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TOMMY'S TRIP-UP! (C) COPYRIGHT 1995 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-162-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THE GOAL OF THIS TENSE AND ENGROSSING FAMILY GAME (AKA TOUCHÉ) IS TO BE THE
FIRST PLAYER OR TEAM TO SCORE 3 "TRIP-UPS":
1. ROW OF 5 BOARD SQUARES
2. 2 BY 2 SQUARE USING 4 BOARD SQUARES
3. X OR CROSS USING 5 BOARD SQUARES
4. T USING 5 BOARD SQUARES
PLAYERS:
THE COMPUTER PLAYS AGAINST ONE PLAYER OR TEAM. THE COMPUTER ALWAYS PLAYS
THE BOTTOM HAND ON THE SCREEN. IF YOU TYPE "COMPUTER" FOR YOUR PLAYER/TEAM
NAME, THE COMPUTER WILL PLAY THAT POSITION TOO -- BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS PRESS
FUNCTION KEY F2 DURING PLAY TO TOGGLE THE DEMO MODE, WHERE THE COMPUTER PLAYS
BOTH HANDS AUTOMATICALLY.
THE DECK:
2 STANDARD 54-CARD DECKS (2 JOKERS) ARE SHUFFLED TOGETHER, FOR A TOTAL OF 108
CARDS INCLUDING 4 JOKERS.
THE BOARD:
THE TRIP-UP BOARD IS RANDOMLY GENERATED FOR EACH NEW GAME. IT CONSISTS OF 108
SQUARES (1 SQUARE UNIQUELY ASSIGNED TO EACH CARD IN THE DOUBLE DECK), PLUS 8
"FREE SQUARES" CONTAINING A BLANK CARD, ALL ON A GIANT 6-ROW 20-COLUMN BOARD
GRID. SQUARES WITH NO CARD OR BLANK CARD ARE "NOT THERE" AND BLOCK POTENTIAL
TRIP-UPS, AND SINCE THEIR LOCATION CHANGES WITH GAME TO GAME THIS IS PART OF
THE CHALLENGE.
FIRST PLAYER:
THE COMPUTER RANDOMLY SELECTS THE FIRST PLAYER/TEAM TO PLAY FIRST.
THE DEAL:
THE COMPUTER SHUFFLES THE DECK AND DEALS 5 CARDS TO EACH PLAYER/TEAM. EVERY
TIME A PLAYER/TEAM PLAYS A CARD, THE COMPUTER DEALS THEM A REPLACEMENT, UNTIL
THE DECK IS EXHAUSTED.
THE PLAY:
ON EACH PLAYER'S/TEAM'S TURN ONE OF THE HAND CARDS IS SELECTED FOR PLAY, BUT
ONLY IF THE BOARD SQUARE CORRESPONDING TO THE CARD (OR A FREE SQUARE) IS OPEN.
IF NO HAND CARD CAN BE PLAYED THEN THAT TEAM MUST PASS.
THAT SQUARE IS THEN CLAIMED BY THAT PLAYER/TEAM, AND THEIR TOKEN IS PLACED
THERE.
WHEN ONE OF THE TRIP-UPS IS BUILT UP AND SCORED, THAT TERRITORY IS NOW
PROTECTED AND FROZEN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE GAME.
JOKERS:
PLAYING A JOKER (** CARD) LETS YOU PLACE YOUR TOKEN ON ANY OPEN SPACE, OR EVEN
ON A SPACE OCCUPIED BY AN OPPONENT'S UNPROTECTED TOKEN!
GAME:
FIRST PLAYER/TEAM TO SCORE 3 TRIP-UPS WINS.
TO ENTER MOVES WITH THE MOUSE:
JUST POINT TO THE DESIRED HAND CARD, THEN CLICK THE MOUSE. THEN POINT TO THE
DESIRED BOARD SQUARE AND CLICK THE MOUSE.
TO ENTER MOVES WITH THE KEYBOARD:
JUST TYPE THE HARD CARD NUMBER (1..5) DESIRED. THEN TYPE THE BOARD SQUARE
DESIRED, FIRST THE ROW (1..6), THEN THE COLUMN (1..20). IF THE COLUMN NUMBER
IS LESS THAN 10, HIT A SPACE TO MAKE IT REGISTER, ELSE ONCE THREE DIGITS
(1 FOR ROW + 2 FOR COL) ARE TYPED, THE COMPUTER REGISTERS AUTOMATICALLY.
IF YOU ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF TYPING IN A ROW/COL COMBO AND WANT TO CHANGE
YOUR MIND AND START OVER, HIT THE BACKSPACE KEY OR THE ESC KEY.
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FUNCTION KEY COMMANDS:
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
DEMO MODE TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. IN DEMO MODE, THE
COMPUTER PLAYS BOTH HANDS WHILE YOU WATCH.
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TO POP-UP A QUICK DISPLAY EXPLAINING THE TRIP-UPS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F3 (HIT A
SECOND TIME TO REMOVE).
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
IN MONO MODE, PRESSING F10 TOGGLES BETWEEN REGULAR AND HILITED TEXT FOR THE
MESSAGE LINE.
TO CHANGE THE SPEED WITH WHICH THE COMPUTER PLAYS: USE FUNCTION KEYS F8 AND F9.
THE DELAY AFTER THE COMPUTER MELDS, IN SECONDS, IS SHOWN AT THE LOWER RIGHT
HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
TO SKIP THE STARTUP MUSIC: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN
RUNNING THE PROGRAM FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >TRIPUP MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
WHY NOT TRY SOME OF OUR OTHER GOBS OF NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
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 TOY CATALOG AND OTHER
GOODIES, FOR ONLY $2 SHIPPING/HANDLING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
U.S. DOLLARS ONLY).
IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!