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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. Sorry ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This is Sorry, a board game by Anil Rhemtulla
o How to play Sorry
- Explanation of the rules of Sorry
o Menus and Commands
- Main Menu
- Option Menu
- Computer Players
- Help Menu
o Copyright Information
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. How to Play the Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The Playing Area
The playing area consists of a players home base, their safety area and the
goal square along with the main playing path.
A players home base consists of four white squares. it is the area where the
players pieces are placed at the start of the game.
The players playing area is the track of grey squares going around the board.
The start of the track is one of the two square outlined in the players colors
to the right of their home base. The track ends on the square below the players
safety area.
The safety area consists of the four squares at the end of the players playing
path. These squares are the same color as the players pieces.
The goal square is the multicolored square in the centre of the board.
Movement
The purple player (you) roll the dice first (double click left mouse button).
On a roll of 6 the player can take any piece from their home base and place it
(drag with the right mouse button) onto the bottom square outlined in the
players color to the right of their home base. On a roll of 1 they can place a
piece from their home base onto the top outlined square of their color.
If a piece is already on the board the player may move ahead on the track the
number of squares from their die roll.
If player does NOT need an exact roll to get their piece to the goal.
Sorry
If you land on another piece during your turn, that piece is sent back to it's
home.
Goal
The player to have all their pieces into the goal wins.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1. Main Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Main Menu information
o New
o Exit
o About
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.1. New Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option starts a new game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.2. Exit Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting this option exits Sorry.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.1.3. About Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to find out the version, programmer, and the copyright
information of Sorry.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2. Options Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Options Menu information
o Undo
o Pausing
o Sound
o Animation
o Size
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.1. Undo Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to undo your last move.
Note: You can NOT undo your last move if you were not able to move on that
turn.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.2. Pausing Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to pause the game between every players turn.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.3. Sound Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this option to toggle the sound.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.4. Animation Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting from these options will adjust the speed of the animation during the
computers turns.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.2.5. Size Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Selecting from these options will change the size of game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.3. Computer Players Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The players checked in this menu will be your opponents.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4. Help Menu ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Help Menu information
o Extended Help
o Using help
o Keys Help
o Help Index
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4.1. Extended help Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu option for general help on using Sorry
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4.2. Using help Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu option for assistance in using this help box.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4.3. Keys Help Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu item for help on the keys that can be used while playing
Sorry.
Help Keys
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2.4.4. Help Index Menu Option ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Select this menu option for the help index of Sorry.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Keys Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Alt+n New Game
Alt+e Exit Sorry
Alt+s Toggle Sound
Ctrl+u Undo
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Copyright Information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Sorry
Version 1.00
Copyright (c) Anil Rhemtulla
December, 1993
Edmonton, Alberta
Canada
aarhemtu@undergrad.math.uwaterloo.ca