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TOMMY'S TRIFLES (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-078-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS PROGRAM PLAYS A BUNCH OF SILLY KIDDIE GAMES HOPPED-UP FOR YOU GREAT BIG
GROWNUPS (KIDS CAN STILL PLAY OF COURSE).
1. ROCK-PAPER-SCISSORS.
SCISSORS CUTS PAPER, PAPER WRAPS ROCK, ROCK BREAKS SCISSORS, REMEMBER?
A GAME IS 20 ROUNDS.
2. 23 MATCHES.
23 OR MORE MATCHES ARE DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN. ON YOUR TURN, YOU TAKE
AWAY 1 TO N MATCHES (THE COMPUTER RANDOMLY SETS N FOR EACH GAME). THE
ONE WHO HAS TO TAKE AWAY THE LAST MATCH LOSES. SINCE THE STANDARD GAME
IS TOO EASY (YOU TAKE AWAY N+1-K MATCHES EACH TIME, WERE K IS THE NUMBER
THE OPPONENT TOOK), THE PROGRAM PROHIBITS YOU FROM TAKING AWAY THE SAME
NUMBER OF MATCHES TWO TIMES IN A ROW (UNLESS THAT IS THE ONLY MOVE LEFT)!
3. FOUR IN A ROW.
THERE ARE 8 VERTICAL PEGS. THE PLAYERS TAKE TURNS PUTTING RINGS ON THE
PEGS. THE FIRST PLAYER TO GET 4 OF HIS RINGS IN A ROW IN ANY DIRECTION
WINS. NOTE THAT A PEG CAN ONLY HOLD 8 RINGS.
FUNCTION KEYS:
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F1.
TO TOGGLE SOUND ON AND OFF: HIT FUNCTION KEY F2.
DEMO MODE: FUNCTION KEY F9 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE ON AND OFF.
NOTE:
THE LEGENDS FOR FUNCTION KEYS F2 AND F9 INDICATE THE MODE THAT WILL BE ENTERED
BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT.
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN DISPLAY COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): FUNCTION KEY F10.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TO CHANGE THE TIME DELAY BETWEEN THE COMPUTER'S MOVES:
USE THE UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO INCREASE AND DECREASE
THE DELAY; THE DELAY IN SECONDS IS DISPLAYED ON THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE SCREEN.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >TRIFLES MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY 5.25 INCH OR
3.5 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!