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TOMMY'S GO MAKU <TM> (C) COPYRIGHT 1995 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-161-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F1, THEN THE Y KEY.
***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TIC-TAC-TOE IS TOO EASY? GRADUATE TO GO MAKU, THE ORIENTAL VERSION PLAYED ON
AN 8 X 8 GRID!
A.K.A. GO MOKU AND GO BANG, THE OBJECT OF THE GAME IS TO BE THE FIRST PLAYER TO
GET 5-IN-A-ROW OF HIS OWN PIECES EITHER UP/DOWN, LEFT/RIGHT, OR DIAGONALLY.
CAPTURE MODE:
SOME PEOPLE PLAY WITH AN ADDITIONAL RULE THAT IF A PIECE JUST LAID DOWN OR
MOVED FLANKS 2 (EXACTLY) ENEMY PIECES, THEY ARE CAPTURED AND ERASED FROM THE
BOARD; AND CAPTURING 10 ENEMY PIECES AUTOMATICALLY WINS THE GAME.
PLAYERS:
2 PLAYERS, WHITE AND BLACK. WHITE GOES FIRST.
PIECES:
EACH PLAYER GETS 12 GAME PIECES. AFTER ALL 12 PIECES HAVE BEEN PLAYED ONTO THE
BOARD, AND THE GAME IS NOT WON, THEN PLAY CONTINUES BY MOVING ONE PIECE TO AN
ADJACENT EMPTY SQUARE ON EACH TURN UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER. NOTE: IN CAPTURE
MODE WE ARE NICE AND LET YOU HAVE YOUR CAPTURED PIECES BACK TO USE AGAIN, ELSE
IT COULD REALLY GO MAKU (HA HA).
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 GO TO LEVEL 2).
TO ENTER A DIFFICULTY LEVEL OR OPTION (1 OR 2 TYPE QUESTION) WHEN PROMPTED:
JUST HIT THE APPROPRIATE KEY (1, 2, ETC.), OR POINT TO THE NUMBER WITH YOUR
MOUSE AND CLICK.
TO ENTER A MOVE:
PHASE 1 (THE 12 TOKENS NOT PLAYED YET):
JUST TYPE THE MOVE IN, FIRST THE ROW (1..8), THEN COL (1..8); OR USE YOUR MOUSE
AND POINT AND CLICK. NOTE: ROW 1 IS AT THE TOP, AND COL 1 IS AT THE LEFT.
NOTE: TO START OVER AFTER TYPING-IN PART OF A MOVE, HIT "0" OR THE ESC KEY.
PHASE 2:
JUST TYPE IN THE "FROM" ROW (1..8), THEN THE "FROM" COL (1..8), THEN THE "TO"
ROW (1..8), THEN THE "TO" COL (1..8); OR USE YOUR MOUSE AND POINT AND CLICK THE
"FROM" SQUARE, THEN POINT AND CLICK THE "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.
DRAWS:
IN THIS PROGRAM, IF PLAYER A OFFERS PLAYER B A DRAW, AND PLAYER B REFUSES, THEN
PLAYER B HAS 10 MOVES TO WIN THE GAME OR THE DRAW IS DECLARED.
HOWEVER, IF THE BOARD POSITION EVER REPEATS, THE DRAW IS IMMEDIATE.
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 THE WHITE PIECES (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
EXAMPLE: >GOMAKU 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!