Copyright: Trivia Mania! ® 1992-1997 Quid Pro Quo Software


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Trivia Mania!

What's included in this helpfile ...

Outlined below are the help topics for this program.  If you are an experienced user or if you know what you are looking for click on one of the topics below.  If you are new to Trivia Mania! then continue reading this introduction before moving on to other areas:

Board Game

Solitaire Game

Printed Game

Credits

About Quid Pro Quo Software

Introduction

Trivia Mania! is an exciting, challenging and educational trivia program designed for all ages.  We have strived to make this program easy and fun to use.

How it works ...

Trivia Mania! has three major components, each of which is available from the opening screen.  To select one of the three components click the corresponding button with your left mouse button or press the underlined letter on your keyboard.  You will use this procedure throughout the game - either use the left mouse button or the underlined letter to select buttons.  To find out more about one of the components simply click on the component name below:

•	Board Game - allows one to four players to compete against each other.  The first player to correctly answer one question in each of five categories is the winner ... sounds easy right?  Each player may choose the level of difficulty they wish to play:  Easy (true or false), Medium (multiple choice) or Hard (fill in the blank).

•	Solitaire Game - for the loners in the crowd or those needing practise!  This version allows you to choose a single category to compete/practise in.  Twenty-five questions will be presented to you in a multiple choice format.  The aim is to achieve 100 points, but if you need help there is a hint button which will give you some assistance in answering the questions.

•	Printed Game - for those times you do not have your computer handy, also great for parties.  This version lets you print a hard copy version of Trivia Mania!  You have the option of printing 1, 5, 10, 15, 20, or 25 questions.

In additon to the three game components, two other buttons are available on the opening screen:

•	Help - brings up this file; however, the help is context sensitive which is a fancy way of saying that when you click the various help buttons throughout the game you will be presented with the help page that relates to the game you are playing.

•	Close - well you guessed it, this exits the program ... great for when the boss is coming by!

Reference

•	Credits

•	About Quid Pro Quo Software


Board Game

To start the game board you click the Board Game button from the opening screen.  Before the board below is exposed you will be asked to choose the number of players (1 to 4) and then the players option dialog box will appear.  Until you are familiar with the game you should play with the defaults - after a couple of games it will make far more sense and then you may modify the game as you like.

The game board consists of a number of high resolution photographs which form rectangles around the perimeter of the board.  Each of these rectangles has a colored outline indicating which colored category the rectangle represents.  Up to four colored tokens move around the board based on the roll of the die.  You may always tell the active player because his or her name is colored blue on the "Main Page" (as in JoAnn below).

Main Page

The main page is where each player's score is shown.  You are awarded a colored rectangle once you correctly answer a question from that colored category.

The Roll button is used to roll the die.

Player Page

The Player page is where you may change the Players' Name - to do this move the cursor over the players name and begin typing.

To change the question difficulty level click the arrow down from the Combo Box and select either: Easy (True or False questions), Medium (Multiple Choice questions) or Hard (Fill in the Blank questions).

Categories Page

The Categories page is where you change the Current Categories by changing the current item in a Combo Box.  To do this move the cursor to the arrow beside the category color you wish to change and then click the left mouse button on that arrow.  This will expose a list of all the available categories.  Scroll through the list using the up and down arrows on the right side of the Combo Box until you see the category you wish to select.  To select the category double click the category name with the left mouse button.

The "Categories Available" section provides you more information on individual categories so you may decide if you want the category to be in current categories lists.  The Active Check Box beside the Category Name indicates if it is available to the Current Category lists.  If the box is NOT checked then the category is not available.

The number beside the Active Check Box is the number of questions in that category.  Below the category name is a long description of the category, this should assist you in deciding if you wish to use the category.

Multimedia Page

The Multimedia page is where you select the sounds you wish to use with the game.  At the top there are two Check Boxes that are toggled on or off by clicking them with the left mouse button.  The Sounds Check Box toggles the correct and incorrect sounds on or off while the Voice Check Box toggles the counting voice on and off.  You may change the sounds used for correct and incorrect by clicking the Set button beside each.  A dialog box appears and you may select any Wave File for sound effects.

The Music Options group box is where you change the background music.  All of the background music used in Trivia Mania are Midi Files.  The music in Trivia Mania! is a jukebox, that is, there is a list of musical pieces which are randomly played.  The green arrow is used to start the music and the red square is used to stop the music.  To delete a piece of music click the Delete button and follow the instructions.  To add music use the Add button (all midi files in the default directory are automatically loaded).  To start a particular piece of music highlight it in the Combo Box and then click the Start Button.


Solitaire Game

When you begin the Solitaire Game from the Opening screen the window below is exposed.  The majority of the commands are contained on the power bar at the top of the window (see below).

The questions are positioned in the center of the window and are answered by clicking the appropriate button or the key corresponding to the number underlined.

Below the question are a number of indicators:

•	Score - You are awarded four(4) points for a correct answer EXCEPT you are reduced by one point for every hint you use (see hint below)

•	Correct - This is a pie graph indicating the percentage of correct answers you have achieved (no penalty for hints)

•	Wrong - Let's not discuss it ... this is the % of questions you have blown!

•	Number - This is the question number (1 - 25) you are currently attempting.

The power bar above contains the major buttons/options available:

•	Category - A Combo Box from which you choose the current category. Twenty-five (25) questions are selected from that category for you to attempt to answer.  If you select Potpourri then 25 questions are selected randomly from all of the available categories.

•	New Game - Starts a new game - great for avoiding embarrassment!

•	Options - See below for details.

•	Hint - Eliminates one incorrect answer each time you press Hint, also reduces the maximum number of points received for a correct answer (one point per hint)

The Options button exposes the options dialog which includes the following:

Sound Options

 The Sound Options area is where you select the sounds you wish to use with the game.  At the top there is a Sounds Check Box that is toggled on or off by clicking it with the left mouse button.  The Sounds Check Box toggles the correct and incorrect sounds on or off.  You may change the sounds used for correct and incorrect by clicking the Set button beside each.  A dialog box appears and you may select any Wave File for sound effects.

Music Options

The Music Options group box is where you change the background music.  All of the background music used in Trivia Mania are Midi Files.  The music in Trivia Mania! is a jukebox, that is, there is a list of musical pieces which are randomly played.  The green arrow is used to start the music and the red square is used to stop the music.  To delete a piece of music click the the Delete button and follow the instructions.  To add music use the Add button (all midi files in the default directory are automatically loaded).  To start a particular piece of music highlight it in the Combo Box and then click the Start Button.

Categories Available

The "Categories Available" section provides you more information on individual categories so you may decide if you want that category to be in the current categories lists.  The Active Check Box beside the Category Name indicates if it is available to the Current Category lists.  If the box is NOT checked then the category is not available.

The number beside the Active Check Box is the number of questions in that category.  Below the category name is a long description of the category, this should assist you in deciding if you wish to use that category.

If you select Potpourri as the category the computer will randomly select 25 questions from the active categories.

Background Fill

The background fill options give you a choice of the color and direction of the background fill.  You may select the color you wish from the Fill Color Combo Box and the direction of the fill from the Fill Direction Combo Box.


Printed Game

There are many times that one wishes to take a trivia challenge with them ... to cater to this inevitable circumstance we provide you with a Trivia Mania! to go - take it where you want but please respect the hard work that has gone into it ... please do not give it away!  We are one (probably the only) trivia company that makes it easy for our customers to reproduce our questions.  We do this because we trust you (we only trust because the boss says to!)  Please do not betray our trust by giving our program or questions away!

Below you will see the Print Dialog which allows you to select the number of questions as well as the font ... have fun!


Credits

Copyrighted Program

This is a copyrighted commercial version.  That means that you have paid for this copy of the game (or you are illegally using the program).  You are allowed to make a copy for backup purposes but you may not make copies for friends.  If you require more copies please contact the vendor from which you purchased this copy.  If the vendor is unable to provide you with additional copies please contact Quid Pro Quo Software for more copies.

Disclaimer

Quid Pro Quo Software's programs are sold "as-is", without any warranty as to performance or any other warranties whether expressed or implied.  Because of the many hardware and software environments into which this program may be used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.  The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.  Any liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to product replacement or the refund of the purchase price.

Support

Registered users are entitled to free lifetime support.  If you encounter problems please contact Quid Pro Quo Software at the above address.  All questions or problems will be responded to in writing.  Our programs are tested on a variety of computer systems.  We spent an incredible amount of time making sure that the programs are well designed and enjoyable to play.   If you discover any problems please write to us with a description of what happened.  Please include a description of your computer as well as a copy of your config.sys and autoexec.bat and the version number of your operating system.

Photographs

The high resolution photographs used in this product are all used with permission and are the copyrighted property of one of the following firms:

1 	Corel Corporation

2 	DataSel Software, Inc

3 	Expert Software, Inc

4 	International Microcomputer Software Inc

5 	Photodex Corporation

6 	Seattle Support Group

Music and Sound Effects

The music and sound effects used in this program are either produced in house by Quid Pro Quo Software or have been discovered in the public domain.


QPQ Software
Quid Pro Quo Software

Quid Pro Quo has been developing high quality affordable software since 1992.  We have over 30 products for Windows95, Windows 3.1 and DOS.  We develop edutainment software, classic board games, card games and trivia based games.  We currently have over 10,000 trivia questions in our various games.

If you are interesting in finding out more about us or our programs please contact us through AOL as QPQSoft or on the Internet at qpqsoft@aol.com.  We welcome your comments or suggestions.


Midi Files

Midi Files are music files stored in a standard format that have anextention of *.mid.  You will find many midi files on BBSs and music collections.


Wave File

A file with the extention *.wav.  These files may be recorded with the Sound Recorder and are also readily available on BBSs and in sound collections.