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- TOMMY'S WHEEL OF CONFUSION (C) COPYRIGHT 1988 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
- P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- CATALOG #88-120-1A
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- "THE WHEEL OF FATE BUT GIVES A CHANCE TO UNSCRAMBLE AN EGG"
- -- OLD ALIEN PROVERB
-
- ARE YOU GOOD AT CRYPTOGRAMS? WELL, HOW GOOD ARE YOU? FIND OUT BY SPINNING
- TOMMY'S WHEEL OF CONFUSION.
-
- TO QUIT TOMMY'S WHEEL OF CONFUSION, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
- TO TOGGLE THE SOUND ON AND OFF, HIT FUNCTION KEY F1.
- TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
-
- THE WHEEL:
- THE WHEEL OF CONFUSION CONSISTS OF 24 SLOTS, EACH OF WHICH CONTAINS A MONEY
- VALUE OR A SPECIAL SLOT.
-
- THE SPECIAL SLOTS ARE:
-
- 1. FREE SPIN -- YOU GET AN EXTRA TURN. (NOTE: YOU KEEP YOUR FREE SPINS
- IN A "BANK" WHICH YOU CAN CASH IN WHEN YOU NEED THEM.)
- 2. LOSE A TURN -- YOU LOSE YOUR TURN, BUT CAN USE A FREE SPIN IF YOU
- HAVE ONE TO KEEP YOUR TURN.
- 3. BANKRUPT -- YOU LOSE YOUR TURN AND YOUR EARNINGS, BUT CAN USE A FREE
- SPIN IF YOU HAVE ONE TO KEEP YOUR TURN.
-
- PLAYERS:
- TWO TO SIX MAY PLAY, OR 1 PERSON AGAINST HIMSELF. THE FIRST PLAYER IS CHOSEN
- BY LOT.
-
- ROUNDS AND TURNS:
- THERE ARE N ROUNDS PLUS A BONUS ROUND: N IS THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS, OR 3,
- WHICHEVER IS GREATER. THE RIGHT TO A TURN REMAINS WITH A PLAYER UNTIL THE
- PLAYER LOSES THE TURN, WHEREUPON IT ROTATES TO THE NEXT PLAYER.
-
- THE PUZZLE:
- THE COMPUTER SELECTS A PHRASE FROM ITS SECRET DATA BANK, ENCRYPTS IT, AND
- DISPLAYS IT ON THE SCREEN.
-
- THE ENCRYPTION PROCESS IS A SIMPLE ONE-TO-ONE LETTER-SUBSTITUTION CIPHER, WITH
- THE ADDITIONAL RESTRAINT THAT ONLY CONSONANTS ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR CONSONANTS,
- AND VOWELS FOR VOWELS. AT LEAST 24 OF THE 26 LETTERS WILL BE CHANGED BY THE
- CODE.
-
- PLAY LEVELS:
- THERE ARE 2 PLAY LEVELS.
-
- IN LEVEL 1 YOU MERELY GUESS LETTERS AS IN TOMMY'S WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE, THE
- ENCRYPTED PHRASE OFTEN BEING HARDER TO "SEE" THAN THE BLANK PHRASE OF THE
- LATTER GAME.
-
- IN LEVEL 2, YOU GUESS LETTER SUBSTITUTIONS (E.G., H FOR T), AND THE COMPUTER
- THEN SUBSTITUTES THE LETTERS IN THE PHRASE IF YOU GUESS CORRECT: YOU GET ONE
- WHEEL VALUE FOR EACH CORRECT LETTER, OR LOSE 1 WHEEL VALUE IF THE SUBSTITUTION
- YOU GUESSED IS NOT CORRECT.
-
- NOTE THAT THERE ARE 20! (20*19*...*2*1) CONSONANT AND 4! (4*3*2*1=24) VOWEL
- SUBSTITUTIONS POSSIBLE. GOOD LUCK!
-
- CODE TABLE DISPLAY:
- IN LEVEL 1, THE LETTERS NOT GUESSED YET ARE DISPLAYED UNDER THE GAME PHRASE.
-
- IN LEVEL 2, A CODE TABLE IS DISPLAYED BELOW THE GAME PHRASE. THIS CONSISTS OF
- 2 LINES, THE BOTTOM LINE BEING THE ALPHABET IN STANDARD ORDER, AND THE TOP
- LINE BEING THE LETTER TRANSLATED TO.
-
- FOR EXAMPLE:
-
- DBC
- BCD
-
- INDICATES THAT B IS TRANSLATED TO D, C TO B, AND D TO C; THIS CAN BE READ
- DAISY-CHAIN FASHION: B->D, D->C, C->B.
-
- SINCE THIS IS A 1-1 CODE, THE TOP LINE SHOULD CONSIST OF THE LETTERS A-Z ONCE
- AND ONLY ONCE EACH.
-
- INITIALLY THE TOP LINE IS SET TO THE ALPHABET IN STANDARD ORDER, BUT AS YOU
- GUESS LETTER SUBSTITUTIONS THE TOP LINE KEEPS TRACK OF THEM.
-
- EARNINGS VS. WINNINGS:
- IN ANY SINGLE ROUND YOU ACCUMULATE EARNINGS; IF YOU WIN THE ROUND, YOUR
- EARNINGS ARE ADDED TO YOUR PERMANENT WINNINGS, ELSE YOU LOSE THEM.
-
- IN YOUR TURN YOU MUST DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
-
- 1. SPIN THE WHEEL (BY PRESSING THE SPACE BAR) AND GUESS A SUBSTITUTION
- (CONSONANTS ONLY): IF THIS SUBSTITUTION SOLVES THE PHRASE, YOU WIN THE
- ROUND IMMEDIATELY.
-
- IF THE SUBSTITUTION YOU GUESS IS INCORRECT, THE WHEEL VALUE IS
- SUBTRACTED FROM YOUR EARNINGS AND YOU LOSE YOUR TURN (BUT YOU CAN USE
- A FREE SPIN IF YOU HAVE ONE TO KEEP YOUR TURN).
-
- IF THE SUBSTITUTION YOU GUESS RIGHT, YOU GET THE WHEEL VALUE TIMES THE
- NUMBER OF LETTERS OF THIS TYPE IN THE PHRASE.
-
- IF YOUR EARNINGS ARE $250 OR MORE YOU MAY ALSO:
-
- 2. BUY A VOWEL FOR $250: THIS IS DONE BY PRESSING THE "V" KEY INSTEAD OF
- HITTING THE SPACE BAR. IF YOU GUESS WRONG, YOU LOSE THE TURN (AND CAN
- USE A FREE SPIN IF YOU HAVE ONE); IF YOU GUESS RIGHT, YOU KEEP THE TURN.
- NOTE: A VOWEL GUESS COSTS $250 REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY OF THAT TYPE OF
- VOWEL ARE IN THE PUZZLE.
-
- BONUS ROUND:
- THE PLAYER WHO WON THE MOST IN THE REGULAR ROUNDS GOES ON TO THE BONUS ROUND.
- THE PLAYER THEN HAS 20 SECONDS TO DECODE THE PUZZLE IN THE LEVEL 1 MODE ONLY,
- AFTER GUESSING 5 CONSONANTS AND A VOWEL.
- IF IT IS SOLVED THE PLAYER GETS $25,000!
-
- ESCAPING:
- TO ESCAPE FROM THE CURRENT PHRASE AND LET THE COMPUTER SELECT A NEW ONE:
- HIT THE ESC KEY RATHER THAN THE SPACE BAR OR THE "S" KEY. THIS SHOULD BE A
- LAST RESORT MANEUVER WHEN ALL PLAYERS ARE STUCK ON A PHRASE FOR SOME REASON.
- THE ROUND IS REPLAYED.
-
- TO HURRY THE BONUS ROUND UP AND ESCAPE TO THE SOLUTION BEFORE THE TIME IS UP,
- HIT THE ESC KEY.
-
- TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
-
- COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
- S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
- M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
- C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
-
- FOR EXAMPLE: >WOC MS
-
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-
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