<s>
Ishido	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stones	I-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
video	O
game	O
released	O
in	B-Application
1990	I-Application
by	O
Accolade	O
and	O
developed	O
by	O
Publishing	O
International	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
's	O
producer	O
was	O
Brad	O
Fregger	O
,	O
and	O
Brodie	O
Lockard	O
(	O
the	O
designer	O
of	O
the	O
Shanghai	B-Device
computer	O
game	O
)	O
contributed	O
with	O
graphics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishido	B-Application
is	O
a	O
puzzle	O
board	O
game	O
consisting	O
of	O
a	O
set	O
of	O
72	O
stones	B-Application
and	O
a	O
game	O
board	O
of	O
96	O
squares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
six	O
colors	O
and	O
six	O
symbols	O
in	O
each	O
stone	O
set	O
,	O
thus	O
creating	O
36	O
unique	O
stones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
each	O
stone	O
comes	O
in	O
a	O
pair	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
therefore	O
72	O
stones	B-Application
in	O
each	O
stone	O
set	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
primary	O
objective	O
of	O
Ishido	B-Application
is	O
to	O
place	O
all	O
72	O
stones	B-Application
onto	O
the	O
board	O
of	O
96	O
squares	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
challenge	O
arises	O
because	O
stones	B-Application
must	O
be	O
placed	O
adjacent	O
to	O
others	O
that	O
they	O
match	O
,	O
either	O
by	O
color	O
or	O
symbol	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishido	B-Application
comes	O
with	O
six	O
differently	O
themed	O
stone	O
sets	O
,	O
five	O
different	O
game	O
boards	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
variety	O
of	O
Oriental	O
chimes	O
and	O
sound	O
effects	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
Epyx	O
failed	O
to	O
publish	O
it	O
for	O
Christmas	O
'	O
89	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Ishido	B-Application
game	O
was	O
published	O
by	O
Publishing	O
International	O
in	O
a	O
limited	O
edition	O
in	O
a	O
hand-made	O
walnut	O
slip	O
box	O
with	O
disks	O
for	O
Mac	O
and	O
Mac	O
II	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Then	O
the	O
following	O
year	O
,	O
1990	O
,	O
Accolade	O
published	O
the	O
first	O
mass-market	O
version	O
for	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
,	O
with	O
ports	O
to	O
DOS	B-Device
,	O
Amiga	B-Device
,	O
Game	B-Device
Boy	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Sega	B-Operating_System
Genesis	I-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
same	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
and	O
Famicom	B-Device
Disk	I-Device
System	I-Device
versions	O
were	O
published	O
in	O
1991	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Entertainment	I-Application
Pack	I-Application
contains	O
an	O
adaptation	O
of	O
Ishido	B-Application
called	O
Stones	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Genesis	B-Operating_System
port	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
involved	O
in	O
the	O
copyright	O
trial	O
,	O
Sega	O
v	O
.	O
Accolade	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
physical	O
board	O
game	O
version	O
of	O
Ishido	B-Application
was	O
published	O
in	O
Japan	O
by	O
ASCII	O
in	O
1992	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
called	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Ishido	B-Application
"	O
addictive	O
...	O
a	O
peaceful	O
encounter	O
with	O
an	O
Oriental	O
flavor	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Atari	B-General_Concept
Lynx	I-General_Concept
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
reviewed	O
in	O
1992	O
in	O
Dragon	O
#181	O
by	O
Hartley	O
,	O
Patricia	O
,	O
and	O
Kirk	O
Lesser	O
in	O
"	O
The	O
Role	O
of	O
Computers	O
"	O
column	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishido	B-Application
was	O
rated	O
'	O
Five	O
Mice	O
 '	O
by	O
MacUser	O
,	O
which	O
called	O
it	O
a	O
"	O
flawless	O
"	O
strategy	O
game	O
"	O
in	O
the	O
'	O
a	O
minute	O
to	O
learn	O
,	O
a	O
lifetime	O
to	O
master	O
 '	O
tradition	O
"	O
but	O
criticized	O
the	O
limited	O
edition	O
release	O
's	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Macworld	O
named	O
the	O
Macintosh	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Ishido	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Way	I-Application
of	I-Application
Stones	I-Application
the	O
Best	O
Brain	O
Teaser	O
game	O
of	O
1990	O
,	O
complimenting	O
its	O
need	O
for	O
strategy	O
and	O
"	O
entrancing	O
"	O
graphics	O
,	O
alongside	O
the	O
feature	O
of	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
gamepieces	O
;	O
Macworld	O
put	O
Ishido	B-Application
into	O
their	O
Macintosh	B-Device
Game	O
Hall	O
of	O
Fame	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Integrated	O
into	O
Ishido	B-Application
is	O
an	O
oracle	O
,	O
a	O
way	O
to	O
ask	O
questions	O
of	O
the	O
ancient	O
Chinese	O
Book	O
of	O
Changes	O
,	O
the	O
I	O
Ching	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
they	O
attain	O
a	O
'	O
4-way	O
'	O
match	O
,	O
Ishido	B-Application
,	O
utilizing	O
the	O
same	O
algorithm	O
as	O
the	O
authentic	O
yarrow	O
stalk	O
method	O
of	O
consulting	O
the	O
oracle	O
,	O
obtains	O
an	O
answer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ishido	B-Application
came	O
with	O
a	O
20-page	O
booklet	O
,	O
"	O
The	O
Legend	O
of	O
Ishido	B-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nevertheless	O
,	O
many	O
believed	O
that	O
Ishido	B-Application
actually	O
was	O
an	O
ancient	O
game	O
,	O
recently	O
re-discovered	O
.	O
</s>
