BEANIEWARE presents...

                                  BLACK BOX 2.0
                                       by
                                  Peter Sarrett

        Black Box, with the possible exceptions of Solitaire and Yahtzee, may
very well be one of the most-implemented Windows games of all time.  I know
I've seen close to half a dozen versions in the past three years.  When version
1.0 of this implementation was written almost three years ago, though, I
hadn't yet seen any others.  Still, and my obvious bias aside, this version of
Black Box stands head-and-shoulders above the rest in terms of features, game
play, and visual appeal.  If you are familiar with the old Parker Brothers
board game you will feel instantly at home with this version, as I've tried to
remain as visually true to it as possible.

        Black Box 1.0 was written in Microsoft C 6.0 back in mid 1991.  It was
never released to the public.  This version, 2.0, was written in Microsoft
Visual C++ 1.0.  To install, simply copy BLACKBOX.* to the directory of your]
choice.  Black Box will not alter your WIN.INI or other system files.  For
instructions on how to play Black Box, please see the accompanying help file.

        Note that this copy of Black Box is the UNREGISTERED version.  A
registered version is also available with additional features-- digitized
sounds, a new tournament mode, and high score lists.
Registration information can be found in the About box.

        You are free to distribute Black Box as far and wide as you wish, as
long as no money is charged for it and the original ZIP file remains
unmodified.  If you enjoy Black Box, please do register.  Registration will not
only get you the additional features mentioned above, but also a bonus game.
You'll also be encouraging the future production of quality Windows shareware
entertainment.

        Coming soon from Beanieware: Trio, a pattern-recognition game similar
to the card game Set.  In Trio, you compete against the computer or the clock,
trying to identify "trios" of cards which share attributes in common.
Warning: highly addictive.

        Questions, comments, and <shudder> bug reports are welcomed.  You can
mail me at 6418 140th Ave. NE, Redmond, WA  98052 or you can email me at
peter@connected.com.

        In the shameless plug department, I'm also the editor of The Game
Report, a roughly quarterly 'zine dedicated to board, party, card, dice,
strategy, and family games of all shapes and sizes (but not role-playing games
or wargames).  The Game Report consists mainly of game reviews and comments,
plus a selection of articles, interviews, news, letters, and other game-related
material.  The Game Report strives to inform readers about new and interesting
games as they become available.  The Game Report also provides a forum for game
enthusiasts to talk to like-minded people about their hobby.  A sample issue
can be requested for $2.50 to the above address, or you can sign up for four
issues at once for $8.00.

	Enjoy!

Peter Sarrett
March 8, 1994