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  1.  
  2.                                 BOX DICE
  3.  
  4.                                   v3.8
  5.  
  6.                                    by
  7.  
  8.                               Al Lawrence
  9.  
  10.                             Sunrise-80  BBS
  11.                   (404) 256-9525 (USR v.everything 28.8)
  12.                   (404) 705-9104 (USR v.everything 28.8)
  13.                   (404) 256-9518 (Voice, 9am-9:30pm EST)
  14.                      (EMAIL) al_lawre@ix.netcom.com 
  15.  
  16.  
  17.                                 OVERVIEW
  18.                                 ________
  19.  
  20.  
  21.    BOX DICE is a fast-paced, addictive and FRUSTRATING game where the
  22.    object is to remove all 24 boxes from the grid, based on the roll of
  23.    the dice.
  24.  
  25.  
  26.    NOTE: Most errors will be logged to a file called DFRAME.ERR which is
  27.          created in the directory you run the door from.
  28.  
  29.  
  30.  
  31.  
  32.                 NON-REGISTERED   R E S T R I C T I O N S
  33.                 ----------------------------------------
  34.  
  35.                 ° No Bulletins created
  36.                 ° Games per day limited to 3
  37.                 ° Keyboard timeout value limited to 2 minutes
  38.                 ° Makeup days disabled
  39.                 ° Game time limit disabled
  40.                 ° Can not send/receive messages to/from other players
  41.  
  42.  
  43.                               INSTALLATION
  44.                               ____________
  45.  
  46.  
  47.    Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and
  48.    examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time.
  49.    It is assumed that you are familiar with setting up DOORS on your system.
  50.    To this end, only examples of the configuration file and Door batch file
  51.    are described.
  52.  
  53.       1) Create a directory to hold all BOXDICE files
  54.  
  55.       2) Unzip BXDICExx.ZIP into the the above directory
  56.  
  57.       3) Create a configuration file, with a name of your choice, or
  58.          modify the supplied BXDICE.CFG file. A description follows:
  59.  
  60.             **                       Location of system file (See Below)
  61.             SUNRISE-80 BBS           Your BBS Name
  62.             Al                       Sysop's First name
  63.  
  64.             Lawrence                 Sysop's Last Name
  65.  
  66. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  67. | READ!     1                        CommPort  \ These 2 lines are required   |
  68. | READ!     1                        Node #    / ONLY for GTUSER.BBS          |
  69. |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  70.  
  71.             00000000                 Registration Number
  72.  
  73.     !   #   3                        Maximum # of Games per day
  74.                                      (Sysop gets 99 in Registered version ONLY!)
  75.  
  76.         #   0                        Max # of days a caller can make up, during
  77.                                      calls in one day. 0=Disable Make-up Option
  78.                                      Maximum value = 27, Minimum value = 1
  79.  
  80.         #   NONE                     Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the
  81.                                      Top Score Bulletin or enter NONE
  82.                                      for NO Bulletin creation.
  83.  
  84.         #   NONE                     Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the
  85.                                      Top Score Bulletin (Color) or enter NONE
  86.                                      for NO Bulletin creation.
  87.  
  88.         #   NONE                     Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the
  89.                                      Hall of Fame Bulletin or enter NONE
  90.                                      for NO Bulletin creation.
  91.  
  92.         #   NONE                     Drive:\Path\Filename to contain the
  93.                                      Hall of Fame Bulletin (Color) or enter NONE
  94.                                      for NO Bulletin creation.
  95.  
  96.             2                        1 = DO NOT Display ADOPT-A-DOOR Message
  97.                                      2 = Display ADOPT-A-DOOR message
  98.  
  99.         #   2                        Keyboard timeout value in Minutes
  100.  
  101.         #   3                        Minimum # of points you must accumulate
  102.                                      if you DO NOT want to have points deducted
  103.  
  104.         #   25                       Points to deduct if score less than minimum.        "            >   499 & <  1000
  105.  
  106.     !   #   0                        Time Allowed in Door
  107.                                      (Sysop = Time Remaining - REG. VERSION)
  108.  
  109.         #   N                        Automatic game reset at end of month:
  110.                                        Y = Yes enable autoreset
  111.                                        N = Keep accumulating scores
  112.  
  113.         #   Y                        Y = Allow Sysop to have 99 games
  114.                                      N = Do Not Allow Sysop 99 games
  115.  
  116.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  117.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  118.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  119.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  120.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  121.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  122.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  123.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  124.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  125.     !   #   000=00/00                 Security Level/Games Allowed Per Day
  126.  
  127.     @   #   XXXX/YYYY                 Blackout Range  From/To
  128.     @   #   XXXX/YYYY                 Blackout Range  From/To
  129.     @   #   XXXX/YYYY                 Blackout Range  From/To
  130.     @   #   XXXX/YYYY                 Blackout Range  From/To
  131.     @   #   XXXX/YYYY                 Blackout Range  From/To
  132.  
  133.             000                       Unique 3-digit number used as a suffix
  134.                                       for the exported score file name, if
  135.                                       you wish to paricipate in an Inter-BBS
  136.                                       game. 000=no Inter-BBS participation.
  137.  
  138.             N                         Y = Force Caller to respond to
  139.                                           Instructions <y/n). May need this with
  140.                                           Digiboards.
  141.                                       N = Allow caller to press ENTER in
  142.                                           response to Instructions <y/N>
  143.  
  144.             0                         Use this option to LIMIT the number of
  145.                                       HIGH SCORE entries to be displayed. A
  146.                                       ZERO(0) = NO LIMIT
  147.  
  148.             0                         Number of months to keep in the SUNHOF
  149.                                       files (Hall of Fame). 0 = ALL
  150.  
  151.             N                         Y = Use Alias for Caller's name
  152.                                           (Requires Door.Sys)
  153.                                       N = Use Logon Name for Caller's name
  154.       
  155.             Y                         Y = Allow Messages to be sent/received
  156.                                       N = Do NOT allow messages to be sent/read
  157.  
  158.             Y                         Y = Log callers to USAGEx
  159.                                       N = Do not log callers
  160.  
  161.  
  162.           ** = Replace with ONE of the following:
  163.  
  164. C:\bbs\PCBOARD.SYS              <- For PCBoard systems using PCBOARD.SYS only
  165. C:\BBS\CALLINFO.BBS             <- For Wildcat! systems (prior to v3.0)
  166. C:\BBS\DOOR.SYS                 <- For ANY systems that support DOOR.SYS
  167. C:\BBS\DORINFOx.DEF             <- For ANY systems that support DORINFOx.DEF
  168. C:\BBS\SFDOORS.DAT              <- For Spitfire systems.
  169. c:\bbs\TRIBBS.SYS               <- For TriBBS systems.
  170. C:\BBS\GTUSER.BBS               <- For GT Power
  171.                                    * if using this option you must put the
  172.                                      ComPort # on line 5 and the Node # on
  173.                                      line 6 of the configuration