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- BEANIEWARE presents...
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- BLACK BOX 2.0
- by
- Peter Sarrett
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- Black Box, with the possible exceptions of Solitaire and Yahtzee, may
- very well be one of the most-implemented Windows games of all time. I know
- I've seen close to half a dozen versions in the past three years. When version
- 1.0 of this implementation was written almost three years ago, though, I
- hadn't yet seen any others. Still, and my obvious bias aside, this version of
- Black Box stands head-and-shoulders above the rest in terms of features, game
- play, and visual appeal. If you are familiar with the old Parker Brothers
- board game you will feel instantly at home with this version, as I've tried to
- remain as visually true to it as possible.
-
- Black Box 1.0 was written in Microsoft C 6.0 back in mid 1991. It was
- never released to the public. This version, 2.0, was written in Microsoft
- Visual C++ 1.0. To install, simply copy BLACKBOX.* to the directory of your]
- choice. Black Box will not alter your WIN.INI or other system files. For
- instructions on how to play Black Box, please see the accompanying help file.
-
- Note that this copy of Black Box is the UNREGISTERED version. A
- registered version is also available with additional features-- digitized
- sounds, a new tournament mode, and high score lists.
- Registration information can be found in the About box.
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- You are free to distribute Black Box as far and wide as you wish, as
- long as no money is charged for it and the original ZIP file remains
- unmodified. If you enjoy Black Box, please do register. Registration will not
- only get you the additional features mentioned above, but also a bonus game.
- You'll also be encouraging the future production of quality Windows shareware
- entertainment.
-
- Coming soon from Beanieware: Trio, a pattern-recognition game similar
- to the card game Set. In Trio, you compete against the computer or the clock,
- trying to identify "trios" of cards which share attributes in common.
- Warning: highly addictive.
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- Questions, comments, and <shudder> bug reports are welcomed. You can
- mail me at 6418 140th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA 98052 or you can email me at
- peter@connected.com.
-
- In the shameless plug department, I'm also the editor of The Game
- Report, a roughly quarterly 'zine dedicated to board, party, card, dice,
- strategy, and family games of all shapes and sizes (but not role-playing games
- or wargames). The Game Report consists mainly of game reviews and comments,
- plus a selection of articles, interviews, news, letters, and other game-related
- material. The Game Report strives to inform readers about new and interesting
- games as they become available. The Game Report also provides a forum for game
- enthusiasts to talk to like-minded people about their hobby. A sample issue
- can be requested for $2.50 to the above address, or you can sign up for four
- issues at once for $8.00.
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- Enjoy!
-
- Peter Sarrett
- March 8, 1994
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