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TOMMY'S TUT TUT TUT TUT <TM> (C) COPYRIGHT 1995 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-165-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F1, THEN THE Y KEY.
***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT TIC-TAC-TOE IS ALWAYS A DRAW WHEN PLAYED CORRECTLY.
NOT SO WITH ITS 4 X 4 BIGGER BROTHER, TOMMY'S TUT TUT TUT TUT!
PLAYERS:
2 PLAYERS, WHITE AND BLACK. WHITE GOES FIRST.
BOARD:
THE GAME BOARD IS A 4 X 4 CHECKERBOARD.
PIECES:
EACH PLAYER GETS 5 GAME PIECES. IN ADDITION THERE ARE 2 NEUTRAL GAME PIECES
THAT CAN BE USED BY EITHER PLAYER.
OBJECT OF THE GAME:
EACH PLAYER TAKES TURN LAYING DOWN PIECES, ONE PER TURN, UNTIL ALL 5 OF THEIR
GAME PIECES ARE ON THE BOARD. AT THAT POINT EACH PLAYER MOVES AN EXISTING
PIECE TO AN ADJACENT VACANT SQUARE IN ANY DIRECTION UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER.
ON ANY TURN, IF BOTH NEUTRAL PIECES ARE NOT IN PLAY A PLAYER MAY LAY ONE
NEUTRAL PIECE DOWN AS THEIR MOVE; ONCE ALL 5 GAME PIECES ARE ON BOARD, A
PLAYER MAY MOVE A NEUTRAL PIECE ALREADY ON THE BOARD AS THEIR MOVE.
THE WINNER IS THE FIRST PLAYER TO GET 4 OF HIS OWN GAME PIECES (INCL. NEUTRAL
GAME PIECES) IN A STRAIGHT LINE, OR IN A 2 X 2 SQUARE, OR IN THE 4 CORNERS.
DIFFICULTY LEVELS:
YOU CAN SET THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL AS ANY NUMBER FROM 1 (EASIEST) TO 9 (HARDEST);
WHILE THE PC IS THINKING, YOU CAN FORCE IT TO QUIT THINKING AND TAKE THE
CURRENT BEST MOVE (NOT USUALLY THE BEST MOVE!) BY HITTING THE ESC KEY. (IN THE
UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE VERSION YOU CAN ONLY PLAY AT LEVEL 1).
TO ENTER A MOVE:
ENTERING PIECES ON BOARD:
JUST USE YOUR KEYBOARD AND TYPE "W" FOR WHITE, "B" FOR BLACK, OR "N" FOR A
NETURAL PIECE, THEN TYPE IN THE ROW AND COL POSITIONS (1..8, 1..8) OF THE
DESIRED "TO" SQUARE.
OR USE YOUR MOUSE TO POINT AND CLICK THE "ONSCREEN KEYPAD" TO YOUR OWN PIECE
SYMBOL OR THE NEUTRAL PIECE SYMBOL, THEN POINT TO THE DESIRED "TO" SQUARE ON
THE BOARD AND CLICK AGAIN.
MOVING PIECES ON BOARD:
JUST USE YOUR KEYBOARD TYPE IN THE ROW AND COL POSITIONS (1..8, 1..8) OF THE
DESIRED "FROM" SQUARE, THEN THE DESIRED "TO" SQUARE.
OR USE YOUR MOUSE TO POINT AND CLICK THE DESIRED "FROM" SQUARE, THEN POINT AND
CLICK THE DESIRED "TO" SQUARE.
TO OFFER A DRAW TO THE OPPONENT, HIT THE "D" KEY INSTEAD OF A MOVE.
TO RESIGN (FORFEIT THE GAME), HIT THE "R" KEY OR "F" KEY INSTEAD OF A MOVE.
QUICK DRAW:
WHILE THE PC IS THINKING, YOU CAN HIT THE "!" KEY TO CAUSE IT TO QUIT
IMMEDIATELY AND DECLARE A DRAW.
PLAYERS:
THE COMPUTER CAN PLAY 1 OR BOTH SIDES, AND THE KEYBOARD THE REST. USE FUNCTION
KEYS F3 AND F4 TO TOGGLE WHO PLAYS WHITE AND BLACK. THE GAME DEFAULT IS FOR
WHITE TO BE PLAYED BY THE KEYBOARD, BLACK BY THE COMPUTER.
FUNCTION KEYS:
THE 10 FUNCTION KEYS F1-F10 HAVE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
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F1 QUIT THE PROGRAM AND SAVE THE GAME IN PROGRESS AUTOMATICALLY.
F2 SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE.
F3 CHANGE WHO PLAYS WHITE (KEYBOARD OR COMPUTER).
F4 "" "" "" BLACK ("" "" "" ).
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
F7 DECREASE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
F8 INCREASE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
F6 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE "WHITE" PIECES.
F9 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE "BLACK" PIECES.
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR.
NOTE FOR "TOGGLES": THE LEGEND DISPLAYED ONSCREEN WILL BE THE MODE THAT WILL
BE ACTIVATED IF THE FUNCTION KEY IS PRESSED.
ARROW KEYS:
THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD CHANGE THE GAME SPEED. THE MINIMUM
AMOUNT OF TIME, IN SECONDS, THAT THE COMPUTER WILL TAKE TO THINK UP A MOVE, OR
TO MAKE EACH HOP, IS DISPLAYED NEAR THE LOWER RIGHTHAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >TOMTUT MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 SHIPPING/HANDLING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS,
$3 OUTSIDE U.S. (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.
GOOD LUCK!