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- S O L E A U S O F T W A R E
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- WALL PIPE GAME
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- v 1.0
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- Program by William Soleau
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- Copyright 1993
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- Requires: EGA/VGA
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- Requires Files: Wallpipe.ov0 Wallpipe.ov1
- Wallpipe.ov2 Wallpipe.ov3
- Wallpip1.jft
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- W A L L P I P E D I R E C T I O N S
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- OBJECTIVE
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- The objective of Wall Pipe is to try to keep the water flowing
- as long as possible by placing down pipe links to direct its flow.
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- GAME PLAY / CLOCK
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- On the left side of the screen, you will see 4 different shaped
- pipes. The mouse cursor will be on top of the bottom pipe.
- Clicking the mouse button will make the pipe disappear and the
- mouse cursor will then appear on the game board itself. Clicking
- the mouse button again, will place that pipe onto the game board.
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- When the game begins, there is a clock located on the left side
- of the screen. At the first level, you will have 40 seconds to
- place pipes before the water starts to begin flowing from the
- Water Well which is light blue. Once the water has begun to flow,
- you can still keep placing pipes down on the game board in order
- to keep ahead of the onrushing water.
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- PLACING PIPES
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- You may place a pipe anywhere on the game board where there is an
- empty space. You can also place a pipe on top of a previously
- placed empty pipe, however there will be a time delay of 3 to 4
- seconds. This can be really fatal when trying to keep just ahead
- of the water flow. If water has already entered a pipe, then you
- will be unable to place another pipe at that location.
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- LEVELS / WALLS
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- As you move to higher levels, the initial clock timer will have
- less and less time before the water starts to flow from the well.
- On some levels there are blank brick walls which will prevent you
- from placing pipes there. They can either be stationary or will
- shift around with each pipe placed.
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- PIPES & OBJECTS
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- There are many different types of pipes and objects you can use to
- help you keep the water flowing.
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- WATER WELL: It is from here the water will begin to flow
- light blue once the clock timer runs out time.
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- HOLE: There are sometimes two holes placed on
- pink the game board. If you can get the water
- to flow into it, then the water will emerge
- flowing in the same direction from the other
- hole located somewhere else on the board.
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- DIRECTIONAL: The water must flow in the direction of the
- PIPES arrows or else it will be considered a dead end.
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- BONUS PIPES: Bonus Pipes and Tubs give you extra points if
- you can get the water to flow through them.
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- CROSS PIPES: These cross pipes allow you to loop the water
- through itself for extra bonus points. These loops
- are essential for getting to higher levels.
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- SINK: If you see a Sink on the game board, you * MUST *
- end the water flow there, or the game will be over
- regardless of the points scored. The game will
- remind you of that on levels which have a Sink on
- them.
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- SCORING
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- At the start of each level, the points needed to progress to the
- next level is show below the game board. The longer the water
- flows through the pipes, more points are scored.
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- When the water reaches a dead end (no pipe), then the level will
- be over. Pipes that were not used, will be eliminated from the
- game board. Each unused pipe will cost you 20 points off your
- total score. If your total score is equal to or higher then the
- points needed to continue, then you will be allowed to proceed
- to the next level.
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- The higher the level, the more points will be needed to keep
- advancing to higher levels. (LEVEL * 10) + 200
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- Every 8000 points will give you a Bonus Round. You cannot lose
- any points during the Bonus Round. Unused pipes are not deducted
- from your score.
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- WATER LOOPS
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- 50 Points : Looping Water through itself
- 400 Points : 4 to 7 Loops made
- 800 Points : 8 to 11 Loops made
- 1500 Points : 12 to 15 Loops made
- 3000 Points : 16 or more Loops made
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- 75 Points : Using the Hole
- 50 Points : Using the Directional Pipes
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- BONUS ROUND
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- A Bonus Round is given for every 8000 points scored.
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- GAME OVER
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- The game is over when you do not reach the score needed to advance
- to the next level. The program will then see if you qualify for the
- Top Ten High Scores. If you do, then you will be asked to enter your
- initials onto the scoreboard and your score will be recorded.
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- WALL PIPE KEYS & OPTIONS
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- All the key definitions are shown at the bottom of the game board
- at all times. The <O>ption key brings up a special Option Menu.
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- <T>oggle Sound (On/Off)
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- <H>igh Scores Wall Pipe Score Board
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- <S>oleau Software Information
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- <B>oss Key (For Office Players)
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- WATER SPEED KEY
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- Using the <SpaceBar>, will speed the flow of water through the pipes,
- so you won't have to wait for it to finish flowing once you've
- placed down all the pipes you wanted.
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- This Shareware version of Wall Pipe has 12 levels of play.
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- S O L E A U S O F T W A R E G A M E S
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- REGISTERED VERSION AND SOLEAU SOFTWARE MEMBERSHIP
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- *UNLIMITED LEVELS*
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- This game is distributed as Shareware and may be passed along
- to your friends or local BBS. A registration fee of $12.00 is
- requested if you find this game is a worthy addition to your game
- collection.
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- Soleau Software creates a wide variety of problem solving games
- that give hours of fun, challenging, enjoyment. We have arcade,
- strategy, board, word and maze games. Designed with varying
- levels of difficulty, new users can quickly master a game's
- objectives and then progress at their own speed to the more
- detailed complexities and strategies of each game.
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- Soleau Software is committed to the Shareware concept and to
- bringing the consumer quality software at reasonable prices.
- If you enjoy our games, please show your support of us through
- your registration. The registered version of Wall Pipe
- is $12.00. It speeds up the loading and exiting of the program
- and has UNLIMITED LEVELS of play.
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- Your support of our products allows us to continue producing our
- logic games as Shareware.
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- Register Wall Pipe and become a Soleau Software Member! All members
- receive special discounts, bonus offers and have the option to
- include $6.00 for our Member Game Pack containing Eight of Soleau
- Software's most popular Shareware games ! This is for members only,
- so become a Soleau Software Member today!
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- Please see the Wall_reg.doc or the closing screen for details.
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- We at Soleau Software thank you for your support and hope you will
- continue to enjoy this as well as our many other Shareware products.
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- Sincerely,
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- William Soleau
- President
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- Soleau Software
- 163 Amsterdam Ave
- Suite 213
- New York, NY 10023