Grand Slam 3/Grand Slam 3.iso/014/ojrace12.arj/READ.ME

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This file contains important information about O.J.'s All-American
Race to Acquittal. Please read it carefully before installing the
software. It contains the following topics:

  1. Product Description - Describes the product, the hardware
     requirements, and what additional features you will receive
     after registering.

  2. Definition of Shareware - Basic concepts of shareware.

  3. Disclaimer Agreement - Describes the disclaimers.

  4. Rules of the Game - Rules for O.J.'s All-American Race to
     Acquittal.

  5. Installation Procedure - How to install this program using
     Windows.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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It's the game that had to happen! Start your Bronco and hit the
highway as you join O.J. in his All-American Race to Acquittal.
The object of the game is to get twelve jurors in your favor while
dodging tabloid reporters, the L.A.P.D. and avoiding bankruptcy.
You can test your knowledge of the Crime of the Century with Trivia
Questions, Evidence Cards and More.  It's a low-speed police chase
with high-speed thrills!

Hardware requirements for O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal are:
   25Mhz 486SX or faster PC compatibles
   4 MB of RAM
   2 MB of available disk space
   Microsoft Windows 3.1 or later
   VGA or SVGA display subsystem (256 colors preferred)
   16 bit Windows compatible sound card preferred

Nonregistered copies of O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal are
limited in the following ways:

  1. You can only run the program twice after the program is
     installed.
  2. Some of the very entertaining features are taken out. These
     features are Football Hall of Fame, O.J.'s Estate, and Tattler
     Tabloid. A description of these features can be found in the
     rules of the game.

To register your copy of O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal,
write down the INSTALLATION CODE shown on the opening screen, and
send $15.95 to Banana Productions,Inc. P.O. Box 13492, Overland Park,
Ks 66282-3492.  We will then send you your REGISTRATION CODE. For
immediate activation using credit card, call 913/362-0644.  We accept
MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express.  Please have
your installation code ready.  Once you receive your registration
code, enter it in the space provided on the opening screen. You are
now ready to enjoy all the fun-filled features of O.J.'s All-American
Race to Acquittal.

The following form is provided for your convenience.

INSTALLATION CODE:
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NAME:
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ADDRESS:
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PHONE:
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BEST TIME TO CALL:
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DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE
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With shareware distribution users are given a chance to try software
before buying it. If, after trying a Shareware program, you continue
to use it, you are expected to register. Shareware programs
may differ on details -- while some might request registration
others require it.   Often programs specify a maximum trial period.
After registering, you might get anything from current program with
a printed manual to just the right to continue using the software.

The copyright laws that apply to commercial software also apply
to shareware.  The copyright holder retains all rights with a
few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware programmers
are accomplished professionals just like commercial programmers
and their programs are of comparable quality.  There are good and
bad programs produced by commercial and shareware programmers.
Mainly the difference between commercial and shareware software
is how they are distributed.  The author specifically grants the
right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and
sundry or to a specific group.  For example, some authors require
written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their
Shareware.

Shareware is not a type of software.  Shareware is a distribution
method.  Whether it's commercial or Shareware, you should select
software that suits your needs and finances.  You can fill your
needs much easier with Shareware because you can try out software
before you buy it.  Shareware prices are low because overhead is low
and Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you
don't use the software, you don't pay for it.


DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT
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Users of O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal must accept this
disclaimer of warranty:

  "O.J.'s Race to Acquittal is supplied as is.  The author disclaims
   all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without
   limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness
   for any purpose.  The author assumes no liability for
   damages, direct or consequential, which may result from the
   use of O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal."

O.J.'s Race to Acquittal is a "shareware program" and is provided at
no charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to share it with
your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part
of another system.  The essence of "user-supported" software is
to provide personal computer users with quality software without
high prices and provide incentive for programmers to
continue to develop new products.

If you find this program entertaining and would like to remove the
trial and feature limitations imposed, you must make a registration
payment of $15.95 to Banana Productions, Inc.  The $15.95 registration fee
will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time.
You must treat this software just like a book.  For example,
this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely
moved from one computer location to another as long as there
is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's
being used at another.  Just as a book cannot be read by two
different persons at the same time.

Anyone distributing O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal for any
kind of remuneration must first contact Banana Productions, Inc. at
the address below for authorization.  This authorization will be
automatically granted to distributors recognized by the ASP
as adhering to its guidelines for shareware distributors, and
such distributors may begin offering O.J.'s All-American Race to
Acquittal immediately.

Please have your friends play O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal
for evaluation.  If they find the program entertaining,
encourage them to apply for a registered copy.  All registered
users will receive a registration number that removes the trial
and feature limitations.



RULES OF THE GAME
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    THERE ARE THREE WAYS OF WINNING:
1.  Get acquitted.  A player is acquitted if all 12 jurors are in
    her/his favor (thumbs up) when landing on the Lance Ito Trial
    tiles (these tiles are immediately before  the Football Hall of
    Fame).
2.  By choosing the correct door while at the O.J. Simpson estate.
    If the player opens the door leading to Mexico he/she immediately
    wins.
3.  In a multi-player game, it is also possible to win by being the
    last remaining player after the other players have lost.  To win
    in a one-player game, the player must be acquitted.


    THERE ARE THREE WAYS OF LOSING:
1.  Get convicted.   A player is convicted if all 12 jurors are
    against him/her (thumbs down) when landing on the Lance Ito
    (Trial) tiles.  Once convicted, the player is out of the game.
2.  Go bankrupt.   A player is bankrupt when her/his bank account
    shows no money.  Once bankrupt, the player is out of the game.
3.  Police Roulette.  A player loses when, following a slow-speed
    chase,  the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) stops on the
    tile occupied by that player.   See LAPD tile (below) for more
    information.


  IN A MULTIPLAYER GAME, THERE CAN BE MORE THAN ONE LOSER.  THERE IS
  NEVER MORE THAN ONE WINNER.

HOW TO PLAY THE GAME

    To start the game, select "NEW GAME" under the "GAME"  menu.
  Players will be prompted to select first the number of players and
  then their names.   Players will be then identified by both a name
  and number.   This  number appears on each player's Bronco.   A
  white Bronco is the mode of transportation for O.J.'s All-American
  Race to Acquittal.

    Each player begins with $20,000,000 and 12 jurors in his/her
  favor (thumbs up), since you're innocent until proven guilty.
  During the game,  players will either gain or lose jurors.  The
  maximum number of favorable jurors is 12.  This maximum is never
  exceeded by gains during the game.  A player may also never have
  more than twelve jurors against him/her.

    Players take turns rolling dice by clicking the "ROLL DICE"
  button.  The name of the active player is red.  If a player loses,
  his/her name is white.  The rest of the players names are black.

    The players move their tokens clockwise, starting at the
  Football Hall of Fame  in the lower right hand corner.   For
  example, the player advances seven tiles if the sum of the two
  numbers shown on the dice is seven.  Each turn will cost the player
  $50,000.  Players earn $100,000 each time they move past the
  Football Hall of Fame tile.

TYPES OF TILES

FREE TILES
    No action occurs when a player lands on a free tile.  The
  free tiles are ABC's Monday Night Football, Disneyland, Mezzaluna,
  Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream Shop, The Dick Van Dyke Show, McDonalds,
  and Town and Country Limousine Service.

MOVE TILES
    A player who lands on a move tile will move forward or
  backward a specified number of tiles.  These tiles (and the
  movements they cause) include: the Paul Revere Middle School
  (forward 4 tiles), Sunglasses (forward 4 tiles), the Smiley-Face
  (forward 19 spaces to the Football Hall of Fame), Media Blitz
  (backwards 4 tiles), and the Go Juice Go tile (forward 5 tiles).
  The player will be instructed to click the Bronco which will then
  automatically be moved.

MONEY TILES
    The player wins or loses money on these tiles.  These spaces
  are marked with a dollar sign.  The Hollywood tile is another tile
  which affects the player's  bank account.

TELEVISION MAGAZINE TILES
    The player loses the support of  jurors when he/she land on
  Hard Copy, Current Affair, Geraldo, or Maury Povich.

EVIDENCE TILES
    The player draws a card from the evidence deck and wins or
  loses the favor of jurors, depending on whether the evidence favors
  the defense or prosecution.

CHARACTER TILES
    The player draws a card from the character deck and wins or
  loses either money or jurors.

TRIVIA TILES
    The player draws a card from the trivia deck and answers a
  multiple choice question.  The lettered answer which is chosen
  is the lettered answer which is highlighted the next time a
  player lands on a trivia tile.  If answered correctly,
  the player wins money;  if answered incorrectly, the player
  loses money.

CORNER TILES
        There are four corner tiles:  Football Hall of Fame, the
  O. J. Simpson Estate, Tattler Tabloid, and LAPD.

  FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME:  If the player lands on this tile, he/she
        can win $200,000 to $700,000, depending on how far down field
        O. J. advances.  Each player earns $100,000 each time he/she
        passes this tile without landing on it.

  THE O.J. SIMPSON ESTATE:  When a player lands here,  he/she must
        choose one of three doors.  If the door reveals a glass of
        orange juice, the tile is a free space.  If "Kato the dog" is
        behind the door, the player loses $500,000 (hospital and
        surgical fees).  The player immediately wins the game if the
        chosen door leads to Mexico.

  TATTLER TABLOID:  The player landing here will gain or lose jurors,
        depending on the headline.

  LOS ANGELES POLICE DEPARTMENT (LAPD):  When any player lands on
        this corner square, a slow-speed chase ensues.  All players
        risk losing the game if the squad cars stop on their Bronco.
        If the police stop on an unoccupied tile, no player loses and
        the game continues.

SAN ANDREAS FAULT (EARTH QUAKE)
    When any player lands on this space all players lose
  $1,000,000.

JURY DELIBERATION TILES
    There are two adjacent jury deliberation tiles.  If the
  player has all 12 jurors in her/his favor when landing on these
  tiles, she/he is acquitted and wins the game. If the player has all
  12 jurors against her/him, she/he is convicted and is taken out of
  the game.


GAME OPTIONS

    A game may be saved by selecting "SAVE GAME" under the "GAME"
  menu.  A saved game can be loaded by selecting "LOAD GAME" under the
  "GAME" menu.  This option is useful if the game must be interrupted
  with the intention of resuming play at a later time.

    If a player does not have 256 color capability, he/she may
  choose the 16 color mode from Options.

    A player may turn the sound off by selecting "TURN SOUND OFF"
  from Options

    To exit the game, select "EXIT" under the "GAME" menu.


INSTALLATION PROCEDURE
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The following installation procedure is intended for installing
from a floppy diskette. This program may be installed from the
hard disk using the same procedure by changing A: to the name of
the subdirectory where the installation files reside.

1. If you received this program as a ZIP file, you much uncompress
   the ZIP file first. (A:PKUNZIP OJ-GAME.ZIP)
2. Insert O.J.'s All-American Race to Acquittal diskette into drive
   A: or B:.
3. Start Windows.
4. From Program Manager, select <File> on the menu bar.
5. Select <Run> from the pull down menu.
6. Enter A:SETUP (or B:SETUP) and click OK.
7. Follow the directions provided by the installation program.