**Shark Dominoes**

                                    **by**

                               **Arthur Crump**

 **Table of Contents**
 **=================**
        1. Getting Started
                a. How to Play Dominoes
                b. Requirements
                c. Installation & Setup
                d. Starting Shark Dominoes
        2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
        3. How to Contact Us

 **1. Getting Started**
 **==================**

 **a. How to Play Dominoes**
 **-----------------------**

        There are many variations of the game of Dominoes, Shark Dominoes is
        one variation.

        Each game round starts with the 28 dominoes face down in random order.
        The Human player and the computer player take turns drawing 11 dominoes
        each. The remaining dominoes are removed from the board.

        Play starts with the first player that has the double six dominoe.
        If no player has the double six dominoe, the next highest double
        dominoe (5-5, 4-4, 3-3, etc.) is placed in the center of the board.

        The other player then tries to match one of their dominoes to one end
        of the double dominoe. If the first dominoe is a double five, the other
        player will add any of their dominoes containing five dots on one end.
        Dominoes are placed length-wise rather than at right angles.

        If a player can not match the dominoes at either end, then the player
        must pass and then try again on the next turn.

        Points for the game are scored by adding both ends together. If both
        ends add up to a multiple of five (5, 10, 15, 20, etc.) then the player
        receives those points.

        Play continues until one player has used all of their dominoes or until
        no player can play. If no further plays can be made, the player with
        no dominoes, or with the least number of points (dots) on the
        remaining dominoes wins the round. The player subtracts the total of
        their points from the total of the opponents' points and scores the
        balance to the nearest five multiple (5, 10, 15, etc.). Rounds continue
        until one player scores 200 points. The game is won by the first player
        to score 200 or more points.

 **b. System Requirements**
 **----------------------**

        To run Shark Dominoes, you'll need the following system:

                An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
                Two Megabytes of RAM
                A VGA monitor
                Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
                Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
                Mouse

        You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:

                Pentium processor
                Four Megabytes of RAM

 **c. Installation and Setup**
 **-------------------------**

        1. To get started with Shark Dominoes on a hard disk:
                a. Insert the Shark Dominoes disk in your
                        floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
                b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
                        Enter.
                c. Follow the screen directions.

 **d. Starting Shark Dominoes**
 **-------------------------------**

        To start the game, double click on the Shark Dominoes icon in
        Windows.

 **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
 **======================================**

        If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
        needing to get help. Try the following:

        If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
        try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
        disk cache.

        If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness on
        your monitor.

        If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
        electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
        your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
        you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
        that were displayed.

 **3. How to Contact Us**
 **====================**

        Write to:

                **AGCrump**
                **24708 Wisteria Lane**
                **Moreno Valley, CA 92557**

        E-mail:

                **ao545@lafn.org**

 Shark Dominoes is Copyright (c) 1996-1998 by Arthur Crump