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TOMMY'S CHECKERS (C) COPYRIGHT 1995 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #TM-158-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F1, THEN THE Y KEY.
***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TOMMY'S CHECKERS IS A CHECKERS-PLAYING PROGRAM FOR YOUR DOS PC. YOU CAN
SET THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL AS ANY NUMBER FROM 1 (EASIEST) TO 9 (HARDEST);
WHILE THE PC IS THINKING, YOU CAN FORCE IT TO QUIT SEARCHING AND TAKE THE
CURRENT BEST MOVE BY HITTING THE ESC KEY. (NOTE: YOU CAN ONLY GO TO LEVEL
4 IN THE UNREGISTERED SHAREWARE VERSION).
RULES:
EACH PLAYER GETS AN ARMY OF 12 CHECKERS PIECES. THEY MUST ALWAYS REMAIN ON
THE BLACK SQUARES. IN THE "11-PIECE OPTION", THE COMPUTER WILL RANDOMLY
REMOVE ONE PIECE FROM EACH PLAYER'S ARMY, IN CORRESPONDING BOARD POSITIONS.
BLACK ALWAYS MOVES FIRST.
A PIECE CAN EITHER BE A PAWN OR A KING.
A PAWN CAN ONLY MOVE FORWARD, DIAGONALLY.
A KING CAN MOVE IN ALL 4 DIAGONAL DIRECTIONS.
A PAWN THAT ADVANCES TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE BOARD IS AUTOMATICALLY KINGED.
PIECES CAN ONLY MOVE A DISTANCE OF ONE SQUARE, UNLESS THERE IS AN ENEMY PIECE
NEXT TO IT, AND AN EMPTY SQUARE ON THE OTHER SIDE, WHEREUPON IT MAY HOP THE
ENEMY PIECE, CAPTURING IT (TAKING IT OFF THE BOARD).
YOU MUST ALWAYS TAKE AN OPPONENT'S PIECE IF POSSIBLE ON YOUR TURN. IF YOU HAVE
MORE THAN ONE CHOICE OF PIECES TO TAKE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO CHOOSE THE ONE THAT
LEADS TO THE MOST TAKES, AS IN THE SPANISH VARIATION, BUT YOU CANNOT STOP
MOVING UNTIL THERE ARE NO MORE PIECES AVAILABLE TO TAKE.
IF A PLAYER ON HIS TURN IS UNABLE TO MOVE, HE LOSES.
A DRAW RESULTS BY AGREEMENT. IF A PLAYER OFFERS HIS OPPONENT A DRAW, HE MAY
ACCEPT, OR HE MAY REFUSE, BUT IF THE REFUSER PLAYS 40 MOVES WITHOUT AN INCREASE
IN HIS ADVANTAGE, THE DRAW IS AUTOMATIC.
TO ENTER A MOVE:
JUST TYPE THE MOVE IN, ROW (1..8) THEN COL (1..8). OR USE YOUR MOUSE AND
POINT AND CLICK. NOTE: ROW 1 IS AT THE TOP, AND COL 1 IS AT THE LEFT.
TO OFFER A DRAW TO THE OPPONENT, HIT THE "D" KEY INSTEAD OF A MOVE.
TO RESIGN (FORFEIT THE GAME), HIT THE "R" KEY OR "F" KEY INSTEAD OF A MOVE.
DRAWS:
IN THIS PROGRAM, IF PLAYER A OFFERS PLAYER B A DRAW, AND PLAYER B REFUSES, THEN
PLAYER B HAS 40 MOVES TO DEMONSTRATE AN IMPROVEMENT IN MATERIAL ADVANTAGE BY AT
LEAST 1 PIECE. HOWEVER, IF THE BOARD POSITION EVER REPEATS, THE DRAW IS
IMMEDIATE.
QUICK DRAW:
WHILE THE PC IS THINKING, YOU CAN HIT THE "!" KEY TO CAUSE IT TO QUIT
IMMEDIATELY AND DECLARE A DRAW.
FUNCTION KEYS:
THE 10 FUNCTION KEYS F1-F10 HAVE THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS:
FUNCTION KEY FUNCTION
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F1 QUIT THE PROGRAM AND SAVE THE GAME IN PROGRESS AUTOMATICALLY.
F2 SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE.
F3 CHANGE WHO PLAYS THE WHITE PIECES (KEYBOARD OR COMPUTER).
F4 "" "" "" "" BLACK "" ("" "" "" ).
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
F7 DECREASE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
F8 INCREASE THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL.
F6 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE "WHITE" PIECES.
F9 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE COLOR OF THE "BLACK" PIECES.
F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR.
NOTE FOR "TOGGLES": THE LEGEND DISPLAYED ONSCREEN WILL BE THE MODE THAT WILL
BE ACTIVATED IF THE FUNCTION KEY IS PRESSED.
ARROW KEYS:
THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEYPAD CHANGE THE GAME SPEED. THE MINIMUM
AMOUNT OF TIME, IN SECONDS, THAT THE COMPUTER WILL TAKE TO THINK UP A MOVE, OR
TO MAKE EACH HOP, IS DISPLAYED NEAR THE LOWER RIGHTHAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK
EXAMPLE: >CHECK1 MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 SHIPPING/HANDLING TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS,
$3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY
3.5 INCH OR 5.25 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
GOOD LUCK!