Miscellaneous Stuff

New Game

To start a new game at any time, Press Control-N on the keyboard, use the Game/New Game menu option, or right click on the board, and choose "New Game." A new game will start immediately, and will start paused. Click the "Start" button (or press Control-P or use Options/Pause) to start the game.

Undo Move

To undo your last move, press Control-Z, use the Game/Undo menu option, or right click on the board and choose "Undo." Notice that you can only undo until a new row shifts in. After a new row shifts in, it's locked. You can't undo then.

Save and Open Games

To save a game in progress, press Control-S, or use the Game/Save Game menu option. You will be prompted to navigate to the location to save the game (which defaults to the Crashed! install folder). Then the game will be saved, so that you can open it at a later time, and resume it.

To open an old game, press Control-O, or use the Game/Open Game menu option. You will be warned that your game in progress will be destroyed, and if you okay that, you will be allowed to load an old game. The game will start Paused (press "Start").

High Scores

To see the High Scores list at any time, use the Game/High Scores menu option. From there, you will be allowed to resume the game, by pressing OK, or clear the High Scores board. Remember that clearing the scores is irreversible!

Start Rows

The number of Start Rows is the number of rows you get automatically when you start a new game or level.

You can set the Start Rows either by using Options/Start Rows or by using Edit Options, Game Tab, Start Rows. Note that this if you want to save this so it will be same the next time the program is run, use Edit Options, Save button or Options/Save Options.

Pause/Start

To pause your game at any time, press the "Pause" button on the right-hand side, or you can press Control-P, or use the Options/Pause menu option. You can also right-click on the board and choose "Pause." These same methods will all allow you to unpause (or "Start") the game when you come back to it.

Edit Options

To get to the Edit Options screen, you can choose the menu option Options/Edit Options, press Control-E, or right-click on the main board and choose "Edit Options."

To save your options without going through the Edit Options screen, choose the menu item "Options/Save Options." Options will be saved immediately.