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TOMMY'S SLURRED WORDS (C) COPYRIGHT 1996 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-168-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
EVER HAVE TROUBLE UNDERSTANDING THE SLURRED SPEECH OF AN INTOXICATED PERSON?
MAYBE THIS FUN PARTY GAME WILL HELP! TRY TO GUESS THE TRUE MEANING OF SLURRED
PHRASES AFTER CHANGING THE INFLECTIONS AND ELISIONS JUST RIGHT AND SAYING IT
ALOUD. THE FUN IS THAT ONE PERSON OF THE PARTY KNOWS THE ANSWER AND HE HAS TO
KEEP A STRAIGHT FACE AS HE SEES YOU BABBLE AROUND AND MOCK THE SOLUTION WITHOUT
ACTUALLY SAYING IT.
FOR EXAMPLE:
DAWN MAY COME MEAL HALF (PHRASE)
SOLUTION:
DON'T MAKE ME LAUGH
PLAYERS:
1-8 PLAYERS/TEAMS. BUT NOTE THAT IT TAKES AT LEAST 3 PEOPLE TO PLAY THE
MULTIPLAYER VERSION (2-PLAYER), BECAUSE ONE NEUTRAL PERSON IS REQUIRED TO
CONDUCT THE GAME.
TO PLAY:
MUTIPLAYER MODE:
PLAYERS ROTATE IN ORDER. ONE PERSON IS DESIGNATED THE TYPIST TO LISTEN TO THE
PHRASES AS SHOUTED AT HIM BY THE CURRENT PLAYER/TEAM AND DECIDE WHEN THEY HAVE
IT RIGHT. BOTH THE SLURRED PHRASE AND ITS SOLUTION ARE SHOWN: THE PLAYER/TEAM
THAT IS UP MUST STAND OR FACE SO AS NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE THE SOLUTION (HINT:
TAPE A PIECE OF CARDBOARD TO THE MONITOR ABOVE THE SOLUTION LINE SO THAT ONLY
THE TYPIST CAN PEEK UNDER IT AND SEE IT).
WHEN THE TYPIST HEARS THE CORRECT SOLUTION SHOUTED BY THE TEAM THAT IS UP,
HE IMMEDIATELY HITS THE <ENTER> KEY ON THE KEYBOARD, OR CLICKS BOTH THE LEFT
AND RIGHT MOUSE BUTTONS AT THE SAME TIME; THIS CAUSES THE CLOCK TO STOP AND
A SCORE TO BE AWARDED TO THE TEAM THAT IS UP.
SCORE:
EACH PLAYER/TEAM GETS 30 SECONDS TO SOLVE THE PHRASE. THEIR SCORE IS 100
MINUS THE NUMBER OF SECONDS TAKEN TO SOLVE IT, SO THE MAXIMUM SCORE IS 100
AND THE MINIMUM 0. IF THEY CAN'T SOLVE IT IN THE ALLOTTED TIME THEN THE
COMPUTER SHOWS THE ANSWER AND THE NEXT PLAYER/TEAM IS UP.
THE FIRST PLAYER TO 1000 WINS THE GAME.
SOLITAIRE MODE:
ONLY THE SLURRED PHRASE IS SHOWN. THE PLAYER IS THE TYPIST, AND MUST TYPE
IN THE PHRASE AND IT MUST MATCH EXACTLY TO THE STORED SOLUTION TO SCORE. HIT
THE <ENTER> KEY TO HAVE THE COMPUTER CHECK YOUR SOLUTION. USE THE BACKSPACE
KEY TO EDIT YOUR SOLUTION UNTIL YOU GET IT RIGHT OR GIVE UP (HIT THE ESC KEY
TO PASS TO THE NEXT PHRASE).
EACH PLAYER IN SOLITAIRE MODE GETS A MAXIMUM OF 25 PHRASES TO SOLVE IN 3
MINUTES. YOUR SCORE IS 100 FOR EACH PHRASE SOLVED, FOR A MAXIMUM OF 2,500
POINTS.
HIGH SCORE FILE:
HIGH SCORES FOR THE SOLITAIRE GAMES ARE KEPT BY THE COMPUTER ON FILE
SLURRED.SCR. IF YOU WANT TO ERASE THE HIGH SCORES AND START OVER JUST ERASE
THIS FILE.
SLURRED WORDS DATA FILES:
THE SHAREWARE (UNREGISTERED) VERSION COMES SUPPLIED WITH A SINGLE FILE,
SLURRED.001 CONTAINING 100 PHRASES. WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE TOY YOU ALSO GET A
COPY OF A SECOND FILE SLURRED.002 CONTAINING ANOTHER 400 PHRASES, FOR A TOTAL
OF 500 PHRASES. THE RETAIL VERSION ALSO COMES WITH INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO
MAKE UP YOUR OWN SLURRED WORDS DATA FILES THAT YOU CAN USE AT YOUR NEXT PARTY
EITHER ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH THE SUPPLIED DATA FILES.
FUNCTION KEYS: THESE ARE HOT KEYS, MEANING THEY CAN BE PRESSED AT ANY TIME.
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F1 * SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE
F3 SPEED UP
F4 SLOW DOWN
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
F7 QUIT THE PROGRAM
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR
*NOTE: THE LEGEND FOR A TOGGLE SWITCH INDICATES THE MODE THAT WILL BE ENTERED
BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH 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
D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK
EXAMPLE: >SLURRED MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
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IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. WE ARE WAITING TO SEND YOU OUR 5.25 INCH (360KB) OR
3.5 INCH (720KB) DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC CATALOG PLUS OTHER
GOODIES, FOR ONLY $2 SHIPPING/HANDLING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. DOLLARS ONLY).
HAVE FUN!
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.