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            A NOTE FROM STONE JACKAL STUDIOS

This is the V1.4M2 demo of Crush! Deluxe with full Mplayer
support.

In order to access MPlayer you can either use the shortcut
located on the start menu under Crush! Deluxe Demo, or you
can use the MPlayer button in the game.  Both of these
assume that you have a web browser installed, and if you
don't they won't do anything.  If you would like to access
MPlayer at a later date, you can go to their website at
Stone Jackal Studios

This is what is available in this demo.

1)There is a fixed budget of only 600k
2)There are only 4 species available
3)Only 4 pieces of equipment are available (1 piece of
armor,1 set of gauntlets, 1 set of boots, 1 belt)
4)Only the first level skills are available
5)Tournament play and exhibition play only
6)You can not save or load a team.

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                                Crush! Deluxe

   Copyright (c) 1997 Megamedia Corp., Stone Jackal Studios,
   All rights reserved

            Crush! Deluxe is a trademark of Megamedia Corp.

                 For news and updates visit
                 www.megamedia.com

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WELCOME! To CRUSH! Deluxe.  In the following action packed
fact filled pages you'll find information on rules, screens,
players, teams, and leagues! It's all right here!

1.0 - DirectX Information
2.0 - Introduction to CRUSH! Deluxe
3.0 - The game of CRUSH! Deluxe
4.0 - Game screen
5.0 - Player Attributes and Actions
6.0 - Player Quirks
7.0 - Contact and Purchasing Information


1.0 DirectX Information

Crush! Deluxe requires DirectX 3.0 to run properly. If you
do not have these drivers installed you will need to obtain
them.  You can download Directx 3.0 from many gaming sights,
and from Microsoft directly at http://www.microsoft.com
(under "download free software").

2.0 INTRODUCTION TO CRUSH!

CRUSH! is an exciting turned based strategy sports game of
mayhem and carnage set far into the future. Aliens and men
battle through labyrinth like arenas in a frantic search for
the B.A.L.L. (Bionically Augmented Lower Life form). The
first team to find the ball and reach the goal wins! If your
idea of fun is bone crunching checks, and raging battles for
possession then look no further. CRUSH! DELUXE - the season
is open!

3.0 THE GAME OF CRUSH!

NOTE: to avoid confusion throughout the rules the entity,
i.e. human or computer, which controls a team will be
referred to as the COACH. The maniacs which actually battle
it out in the arena will be referred to as the PLAYERS.

The object of CRUSH! is to be the first of the three
competing teams to score a goal. The first goal scored wins
the game. Before a goal can be scored the ball must first be
located.

A normal game of CRUSH! begins with the play order chosen at
random. The teams then proceed in order, taking turns until
one of the following conditions is meet: a goal is scored,
20 turns expire, or no players are left in the arena or on
Deck. The last two situations result in the game being
declared a draw.

The playing field, or arena is a completely enclosed
labyrinth like structure 32 tiles in length and 32 tiles in
width. Four Goals are located in each of the arenas four
corners. When the ball is located only one of these Goals
will be active, the others will power down. Which goal
remains active is based upon which Ball Bin the ball was
found.  The Goal which remains active will be the one which
is exactly opposite the location where the ball was found.
For example, if the ball is found in the lower right section
of the arena, the active Goal will be in the upper left
section. The active Goal is the only Goal that will count as
a score should a player with the ball enter it.

There are 8 Ball Bins located throughout the arena. A Ball
Bin consists of a wall mounted dispenser unit and a Foot Pad
located at it's base. Players must step on the Foot Pad to
activate the Ball Bin. Only 1 of the Ball Bins actually
contains the ball, the other 7 are rigged to electrocute the
activating player. This electrical charge is mild however,
and normally doesn't result in player injury.

Traps are also located throughout the arena and electrocute
any player that enters the tile in which they are located.
Traps appear as skulls with flashing red eyes. The
electrical charge from Traps is more powerful than the
charge from Ball Bins and can be lethal. The only way to
avoid triggering a Trap is to jump over it. (For more
information on jumping see the section titled Player
Attributes and Actions.), or the use of items (not available
in this demo.)

In CRUSH! the game begins with no players in the arena.
Instead on each team's turn one player from that team is
warped into the game. The player will appear at one of the 8
Warp Nodes. Which Warp Node the player will appear at is
determined at random.
    Warp Nodes can also be used to allow rapid but erratic
    movement through the arena. The player needs only to
    step back on the Warp Node and the Warp Node will
    automatically warp the player to a random Node.
    The disorientating effects of warping will cause the
    player to lose any remaining action points. (For more
    information on action points se the section titled
    Player Attributes and Actions.)
    If another player occupies the Warp Node where the
    player is warping to then that player will be bounced to
    another Warp Node. This bouncing of players will
    continue until either an empty Warp Node is reached or
    the Warp Node malfunctions!     This results in the
    player being mutated into a blob! Needless to say the
    player isn't quite the same after the experience; in
    fact the player isn't quite anything!
    The teams Docbot will eventually  be able to sort the
    player out, but he must miss the rest of the game. The
    other players hate getting bits of blob stuck on their
    boots and smeared over their jerseys! Plus blobs are
    incapable of just about anything other than quivering
    and getting smeared and stuck on things!
    Warp Nodes appear as pulsating arcs of power contained
    within a circle.

4.0 GAME SCREEN
Summary of Game Screen Display Functions...

Player Attributes Display
Location: Upper Left Hand Corner of Bar
Function: Displays the Players name, number and attribute
scores.

Team Status Display
Location: Lower Left Hand Corner of Bar
Function: Displays the current status of each player on the
coach's team. A player can be selected by simply clicking on
the appropriate team display box.
00 to 80 - number of Action Points remaining
DECK - means the player is waiting to warp into the game.
STUN - the player is temporarily incapacitated and will
recover in the next turn, stunned players are counted as
being down.
HURT - the player has been hurt and sustained a non-fatal
injury, hurt players are removed from play.
DEAD - the player is dead and is removed from play.
BLOB - the player has been mutated by a warp node accident
and is removed from play

Arena Map Display
Location: Far Right Hand Corner of Bar
Function: Shows a overhead map of the arena.
GRAY LINES - Arena Walls
WHITE DOTS - Location of foot pads
ELECTRIC BLUE DOTS - Location of warp node
Bright ELECTRIC BLUE SQUARE - Location of the active goal
Dark ELECTRIC BLUE SQUARE - Location of deactivated goals
COLORED DOTS - Location of players in the arena, the color
of the dot corresponds to the teams jersey color

Game Information Display
Location: Right Hand Side of Bar
Function: Displays current team's turn, team's name and
colors, turn order, time remaining for turn, time outs
remaining, turns remaining, ball pads left untried or how
many tiles the ball is from the active goal.

BUTTON CLUSTER
Location: Middle of Bar

Options Button
Shape: Triangular
Description: Question Mark
Function: Brings up options menu,
NOTE: selecting the A.I. Control option turn control of the
current team over to the computer.
The Exit Game option ends the entire game even with multiple
human opponents.

End Button
Shape: Wedge
Description: "END"
Function: Ends the current teams turn.

Previous and Next Buttons
Shape: Arrows pointing outward
Description: Man Icon with little Man Icon above or below
the Man Icon
Function: Selects the next player in order or the previous
player in order.

Overhead Attribute Display Buttons
Shape : Wedge, flanking the Options Button
Description: Man Icon with script under him
Function: Displays attributes over top of players in the
arena.

Movement Button
Shape: Diamond
Description: Running Man Icon
Function: Is default selected button and allows a coach to
move the currently selected player.

    The first click displays the path the player will move
    along, clicking again anywhere along the path cause the
    player to move to the tile last clicked on.
    Movement cost 10 Action Points (AP) per tile moved.

Checking Button
Shape: Inverted Triangle
Description: Checking Men Icon
Function: Displays which opponents a player may check,
clicking on the player that you wish to check will cause
your player to throw a check.
    Checking cost 20 Action Points (AP) per check thrown and
    may be used repeatedly.
Jumping Button
Shape: Diamond
Description: Jumping Man Icon
Function: Shows which tiles a player may jump to, clicking
on any check marked tile will cause the player to jump to
that tile.
    Jumping cost 30 AP per jump and may be used repeatedly
    in a turn.

Hurling and Handoff Button
Shape: Diamond
Description: Hurling Man Icon
Function: if the player possesses the ball, then it allows
the following actions.
    Hurl Ball Away: click on the player holding the ball,
    this action costs 20 Action points to perform and will
    cause the player to hurl the ball a great distance in a
    random direction. This action ends the entire teams
    turn.
    Handoff Ball: click on the player you wish to hand the
    ball off to, this action costs 10 Action Points from the
    ball carrier only, and must be performed before the ball
    carrier moves. A player can move, pick up the ball and
    then handoff, but could not move with the ball and then
    handoff. Handing-off has a 5% chance of failure.

Side Bar Button
Shape: Diamond
Description: Flexing Man Icon
Function: Brings up the Side Bar Display

Side Bar Display
Function: Shows player front view picture, name, value and
statistics for game. In league play it also displays,
experience, seasons played, injuries, attributes (i.e.
skills and abilities), equipment, season statistics, and
career statistics.
    Player Statistics are listed in abbreviated codes.
RS - Rushing Attempts
RT - Tiles Rushed
RA - Rushing Average
GL - Goals Scored, league statistic only
CT - Checks Thrown
CL - Checks Landed
CA - Checking Average
SK - Sacks, knocking down a ball carrier
CF - Carnage For
KF - Kills For
IF - Injuries For
PA - Pads Activated
End OF Game Statistics Screen
At the end of every game a detailed statistics briefing is
given which compares team and leaders statistics. The MVP is
also awarded based upon game performance and information
which effects league play is also provide.

5.0 PLAYER ATTRIBUTES AND ACTIONS

In Exhibition play each Species possesses 9 attributes 9
stats and one ability which is unique to that Species.
These attributes effect how players of that species will
perform in the arena.
NOTE: with all attributes the higher the number the better.

Action Points - AP
This determines how many actions the player may perform in a
single turn. Each action costs a certain number of AP such
as moving which costs 10.  Each time a player performs an
action the cost is deducted from its AP.  When a player runs
out of AP, no more actions may be performed until the next
turn, except for reactive checking, ( more on this later)  A
coach can move a player, move another player, and then come
back and finish moving the first player moved.

Checking Score - CH
This is how good a player is at checking an opponent or
defending against a check.

Strength Score - ST
This determines the effects of a successful check and wether
it results in a player being unaffected, stunned, hurt, or
killed. Interfaces with TG. (ie, high ST normally overpowers
low TG, and high TG usually overpowers low ST)

Toughness Score - TG
This determines the player's ability to resist stuns,
injuries, or death. Interfaces with ST.


Reflexes Score - RF
This is the percentage chance that each time an opponent
enters a tile adjacent to the player, that the player will
lash out with a reactive check.

Jumping Score - JP
This is the percentage chance that a player will be able to
successfully jump over a tile.

Hands Score - HD
This is the percentage chance that the player will be able
to grab a loose ball.

Dodge Ability Score - DA
This is the percentage chance that each time a player is
checked he will dodge the check, avoiding it completely.

Cost - This is not an actual attribute but reflects the
value of the player in credits.

Ability - Each Species possesses an ability that is unique
to that Species, their effects are as follows.

HUMAN - Uncommon Valor
Allows a human to, 30% of the time, ignore the rule which
forces injured players to leave the game. The player,
however, will still suffer the effects of the injury.  This
skill has no effect on fatal injuries.

CURMIAN - High Jump
Allows the Curmian to jump over standing players, and
reduces the cost of jumps to 20AP.

DRAGORAN - Pop Up
Allows the Dragoran to get up at a cost of only 10 AP. (ie,
a Dragoran pops up, after being knocked down, with only a 10
AP penalty not the usual 50% penalty)

GRONK - Regeneration
Allows the Gronk to ignore 25% of all injuries regardless of
wether they were hurt or killed. The Gronk must re-warp into
the game however.

*KURGAN - Bloodlust
Causes the Kurgan to enter into a killing frenzy whenever it
kills an opponent.  When this happens the Kurgan immediately
has his AP reset to 60 and attacks the closest player,
friend or foe.  This continues until the Kurgan runs out of
AP or is knocked down.  Note, if the Kurgan should kill
another player while in Bloodlust then his AP is reset
again. This means that it is theoretically possible for the
Kurgan to wipe out a great number of enemies or friends in a
single turn.

*NYNAX - Hive Mind
When a Nynax is in the arena and another Nynax on the same
team is in the arena as well, each Nynax receives a 2 pt
bonus to all attributes except for AP which receives none,
and DA which receives a 1 pt bonus. Note this effect is
cumulative, so a team with 6 Nynaxs in the arena would give
each Nynax a bonus of 10 pt to each attribute and a 5 pt
bonus to DA.

*SLITH - Deathreek
When the Slith is injured a noxious cloud is released and
all adjacent players collapse from the stench. If killed,
all players within 2 tiles of the Slith will suffer the
above effect.

*XJS9000 - Gyro Stabilizer
Normally when a player activates a warp node the
disorienting effects of warping causes them to lose any
remaining AP.  The XJS9000, however, does not suffer this
effect and may continue to act.

* - indicates species is not in the Demo version. Included
in league only.

PLAYER ACTIONS

Moving and Jumping
AP Cost - 10 per tile, 30 per jump

Checking and Reactive Checking
AP Cost - 20 per check, 0 occurs automatically
Note, the player making the reactive check can not suffer
any negative effects.

Grab Ball
AP Cost - 10 per attempt
Note, if a player fails to grab the ball then that player's
turn ends.
Note, this action occurs automatic when a player attempts to
enter a tile containing the ball.  If a player with only 10
AP remaining enters a tile with the ball then the ball
automatically scatters.

Hurl Ball Away
AP Cost - 20 per attempt
Note, the ball will be hurled a random distance in a random
direction.

Handoff Ball
AP Cost - 10 per attempt
Note, must be done before the ball carrier moves.

Activate Warp Node
AP Cost - none, simply move on to warp node
Note, the player will lose any remaining AP.

6.0 PLAYER QUIRKS

Players develop all quirks at random as they increase in
experience.

-Moron - harder to learn, - 10%, works for 25% less than
normal
-Intelligent - easier to learn, + 10%
-Egomanic - will not play unless first to teleport into
arena
-Slacker - 25% chance shows up 1 to 10 turns later than
expected
-Technophobia - refuses to use equipment
-Electrophobia - refuses to step on ball pads or traps
-Blobophobia - refuses to step on teleporters
-Displacer - 50% chance when player is checked he teleports
first
-Bouncer - 25% chance when player is checked the opposing
player is teleported
-Immuned - Can not contract or be effected by Space Rot
-Space Rot - player is a Space Rot carrier 5% chance each
time checked or checks opposing player sent out of the game,
players thus effected acquire Immuned or Space Rot 75% / 25%
-Grit - every time a player sustains an injury there is a
chance his TG will increase, super 10% / +1, serious 20% / +
2, and crippling 30% / + 3

7.0 CONTACT AND PURCHASING INFORMATION

Megamedia Corporation
47381, Bayside Parkway
Fremont, CA 94538
510-623-1100
510-440-9924(fax)
web: www.megamedia.com
email: [e-mail]