¢DECODE (v. 2.4)¢by Frank Walters¢Public Domain Software¢¢ DECODE24.BAS should be run from drive #1 with DECODE.FNT file on the same disk. It will also write a high score file (DECODE.DAT) after the first time it is played. If the special character set (DECODE.FNT) is not available, the program will work normally with the regular Atari character set.¢¢ DECODE is a version of the codebreaker game. The code is set by the computer and consists of four CAPITAL letters from among the following six letters: A,B,C,X,Y,Z. It is a random code for each game and any of the legal letters may be repeated. (i.e. ABAZ, CCCX, CYZA, etc.) You must select one of two options:¢¢ <1> Computer Code: play using the computer random code, or¢¢ <2> Player Code: one player sets the code using the 6 available letters, then another player plays the game to find the code.¢¢ You have 10 guesses to find the 4 letter code. Each guess consists of typing your 4 letter guess and the response from the computer with clues about your guess:¢¢ * You will receive one black peg for each letter guessed that is the exact letter and in the exact right position in the code.¢¢ * You will receive one white peg for each correct letter but in the wrong location.¢¢ Example: code is A B B Y¢ guess is B X Z Y¢¢ You would get 1 black peg for the 'Y' in the correct position and 1 white peg for the 'B' in the wrong position.¢¢ After you guess the right code you will receive a score for that game. Maximum points are 20 for each game, 2 points are deducted for each miss. There are 5 games to a set with maximum score of 100, which would obviously be pure luck. You can stop after any game if you wish, but total score is cumulative for 5 games. Hi Score is shown and saved to disk file: DECODE.DAT along with player's initials.¢¢
