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MATH BINGO v 1.0: A fun and easy way to learn math facts.
WARRANTY:
THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION ARE PROVIDED
"AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. THE ENTIRE RISK AS
TO THE RESULTS AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IS ASSUMED
BY THE USER.
IN NO EVENT WILL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT,
INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING
FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE PROGRAM OR ACCOMPANYING FILES, EVEN
IF THE AUTHOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES. THE AUTHOR'S LIABILITY FOR ANY SUCH DAMAGES
SHALL NEVER EXCEED THE PRICE PAID TO THE AUTHOR FOR
LICENSE TO USE THIS SOFTWARE.
FILES: The following files should be included:
installation:
ddeml.dll
expand.exe
creatgrp.exe
install.exe
documentation:
readme.bat
readme.txt
register.txt
math bingo:
mbingo.exe
sound files:
bingo.wav
chekagan.wav
haveone.wav
heresans.wav
hmm.wav
idont.wav
ipass.wav
one.wav
pass.wav
sigh.wav
there.wav
tie.wav
tryagain.wav
welcome.wav
yourturn.wav
takebnpt.wav
hmmpoint.wav
pointfme.wav
ptsyes.wav
REQUIREMENTS: Windows 3.1
VGA
mouse
Windows-supported sound card preferred
hard drive (1.1 Megabytes required)
INSTALLATION:
Math Bingo is installed from DOS, but played only under
Windows 3.1
To install Math Bingo:
- insert disk in drive B:
- type 'B:' and press <ENTER>
- at the 'B:\>' prompt, type install, and press <ENTER>
(NOTE: Your computer may use drive A: instead of B:)
- The program will ask for the destination path. For
the default pathname of C:\MBINGO, just press <ENTER>.
To install the program in a different subdirectory, or
on a different drive, type the path name as in the
following examples:
C:\MATH or
D:\MBINGO
- the installation program will then create the directory,
and copy files from the floppy disk. If there is not
enough room on your hard drive to copy and expand all of
the files, the installation program will give you an
ERROR message and exit. You need to erase enough files
on your hard drive to make room, and then start the
installation program again.
NOTE: The installation program will exit with an ERROR
message if any of the necessary files on the disk have
been erased.
- Once the files have been copied, the install program
will create the program group and program item. Following
the instructions on the screen, click on OK, then
double-click on the Program Manager icon at the bottom of
the screen. Now you will see the Math Bingo icon.
Double-click on it to start the program.
STARTING A NEW GAME:
To start a new game of Math Bingo, click once on the Play!
menu option. The program will ask whether there is one
player (playing against the computer) or two players
(playing with a friend). Click on the button or the
text of the option you want, then either click on OK or
press <ENTER>.
The program will now ask for the player(s) name(s).
You may just click on OK or press <ENTER> for the default
name(s) "Player 1" (and "Player 2").
NOTE: In a 2-player game, DO NOT press <ENTER> after
typing the first player's name. To enter the second
player's name, either click on the text box for the
second player or use TAB to move to that text box.
After you have entered the name(s), click on OK or
press <ENTER>.
Finally, select a play operation. (For more play
operations read about Math Bingo Pro in TO ORDER: later
in this file). You may click on either the button or
the text of the option you want, or use the up and down
arrows. Then click on OK or press <ENTER>.
You may start a new game even if the current one is not
yet completed.
PLAYING THE GAME:
The player on the left goes first. The problem will be
displayed beneath the bingo card of the current player.
To play, if your bingo card contains the correct
answer to the problem, click on that block. Or, you may
click on the "free" space in the center of the bingo card.
If you click on the "free" space, your turn continues.
If you do not have the answer on your bingo card, you
must click on PASS. But the program will not allow you
to pass if there is a valid answer on the bingo card.
Next, the second player or the computer will take a
turn. Only after the second player or the computer takes
a turn, does the program check to see if either player
has bingo. Unlike regular bingo, in Math Bingo the two
players have different problems to solve, and for fairness
a check for bingo cannot be done until both players have
taken a turn.
The players alternate turns until one or both have
bingo.
If the player chooses an incorrect block, the program
will say "Try again" and wait for the same player to make
another attempt.
If the player chooses PASS when there is a valid
answer on the bingo card, the program will say "Please
check again" and wait for the same player to make another
attempt.
If the player chooses an incorrect block, or chooses
PASS when there is a valid answer on the bingo card, the
program will (after three incorrect attempts) display the
answer on the screen, along with a voice message.
The player is never penalized for an incorrect response.
Play continues with the same player until she or he
makes the correct response.
On the number recognition option, blocks are displayed
on the bottom of the screen as the problem. The player
counts the number of blocks and clicks on the correct
number on the bingo card. Notice that a column of ten
blocks has no gaps between blocks, whereas a column of
9 or fewer blocks have small gaps between them.
Advanced players can take advantage of the fact that
numbers are often repeated on the bingo card, and play
strategically.
SOUND:
Choose the menu options to turn the voices on and off.
The dimmed option is the one that is currently activated,
and hence, cannot be chosen. Turning voices on and off
may be done at any time during the game.
If you turn the voices off, there will be no voice
messages telling you of any incorrect attempts. In this
case the program will wait for another attempt by the same
player.
NOTE: If you have a microphone hooked up to your computer,
you can make the game even more exciting by having your
children record their own messages. Use the Sound
Recorder (which is an Accessory under Windows 3.1) to
record voices. See your Windows 3.1 documentation.
The voices are in files with a .WAV extension. Open
one of these files using the Sound Recorder. Play
it, and then record your own message, saving it to that
file. WARNING: The files names must remain the same.
The program opens files with specific names to play
during the game. Be sure to delete any blank space
before or after the actual voice message using the Edit
commands. Otherwise the program will spend time playing
back files containing blank spaces, which may be large.
Eliminating blank spaces will also decrease the file size.
SPEED
The menu options for speed will cause the computer turn's
response time to become slower or faster. Choose the
time according to your or your child's preference.
Initially, the computer speed is set to average. The
dimmed option is the one that is currently activated, and
hence, cannot be chosen.
WARNING:
The Math Bingo window should be maximized at all times
while playing the game. Decreasing the size of the
window may cause part of the screen to disappear.
Minimizing the screen, and then subsequently
maximizing, by double-clicking on the MathBingo
icon is fine.
PRINTING THIS FILE:
This file may be printed by typing: 'print readme.txt',
or by using the Windows Accessory 'Notepad'. Open the
file 'readme.txt' and select Print in the File menu.
TO ORDER:
This program is not 'public domain' or 'freeware'. It is
shareware. This means that you have limited use of the
program for the purpose of evaluation only. If, after
evaluation you wish to continue to use this program, you
must register it, or if you wish to order Math Bingo Pro
please print the file REGISTER.TXT, by typing
'print register.txt', or using the Windows Accessory
'Notepad'. Open the file 'register.txt' and select
Print from the File menu. Fill in the registration card
and mail to:
DiNo Software
Box 362
Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
Math Bingo Pro has the added features of another
level of number recognition, another level of addition,
and two levels each of subtraction, multiplication and
division, as well as a bonus game to make Math Bingo Pro
even more exciting, by competing for bonus points.