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BLOCKOUT.DOC
Blockout was written by Jason Wellington and was distributed
in Compute!'s PC Magazine (May 1989 Vol 3, No. 3 Issue 11).
It is an adicting game of strategy and manuvering. Score
points by placing similar blocks adjacent to each other and/
or by preventing your opponent from doing the same.
Requirements - CGA,EGA,OR VGA; DOS 2.0; 256K memory
Features - 2-4 players; Teams; Computer beginner and
computer expert modes; Microsoft Mouse support.
To Run - 1. The main program is called B.EXE and can be
run from a floppy or hard drive.
Press "B" and return.
2. Select mouse support (y/n)
3. Setup menu
a. Highlight an option with mouse or cursor keys.
b. The return key toggles through the choices.
c. Highlight "PLAY" and return to begin the game.
d. Highlight "QUIT" and return to exit to DOS.
4. The "ESC" key will return you to the Setup menu at
any time during the game.
To Play - Each Player receives 4 blocks. There are 4 different
shapes in 5 different colors. Select the block you
wish to play with the mouse or arrow keys and press
return. Select the column you wish to place the block
in with the mouse or arrow keys and press return.
The block is moved to the top of the tiles in the selected
column and a new block appears in your rack. Players
alternate until all columns are filled. The player
with the highest score wins.
Scoring - Points are scored by placing similar blocks adjacent
to each other in the rows and columns. Points are
awarded as follows.
1) Placing a block next to another block of the same
shape gets you 15 points.
2) Placing a block next to another block of the same
color gets you 25 points.
3) Placing a block next to another block of the same
shape and color gets you 40 points.
All adjacent tiles are figured in the scoring. It is
therefore possible to get up to 120 points in one move
(40 * 3) for placing a block next to 3 others of the
same size & shape.
Have Fun !!