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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Connect Four ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The object of Connect Four is to connect four red color pieces horizontally,
- vertically or diagonally. The game is over when either the player or the
- computer has connected four pieces or when all columns of the board have been
- filled but there are no four pieces that are connected and have the same color.
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- Related information:
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- Playing the game
- Keys help
- Note
- Copyright notice
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Playing the game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose New from the Game menu to start a new game and choose the level of play
- which is either Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced or Master by selecting the
- corresponding item from the Options menu. The current level of play is
- indicated by a check mark left to the menu item. The higher the skill level,
- the longer the computer spends calculating its moves.
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- Red plays first unless Computer starts from the Options menu is used to make
- the computer go first. The board is filled from the bottom row up to the top
- row by dropping pieces in a column. To make a move, move the pointer to a
- position above a column. If the column is not full, a piece appears that can be
- dropped by pressing mouse button 1. Choose Hint from the Game menu to obtain a
- hint on a good move. A beep indicates that the computer has made a move. A tune
- is played when the game is over.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Note ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If a display driver for a monochrome display is installed, the red pieces will
- be displayed in white color and the blue pieces will be displayed in blue
- color. Connect Four can also be played on computers that have no pointing
- device installed or attached by using the arrow keys instead of the mouse.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Connect Four
- Version 2.3
- All rights reserved.
- Copyright (C) Peter Wansch, 1993
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- May 28, 1993
- Vienna, Austria
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the game menu to start a new game or to get a hint.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Help for New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose New to start a new game.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Help for Hint ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Hint from the Game menu to get a hint on a good move.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Options menu to change the level of play, to switch the sound on or off
- or to determine who starts the game.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Help for Beginner ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Beginner to switch the current level of play to the Beginner level.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Help for Intermediate ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Intermediate to switch the current level of play to the Intermediate
- level.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Help for Advanced ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Advanced to switch the current level of play to the Advanced level.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Help for Master ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Master to switch the current level of play to the Master level. On this
- level the computer spends quite a long time to calculate its move.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Help for Player starts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Player starts if you want to make the first move in a new game.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.6. Help for Computer starts ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Computer starts if you want the computer to make the first move in a new
- game.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.7. Help for Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Sound to switch the sound on or off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Help menu to obtain help information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Help for Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Using help to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Help for General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose General help to get general help for the program. General help provides
- general information about Connect Four.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Keys help to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
- keys.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3.1. Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- CONTROL KEYS
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- Arrow keys
- Move you around the board in the direction of the arrow.
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- Enter, Spacebar, Return
- Places a red piece.
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- Ctrl+N
- Starts a new game.
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- Ctrl+H
- Gets a hint on a good move.
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- HELP KEYS
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- F1
- Gets help
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- Esc
- Views previous Help panel or ends help if only one panel has been
- viewed.
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- Alt+F4
- Ends help or ends program.
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- SYSTEM KEYS
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- Alt+Esc
- Switches to the next program.
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- Ctrl+Esc
- Switches to the Window List.
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- WINDOW KEYS
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- Underlined letter
- Moves among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or
- executes the function chosen.
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- Alt+Underlined letter
- Executes the function chosen immediately.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Help index to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of
- the help information that is available.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Help for Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Product information to view a dialog that displays information about
- Connect Four, such as version number and copyright notice.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5.1. Help for Product information dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This dialog displays information about Connect Four, such as version number and
- copyright notice.
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- Related information:
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- Help for OK
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5.2. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The OK button closes the product information dialog.