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LETTER MATCH
(32-Bit WildCat! 5 Version)
v1.0
by
Al Lawrence
Sunrise-80 BBS
(404) 256-9525 (BBS.. v.everything 33.6)
(404) 705-9104 (BBS.. v.everything 33.6)
(404) 256-9518 (Voice, 9am-9:30pm EST)
(EMAIL) al_lawre@ix.netcom.com
OVERVIEW
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LETTER MATCH is an easy to play and very challenging word game, designed
to test your memory, category knowledge and spelling.
The object of the game is to match as many words as possible, each time
trying to beat the score you have posted in the high score file, as well
other players scores.
The Sysop determines the category subject and the program will display it
at the top of the box that contains the current word you are working with.
You must think of a word, in line with the current category, whose first
letter matches the last letter of the word in the box OR whose last letter
matches the first letter of the word in the box.
For Example: Given the category "STATES and CAPITALS" and an initial word
of "OREGON", you could use "OHIO" to match the first letter
in "OREGON" or you could use "NEW YORK" to match the last
letter in "OREGON".
NON-REGISTERED R E S T R I C T I O N S
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° No Bulletins created
° Games per day limited to 2
° Makeup days disabled
° Game time limit disabled
INSTALLATION
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1) Create a directory to hold all LMATCH files
2) Unzip WC5LMxx.ZIP into the the above directory
3> MOVE the LMATCH.WCX file to your WC5 directory and delete it from
the directory created in step <1>
4) Modify the supplied LMATCH.CFG file. A description follows:
SUNRISE-80 BBS Your BBS Name
Al Lawrence Sysop's First AND Last name
00000000 Registration Number
# 2 Maximum # of Games per day (MAX=26)
# 0 Max # of days a caller can make up, during
calls in one day. 0=Disable Make-up Option
Maximum value = 27, Minimum value = 1
Y Y = Log all callers to USAGEx
N = Do not log callers
# N Automatic game reset at end of month:
Y = Yes enable autoreset
N = Keep accumulating scores
# 0 Time Allowed in Door per day.
(0 = BBS Time remaining)
2 1 = DO NOT Display ADOPT-A-DOOR Message
2 = Display ADOPT-A-DOOR message
# NONE Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the
Top Score Bulletin or enter NONE
for NO Bulletin creation.
# NONE Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the
Hall of Fame Bulletin or enter NONE
for NO Bulletin creation.
Y Y = Allow Sysop to have 26 games
N = Do Not Allow Sysop 26 games
Y Y = Allow player to send PRIVATE messages
from the Door Message Center
N = Do NOT allow PRIVATE messages
0 Place PRIVATE messages in this BBS Conf #
Y Y = Allow player to send PUBLIC messages
addressed to ALL from Message Center
N = Do NOT allow PUBLIC messages
1 Place PUBLIC messages in this BBS conf. #
Y Y = Allow Player to Check for Mail from
the Door Message Center
N = Do NOT allow Check for Mail
Y Allow player to send EMAIL to Door Author
al_lawre@ix.netcom.com Door Author's EMAIL Address
# N Y = Play a Solitaire Game
N = Computer plays
# 1 Scoring: Points earned per match
NOTE: There are NO Blank Lines in the Config File!!
5) Create a menu entry to run the wcCODE Door and you MUST pass the
FULL drive:\path of the LMATCH directory as a command line
parameter when defining the Door on the menu. An example follows:
Program Name: LMATCH
Parameter : c:\wc5\doors\LMATCH
USAGE LOG
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As an option, we provide you with the ability to log every player to a text
file. IF you enter Y in the CFG file to log callers, the Door will place the
caller's name as well as the ON and OFF times each time a caller selects the
Door. A separate file will be created for each Node and the name of the file
will be USAGEx, where x is the Node number.
You may delete these files at any time and the Door will recreate them the
next time a caller enters the Door. If you do NOT want to continue logging
callers, change the CFG file entry to N.
CATEGORY FILES
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In the unregistered version of Letter Match, you MUST use the category I have
supplied, STATES and CAPITALS, in the file called LMATCH.CAT.
After registration you are free to use the extra category file I have
included in the WC5LMxx.ZIP (XTRA1.CAT-XTRA5.CAT) or you may modify the extra
file or you may create your own. If you will be creating your own or modifying
the extra ones, you must ensure that you follow this format:
Line 1: CAT:xxxxxxxxx
CAT: must be left as you see it
xxxxxxx is the category title that will appear in the box used to display
the individual category entries. The maximum length = 40 char.
Line 2: Category Entry
All category entries can have a maximum length of 40 characters.
You may have up to 500 entries in each category file.
The types of categories are only limited by your imagination. I would suggest
that you place a substantial number of entries in each category file and at a
minimum be sure you include all the possible answers for that category (or as
many as you can find). I can assure you your users will come up with ones you
have missed <GRIN>. With that in mind, I will apologize now for any mistakes
or ommissions in the extra category files I have supplied <g>..
MAKE-UP DAYS (Registered version only)
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The Make-Up-Day feature allows the caller to make up any plays he/she missed
during the current month and prior to the current call. You control whether
to allow this option, as well as the number of days the caller can make up, on
any prticular days worth of calls. Entering a 0 (zero) for this option, in the
configuration file, turns the option OFF, any other value (up to a max of 27)
turns the option ON and dictates the number of days the caller can make up.
NOTE: The number of games per day is calculated as follows...
Games Allowed per day x Number of makeup days.
Example: Games Allowed per day = 2
Max # of makeup days = 4
If a caller logs in on 5/8/92 and this is their first call of the month, they
would have a potential of 16 games to makeup and bring them current
(8 days (5/8/92) * 2 (games per day)). However, since the maximum # of Makeup
Days is set at 4, the maximum # of games the caller can play on 5/8/92, is 8
(games allowed * max # of makeup days).
HALL OF FAME BULLETINS (Registered version only)
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The program will automatically reset the game when the first caller of the
month plays the game. The score file will be cleared and a set of Hall of Fame
bulletin files will be created. The files will be called SUNHOF.ASC and
SUNHOF.ANS (ASCII and ANSI versions). The files will be placed in the same
directory as the LAMTCH.EXE file. You are responsible for COPYING the files to
your bulletin area and renaming to a filename of your choice.
WARNING: The HOF files are cumulative files. That means they are read in each
month and updated. DO NOT DELETE EITHER FILE!!!! or you will lose
the record of prior months winners!!!!
ADOPT-A-DOOR
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Having been a Sysop for a number of years, I have had my share of problems
and frustrations getting financial support for my board's upkeep. A fellow
Sysop left a message on my board, not long ago, about a concept that was
being used by several boards around the country.
The concept, ADOPT-A-DOOR, allows a caller to register (ADOPT) a door. It
would be the same as sending in a donation, only this way it is earmarked
for registering a particular door. In a way, the user feels he/she is
"getting something in return". As a Door author I have decided to build
this concept into each of my Door programs. The concept replaces the
usual message "tell the Sysop to register this Door" we find in most
doors.
If the Door is unregisterd then a message appears on the opening screen
to that effect. After finishing or suspending a game, a message screen
is displayed about the ADOPT-A-DOOR concept. The message also tells the
caller to contact the Sysop to find out if there is any further details
to the ADOPT-A-DOOR concept. Some Sysops give extra D/L time, online
time, etc to callers that ADOPT-A-DOOR.
If the Door has been registered, either by the Sysop or other callers,
the names of those contributors will be displayed in the closing screen.
NOTE: If you want to display the names of the callers that contributed
to registering the Door, you must create an ASCII file called
ADOPT.SYS. You create it with an Editor or Word Processor. Enter
the name(s) of the contributors (one on each line, maximum of 5
entries, each a maximum of 30 characters long). This file must be
saved, in ASCII format, and placed in the Door directory.
LEGALITIES
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION
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You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its
individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money
whatsoever, without the written permission of the author.
REGISTRATION
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Registration and the subsequent insertion of the registration number into
your configuation file, allows for the display of your BBS name on the
opening and closing screen as well as the reduction of a delay built into
the opening screen display along with the ability to change certain
values in the configuration file.
To register your copy of LETTER MATCH please fill out the registration form
(REGISTER.FRM) and mail it along with the registration fee to the name and
address on the form.
Once a door is registered, any changes to registration information (Sysop
name or BBS Name) will require the doors to be re-registered at the
registration fee in effect at that time.
Be sure to use the proper upper/lower case when filling in your name and
BBS name, as they MUST match the way you entered them in the configuration
file. ^^^^
Based upon information supplied on the registration form, I will pre-
register you on my BBS. You will then be able to call SUNRISE-80 and pick
up your registration number.
MISC
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The latest version of LETTER MATCH and other fine SUNRISE DOOR programs are
always available for download from SUNRISE-80 BBS.