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- DARN-IT
- =======
-
- Darn-iT! is a mind-bending puzzler for Windows 3.1 and Win 95.
- It features 256 colors, nifty graphics, 8-bit sound and music.
- It needs VBRUN300.DLL which can be obtained from any FTP site,
- BBS, or from the Microsoft Software Library. (Chances are that
- you already have VBRUN300.DLL on your computer).
-
- This game is FREE-WARE. If you paid even one cent for
- this game, you should go and demand you money back and totally
- blacklist the person who sold this game to you.
-
- This game was designed and created from scratch in less than a
- day.
-
-
-
- GAME PLAY
- =========
- The Darn-iTs are coming out of the sewers and it's your
- job to stop them. Click on a Darn-iT to push it back into
- the manhole. Click on a man-hole to pop out the Darn-iT it
- contains. But wait! That's not all. The Darn-iTs have a
- cunning strategy to vex you. Every time you push or pop a
- Darn-iT, the Darn-iT sends a secret message to the other
- Darn-iTs on its left, right, top, and bottom, telling them
- to toggle their state. As a result, every click effects
- anywhere from 3 to 5 Darn-iTs.
-
- Your objective is to work out a strategy for putting all the
- Darn-iTs into their manholes. This is way harder than it
- sounds. Go ahead and try your luck at saving the world from
- the Darn-iTs.
-
- When you start Darn-iT or select the New Game option, the
- computer sets up a playing field with all Darn-iTs in their
- manholes and then scrambles it using random movements.
- Theoretically, then, every game has at least one solution.
- (Though you may not believe this once you start playing).
-
- Remember the more you play, the easier it will be for you to
- see patterns and plan strategies.
-
-
-
- Darn-iT Menu Options
- ====================
- The following are the menu options for Darn-iT:
-
- File Menu
- New Game : Starts New Game
-
- Solve Game : When you are totally frustated and dont
- believe the game can be solved, use this
- option to solve the game.
-
- Quit : Ends the Game
-
- Options Menu
- Randomness : Randomness is the number of random moves
- the computer makes to set up a new game. For
- example, if you select Randomness = 1, the
- computer makes only 1 random move to set up
- a new game. This is obviously a very easy game.
- The higher the randomness value, the less likely
- you will be to solve the game easily.
-
- Sound : Toggles sound on and off
-
- Undo Last Move : Undoes the last move. This is a multiple
- undo feature and can be used to step right back
- to the solution. Use it as a hint feature.
-
- Help Menu
- How to play : Pops up this file
-
- About : Pops up an about box.
-
-
-
-
- Controls
- ========
- Use a mouse to click on the Darn-iTs. Use the menu options to
- control the game.
-
-
-
- Questions, Problems, and Feedback
- =================================
- This game uses 256 color graphics and will not play in any other
- color setting for your screen. The screen layout for the game may
- also be screwed up in a Large Font setting. Apart from these two
- facts there are no known problems with this game.
-
- If you like the game vey much please send me an email telling me
- how much at
- vmadan@u.washington.edu
- or vikramm@msn.com
-
- For commercial distribution on shareware disks and floppies,
- please contact me at
-
- Vikram Madan
- P.O.Box 95594
- Seattle WA 98145-2594
- USA.
-
-
-
- Distribution
- ============
- This game is Totally FreeWare. You can use it without obligation
- for as long as you like. You can distribute this game freely to
- friends, families, BBS's, and FTP sites provided that you are not
- distributing this game for profit and provided that you do not
- make any modifications whatsoever to the files associated with
- this game. You may not sell this game on any medium (including but
- not limited to floppy disks, CD-Roms, tape and/or any storage media,
- or over the internet or through an on-line service) without
- explicit permission of the author. You may not distribute
- or sell this game, individually or bundled with other software
- or hardware products, in exchange for money, or for profit, or
- as part of a commercial product without explicit permission of the
- author. This freeware game is intended for personal use in a
- non-commercial situation. For licensing or distribution rights,
- please contact the author.
-
- If you intend to distribute this game to friends, family, BBSs or
- FTP sites, please make sure that all the files are included. You
- may not make any modifications to any of the files included with
- this game.
-
-
- Disclaimer
- ==========
- This game is provided "as-is". I specifically disclaim all
- warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to
- implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a partiular
- purpose, with respect to this game and it's related files.
- I shall have no liability with respect to any loss or damage
- directly or indirectly arising out of the use of this game and
- it's related files. Without limiting the foregoing, I shall not
- be liable for any loss of profit, interruption of business,
- damage to equipment or data, interruption of operations or any
- other damage, including but not limited to direct, special,
- incidental or consequential damages.
-
- Copyright ⌐ 1995, Vikram Madan. All rights reserved. This game
- may be freely distributed for personal use and by non-commerical
- means. It may not be distributed by anyone for commercial
- profit. Please do not modify any file related to this game.
- Please do not distribute it without the original set of files
- and under any name other than "Darn-iT".
-
- Please do not distribute this game without the above disclaimer
- and without this file.
-