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TOMMY'S MINESWEEPER (C) COPYRIGHT 1996 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-169-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7, THEN THE Y KEY.
***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TRY TO LOCATE AND MARK ALL THE MINES IN THE MINEFIELD BEFORE YOU SET ONE OFF!
EACH SECTOR (CELL) IN THE MINEFIELD GRID EITHER HAS A MINE IN IT OR NOT: THE
NUMBERS SHOW HOW MANY MINES ARE IN THE EIGHT SURROUNDING SECTORS.
CLICKING WITH THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON ON A SECTOR WITH NO MINE IN IT CLEARS OR
UNCOVERS IT; IF THERE IS A MINE THERE IT BLOWS UP AND THE GAME ENDS.
CLICKING WITH THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON ON A SECTOR MARKS IT AS HAVING A MINE, OR
UNMARKS IT.
IF THE MINES ARE CORRECTLY MARKED, CLICKING WITH THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON ON A
SECTOR WITH NO ADJACENT MINES QUICKLY CLEARS THE SURROUNDING SECTORS UP TO THE
POINT OF EACH FIRST SECTOR HAVING SOME MINES IN ADJACENT SECTORS.
THE NUMBER OF REMAINING UNMARKED MINES IS SHOWN ABOVE THE MINE FIELD.
PLAYERS:
ALL PLAY IS SOLO, AGAINST THE HIGH SCORE FILE.
DIFFICULTY LEVELS:
YOU CAN SET THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL AS ANY NUMBER FROM 1 (EASIEST) TO 9 (HARDEST).
AS THE DIFFICULTY GOES UP SO DOES THE SIZE OF THE FIELD AND THE NUMBER OF MINES
HIDDEN.
FOR DIFFICULTY LEVEL 1 ONLY, AN UNMINED SECTOR IS EXPOSED FOR YOU FREE TO GET
YOUR STARTED.
*NOTE* FOR UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE VERSIONS OF THIS TOY, YOU CAN ONLY PLAY UP
TO DIFFICULTY LEVEL 2.
SCORE:
YOUR SCORE IS 20,000 MINUS THE NUMBER OF SECONDS YOU TOOK TO MARK ALL THE MINES.
IN ADDITION, 1 POINT IS SUBTRACTED FOR EVERY MOVE (MOUSE CLICK) YOU MADE.
IF YOU SET A MINE OFF YOUR SCORE GOES TO 0. IF YOU REACH 0 WITHOUT SOLVING IT
YOU LOSE.
AUTO GAME SAVE/RESTORE:
IS AUTOMATIC. THE CURRENT GAME IS SAVED ON THE FILE SWEEPER.TMP.
TO ENTER A MOVE:
JUST POINT AT THE DESIRED MINEFIELD CELL AND CLICK THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON TO
CLEAR A SECTOR, OR CLICK THE RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON TO MARK OR UNMARK A MINED
SECTOR.
OR, IF A MOUSE IS NOT DETECTED BY THE PROGRAM, YOU MAY USE THE ARROW KEYS ON
THE NUMERIC KEYPAD TO POSITION TO THE DESIRED SQUARE AND THEN HIT THE SPACEBAR
INSTEAD OF THE LEFT MOUSE BUTTON, AND THE <ENTER> KEY INSTEAD OF THE RIGHT
MOUSE BUTTON.
TO GIVE UP:
HIT THE ESC KEY.
GAME SCORE FILE:
THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY KEEPS GAME SCORES FOR PLAYERS ON DISK.
FUNCTION KEYS:
THE 10 FUNCTION KEYS F1-F10 HAVE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
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F1 SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE.
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
F7 QUIT.
F8 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SECTOR BACKGROUND COLOR
F9 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SECTOR FOREGROUND COLOR
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR.
NOTE FOR "TOGGLES": THE LEGEND DISPLAYED ONSCREEN WILL BE THE MODE THAT WILL
BE ACTIVATED IF THE FUNCTION KEY IS PRESSED, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE
THAT IS IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK
* SKIP STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >SWEEPER MS
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IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 SHIPPING/HANDLING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS,
$3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE
SPECIFY 3.5 INCH OR 5.25 INCH DISKETTE).
IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!