Corners
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Gamos presents a computer game named Corners. Corners is computer adaptation of the well known board game of Chinese checkers. This game improves your analytical thinking and memory as well as being good entertainment for leisure time.

To learn how to use Microsoft Windows 3.1 Help, press F1 or choose Using Help from the Help menu.

Introduction

Rules of the Game

Credits

How to…

Play the Game

Play the Game using keyboard

Use Menu

Customize Environment

Understand Terms

Resolve Problems

General Information

About Softdisk

Legal Stuff


Rules of the Game

Two to four players may play in a game. Each player may be a human or a computer, each with different color counters in the four corners of a square board. Your aim is to move all the counters of your color to the opposite corner before any of the other players move all theirs. Players make their moves one by one, in clockwise rotation around the board.

In your turn you may move one of your counters:

- for one square in any direction, including diagonally,

or

- "jump" over a single counter (either your own or your opponent's) in any direction, including diagonally,

or

- make several jumps in succession if possible; each jump can be in a new direction.

You cannot combine a simple move and jumps. You cannot jump over two or more counters at once - you must be able to land after jumping over a single counter.

The game is over when one player has promoted all his counters to the opposite corner - that player is the winner!

See Also

How to Play the Game


About Softdisk

***** Softdisk Information *****

This program is the copyrighted work of Softdisk Publishing. It is NOT intended for distribution as public domain or shareware.

Softdisk Publishing

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Legal Stuff

LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER

SOFTDISK PUBLISHING WARRANTS THAT THIS PRODUCT IS DELIVERED TO THE USER FREE FROM DEFECTS IN MEDIA, DUPLICATION OR DELIVERY METHOD FOR 90 DAYS, AND WE WILL REPLACE THE PRODUCT IF ANY SUCH DEFECTS ARE ENCOUNTERED. SOFTDISK FURTHER WARRANTS THAT THIS SOFTWARE WILL PERFORM SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY WRITTEN GUARANTEES PUBLISHED BY SOFTDISK.

SOFTDISK PUBLISHING DISCLAIMS ALL OTHER WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, STATUTORY OR IN ANY COMMUNICATION WITH YOU, AND SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE. SOFTDISK PUBLISHING DOES NOT WARRANT THAT THE OPERATION OF THIS SOFTWARE WILL BE UNINTERRUPTED OR ERROR-FREE. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU. THIS WARRANTY GIVES YOU SPECIFIC LEGAL RIGHTS. YOU MAY ALSO HAVE OTHER RIGHTS WHICH VARY FROM STATE TO STATE.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

IN NO EVENT WILL SOFTDISK PUBLISHING BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOSS OF DATA, LOST PROFITS, COST OF COVER OR OTHER SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES ARISING FROM THE USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THIS SOFTWARE OR ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION, HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY. THIS LIMITATION WILL APPLY EVEN IF SOFTDISK PUBLISHING HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL THE LIABILITY OF SOFTDISK PUBLISHING EXCEED THE ACTUAL AMOUNT PAID TO AND RECEIVED BY SOFTDISK PUBLISHING IN CONNECTION WITH THE PARTICULAR COPY OF THE SOFTWARE IN QUESTION. SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU.

THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAW RULES OF SUCH STATE.


How to Use the Menu
How to Use Menu

To call the menu, right-click the mouse button anywhere in the game panel. A Menu system will pop-up. A number of these commands duplicate buttons on the game panel. Other commands give you additional facilities.

Menu "Game" includes the following:

"New" - start new game. You can also press the button on the game panel.

"Undo" - undo last move.

Menu "Options" includes the following:

"Logo" - when checked, an animated logo appears during the loading of the game. To terminate the logo and start the game you must press the OK button. In the other case, a simple logo appears but you need not to do anything to get to the game.

"Sound" - turn sound effects on/off. You can also press the button on the game panel.

"Save Settings" - when checked, all game settings, including window position, are saved on disk and restored in the next session. NOTE! This will NOT work on a CD!

"Prompt on Exit" - when checked, you will be prompted to confirm your wish to exit.

See Also

Customize Environment


How to Play the Game

The Game Board is placed on the center of the main panel. You can see four guards with standards in their hands near the corners. The Control Panel with five buttons is placed below the game board.

For more information about the buttons on this Control Panel, move the mouse over the graphic. When the pointer turns to a hand, click to display information in the pop-up window. Alternatively, press TAB to highlight an area on the graphic, and then press ENTER.

To start the Game, click the left-hand button on the Control Panel or press the F5 key. To select players, click the fourth button on the Control Panel or strike the F8 key. When select mode is enabled, the arrow cursor goes to one of the color standards. Click on a standard to change its corresponding player: human, computer or none. To select the next player, click the next standard. Press Alt+F4 to terminate the game.

Click the counter you want to move and the counter will begin to bounce. Then click the square where you want to move your counter. If the move was planned according to the rules, the counter will move there by the shortest path. If you have been mistaken, the counter won't move. You DON'T have to click on each square you want to move to - you will move to the first square you click and then your turn will end!

See Also

Rules of the Game

Customize Environment

Glossary


How to Play the Game using keyboard

You cannot select squares using the keyboard, but the following function keys are active:

F1 - call Help;

F5 - start the game;

F6 - turn sound on/off;

F7 - choose difficulty level (three stages);

F8 - select players;

Alt+F4 - terminate and exit

You can invoke menu commands using keyboard. You may press Spacebar, Enter, Alt+Backspace and Microsoft Windows system keys.


How to Customize Environment

You can customize the game environment and save the settings on disk. To do this, choose Save Settings from the Options menu. This also saves the game window position on your desktop. All settings are saved in the file CORNERS.INI. NOTE! This will NOT work on a CD!

A few words about sound. All sound effects are stored in WAVE format and use standard MS Windows drivers to play back.

See Also

Menu Commands


Glossary

Here are the explanations of some of the terms we used:

Click: Move mouse to locate mouse cursor on selected object and quickly press and release left mouse button.

Double-Click: Do Click twice in rapid succession.

System menu: Appears if you click on the left-side square in the window title bar.

Maximize: To enlarge a window to its maximum size by using the Maximize button (to the right of the title bar) or the Maximize command on the Control menu.

Minimize: To reduce a window to an icon by using the Minimize button (to the right of the title bar) or the Minimize command on the Control menu.


Credits

These people have made the game for you:

Vadim Kadyrov - Programming.

Igor Ivkin - Artwork.

Konstantin Mironovich - Sound, Help.


How to Resolve Problems

There some problems that may occur when you run the game:

BWCC.DLL not found. This file has to be in the MS Windows ä  System directory or the game directory. (It may display the message "Program Manager could not find file or it's components" instead.)

Not enough memory. There are three possible solutions: first - terminate currently unused applications; second - if you are using 256 color or higher video mode now, change to 16 color mode becouse graphics resources for this mode need less memory; third - install additional RAM chips. Another good idea is to remove a large wallpaper (if any used) from the Control Panel/Desktop.

Some "snoring" sound when balls appear. This happens when some 16-bit wave drivers are used. Sorry, but we can't help you because it's Mircrosoft's or the third party vendors problem.

Panel looks damaged. Program does not support 1024x768 large fonts. Use another VGA or 8514 fonts.


Selection01
Control Panel - Start the Game

Press this button to start a new game. You may choose players before starting. To do this, press the coresponding button on the Control Panel.


Selection02
Control Panel - Sound

Press this button to turn sound off/on.


Selection03
Control Panel - Difficulty Level

Press this button to change the difficulty level. There are three levels of difficulty, each one imaged by an icon. Below you can see each corresponding icon in order of increasing difficulty:


Selection04
Control Panel - To Select Players

Press this button to enter selection mode. Then click on each standard in the guard's hand to change the player. You'll see three images on each standard: human face, computer or cross.


Selection05
Control Panel - Exit

Press this button to terminate game and exit to Windows.