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- Penny Penguin's Math Bingo
- ⌐ LatticeWork Software, 1994, 1995
-
-
- Penny Penguin's Math Bingo: A fun and easy way to learn math facts in number
- recognition, addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
-
- Requirements
-
- Windows 95 (Windows 3.1 version available)
- VGA monitor
- mouse
- Windows-supported sound card preferred
- hard drive
-
- Installation
-
- To install Penny Penguin's Math Bingo, click on the "Start" button and move the
- mouse up and over to "Settings" and then select "Control Panel." Double-
- click on "Add/Remove Programs" and click on the "Install" button. You
- will see the message "Insert the program's first installation floppy
- disk or CD-ROM, and then click Next." Click on "Next" even though
- the install program is on your hard drive. On the next screen click
- on "Browse" and select the directory or disk where your unzipped
- program files are (e.g., if you downloaded this program from CompuServe,
- select c:\cserve\download, or if the files are on a disk on the a: or b:
- drive, select a: or b: ). Double-click on install, and click on "Finish."
- - The program will ask for the destination path. For the default
- pathname of C:\LATTICE\MBINGO, just press <ENTER>. On some systems,
- installing the program to the same directory where the unzipped files
- already are, will cause a problem installing or running the program.
- If this occurs, install to a different directory. To install the
- program in a different subdirectory, or on a different drive, type
- the path name as in the following example:
- C:\MATH
- - the installation program will then create the directory, and copy
- files from the floppy disk or directory. NOTE: Install will exit with
- an ERROR message if any of the necessary files on the installation
- disk or directory have been erased.
- - Once the files have been copied, install will place the program in
- Start Menu Programs. To start the program click on the "Start"
- button and move the cursor up to "Programs" and over and down to
- "LatticeWork Software" and over to "Penny Penguin's Math Bingo."
-
-
- Uninstall
- To uninstall Penny Penguin's Math Bingo, please follow the
- directions in the file uninstal.txt.
-
- Starting a New Game
-
- The program will initially ask whether there is one player
- (playing with Penny Penguin) or two players (playing with a
- friend). Click on the button or the text of the option you
- want, then either click on OK or press <ENTER>.
-
- The program will now ask for the player's name(s). You may
- just click on OK or press <ENTER> for the default name(s)
- "Player1" (and "Player 2").
-
- NOTE: In a 2-player game, DO NOT press <ENTER> after typing the
- first player's name. To enter the second player's name, either
- click on the text box for the second player or use TAB to move
- to that text box. After you have entered the name(s), click on
- OK or press <ENTER>.
-
- Finally, select a play operation. You may click on either the
- button or the text of the option you want, or use the up and
- down arrows. Then click on OK or press <ENTER>.
-
- You may start a new game even if the current one is not yet
- completed.
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- Playing the Game
-
- The player on the left goes first. The problem will be
- displayed beneath the bingo card of the current player.
-
- To play, if your bingo card contains the correct answer to the
- problem, click on that block. Or, you may click on the "free"
- space in the center of the bingo card. If you click on the
- "free" space, your turn continues.
-
- If you do not have the answer on your bingo card, you must
- click on the Pass button. But the program will not allow you
- to pass if there is a valid answer on the bingo card.
-
- Next, the second player or Penny Penguin will take a turn. Only
- after the second player or Penny Penguin takes a turn, does the
- program check to see if either player has bingo. Unlike
- regular bingo, in Penny Penguin's Math Bingo the two players have different
- problems to solve, and for fairness a check for bingo cannot be
- done until both players have taken a turn.
-
- The players alternate turns until one or both have bingo.
-
- If the player chooses an incorrect block, the program will say
- "Try again" and wait for the same player to make another
- attempt.
-
- If the player chooses PASS when there is a valid answer on the
- bingo card, the program will say "Please check again" and wait
- for the same player to make another attempt.
-
- The player is never penalized for an incorrect response.
-
- If the player chooses an incorrect block, or chooses PASS when
- there is a valid answer on the bingo card, the program will
- (after three incorrect attempts) display the answer on the
- screen, along with a voice message.
-
- Play continues with the same player until she or he makes the
- correct response.
-
- Advanced players can take advantage of the fact that numbers
- are often repeated on the bingo card, and play strategically.
-
- Sound
-
- Choose the menu options to turn the voices on and off. The
- dimmed option is the one that is currently activated, and
- hence, cannot be chosen. Turning voices on and off may be done
- at any time during the game.
-
- If you turn the voices off, there will be no voice messages
- telling you of any incorrect attempts. In this case the
- program will wait for another attempt by the same player.
-
- NOTE: If you have a microphone hooked up to your computer, you
- can make the game more exciting by having your children record
- their own messages. Use the Sound Recorder (a Windows 3.1
- Accessory). (See your Windows 3.1 documentation).
-
- Open one of the files with a .WAV extension using the Sound
- Recorder. Play it, and then record your own message, saving it
- to that same file. WARNING: The file names must remain the
- same. Be sure to delete any blank space before or after the
- actual voice message using the Edit commands. Otherwise the
- program will spend time playing back files containing blank
- spaces, which may be large. Eliminating blank spaces will also
- decrease the file size.
-
- Speed
-
- The menu options for speed will cause Penny Penguin's turn's
- response time to become slower or faster. It will also cause
- the bonus blocks to stay on the screen for a longer or shorter
- period of time after a bonus block has been played. Choose the
- time according to your or your child's preference. Initially,
- the computer speed is set to average.
-
-
- "Penny Penguin's Math Bingo" is a "shareware program" and is provided
- at no extra charge to the user for evaluation. Feel free to
- share it with your friends, but please do not give it away
- altered or as part of another system. The essence of
- "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users
- with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
- incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.
-
- Support
-
- The following support of Penny Penguin's Math Bingo is provided:
- LatticeWork Software will answer questions and fix serious bugs
- during a one-year period after ordering. For problems
- involving specific hardware or software environment or feature,
- LatticeWork Software may choose not to modify the program. In
- that case, if a problem is reported within three months after
- ordering, then LatticeWork Software will refund the user's
- order price. You may contact LatticeWork Software at
- the following addresses:
-
- 1) LatticeWork Software
- P.O. Box 362
- Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
-
- 2) By way of America Online mail to LatticeWrk
-
- 3) By way of CompuServe Mail 74453,2112
-
- This program is produced by a member of the Association of
- Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
- shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
- resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by
- contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The
- ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
- ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members'
- products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover
- Road, Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 USA, FAX 616-788-2765 or send a
- CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,
- 3536
-
- ORDERING PENNY PENGUIN'S MATH BINGO
-
- To order Penny Penguin's Math Bingo, choose "Order" and select
- "Order Penny Penguin's Math Bingo", fill in the dialog box and
- follow instructions. Or print the file register.wri (using
- Windows Accessory Write) or print register.txt from DOS, fill in
- the form and mail to:
-
- LatticeWork Software
- P.O. Box 362
- Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
-
- Or, if you are a member of CompuServe, you may order the program
- online (at a slight additional cost), and be charged to your
- CompuServe account. GO SWREG and enter registration ID 9590.
-
- ("Penny Penguin's Math Bingo" has two levels of number recognition, addition,
- and subtraction (including the levels in the Math Bingo game),
- as well as two levels each of multiplication and division.
- Math Bingo Pro also has a Bonus Game, which makes the program
- even more fun to play.)
-
- DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
-
- LIMITED WARRANTY
-
- LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS
- SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
- LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
- A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE NOR ANYONE ELSE
- WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF
- THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
- INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH
- SOFTWARE, EVEN IF LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
- POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS. THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE
- BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
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