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COLOR CROSS 1.04 <ASP>
Copyright 1993, 1994 by Gene Brown
Shareware fee $12
COLOR CROSS is a DOS based two-player strategy game requiring an 8086
series CPU, 300K of free RAM, VGA color graphics, and a Microsoft com-
patible mouse and DOS resident mouse driver. Because piece selections
in COLOR CROSS require nimble mouse dexterity, you may want to reduce
your mouse's acceleration and sensitivity settings before playing.
CLX.EXE is the only essential file, and it will run from either a
floppy disk or hard drive. The file CLXSMPL.CXC may be opened from
within the game as an example of an initial board. REGISTER.DOC is
the program registration form; it may be opened and printed using any
text editor.
When CLX.EXE is started, the user enters a character based shell with
two menus: »File« and »Game«. The menu items under »File« enable you
to open a board file, save a game in progress, or exit the program.
Under the »Game« menu, selecting the item »Play« begins a new game or
returns to the one in progress, and selecting the item »Help« provides
a detailed set of directions and registration/copyright information.
Note: If you run COLOR CROSS from MS Windows 3.x and find that you
lose your mouse cursor, you must add a statement to your AUTOEXEC.BAT
file to load the MOUSE.COM driver from your Windows directory. For a
directory named WINDOWS on drive C, the statement would be:
c:\windows\mouse.com
Comment out any other mouse drivers in AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS
and reboot your computer. For more details, see your Windows manual.
Although it has no direct analog I know of, COLOR CROSS is a kind of
abstract board game. Like most abstract games, there is only a small
set of properties involving piece selections, motions, and interac-
tions to learn; but you must know them in order to play. In conjunc-
tion with reading the directions carefully, I suggest demonstrating
the properties for yourself by running through situations on the game
board, which is fully editable. Generally, someone who already knows
the game can teach you very quickly.
A few of the game properties such as the number of pieces on the board,
the initial board configuration, and the number of pieces moved during
a turn have been left open. See the section RECOMMENDED PLAY in the
»Help« window, which outlines a recommended play scheme.
COLOR CROSS is the first in a trilogy of two-player strategy games
together with BATTLE CHARGE and TUNNEL WAR (currently unfinished). If
you enjoy COLOR CROSS, you can not lose trying the others. Write with
any questions, observations, or suggestions to:
Gene Brown
Cold Water Software
P.O. Box 44421
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-4421
CompuServe: 73423,3415
Phone: (612) 946-1987
Member ASP
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Version History:
Version 1.01:
--Added ASP (Association of Shareware Professionals) designation to
Info and Help files. Re-wrote initial portion of Help file.
--Save File warning dialog is no longer presented in the game shell
following a Revert to Saved <R> and Exit <X> from the game screen.
Version 1.02:
--Fixed bug that kept program from initializing some mouse drivers.
--Added MS Windows mouse driver info and other changes to README.DOC.
--Changed business address in Help file and other relevant documents.
Minor Help file corrections.
Version 1.03:
--Added VENDINFO.DIZ file; changed restrictions on non-ASP vendor
distribution in file VENDOR.DOC.
Version 1.04:
--Updated business address. Minor documentation improvements.