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- WINDOWS DICE 1.0
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- (c) 1991, Warrensoft
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- Users Manual
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- ABOUT
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- Dice is marketed as shareware. This means you are encouraged to
- freely copy and distribute this program but remember, Shareware
- is NOT free. Registration of this program is required if you use
- this program past a trial period of 30 days. To qualify for one
- of the prices awarded, you MUST be registered.
- To register, send check or moneyorder for US $ 7.00 to:
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- Warrensoft
- c/o Hans J. Boeck
- 1211 S. Quebec Way #3-107
- Denver, Colorado 80231
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- Include your name, address and disksize (3.5 or 5.25) with your
- contribution. Benefits to registered users include (besides the
- full functioning version of DICE) free updates (when available)
- and promotional copies of other programs to a randomly selected
- group of users.
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- WIN CASH
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- To promote this game, cash prizes are awarded . Each month with
- more than 25 registrations received, a drawing for a $50.00 cash
- bonus will be held. Registration will automatically enter you in
- this drawing. Warrensoft's decisions on prices are final. Only
- registered users can win. For information on winners send SAE to
- the above address.
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- OBJECT OF THE GAME
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- The object of this game is to remove numbers (buttons) from the
- board and increase the score using the dice rolls available. If
- one board is cleared, the game clears to a new board (except the
- score, which will remain). If you are out of dice rolls the game
- is over.
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- HOW TO PLAY
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- Installation:
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- To install the game, copy the file DICE.EXE to your windows
- directory (Insert disk in drive A: and type
- COPY A:\DICE.EXE C:\WINDOWS\DICE.EXE
- and substitute the C:\WINDOWS part with your windows direc-
- tory). Start windows and from the program manager select
- the box with Windows Applications (Click once in that box).
- Select File from the program manager menu and then New. In
- the box make the Program Item active and click OK. When you
- are prompted for the program name, type DICE.EXE and for a
- directory enter your windows directory. Select OK to return
- all the way to the program manager. To start the game, se-
- lect the Dollar Bill icon (click twice). The game uses the
- mouse or the keyboard to play (Press number or first letter
- of an option).
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- Rolls:
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- This number will start with 4 and will be reset to 4 if the
- board is reset. If both dice show the same value, the num-
- ber will be increased by 2 to a maximum of 9. If you can't
- remove any of the numbered buttons, use this button to roll
- the dice again. This will deduct 1 from the number of rolls
- and the game is over if you have no more rolls left. If you
- can remove any numbered buttons, the rolls number will be
- added to your score and the dice will be rolled (no point
- deduction on the rolls number).
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- About:
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- This option will display the copyright screen along with
- registration information. Remember to win cash you must be
- a registered user.
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- New:
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- This option will reset the score to zero, the rolls to four
- and will roll the dice on a brand new board (just like you
- start for the first time). Use this option at any time you
- get 'stuck'.
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- Exit:
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- Selecting Exit will end the game and return to the Windows
- program manager. No high score or other settings are saved
- when you leave the game.
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- Number Buttons:
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- When the game starts, the buttons 1 through 9 are shown.
- The object of the game is to clear this number buttons for
- a score. You can remove the buttons by adding both dice to
- one number (example: dice one shows 4 and dice two shows 3
- will add up to 7). Using this number, you can remove one
- or two buttons shown by pressing a valid button. In our
- sample, we could remove the 7 by pressing (or clicking) on
- the 7 button. Or we could remove the 1 and 6 button by
- pressing either the 1 or 6 (the other button is automati-
- cally removed). If shown, we could also remove the 2 and 5
- buttons or the 3 and 4 button combination. If one or two
- buttons are removed, the score will increase by the number
- of rolls and the dice will roll again. If all buttons are
- removed from the board, the board will reset the rolls to
- 4 and will display all number buttons again. Continue the
- above until you can't remove any buttons. If this happens,
- use the roll option to roll the dice again (which will use
- one of the rolls). If you have zero rolls left and can't
- remove any buttons, the game is over.
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- ERROR MESSAGES
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- If the game is already running and you try to load it again, an
- error message is displayed since only one copy of the game is
- allowed at any given time. Press Enter to clear the message.
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- If you try to roll the dice without having rolls left, the game
- will remind you that the game is over. Press Enter to clear the
- message and select new to start a new game or select exit to end
- the game.
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- If the total of the dice does not match the button (or one of
- the buttons of a button combination), the message displayed will
- remind you of any mathematical problems you might have. 'Enter'
- will remove the message allowing you to select an other button
- or a button combination. To stop at this time select exit or, if
- no combination can be removed and you have at least one roll on
- the board, select the roll option to roll the dice again.
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- COMMENTS
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- The game is distributed 'AS IS' meaning the author is not res-
- ponsible for any problems occuring during or after the use of
- the program. Extensive testing on various computer systems and
- components was performed before the release of this program, but
- no warranties are granted that this program will work on any and
- all possible combinations of hardware and software installed in
- any given system. If you encounter problems, contact the author
- for a correction (registered users only).
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- The trial version of this program will only function to a score
- of up to 120. If this point is reached, the demo will exit. To
- receive the full version, registration is required.
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- For more information about this game, the source code or other
- questions or OTHER SOFTWARE from Warrensoft contact the author
- (See registration address above). A non windows version of this
- game is available from Warrensoft for US $ 7.00. If ordering any
- products specify disk size (Default is 720K 3.5 inch diskettes).
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