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- MINDBLOX
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- a game by
- SECRET WISHES ENTERPRISES, INC.
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- S. W. ENTERPRISES, INC.
- P.O. Box 1768
- Great Falls, MT 59403
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- Copyright 1995. All rights reserved.
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- *************************** GENERAL INFORMATION **********************************
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- Mindblox was designed to be played from the hard drive, but can be played
- just from the disk, although it is MUCH slower. To install Mindblox to
- your hard drive (for example the C drive) from the a drive, at the A: (a prompt where the
- Mindblox disk is located), type
- install c c:\mindblox
- This will create a directory called mindblox on your hard drive C and it
- will automatically copy all the necessary files to the mindblox directory.
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- To play Mindblox from the hard drive in DOS, simply change the directory to
- Mindblox (at the C prompt type cd mindblox and then enter), then just type
- mindblox and the game will begin.
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- If you choose to add Mindblox to your Windows personal software, an icon has
- been included for your convenience. If you don't like the one we've included,
- please feel free to use your own. Mindblox has been tested to work with
- Windows versions 3.1 and later. Mindblox will fill the entire screen but will
- return to windows when you're done playing.
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- *************************** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS *********************************
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- Mindblox requires an IBM PC compatable 386 or greater computer. 2MB Ram, VGA,
- 1MB free disk space are necessary to run Mindblox properly. A mouse is a
- vital requirement of the game also. Windows 3.1 or later is optional.
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- ********************** ORDERING AND CONTINUED SUPPORT ***************************
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- If you have the shareware version and wish to order the complete Registered
- Version of Mindblox (in the United States or Canada), please send $5.00 in
- US funds along with $1.00 US funds for shipping and postage to:
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- S. W. Enterprises, Inc.
- P.O. Box 1768
- Great Falls, MT 59403
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- Please make checks payable to S. W. Enterprises, Inc. Foreign orders, please
- include $3.00 in US funds for shipping and handling.
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- A 3.5" disk with the complete Registered version of Mindblox will be shipped
- to you at the name and address you supply.
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- If you have any comments or questions, you can reach us through the Internet
- at Mindblox@aol.com or through America On Line at Mindblox. We appreciate
- any and all comments and e-mail will be checked daily.
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- ***************************** INSTRUCTIONS ******************************************
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- The object of Mindblox is to successfully watch the 4, 6, 8, or 12 square
- boxes as they light up, and to click your mouse over them in the same random
- order that they appeared on the screen. Each level requires the player to
- successfully match a total of 64 squares to win the game. To begin, one
- square will light up, and by clicking your mouse on it, allows that same square
- to light up again, followed by another random square. This process will
- continue until you make an error. To continue the game, simply press the
- 'continue' button, which will allow you to stay at the same level as before
- without having to begin a new game. Each game will allow you to use the
- 'continue' button three times for each 32 squares you are trying to complete.
- If you fail to solve that particular game after you have used up all of your
- 'continues', the game automatically ends and returns to the main menu. Use
- the 'reset' button at any time to begin a new game.
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- Players who select the Normal option will have the opportunity to 'save' half
- of their game after completing the first 32 squares or bloxs. In other words,
- after you have successfully completed the first 32 blox you will not have to
- repeat them, and will only need to finish the next 32 blox to finish the game.
- The game will automatically offer you this option after the first set of 32
- blox. To 'save' the first half of the game, simply follow the instructions
- on the screen that appear after you have successfully finished the first 32
- squares. If you press 'continue' at this point, the game will require you to
- finish all 64 blox in a row to win the game. Players who choose the Advanced
- option (located in the Options on the Main Menu), cannot use the '32' button
- and must successfully complete all 64 blox in a row to win the game. Players
- can keep track of their success by watching the counter displayed on the left
- hand side of the panel. The number shown will be how many colored squares you
- had done correctly, as of the last successfully completed count.
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- At any time in the game you can press the pause button. This not only allows
- you to resume the game at another time (like you'll remember where you were!),
- but allows you to cheat if the game is driving you crazy! To successfully
- cheat at Mindblox, simply press the pause button at any point and write down,
- in order, the colors that have been displayed so far. Then you can simply
- press any key to return to the game. Pressing the 'pause' button every once
- in a while allows you to get through an entire game by constantly upgrading
- your cheat sheet. But, it's not as much fun! And it's also not allowed in
- the level with 12 blox!! In that level you're going to have to prove you're
- as smart as you say you are!!
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- If you want to cheat just a little, press the 'timer' option. This slows down
- the game, and allows you twice as much time to memorize each blox as it is
- lit. When using the 'timer' option be careful to just click on it once. Once
- in use, it can be turned off by clicking it once again. And if that doesn't
- help, press the 'double' option, which will make the game play the pattern
- twice before adding another square, further helping you to memorize your
- progress.
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- Players who successfully complete the most advanced level of 12 blox (Hard
- Game), will be offered a "super challenge". Think twice before attempting it.
- Or make sure you don't have to use the restroom for quite some time!! You're
- going to have to solve a game that requires you to successfully complete
- 100 squares to win it. And, with only 3 'continues' for the whole game!!
- And don't even think about trying to use the 'pause' button!!
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- Finally, rest assured, we have not forgotten the many people who take a well
- deserved, though unauthorized, break while in the work place. If you see or
- hear the boss coming, simply hit the 'b' key or the Boss button or F8, which
- will instantly quit the game and return to Windows or the Dos prompt.
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- ***OPTIONAL FUNCTIONS***
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- F8 - Quits Mindblox instantly
- Q - Quits the game
- B - Instantly quits Mindblox
- M - Turns the sound off or on
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- ****** SHAREWARE VERSION HAS A PATTERN OF 16 BLOXS RATHER THAN 64.*******
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- THANK YOU FOR YOUR INTEREST IN MINDBLOX
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- WE HOPE YOU ENJOY THE GAME.
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