you move on to the next title. Apart from the three starter pictures, the others remain secret until you have successfully completed the previous picture.

Once past the starter section, the game becomes more complicated by the introduction of screen scrolling in different directions at various speeds. DK's description of this is "mind boggling". Mine is less polite, but this is a family magazine!

If you manage to complete the final picture, you will be eligible to enter a design competition for Jumbly II.

Difficult, challenging - but very enjoyable.

D.J.