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TOMMY'S AWARI (C) COPYRIGHT 1987-1996 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-077-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
AWARI (NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH ATARI), A.K.A. MANCALA, IS THE ANCIENT AFRICAN
GAME PLAYED WITH STICKS AND BEANS.
BOARD AND PLAYERS:
SEVEN STICKS ARE LAID OUT SIDE BY SIDE, CREATING 6 PITS FOR EACH PLAYER,
"BLACK" AND "WHITE", EACH SIDE'S PITS BEING NUMBERED 1-6 AS SHOWN BELOW.
INITIAL BOARD:
36 BEANS ARE LAID OUT AS FOLLOWS, 18 ON EACH SIDE, 3 IN EACH PIT:
<--- MOVE BEANS THIS WAY
BLACK
6 5 4 3 2 1
| OOO | OOO | OOO | OOO | OOO | OOO |
| | | | | | |
BLACK HOME | | | | | | | WHITE HOME
| OOO | OOO | OOO | OOO | OOO | OOO |
1 2 3 4 5 6
WHITE
---> MOVE BEANS THIS WAY
FIRST PLAYER:
IS CHOSEN RANDOMLY BY THE COMPUTER. THEREAFTER FIRST TURN ALTERNATES.
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.
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.
TO ENTER MOVES WITH THE MOUSE:
JUST POINT AT THE PIT YOU WANT AND CLICK THE MOUSE.
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 (FINAL HOME BEAN COUNTS) ARE DISPLAYED.
MATCH:
IN BUGU BUGU VILLE, A HOT SPOT FOR AWARI, IT IS TRADITIONAL TO PLAY 200 GAMES
TO DECIDE A MATCH. (JUST KIDDING -- HA HA.)
GAME SCORE FILE:
THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY KEEPS A RECORD OF HOW MANY GAMES AND POINTS WERE
WON BY EACH SIDE ON FILE AWARI.SCR. TO CLEAR THE RECORD, YOU CAN ERASE THIS
FILE.
GAME MODES:
THE COMPUTER CAN PLAY EITHER, NEITHER, OR BOTH SIDES, THE KEYBOARD (YOU)
PLAYING THE REST. YOU CHANGE THE MODE BY PRESSING FUNCTION KEYS F2 & F3: THE
MODE IS DISPLAYED IN THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
AUTO GAME SAVE/RESTORE:
IF YOU EXIT THE PROGRAM DURING A GAME IN PROGRESS THE COMPUTER AUTOMATICALLY
SAVES THE GAME ON DISK ON DOS FILE "AWARI.TMP", THEN RESTORES IT THE NEXT TIME
YOU RUN THE PROGRAM.
DIFFICULTY LEVELS:
THE DIFFICULTY LEVELS ARE 0 (EASIEST) TO 9 (HARDEST), CORRESPONDING TO
THE NUMBER OF MOVES OF LOOKAHEAD. (MAX LEVEL IS 2 IN UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE
VERSION). AFTER A BEST MOVE HAS BEEN SHOWN BY THE COMPUTER, YOU CAN HIT THE
ESC KEY TO CAUSE THE SEARCH TO BE ABANDONED AND THAT MOVE USED.
OTHER FUNCTION KEY COMMANDS:
FUNCTION KEYS:
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
------------ --------
F1 TOGGLE SOUND ON/OFF*
F2 TOGGLE WHITE (BOTTOM PITS) MODE TO COMPUTER/KEYBOARD*
F3 TOGGLE BLACK (TOP PITS) MODE TO COMPUTER/KEYBOARD*
NOTE: THE DEFAULT IS FOR KEYBOARD TO PLAY WHITE, COMPUTER TO PLAY BLACK
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS
F7 QUIT
F8 DECREASE DIFFICULTY LEVEL
F9 INCREASE DIFFICULTY LEVEL
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE SCREEN BORDER COLOR
*NOTE FOR TOGGLE SWITCHES, THE SCREEN LEGEND DISPLAYS THE MODE THAT WILL BE
ENTERED BY HITTING THE FUNCTION KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN
EFFECT AT THE TIME.
GAME SPEED CONTROL: THE UP ARROW (ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD) INCREASES, AND THE
DOWN ARROW DECREASES THE TIME PAD BETWEEN THE COMPUTER'S MOVES. THE VALUE OF
THE TIME PAD, FROM 0.1 TO 9.9 SECONDS, IS DISPLAYED IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND
CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
PITCH CONTROL: THE LEFT ARROW (ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD) DECREASES, AND THE
RIGHT ARROW INCREASES THE PITCH OF THE BEEPS MADE BY THE COMPUTER.
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)
* SKIP STARTUP SHOW
D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK
EXAMPLE: >AWARI MS
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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!