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- Software for your Iguana
-
-
- - PRESENTS -
-
- TIC
-
- version 1.1
-
-
- (c) Copyright 1992 IguanaSoft
-
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Warranty and Disclaimer
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- The authors make no warranties, expressed or implied, as to
- the quality or performance of this program. The author will
- not be held liable for any direct, indirect, incidental or
- consequential damages resulting from the use of this program.
- Your use of this program constitutes your agreement to this
- disclaimer and your release of the author from any form of
- liability or litigation. Besides, lawsuits are for weenies.
-
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Section 1: Introduction to TIC.
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Quick: When you think of Tic-Tac-Toe, what's the first thing
- that springs to mind?
-
- ■ Stupid game?
- ■ Stupid name?
- ■ Impossible to win?
-
- Well, all three are true. In designing Tic, we tried to
- overcome all three of those obstacles. Unfortunately, we had
- trouble with the first two, but hey, one out of three ain't
- bad.
-
- Tic-Tac-Toe, for those of you who may have been living in a
- cave for the past few years, is a relatively simple game. It
- is played on a three by three grid, and is played by two
- people who alternately mark off empty squares in the grid with
- either X's or O's. The first player to get three of his marks
- (either X's or O's) in a row, either horizontally, vertically,
- or diagonally...wins. The example below is Match #53,424 from
- the 1984 World Tic-Tac-Toe Championships held in Peoria,
- Illinois and sponsored annually by the FWNBTD - "Folks with
- Nothing Better to Do."
-
- │ │
- O │ X │ X
- ────┼───┼────
- X │ X │ O
- ────┼───┼────
- O │ O │ X
- │ │
-
- Nice, simple game except for one huge problem. Unless one of
- the two players is brain-dead, or just not paying very close
- attention, THE GAME IS IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN. Every game ends up
- in a stalemate. Just look at the above example. Talk about a
- boring game.
-
- Well, IguanaSoft just wasn't going to take this sitting down.
- We knew that playing a game which is impossible to win,
- well...it sucks. So we re-designed the game, made it even
- simpler, and most importantly, we made it easy to win.
-
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Section 2: Playing TIC
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Like all IguanaSoft programs, Tic is easy to use. It
- incorporates IguanaWindows to let you easily move throughout
- the various program functions. If you have a mouse, and the
- mouse driver is correctly loaded into your system, then Tic
- automatically allows you to use it.
-
- The theory behind Tic is simple. Rather than having to get
- three marks in a row, you just need to get one. It doesn't
- take a brain surgeon to figure out that whoever moves first
- wins. In an unbelieveable fit of generosity, IguanaSoft
- decided to automatically grant you the first move.
-
- To play Tic, simply select "Go" from the Main Menu, and you'll
- be asked to make the first move. There are nine squares from
- which to choose. To place your marker, simply select the
- square you want by typing the corresponding number on your
- keypad.
-
- Tic 1.1 only supports 1-player mode, but future versions will
- allow for two human players. You're on your own to find
- someone stupid enough to play with you...and willing to take
- the second move.
-
-
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
- Section 3: About BeerWare
- ────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
- Tic, Version 1.1 is not free. We worked long and hard on it,
- and we got very thirsty while writing it.
-
- In the past, BeerWare asked that you send us beer in order to
- register the program. Unfortunately, we found that this
- wasn't exactly working out.
-
- Now, here at IguanaSoft, we're certainly not selfish, so we've
- redefined the concept of BeerWare.
-
- Simply put, you can now register your program merely by
- consuming a cold brew in our honor. That's right: just head
- down to your local liquor store and pick up a six-pack of your
- favorite brand of beer. Then kick back, pop it open and
- enjoy. Of course, we at IguanaSoft do not endorse alcohol
- consumption by minors, and we urge you to drink responsibly.
- Know when to say when. And please, don't use IguanaSoft
- programs while driving, operating heavy machinery, or while
- listening to Barry Manilow records.
-
- To complete the registration process, please let us know
- exactly how much you enjoyed IguanaSoft's Tic and your cold beer.
- Call us. We can be found on The Razor's Edge BBS, the home of
- IguanaSoft. Leave a message in the IguanaSoft Conference, along
- with your name and address, and we'll end you a registration
- code. If you don't want to make your address public, then leave
- a comment to the Sysop.
-
-
- THE RAZOR'S EDGE BBS - (617) 786-8282
- PCBoard 14.5 1200/2400 baud
- Located in beautiful and historic Quincy, MA.
-
-
- Note: The Razor's Edge BBS is a free public service, and
- maintains no connections to IguanaSoft, other than being a
- place where the programmers tend to hang out and answer
- questions and comments. They also collect lint from the
- dryers in laundromats and then use it to weave giant
- hot-air balloons, which they immediately set on fire while
- chanting the entire text of Ronald Reagan's autobiography,
- "An American Life."
-
-
- "May the Iguanas Run Free!"
-