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Introduction
Lettrix is a clone of the game "Boggle" by Parker Brothers. A matrix of
16 (4x4) letters is placed on the screen, and the player tries to spell
out all the words that are contained within the matrix. The object of
the game is to find all the words in the matrix that the computer found.
When the program is executed, the dictionary (words) is read, and then
a command "menu" is shown. Each command has a short description on the
command window. Each command is described below in more detail.
When a game is played, the computer will take some time to examine the
matrix of letters for words that are in its dictionary. Once this list
of words is complete, the player can start entering words. Note that
this process is very CPU intensive, and may take over 3 minutes for an
older 286 computer. For this reason, it is recommended to play this game
on a 386 or faster machine.
Description of Game Board
The game board is broken into four distinct regions: The command window,
the status window (which can also be used to enter commands), the matrix
window, and the words window.
Building a Word
Words may be built using any contiguous letters, as long as they haven't
already been used in the same word.
For example, in the following matrix:
R E G O
S A U A
T W L V
B O O E
Legal words: LOVE REGAL REST GUEST GAUR
Illegal words: REGULAR LEVEL BOOT STAB
Description of Commands at the Command Level
Q - Quit the game of lettrix and exit to DOS.
P - Play a new game of Lettrix, if one is not already in progress. A
new game board is created, and once the word list is generated,
the game may begin.
R - Resume the current game in progress. If a player suspends the
current game, or loads a saved game, this command will continue
where play was left off.
V - For seasoned users, the "Command Menu" may be a bit of a nuisance.
This command enables/disables the "Command Menu" and allows commands
to be typed into the small command status window at the top
of the screen.
C - Cancel the current game in progress. If a player tires of the
current game and wishes to start a new one, then the current game
must first be cancelled, before the new one can start.
L - Load a previously saved game. This command allows a game that was
previously saved to be loaded and resumed. The name of the file
will be asked for in the command status window. Enter the name
of the file which contains the saved game. Once entered, the
game can be resumed with the 'R' command.
S - Save the current game to disk. This command allows the current
game in progress to be saved so that it may be resumed/restored
at a later time.
M - Specify the letters to use in the letter matrix. The matrix
must be made up of 16 alphabetic letters. If the letters are legal,
then a new game is started using these letters.
G - Give up on the current game. This command will give the player
a chance to see the words that the computer found. These words
will be displayed in alphabetical order in the bottom window. Once
the word list has been revealed, the current game is over.
D - Load a new dictionary file. A dictionary file is simply a list
of words, one per line, that the game uses to determine whether
a sequence of letters is a word or not.
W - Define the size of a word. The minimum and maximum length of a
word may be specified. The maximum must be greater than or equal
to the minimum. The limits are two (2) through ten (10) letters.
? - Enable the use of the command menu while in command mode. May
be disabled using the V command.
Description of Commands while in the Lettrix Game
Q - Instead of typing in a word, type Q and the game will be suspended
and the game will go to command mode.