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- **Backgammon Deluxe**
-
- **by**
-
- **Arthur Crump**
-
- **Table of Contents**
- **=================**
- 1. Getting Started
- a. Help with Backgammon Deluxe
- b. Requirements
- c. Installation & Setup
- d. Starting Backgammon Deluxe
- 2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
- 3. How to Contact Us
-
- **1. Getting Started**
- **==================**
-
- **a. Help with Backgammon Deluxe**
- **------------------------------**
-
- There are many variations of the game of backgammon,
- Backgammon Deluxe is one variation. While classical
- backgammon starts with each player throwing one die
- to determine who goes first, Backgammon Deluse allows
- the human player to start the game by clicking on
- either die.
-
- Each player then throws, or clicks on a die in turn.
- A player moves his pieces according to the number on
- the dice, starting with the number on the left die
- then that of the right die.
-
- A player may move one piece the whole of their turn,
- or move seperate pieces. If a player throws a double,
- meaning the same number on both die, then they move
- the number shown on one die four times. The player
- has the option of moving one piece, or seperate
- pieces.
-
- The human player's pieces move in a counter-clockwise
- direction, and the computer's pieces move in a
- clockwise direction.
-
- A board position is considered blocked if two or
- more opposing pieces are sitting at that position.
- For example, if you wish to move one position over
- and your opponent has two pieces at that position,
- an error message will be displayed letting you
- know that the move is an illegal move.
-
- You can however, move to a position in which your
- opponent has only one piece. This move sends your
- opponent to the center 'Bar'. On their next move,
- a player with a piece on the bar must use one of
- the die to re-enter the game starting at the first
- postion on the opposing side. If the player can
- not re-enter the piece on the bar, then they must
- pass.
-
- The ultimate goal of backgammon is to remove all
- of your playing pieces from the board. You can
- not remove pieces until all of your playing
- pieces are in your inner table (the bottom right
- conner). You remove pieces by moving the amount
- on the die roll greater than the number of board
- positions remaining. For exmaple, if a die shows
- three and you click on a piece with only two board
- postions remaining, that piece will be removed
- from the board and placed in the reserve area.
-
- The first player to remove all of their board
- pieces wins the game. Enjoy.
-
- **b. System Requirements**
- **----------------------**
-
- To run Backgammon Deluxe, you'll need the following system:
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- An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
- Two Megabytes of RAM
- A VGA monitor
- Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
- Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
- Mouse
-
- You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:
-
- Pentium processor
- Four Megabytes of RAM
-
- **c. Installation and Setup**
- **-------------------------**
-
- 1. To get started with Backgammon Deluxe on a hard disk:
- a. Insert the Backgammon Deluxe disk in your
- floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
- b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
- Enter.
- c. Follow the screen directions.
-
- **d. Starting Backgammon Deluxe**
- **-----------------------------**
-
- To start the game, double click on the Backgammon Deluxe icon in
- Windows.
-
- **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
- **======================================**
-
- If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
- needing to get help. Try the following:
-
- If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
- try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
- disk cache.
-
- If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness on
- your monitor.
-
- If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
- electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
- your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
- you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
- that were displayed.
-
- **3. How to Contact Us**
- **====================**
-
- Write to:
-
- **AGCrump**
- **P.O. Box 8216**
- **Inglewood, CA 90308**
-
- E-mail:
-
- **ao545@lafn.org**
-
- Backgammon Deluxe is Copyright (c) 1997 by Arthur Crump. All rights reserved.
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