Copyright: Ludo - FishBreath Software


Contents

Ludo is a challenging, skillful, classic board game. Ludo involves racing against the computer to complete a difficult maze by rolling a dice to calculate the number of spaces you advance. You each have four tokens that you must get to the middle of the puzzle, where they will complete the maze. After you get all four of your tokens into the center of the maze, you win the game. That is, if you get there before the computer does. Along your way, you may encounter the computer's tokens. If you get the right rolls, you can land on the computer's token and send it back to the starting block. But watch out, because the computer can do the same thing to you!

Please Note

Ludo is not a commercial or freeware program. It is shareware. This means that you can try Ludo for 15 days, free of charge and with no obligations. After your 15 day trial period, you must either register Ludo or remove it from your computer. Registration is very inexpensive at only $5 United States cash, check, or money order. For more registration information, please select the topic "Registration Info"

How To Play

Registration Info

Support

FishBreath Software provides many ways for support. Here is the contact information listing for FishBreath Software:

E-Mail:      FBreath@ix.netcom.com
URL:         http://www.ingress.com/~manderso/fbreath/index.htm
BBS:         216-665-4551 @ 28.8k     216-665-4186 @ 57.6k

We will also have another Support BBS online in March of 1996. The information for this system is as follows:

BitNova
28.8k : 510-728-0731
Telnet: bitnova.com


How To Play

Playing Ludo is not very complicated. It may only be confusing the first time you play.

In the beginning of each game, the computer and the player will each roll the dice to see who will start the gameplay. At this point, please press the "Start" button. Here, the computer will roll the dice. Now, click the "Roll" button. Hopefully, your number will be greater than the computer and you will begin the game. In the event you both roll the same, you will repeat this procedure until someone rolls a higher number.

Once the game has begun, you will be able to roll the dice. When you start, both you and the computer have all four of your tokens in the starting area. To move your tokens from the starting area to the first playing block, you must roll a 6. When you or the computer rolls a 6, then you may move your token to the first block. This procedure is continued throughout the game. Once you have a token on the first block, you may roll any number and advance this number of spaces. order in which your tokens must advance in order to win the game. The first block in gameplay is the very first yellow block. The starting area is the area where your tokens are before you can move them to your first block.

Once you are on the first block, you must advance to the right. Once you run into the blue line of blocks, you must advance up. From here, continue on until you come to the block immediately below the first block. From here, advance to the right down the yellow line of blocks until you reach the multi-colored block, or the final block. Repeat this pattern for each of your tokens.

Throughout gameplay, you may encounter the computer's tokens. When you do, you have the ability to knock the computer's token back to the starting area. To do this, you must roll the same number as the number of spaces you are from a computer's token. When you do this, land on the computer's token as it were an ordinary block, and he will be sent back to the beginning. Beware, because the computer can do the same thing to you!


Registration Info

Registration for Ludo is very simple, inexpensive, and provides you with a full copy of Ludo. Registration is only $5 United States cash, check, or money order for each registered version. Please view the ORDER.TXT for the order form. With your registration fee, you will receive not only the registered version of Ludo, but also:

- Free Product Updates
- Free Support
- Free Programs From FishBreath Software
- Printed Documentation
- And More

To register...

* Send $5 United States cash, check, or money order to :

                                   David Landers
                                   c/o FishBreath Software
                                   3780 North Sunnyfield Drive
                                   Copley, OH USA 44321-1969

* Include your name, address, phone number, E-Mail address,
  and comments/suggestions/questions

Please view the ORDER.TXT file for an order form and further ordering information.