═══ 1. About Backgammon ═══

The object of Backgammon is to move the white stones into the home table (the 
six points in the lower right section of the table), and then to move all 15 
stones into the pocket on the right. The black stones are moved by the computer 
to the upper right section of the table. The player who moves all stones into 
the pocket first, is the winner. 

White stones move along the top half to the left, then down, and along the 
bottom half to the right. Stones cannot land on any point that is already 
occupied by two or more opposing stones, but can bump singleton stones which 
are then moved to the middle bar. Stones from the bar move to upper right. 

After each roll, stones are advanced according to the numbers on the dice. Both 
dice can be applied to the same stone, but the stone must make the two moves 
consecutively. Whenever a player rolls doubles, that number is not taken twice, 
but four times. When all stones are in the home table and you cannot advance 
any of your stones according to the exact number on the dice, you can move a 
stone into your pocket that is less points away than the number on your dice. 

Related information: 

Playing the game 
Keys help 
Copyright notice 


═══ 2. Playing the game ═══

Choose New from the Game menu to start a new game or press Ctrl+N. Then you 
have to roll dice to determine who moves first. The player with the higher 
numbers on the dice moves first. To move a stone, move the mouse pointer to the 
desired point and drag the stone to the new place with the right mouse button 
(mouse button 2). If it is a legal move, the stone will drop to the new place. 
The computer makes its move then. After that you have to double-click with 
mouse button 1 to roll the dice or press Enter, Spacebar or Return. 

Choose Undo from the Game command to undo your last move. 


═══ 3. Copyright notice ═══

Backgammon 
Version 1.4 
All rights reserved. 
Copyright (C) Peter Wansch, 1993 

November 8, 1993 
Vienna, Austria 


═══ 4. Help for Game ═══

Use the Game menu commands to start a new game or to undo your last move. 


═══ 4.1. Help for New ═══

Choose New to start a new game. You can start a new game at any time, even in 
the middle of a game. 


═══ 4.2. Help for Undo ═══

Choose Undo to undo your last move. 


═══ 5. Help for Options ═══

Use the Option menu commands to switch the sound on or off. 


═══ 5.1. Help for Sound ═══

Choose Sound to switch the sound on or off. 


═══ 5.2. Help for Animation ═══

Use the Animation menu commands to specifiy how fast you want the stone to 
move. 


═══ 5.2.1. Help for None ═══

Choose None if you don't want animated stones. 


═══ 5.2.2. Help for Slow ═══

Choose Slow if you want the stone to move slow. 


═══ 5.2.3. Help for Fast ═══

Choose Fast if you want the stone to move fast. 


═══ 5.3. Help for Reset scores ═══

Choose Reset scores to reset the scores. 


═══ 6. Help for Help ═══

Use the Help menu to obtain help information. 


═══ 6.1. Help for General help ═══

Choose General help to get general help for the program. General help provides 
general information about Backgammon. 


═══ 6.2. Help for Keys help ═══

Choose Keys help to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the 
keys. 


═══ 6.2.1. Keys help ═══

CONTROL KEYS 

Enter, Spacebar, Return 
          Rolls the dice. 

Ctrl+N 
          Starts a new game. 

Ctrl+R 
          Resets the scores. 

Ctrl+U 
          Undoes your last move. 

HELP KEYS 

F1 
          Gets help 

Esc 
          Views previous Help panel or ends help if only one panel has been 
          viewed. 

Alt+F4 
          Ends help or ends program. 

SYSTEM KEYS 

Alt+Esc 
          Switches to the next program. 

Ctrl+Esc 
          Switches to the Window List. 

WINDOW KEYS 

Underlined letter 
          Moves among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or 
          executes the function chosen. 

Alt+Underlined letter 
          Executes the function chosen immediately. 


═══ 6.3. Help for Help index ═══

Choose Help index to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of 
the help information that is available. 


═══ 6.4. Help for Using help ═══

Choose Using help to obtain information on how to use the Help facility. 


═══ 6.5. Help for Product information ═══

Choose Product information to view a dialog that displays information about 
Backgammon, such as version number and copyright notice. 


═══ 6.5.1. Help for Product information dialog ═══

This dialog displays information about Backgammon, such as version number and 
copyright notice. 

Related information: 

Help for OK 


═══ 6.5.2. Help for OK ═══

The OK button closes the product information dialog.