DIRECTIONS FOR FLAPS

                        v1.2  
                   Copyright 1996
                Soleau Software, Inc.


OBJECTIVE

The objective of Flaps is to guide the different colored 
marbles into their respective colored slots at the bottom of 
the game board.  

                                                 
GAME PLAY

To begin a new game, click on the Play button at the bottom
left hand side of the game board.   There are eight empty 
slots at the bottom of the board.  These slots will be 
colored blue, red, yellow or green.   This color must match 
the marble that you guide into it.

The starting marbles will alternate from the left and right 
springs located at the top of the game board.  As they 
roll onto the board, you can click on the silver flaps to 
direct the marble into the proper slot at the bottom.  If 
you trap a marble between two flaps so that it cannot move 
any further, then both the marble and the two flaps will be 
removed from the board.

The level will be over when all the slots at the bottom of 
the board have been correctly filled with the matching 
colored marbles.  On the first few levels, you have a total 
of 25 marbles to complete each level. As the levels get 
higher, you are given less marbles to complete each level.

If you guide a different colored marble into a slot that is 
already filled with the correctly colored marble, then the 
slot will be emptied and points will be deducted from your score.

The game will be over if you do not fill the eight slots with 
the marbles allotted for each level.  (see chart below)

Levels 1-4:    25 marbles
Levels 5-19:   20 marbles
Levels 20-25:  15 marbles


LEVEL COMPLETED

When you complete a level, the marbles you did not use will 
give you extra bonus points.  Each unused marble adds 35 points 
to your score.   A special 250 point bonus is given for completing 
the level using only eight marbles.

The Shareware version of Flaps has seven levels of play.  
The Registered version of Flaps comes with 25 levels.

                                             
SCORING


  60     Points:    Marble in proper colored slot
 -15     Points:    Marble off game board
-200     Points:    Marble in wrong colored slot

  35     Points:    For each unused marble at end of level
 250     Points:    Bonus Points for completing level in 8 marbles


BUTTONS AND OPTIONS

HELP:     Directions for Flaps

SOLEAU:   Information on Soleau Software and other games
          Information on the Registered version of Flaps

SCORES:   Flaps Top Ten Scoreboard

OPTIONS:
          SOUND:   Turn sound On / Off
          SPEED:   Set marble speed
      SAVE GAME:   Save the game at the start of the    
                   present level.  (Reg. Version Only)
      LOAD GAME:   Load previously saved game
                   (Reg. Version Only)
         
 
CONCLUSION
                                                     
The Registered Version of Flaps is only $18 (U.S.) and features 
25 levels of play, a save and load game option and faster loading 
and exiting.  Please click on the Soleau button within the game
for details or use the flapsreg.txt file provided with this game.

You are encouraged to pass this Shareware version of Flaps along 
to your friends or local BBS.  Soleau Software depends upon your 
registrations to continue producing non-violent strategy logic game 
software for the computer market.  Please support our work by 
registering your copy today!




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