DARN-IT
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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
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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
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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
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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.