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- The object of the game is obvious. Players try to win as much money as
- possible to obtain the highest score. Oh sure, there's nothing to it, right?
- Wrong! Obstacles get in the way from time to time. Like getting started
- trying to turn a profit. Tires and fuel aren't exactly cheap and since you're
- burning rubber at every start, one set of tires will only carry a player
- through 3 races. Fuel is another story. The bigger the engine the more fuel
- that is consumed.
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- Yet these aren't even the obstacles that were just mentioned. They're just
- a fact of racing. Other obstacles lay waiting. A vandal might get into
- the trailer at night and slash your dragster's tires. A crew member may
- have found a better job since you last raced. These two obstacles are ones
- that are run into from time to time when a player enters the door.
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- There are others too. Players are only human and as such, tend to blow
- their engines once in a while. The computer opponents are no angels either
- and may also blow their engines, which would be to the player's advantage.
- Players may also find themselves swirving into the wall in order to avoid
- striking a drunken fan on the track. Or running into oil slicks and wiping
- out. Or even blowing an axle which also causes a crash. But, rest assured,
- the computer opponent can also crash and even run out of gas allowing the
- player an easy win.
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- But watch out! Be careful not to attempt to race with an empty fuel tank
- or shot tires. This will always ask for trouble (and get it).
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- False starts are another obstacle to watch out for. If you 'red light' you
- lose the race. But don't fear, if your opponent 'red lights' you win the
- race and the money! The trick is to press any key as soon as you see that
- green light! Once you have the green light, you must start the race by
- pressing a key. If you press before the green light, you'll 'red light'
- and lose. If you wait too long (more than a couple of seconds) your
- engine will rev too high and blow.
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- Yes, and other little obstacles lay waiting. But I won't reveal any more
- of them here. I'll let you find them for yourself. After all, that's
- half the fun.
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- At the beginning of each month, all player scores are reduced back to 0 and
- the game begins again. The player with the highest score will have his/her
- name and score saved in a file called McRace.Hsc which will then be displayed
- to all players during program startup the following month.
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- As a player, your ranking progresses throughout the game according to the
- amount of money you have. The higher your ranking, the more money a race is
- worth, should you win.
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- AMOUNT OF MONEY RANKING RACE VALUE
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- $0 - $ 99,999 BEGINNER $ 5,000
- $100,000 - $249,999 NOVICE $10,000
- $250,000 - $999,999 ADVANCED NOVICE $25,000
- $1,000,000 or more DRIVING ACE $50,000
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