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Tiles and Tribulations «
v1.52 (32-bit for Windows 95)
Copyright ⌐ 1992-96
All Rights Reserved.
Technological Computer Innovations Corporation
Windows95 version by Don Metzler / Barefoot Productions
web site: http://members.aol.com/noshoes/index.htm
email: 71174,[e-mail]


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Thank you for playing Tiles and Tribulations!  The
unregistered version lets you play the first 3 out of 50
levels of the game.  (And we are hoping that you like it
enough to register for the full game!)

Installation
In order for the background music to play correctly, please
ensure that Tiles is installed into a directory which
conforms to the MS-DOS 8-character limitation.  (Yes, we are
working to correct this.)

You may add additional background music files to the same
directory where TILES95.EXE resides.  The files must be .MID
(MIDI) files and are limited to the first 25 in alphabetical
order.

Objective
Catch falling colored tiles and drop them into bins in a
logical manner.  Any three (or more) tiles of the same color
in bins going horizontally, vertically or diagonally (or
other patterns) will be removed and increase your score.
Different levels have different goals, and as the levels
increase, so does the skill required to conquer the level!

As you move up through the levels, you will be presented
with passwords to gain access to every fifth level.  This
feature allows you to *warp* to higher levels without having
to start a level one each time.  (This feature is disabled
in the unregistered version.)

Game Play
The following keys are defined to play Tiles and
Tribulations:

Left Arrow    Moves the player paddle one column to the left.
Right Arrow    Moves the player paddle one column to the right.
Down Arrow    Drops the topmost tile on the player's paddle
into the tile bin.
Up Arrow    Rotates the tiles on the player's paddle.
Control Key    Increases the speed of the falling tiles to
accelerate game play.
P        Pauses game play, but does not minimize the
application.
Escape        Pauses game play and minimizes application to
taskbar.

The game is over when the player fails to catch too many
falling tiles or when the tile bin has been completely
filled.

Scoring
Points are awarded when tiles are dropped into the tile bin
to form vertical, horizontal, and diagonal patterns made
from same-colored tiles.  Bonus points are also scored at
the end of each level: 25 points for each tile caught and
200 points for each empty slot remaining in the tile bin.
The following list details each of the tile patterns that
earn points:

3-Tile-Vertical = 125 points
4-Tile-Vertical = 5,000 points

3-Tile-Horizontal = 1,500 points
4-Tile-Horizontal = 2,500 points
5-Tile-Horizontal = 5,000 points

3-Tile-Diagonal = 2,500 points
4-Tile-Diagonal = 5,000 points
5-Tile-Diagonal = 20,000 points

5-Tile-V = 15,000 points

5-Tile-X = 15,000 points
9-Tile-X = 75,000 points

Goals
Each level in Tiles and Tribulations has a goal that must be
accomplished before play can advance to higher levels.  Some
level goals are based on accumulating points or catching
tiles; however, most goals deal with building a number of
specific patterns, such as 3-tile diagonals.  Building
complex patterns is recommended because these complex
patterns are equal to multiple simple patterns.

Level Warps
Once registered, at the end of every fifth level, a warp
password will be revealed to the player.  These passwords
can be used to bypass lower levels and start play at later
stages of the game.  For example, when level 5 is completed,
a password will appear at the bottom of the "Level Complete"
window.  Once this password is obtained, the player then has
the option in future games of selecting the Warp function,
typing in the password, and immediately starting play at the
beginning of Level 6.  The Warp function can be used any
time during the game to warp to a level higher than the
current level.

Registration
Registration is only $21.95 (U.S.) and you can pay with
check, money order or cash (sorry, credit cards not accepted
at this time).  Upon registering, you will be provided with
a registration code which will enable you to play the full
50 levels of Tiles and Tribulations (and allow high scores
to be saved).  Registration will also personalize your copy
of the game and get rid of the annoying "PLEASE REGISTER"
dialogs and messages.  For all we care, you can have it
installed on as many of your machines as you'd like.  But
keep your registration code in a safe place so others do not
see it.

In order to register, fill out the registration form and
send it in with $21.95.  (You may print out registration
information from within the program.  Follow directions on
the initial dialog.)

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    CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY

You can order with MC, Visa, Amex or Discover from Pubilc
(software) Library by calling 800-242-4775 -or-
713-524-6394.  You may also FAX in your credit card order to
713-524-6398 or send PsL email at [e-mail].

You can also mail credit card orders to:

PSL
P.O. Box 35705
Houston, TX 77235-5705

When ordering with a credit card, please use the following
product code:
Tiles and Tribulations for Win95
Product #14653

THE ABOVE NUMBERS ARE FOR CREDIT CARD ORDERS ONLY.
THE AUTHOR OF THIS PROGRAM CANNOT BE REACHED AT THESE
NUMBERS.

Any questions about the status of the shipment of the order,
refunds, registration options, product details, technical
support, volume discounts, dealer pricing, site licenses,
non-credit card orders, etc., must be directed to Don
Metzler at Barefoot Productions.

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Note: You may also register via CompuServe via GO SWREG.
Search for Tiles and Tribulations v1.5 with registration ID:
8756.

** PLEASE REGISTER **

System Requirements
A PC running Windows95
4 MB of free RAM
4 MB of available hard disk space
sound card
Stereo sound effects are supported on systems capable of
playing stereo sounds.

Tech Support
Technical support for Tiles and Tribulations is available at
71174,[e-mail].

This program was originally developed for MS-Windows 3.1 and
was released in April 1993 as Shareware.  The commercial
version was released at Winter CES in January 1994 in Las
Vegas.  A Mac version was released in November, 1995, and
the Windows95 version was released in December of '95.

We would like to hear from you.  Please send us comments
and/or ideas to add to future versions of the game to our
email address: 1174,[e-mail]

Version Info:

v1.5:    12/5/95        32-bit version for Windows 95.
v1.51:    3/20/96        Fixed problems with high score table,
optimized code.
    5/22/96        Updated documentation to allow credit card
    ordering.
v1.52:    8/5/96        Update MIDI output problem.  Optimized
some code.


Credits
Tiles and Tribulations is a registered trademark of
Technological Computer Innovations Corporation.
Original Program Design / Coding: Mark Lansdown
Product Direction / Overview: Doug Walgren
Additional Coding / Interface Design: Don Metzler
Mac Version: Don Metzler
Windows95 upgrade: Don Metzler
Artistry: Ayako Mochizuki
Windows MIDI Music Driver: Don Metzler
Stereo Sound Effects: Jay Boersma ([e-mail])
Misc. Additional Sound Effects: The Sound Box / Lakeshore
Studios
Box Artwork: Mark Maxwell
Manual / Prepress: Brian Metzler
Additional Artwork & Design: Blue Sky Design
Project Administration / Executive Feedback: Doug Walgren
Beta Testing: Doug Walgren, Brian Metzler, Charlie Kuhn,
Shane Lansdown, Karin Claus, Susan Metzler, Steve Johnson,
Joe Balinski, Kevin Reinsch, Shawn Johnson, Brian Meston, K.
Hatter, Steve Kobloucnik.
Support: Chris Kjaer, Neal Schieberl, Dan O'Connell, The
Fuzz, Yoda, Thanos, Clayton, Jeffy D, and the rest of the
die-hards from the HTHSC track team so many years ago.
Thanks to all others whose names have not been mentioned.

Development Systems: Windows version developed with
Microsoft Visual C++ 4.2 on a Dell Pentium/120 MHz, 32 MB
RAM.  Mac version developed using THINK C 7.0 on a Macintosh
Performa 635 CD, 16 MB RAM, PowerPC upgrade card.

Commercial Status: Hey we tried this route, but barriers to
entry in the market were huge, and we had other things to
pursue, so....if you are a commercial distributor of
software and are interested in this, by all means, please
contact us.

Distribution: You are hereby granted the right to
redistribute (and encouraged) the stuffed version of this
file containing the unregistered version.  This may be
uploaded to BBSs, online services, FTP sites and other such
places.  It may be copied to disks and given to friends,
enemies, colleagues, professors, dishwashers, cooks, car
salesmen and to any other walks of life who have a PC (or
don't have a PC and are going to buy one).  It is illegal to
redistribute the registered version in any way, shape or
form.  So don't do it!

Message To Pirates:  Sure, this program can be hacked.  All
software is able to be pirated, but it is wrong.  Please do
not do this, as it only hurts the entire market.  If you
have something to prove, have a ball, hack away and enjoy
it. Just don't release your efforts.  We appreciate the
efforts of hackers, just not pirates who make money off the
works of others.  Thanks for your consideration. So much for
the moral message.

Source Code:  See something you like?  Would you like the
source code for it?  If the price is right, the code is
yours.  We are hesitant to release all the source, at least
at the first release of this product.  However, since much
of the programming experience we have gained was from public
domain sources, this may change in the near future.