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TOMMY'S AWARI (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-077-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
AWARI (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ATARI) IS THE ANCIENT AFRICAN GAME PLAYED WITH
STICKS AND BEANS.
SEVEN STICKS ARE LAID OUT SIDE BY SIDE, CREATING 6 "PITS" FOR EACH PLAYER.
THE 36 BEANS ARE LAID OUT AS FOLLOWS, 18 ON EACH SIDE:
my side
6 5 4 3 2 1
| ooo | ooo | ooo | ooo | ooo | ooo |
| | | | | | |
my home | | | | | | | your home
| ooo | ooo | ooo | ooo | ooo | ooo |
1 2 3 4 5 6
your side
---> MOVE BEANS THIS WAY
MOVES:
A MOVE IS MADE BY PICKING UP ALL THE BEANS FROM ANY NON-EMPTY PIT ON YOUR
SIDE, THEN SOWING ONE IN EACH PIT WORKING COUNTERCLOCKWISE STARTING FROM THE
PIT TO THE RIGHT. EACH PLAYER'S PITS ARE NUMBER 1 THROUGH 6 AS SHOWN.
OPTIONAL SECOND MOVE:
IF THE LAST BEAN IS SOWN IN YOUR OWN HOME YOU CAN TAKE AN OPTIONAL SECOND
MOVE.
CAPTURING BEANS:
IF THE LAST BEAN SOWN LANDS IN AN EMPTY PIT, AND THE OPPOSITE PIT IS NOT
EMPTY, ALL THE BEANS IN THE OPPOSITE PIT, TOGETHER WITH THE LAST BEAN SOWN,
ARE CAPTURED AND MOVED TO THE PLAYER'S HOME.
TO ENTER MOVES FROM THE KEYBOARD:
JUST HIT THE NUMBER (1..6) OF THE PIT YOU WANT TO START FROM.
GAME:
THE GAME ENDS WHEN EITHER SIDE IS EMPTY. THE WINNER IS THE PLAYER WITH THE
MOST BEANS IN HIS HOME.
SCORES:
ON THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE SCREEN THE NUMBER OF GAMES WON, AND THE CUMULATIVE
POINTS ARE DISPLAYED. BY POINTS IS MEANT THE NUMBER OF BEANS EACH PLAYER HAS
AT HOME AT THE END OF A GAME.
MATCH:
IN BUGU BUGU VILLE, A HOT SPOT FOR AWARI, IT IS TRADITIONAL TO PLAY 200 GAMES
TO DECIDE A MATCH.
GAME SCORE FILE:
THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY KEEPS A RECORD OF HOW MANY GAMES WON BY EACH SIDE
ON FILE AWARI.SCR. TO CLEAR THE RECORD, YOU CAN ERASE THIS FILE.
FUNCTION KEYS:
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F1.
TO TOGGLE SOUND ON AND OFF: HIT FUNCTION KEY F2.
DEMO MODE: FUNCTION KEY F9 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE ON AND OFF.
NOTE:
THE LEGENDS FOR FUNCTION KEYS F2 AND F9 INDICATE THE MODE THAT WILL
BE ENTERED BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE CURRENTLY
IN EFFECT.
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
T MAKES IT TALK (MIGHT LOCK UP SOME PCS)
EXAMPLE: >AWARI MS
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(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY 3.5 INCH OR
5.25 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!