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USA/FLT United Software Association USA/FLT
Fairlight PC Division
Proudly Presents
Complete Wordtris Dox
from
Spectrum Holobyte
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Playing Wordtris
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The Wordtris Options Screen contains all the options you need
to play Wordtris. Choose options from the Options Screen by
moving the onscreen arrow with the Tab, arrow keys, or mouse.
Shift-Tab moves the arrow backward through the buttons. When
the arrow is positioned over the option you want, press Enter
or click the mouse button to select that option.
The area on the right side of the Options Screen shows you
setup selections.
Select a Game Mode
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Press Enter or click the mouse on the Game Mode option. We
suggest that you start with a single player game to get a
feel for Wordtris before you try the other game modes.
Playing and scoring in a single player game is explained in
the "Scoring" section later in this manual. The other game
modes are explained in their own chapters.
Select a Difficulty Mode
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Wordtris has four difficulty modes. The modes and their
differences are listed in the following table. Move the
arrow over the difficulty area, press ENTER, and select
novice for you first Wordtris Game.
The extra time for positioning letter blocks in CHILDREN'S
mode allows our younger players a chance to play Wordtris.
CHILDREN'S mode is identical to NOVICE mode except for the
slower letter drop rates.
DIFFICULTY Child/Novice Advanced Expert
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Min. letters for 3 for levels A-E 4
a word 3 4 for levels F-J
Min. letters for 5 6 7
a Magic Word
Pause Doesn't Hide Well Hides Well Hides Well
Scoring x1 x2 x3
Select a Level
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
There are ten levels, and at the higher levels, the blocks
fall into the well at a faster rate and the game may require
more letters before it will accept a word. Since this is
your first game, choose level A if its is not already
selected.
Select a Time Limit
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Move the arrow over the TIME control and select a time limit
for your first game. UNLIMITED lets you play until your well
fills to the top with letter blocks or until you decide to
end the game. Choosing anything other than UNLIMITED lets
you play for that number of minutes. The time appears on the
game screen directly beneath the well. When the timer
reaches 00:00, the game ends regardless of that game's
current status.
Repeat Words
~~~~~~~~~~~~
This option, when turned on, removes duplicate words from the
well. Of course, you only earn a score the first time you
form the word. If it is turned off, then repeated words are
not removed from the well, which is obviously much more
difficult.
Select a Control Method
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If you select Competitive or Cooperative game, then the
CONTROL 2 option will also be available for the second
player. Choose KEYBOARD, MOUSE, or JOYSTICK depending on
which device you are using the play Wordtris.
Start the Game
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Wordtris starts on the level you selected, but the default
level is A. There are 10 levels total, A through J, with
each level becoming harder. The higher the level the faster
the blocks fall. The scene on the right shows you the
minimum number of letters required to create a word on that
level and the last five words you have created in that game.
The bottom of the right-hand screen shows the last repeated
word and how many times the word has been repeated.
The lower portion of the well is filled with water. Letter
blocks fall randomly from the top of the well and float on
the water. If a block lands on top of a floating block, the
lower blocks is pushed beneath the water. When the blocks
reach the bottom of the well, they begin stacking above the
water line unless you manage to form words, at which time toe
blocks forming the word(s) disappear from the well and you
earn a score.
Moving Blocks
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Control 1
Use arrow keys
Drop letter with down arrow, 0, 2, or spacebar
Control 1 for Competitive and Cooperative
Use arrow keys
Drop letter with down arrow, 0, or 2
Control 2 for Competitive and Cooperative
left use j or s
right use l or f
drop letter M, C, or Spacebar
Blank Blocks
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In Single Player, Tournament, and Head-to-Head games, some
blocks that drop into the well are labelled with a question
mark. These blocks are blank blocks to which you can assign
whichever letter you need by typing it on the keyboard. You
can even turn the blank block into an eraser if you press the
Backspace key. The resulting letter (or eraser), however is
worth zero points. Also, if you do not press a letter fast
enough, the blank block will change to a random letter.
Erase Blocks
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Another special block. This blocks looks like a gum eraser
and wipes out the first letter that it drops on.
Menu Bar
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This allows you change various options and perform other
activities while the game is in progress. Press ESC to show
the menu bar.
Menu Bar Options
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ABOUT
About Wordtris Credit screen
Game
Resume game
Abort game
Quit to DOS Ctrl-Q
Control
Player 1 Game control
Player 2 Game control
Options
Advance to next level Ctrl-L
Music Ctrl-M
Show next letter Ctrl-N
Pause Ctrl-P
All sound Ctrl-S
Hide words list Ctrl-W
Change letter set
Erase high scores
Dictionary
Add Words
Delete Words
Help
Key Reference
Letter Values
Scoring
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You score by creating words with combinations of the letters
that fall into the well. Abbreviated words, hyphenated
words, foreign words, and proper nouns are not accepted.
Each letter block is worth a certain number of points
depending upon the letter it represents. You can form words
horizontally or vertically, and they can overlap each other--
in this respect, Wordt