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- * Four Rivers for Windows Ver1.0E (FREE SOFT) *
- * *
- * Copyright(C)1994 by Masaya Kusunoki *
- * Translated by Hitoshi Ozawa *
- * Release 1995/02/06 *
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- Thank you for down-loading Four Rivers for Windows.
-
- Four Rivers is a game for 1 person played with mah-jong pieces. Mah-jong is
- played using 136 pieces, but Four Rivers requires 144 pieces. These pieces are
- played randomly on a board and they are removed 2 pieces at a time. A stage
- ends when all pieces are cleared.
- To remove pieces, following rules must be satisfied:
- 1. Both pieces must have the same design
- 2. Selected pieces are next to each other
- OR
- They may be connected by at most 3 straight lines on a cleared area.
-
- Requirements *****************************************************************
- Hardware:
- 80386 or higher machine
- 640x480 or better color display
- Mouse or similar pointing device
- 4MB or more RAM memory
- Software:
- Windows 3.1
-
- Liability *******************************************************************
- The author and the developer of this software will not take any
- responsibilities for any damages that may occur with the use of this
- software. The files contained in FORIV.LZH are distributed "as is" and
- without any expressed and implied warranties. The user assumes the entire
- risk of using the software.
-
- Included Files ***************************************************************
- The following files are included in the FORIV.LZH file:
- FORIV.EXE Execution file
- FORIV.HLP Help file
- Sound Files
- ABORT.WAV Played at abort
- START.WAV Played at the start of a game
- COMPLETE.WAV Played at the completion of a stage
- GAMEOVER.WAV Played at the end of Four Rivers
- TIMEWARN.WAV Played 5 seconds before time up
- TIMEOVER.WAV Played at time up
- SELECT.WAV Played when a piece is selected
- CANCEL.WAV Played when a piece is deselected
- ADVICE.WAV Played during giving advice
- ADVICING.WAV Played while giving advice
- UNDO.WAV Played during Undo
- BGNSLIDE.WAV Played at the start of piece movement
- ENDSLIDE.WAV Played at the end of piece movement
- CANTMOVE.WAV Played when there is no move pieces that can be
- cleared from the board
-
- README.TXT Introduction (the file you are reading right now)
- PROGLIST.TXT List of other programs
-
- Installation ****************************************************************
- After decompressing FORIV.LZH file in a directory, execute FORIV.EXE
- file from the File Manager or from the Program Manager (choose [FILE]-[RUN]).
- It is recommended that Four Rivers icon be placed in some group in the Program
- Manager.
-
- How to Play *****************************************************************
- To Start the Game
- Choose the [Start] button. Pieces are placed on the board and timer
- is started.
- To Select a Piece to Clear
- Click the left mouse button on a piece to clear. It will turn blue. To
- deselect a piece, click the left mouse button on the same piece.
- To Clear Pieces
- After selecting a piece, select another piece with the same design. If
- they satisfy requirements, the first piece moves to the second piece and
- they are cleared from the board.
- Options such as time, undo, and advice may be set in the [File]-
- [Options] dialog box.
- Advice
- If there does not seem to be any pieces that can be cleared, choose the
- [Advice] button. Pieces that can still be cleared are displayed yellow.
- To remove these pieces, click the left mouse button.
- Number of times [Advice] button may be used are set in the [File]-
- [Options] dialog box.
- Undo
- Cleared pieces may be place back on the board by choosing the [Undo]
- button.
- Number of times[Undo] button may be used are set in the [File]-[Options]
- dialog box.
- [Sound/Flash]
- Effects during the games may be changed by [Sound] and [Flash] buttons.
- Choosing the [Sound] button plays WAV files while choosing the [Flash]
- button flashes the window to notify game status.
-
- Options *********************************************************************
- To change game options, select [File] from the menu and select [Options]
- from the pull-down menu. An Options Setting dialog box is displayed. Change
- the options and choose the [OK] button. Choosing the [Cancel] button cancels
- settings that have just been modified.
-
- Total Stage Time
- The total time allowed to clear all the pieces from the board.
- Allowed setting is from 300 seconds (5 min.) to 3600 seconds (1 hr.)
- The default setting is 600 seconds (10 min.).
- Uncheck this option to disable total stage timer.
- Clear Piece Time
- Allowed time to clear 1 set of pieces from a board.
- Allowed setting is from 10 seconds to 99 seconds.
- The default setting is 60 seconds (1 min.).
- Uncheck this option to disable this timer.
- Number of Advices Allowed
- Number of times advice may be given.
- Allowed setting is from 0 to 99 times.
- The default setting is 5 times.
- Uncheck this option for unlimited number of advice.
- Number of Undo's Allowed
- Number of times pieces may be placed back on the board.
- Allowed setting is from 0 to 99 times.
- The default setting is 5 times.
- Uncheck this option for unlimited number of undo's.
- Show Same Pieces
- Change the color of pieces with the same design as a selected piece.
- Uncheck this option to not show pieces of the same design.
- Stop Timer when Minimized
- Stop timers when Four Rivers game window is minimized.
- Uncheck this option to continue timer count even when the Four Rivers
- window is minimized.
- Piece Speed
- Set the speed at which a piece moves to the first selected piece to
- be cleared.
- Select Layout
- This version of Four Rivers contains 5 piece layout.
-
- Distribution ****************************************************************
- Four Rivers for Windows may be freely distributed if the following
- conditions are obeyed:
- 1. If it is to be copied to another forum or to another distribution
- channel, please contact the developer to let us know exactly
- where it is to be copied. We will need this information to
- maintain and upgrade Four Rivers for Windows at all locations.
- 2. This program can be distributed only in the original archived
- FORIV.LZH formatted file. Do not change this file or any files
- within.
- 3. Please make it apparent that Four Rivers for Windows is a FREE SOFT.
- It is necessary to state this in the program description.
- 4. If this program is to be mentioned in any article, please send
- a E-mail to one of the developers.
- If it is going to be distributed in any other ways (e.g. CD-ROM), please
- contact the developer. The developer is willing to discuss other means of
- distribution. Please send a mail to one of the E-mail addresses in the
- support section below.
-
- Copyright *******************************************************************
- Four Rivers for Windows is copyrighted by Masaya Kusunoki. No part of this
- program or data may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, without a
- written permission from Masaya Kusunoki.
- Difference between the Original and English version of Four Rivers for
- Windows is copyrighted by Hitoshi Ozawa.
-
- Support **********************************************************************
- Support for Four Rivers for Windows is provided by CompuServe E-mail.
- If you have any question, opinion, suggestions, or any other comments, please
- send an E-mail to:
-
- Hitoshi Ozawa CompuServe: 100220,3402
-
- Microsoft is a registered trademark and Windows is a trademark of Microsoft
- Corporation in the United States of America and other countries. Other brand
- and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective
- holders.
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