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- I. Installing the BATTLEGROUND: BULGE (ARDENNES DELUXE) Demo
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- 1. From Windows, select the File menu (or the Win 95 Start button) and
- the Run menu item.
- 2. Enter:
- d:\bga_demo\setup
- Note: If your CD-ROM is different from d:, enter the appropriate
- letter.
- 3. Note: you must have Video for Windows Version 1.1 installed on
- your computer in order to run the Battleground Bulge videos.
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- II. Getting Started
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- To see a fully automated demo, do the following. First, double-click
- on the Battleground Bulge Demo icon. When prompted, select Automatic
- A/I for both Allied and Axis sides. This will play the demo Computer
- vs. Computer. When the A/I Dialog appears, you may click on Step to
- advance the A/I manually, or on Run to have the A/I run without
- stopping. To stop play, press the Escape key (Or click on ther Cancel
- button) when the A/I dialog appears, then select the Exit menu item
- from the File menu.
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- Note: You can zoom in to the normal Battleview map by clicking on the
- magnifying-glass icon in the toolbox.
- You may also want to display the hex grid to make it easier to
- vizualize the concept of hexes for the purposes of fire and movement.
- To do so, select the Hex Outlines item in the Display menu.
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- To try a battle against the computer, do the following. First double-
- click on the Battleground Bulge Demo icon. When prompted, select
- Automatic A/I for one side and Manual mode for the side you wish to
- play. Click on the Phase Box when it appears in the middle of the
- screen. Here are some tips on how to play:
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- 1. To advance to the next phase, select the Next Phase menu item
- from the Phase menu or click on the clock icon in the upper
- left-hand corner of the tool box that appears in the left-hand
- side of the screen.
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- 2. In the Prep Fire Phase, the side whose turn it is may fire on
- enemy units. If it's your turn, select a unit to fire by first
- clicking on its map hex with the left mouse button. Then either
- double-click to select the entire stack in the hex, or click on
- a unit at the bottom of the screen to select a specific one. Then
- select a target by right-clicking on a hex that contains an enemy
- unit. If prompted for a specific target by the Target Dialog, you
- can select the default simply by clicking on the Ok button.
- In the Prep Fire Phase you can also fire artillery at enemy
- units. Try bringing up the Artillery Dialog by selecting the
- Artillery Dialog menu item from the Units Menu. Units that are
- highlighted in red on the map are potential targets. Fire on a
- hex by clicking on the hex with the right mouse button.
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- 3. In the Movement Phase, the side whose turn it is may move its
- units. If it's your turn, select the units by first clicking on
- their map hex with the left mouse button. Then either double-
- click to select the entire stack, or click on the units at the
- bottom of the screen to select certain ones. You then move the
- units by clicking on adjacent hexes on the map with the right
- mouse button.
- If Reinforcements arrive, you can place them on the map by
- first selecting the Arrived menu item from the Reinforce menu.
- Then double-click on the units you see in the Arrived Dialog to
- place them on the map. After they have been placed, they may be
- moved normally.
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- 4. In the Defensive Fire Phase, the side that did not move this turn
- may fire on enemy units. If you are the non-moving side, you can
- fire your units using the same method as described for the Prep
- Fire Phase (except that your artillery cannot fire in this phase).
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- 5. In the Offensive Fire Phase, the side that moved this turn may
- fire on enemy units. If you are the moving side, you can fire
- your units using the same method as described for the Prep Fire
- Phase (except that your artillery, as well as certain types of
- self-propelled guns and all units that fired in the Prep Fire
- Phase, cannot fire in this phase).
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- 6. In the Assault Phase, you can assault units in adjacent hexes.
- Select the target hex by clicking on the hex with the right mouse
- button. Then select your attacking units by first selecting them
- and then adding them to the assault using the Add to Assault menu
- item of the Assault Menu. Alternatively, you can simply "drag and
- drop" the assaulting units into the target hex. When you are done
- adding units to the assault, you can resolve the assault by
- selecting the Resolve Assault menu item of the Assault Menu.
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- 7. In the Mechanized Phase, the side that moved this turn may move
- its non-disrupted vehicular units that have neither fired nor
- unloaded a passenger in this turn. If it's your turn, select
- and move your eligible units the same way you did in the Movement
- Phase.
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- III. When in Doubt
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- If you are unsure of what to do next in any given situation, you can
- always get the computer to finish the current phase for you by clicking
- on the A/I button that is located in the lower right-hand corner of the
- tool box.
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- IV. What the Full Version of Battleground Bulge Offers
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- In addition to a complete main program, the full version of Battleground
- Bulge (Ardennes Deluxe) contains:
- * Over 100 MB of authentic World War II videos and sounds.
- * Complete hardcopy manual plus foldout quick-start instructions.
- * Five complete modules with 40 scenarios covering:
- - Kampfgruppe Peiper
- - The Battle for Bastogne
- - Roadblock at Clervaux
- - Reaching for Rochefort
- - Struggle at St. Vith
- * An easy-to-use front-end interface including "Hall of Fame" scoring
- and historical medals.
- * The ability to control just a part of your side while letting the
- computer control the rest of it.
- * A Scenario Editor that allows you to create your own scenarios and
- what-if battles.
- * A fully indexed Unit Handbook describing each of the more than 80
- units available in Battleground Bulge.
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- V. For more information on this and our other games, contact TalonSoft
- at 410-933-9191 or visit our Web site at http://www.talonsoft.com.
- For orders only, call 1-800-211-6504.
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- This demo incorporates the v1.3 upgrade to Battleground Ardennes.
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