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TOMMY'S SPACE TYCOONS (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-085-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
TOMMY'S SPACE TYCOONS IS A GAME OF STELLAR TRADING. THE OBJECT OF THE GAME
IS TO AMASS MORE MONEY THAN YOUR FELLOW PLAYERS BY ESTABLISHING VAST
INTERSTELLAR SHIPPING TRUSTS AND OBTAINING STOCK IN THE COMPANIES THAT CONTROL
THESE TRUSTS. SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO BE SO RUTHLESS AS TO BUY AND
SELL THEIR OWN SOLAR SYSTEM!
PLAYERS:
FROM 1 TO 3 EARTHLINGS MAY PLAY, PLUS THE COMPUTER ALWAYS PLAYS AS THE LAST
PLAYER.
GAME DURATION:
A GAME IS 16 ROUNDS. IF 5 LEGAL MOVES CANNOT BE SELECTED, THE GAME WILL
TERMINATE EARLY.
MOVES:
DURING THE GAME, PLAYERS WILL BE GIVEN A CHOICE OF FIVE SPACE COORDINATES
WHICH THEY MAY OCCUPY.
OCCUPATION OF A COORDINATE CAUSES ONE OF FOUR THINGS TO HAPPEN:
1. FORMATION OF AN OUTPOST
2. FORMATION OF A NEW SHIPPING COMPANY
3. MERGER OF TWO COMPANIES
4. GROWTH OF AN EXISTING COMPANY
NEW OUTPOST - IF THE PLAYER SELECTS A COORDINATE IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, AN
OUTPOST WILL BE FORMED. THE OUTPOST WILL BE MARKED WITH A +.
NEW SHIPPING COMPANY - IF THE PLAYER SELECTS A COORDINATE ADJACENT TO AN
OUTPOST OR A STAR, A NEW COMPANY WILL BE FORMED. THE PLAYER WILL RECEIVE
FIVE FREE SHARES OF STOCK IN THE NEW COMPANY. A COMPANY TENDS TO BE WORTH
MORE WHEN IT IS LOCATED NEAR A STAR, NATURALLY.
MERGER - IF THE PLAYER SELECTS A COORDINATE BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES,
THE TWO COMPANIES WILL MERGE. ANY STOCK HELD IN THE OLD COMPANY WILL BE
CONVERTED INTO SHARES IN THE NEW COMPANY.
GROWTH - IF THE PLAYER SELECTS A COORDINATE NEXT TO AN EXISTING COMPANY, THE
COMPANY WILL ABSORB THE COORDINATE AND THE VALUE OF ITS STOCK WILL INCREASE.
STOCK PURCHASE:
AFTER SELECTING A COORDINATE, THE PLAYER WILL BE ALLOWED TO PURCHASE STOCK IN
ANY OF THE EXISTING TRADING COMPANIES: TO DECLINE A PURCHASE, JUST HIT THE
SPACE BAR.
FUNCTION KEYS:
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
TO TOGGLE SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF: HIT FUNCTION KEY F1.
TO TOGGLE THE DEMO MODE: HIT FUNCTION KEY F2. IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER
PLAYS WHILE YOU WATCH.
NOTE: THE FUNCTION KEY LEGENDS AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN INDICATE THE MODE
THAT WILL BE ENTERED BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH, FOR TOGGLE SWITCHES, IS THE
OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >TYCOONS MS
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HAVE FUN!