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preferences file and will be used whenever you start a new game.
color if you have a color monitor). All your changes are saved in a
board size and the location of the multiplier squares (including their
letter counts and values, while "Change Board..." lets you alter the
other options. In particular, "Change Letters..." lets you change the
Before starting to play games, you might consider changing a few
starting player is also chosen at random.
a random set of letters for each player and begin a new game. The
names for each player. When you click OK the program will select
select "Change Players..." from the Options menu and type in the
To play a game against the Mac or between two or more people,
watch, it is also an excellent demonstration of how to make moves.
played without any further interaction. Not only is this great fun to
need to do is click in the Move button and the entire game will be
In a game like this where all moves will be made by the Mac, all you
also specify a skill level (Mac9 should beat Mac8 most of the time).
name tell the program to make moves for both players. The digits
play a game between Mac9 and Mac8. The digits at the end of each
When the program starts up for the very first time it is set up to
of letter values and special "multiplier" squares.
score by placing letters in board locations that take best advantage
letters to make words on the board. Players try to maximize their
belongs to the current player. Players take it in turns to use their
Each player has a rack containing up to 7 letters. The front rack