so ends the game, even if the length requirement has been met. Openings at opposite edges of the grid, allowing the flooz to wrap around from one to the other. Reservoirs that take a few seconds to fill once the flooz enters them, giving the player extra time to place pipes. One-way pipe sections that allow flow only in the indicated direction. The player scores points for every pipe section the flooz crosses, and loses points at the end of each level for any unused sections on the field. Bonus points can be scored for the following: Using more than the minimum number of pipe sections. Routing the flooz to cross itself in a four-way intersection. Doing so five times in a single level awards a large bonus. Filling reservoirs. Routing the flooz through pre-placed bonus pipes. A bonus round is played after every fourth level, in which the player is presented with a grid of pipe sections that has one empty space. Clicking on a piece adjacent to this space will cause it to slide over; the goal is to build as long a pipeline as possible, scoring points for each section used. A password is given after each bonus round, allowing the player to start a game at the level immediately following it. Reception In Japan, Game Machine listed the arcade version of Pipe Mania on their November 1, 1990 issue as being the most-successful table arcade unit of the month. The game was reviewed in 1994 in Dragon #211 by Jay & Dee in the "Eye of the Monitor" column. Jay did not rate the game, but Dee gave the Macintosh version of the game 2 out of 5 stars, and the Windows version 4 stars. Macworld named the Macintosh version of Pipe Dream the Best Arcade Game of 1990, putting it into the Macintosh Game Hall of Fame, and called it an "addictive strategy game". The editors of Game Player's PC Strategy Guide gave Pipe Dream their 1989 "Best PC Strategy Game" award. They wrote: "Pipe Dream is destined to become a classic on the order of Tetris or Breakout". Reviews Commodore Format (Feb, 1993) Computer and Video Games (Feb, 1990) Zero (Mar, 1990) ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (Jan, 1991) ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (Apr, 1990) Sinclair User (Feb, 1993) ACE (Advanced Computer Entertainment) (Oct, 1990) Your Sinclair (Jun, 1990) Crash! (Jun, 1990) Your Sinclair (Jan,