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- **Mancala 2000**
-
- **by**
-
- **Arthur Crump**
-
- **Table of Contents**
- **=================**
- 1. Getting Started
- a. Help with Mancala 2000
- b. Requirements
- c. Installation & Setup
- d. Starting Mancala 2000
- 2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
- 3. How to Contact Us
-
- **1. Getting Started**
- **==================**
-
- **a. Help with Mancala 2000**
- **-------------------------**
-
- Mancala is one of the oldest two-player strategy games
- in the world. It has many variations, and this version
- known as Kalaha, is just one variation. Kalaha has
- been played for more than 7,000 years throughout Asia
- and Africa.
-
- The goal of the game is to capture as many "stones" or
- playing pieces as possible.
-
- The game begins with 4 stones or playing pieces in each
- pit. The human player makes the first move.
-
- The player picks up all the pieces in one of their pits
- and sows the pieces, one in each pit, around the board
- counter-clockwise, including into their own Kalaha. If
- there are enough pieces, the player continues sowing
- into the pits on the opponent's side of the board.
-
- If a player's last piece lands in their own Kalaha,
- then the player gets another turn.
-
- A player may capture the pieces in their opponent's
- pit if their last piece is sown in an empty pit on
- their side of the board. The player then gets to
- capture all of the pieces in the opposite pit (the
- opponent's) and store them in their own Kalaha along
- with the capturing piece.
-
- When all six pits on one side of the board are empty,
- the game is over. The player who still has playing
- pieces in their own pits gets to put them in their
- own Kalaha. The winner is the player with the most
- "stones" or pieces in their own Kalaha.
-
- For more help, write to:
-
- AGCrump
- P.O. Box 8216
- Inglewood, CA 90308
-
- or, E-mail at ao545@lafn.org
-
- **b. System Requirements**
- **----------------------**
-
- To run Mancala 2000, 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 Mancala 2000 on a hard disk:
- a. Insert the Mancala 2000 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 Mancala 2000**
- **------------------------**
-
- To start the game, double click on the Mancala 2000 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**
-
- Mancala 2000 is Copyright 1996 by Arthur Crump
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