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  1. Disk No: 2493                                                           
  2. Disk Title: MicroLink Board Games                                       
  3. PC-SIG Version: S1                                                      
  4.                                                                         
  5. Program Title: MicroLink Yaht                                           
  6. Author Version: 2.2                                                     
  7. Author Registration: Up to the user. $5.00 recommended.                 
  8. Special Requirements: None.                                             
  9.                                                                         
  10. MicroLink Yaht is a computerized implementation of the traditional dice 
  11. game Yacht, popularized as Yahtzee.                                     
  12.                                                                         
  13. On a players turn, he/she rolls five dice, attempting to score in a     
  14. number of set categories (full house, three of a kind, etc).  The player
  15. may reroll any or all of the five dice for a total of three rolls per   
  16. turn.  At the end of the three rolls, the player enters the appropriate 
  17. score into one of the categories on the scorecard, and play passes to   
  18. the next player.  When all categories are filled, the game is over.     
  19. High score wins. Children and adults will both enjoy this game.         
  20.                                                                         
  21. Features                                                                
  22.                                                                         
  23. ~ From one to six human players                                         
  24. ~ Optional "PC Opponent"                                                
  25. ~ Keyboard, joystick, and mouse input                                   
  26. ~ Top-ten scoreboard                                                    
  27. ~ Color monitor support                                                 
  28. ~ Sound on/off toggle                                                   
  29. ~ Optional display of possible scores with each roll                    
  30. ~ "Fast" mode eliminates animation to speed up play                     
  31. ~ Dice may be displayed with dots or numerals                           
  32. ~ Statistics kept on high/low/average scores in session.                
  33.                                                                         
  34. Program Title: Micro Link Shut The Box                                  
  35. Author Version: 1.2                                                     
  36. Author Registration: Up to user. $5.00 recommended.                     
  37. Special Requirements: None.                                             
  38.                                                                         
  39. MicroLink Shut The Box is a computerized implentation of the traditional
  40. board game of the same name.                                            
  41.                                                                         
  42. On a player's turn, he/she rolls a pair of dice, and shuts numbered     
  43. doors which add up to the total displayed on the dice.  When a roll     
  44. cannot be used, the total of all shut doors is added to the player's    
  45. score, and play passes to the next player.                              
  46.                                                                         
  47. After five rounds, the player with the highest score wins.              
  48.                                                                         
  49. Features:                                                               
  50. ~ From one to seven human players                                       
  51. ~ Optional "PC Opponent"                                                
  52. ~ Keyboard and mouse input                                              
  53. ~ Top-ten scoreboard                                                    
  54. ~ MDA/Composite monitor support                                         
  55. ~ Sound on/off toggle                                                   
  56. ~ "Fast" mode eliminates animation to speed up play                     
  57. ~ Dice may be displayed with dots or numerals                           
  58. ~ Statistics kept on high/low/average scores in session.                
  59.                                                                         
  60. While enjoyable by adults, kids as young as 5 or six can play, and      
  61. benefit from the addition skills that the game encourages.              
  62. Program Title: Micro Link Otra                                          
  63. Author Version: 1.2                                                     
  64. Author Registration: Up to user.                                        
  65. Special Requirements: None.                                             
  66.                                                                         
  67. MicroLink Otra is a memory game, very much a cousin to the electronic   
  68. game "Simon", popular in the late 70's.                                 
  69.                                                                         
  70. Players take turns replaying an ever-longer sequence of flashing squares
  71. generated by the computer.                                              
  72.                                                                         
  73. After four rounds, the player with the highest score wins.              
  74. features:                                                               
  75.                                                                         
  76. ~ From one to seven human players                                       
  77. ~ Keyboard and mouse input                                              
  78. ~ Top-ten scoreboard                                                    
  79. ~ Works on all monitors/display adaptors                                
  80. ~ Sound on/off toggle                                                   
  81. ~ "Fast" mode eliminates animation to speed up play                     
  82. ~ Statistics kept on high/low/average scores in session.                
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  85.                                                                         
  86. PC-SIG                                                                  
  87. 1030D East Duane Avenue                                                 
  88. Sunnyvale  Ca. 94086                                                    
  89. (408) 730-9291                                                          
  90. (c) Copyright 1989-1991 PC-SIG, Inc.                                         
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