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TOMMY'S HIGH IQ (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-088-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS IS AN OLD EUROPEAN SOLITAIRE GAME OF LOGIC OFTEN FOUND IN BARS OR PIZZA
PARLORS BECAUSE YOU PLAY IT BETTER WHEN YOU'VE HAD A FEW BEERS.
THE BOARD IS IN THE SHAPE OF A CROSS. THERE IS A PEG IN EVERY HOLE BUT THE
CENTER. THE OBJECT IS TO REMOVE ALL BUT THE LAST OF THE 32 PEGS BY JUMPING
ONE PEG OVER ANOTHER INTO AN AVAILABLE HOLE, REMOVING THE JUMPED PEG.
E.G.,
P P P P E P
P P P --> P E P
P E P P P P
SCORE:
YOUR SCORE IS THE NUMBER OF MOVES YOU MADE; THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE SCORE IS
THEREFORE 31.
TO ENTER A MOVE:
JUST TYPE IN THE NUMBER OF THE "FROM" PEG, THEN HIT THE SPACE BAR OR <ENTER>
KEY, THEN IF THERE IS MORE THAN ONE POSSIBLE CONTINUATION, TYPE IN THE NUMBER
OF THE "TO" PEG, THEN HIT THE SPACE BAR OR <ENTER> KEY AGAIN.
OR, USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD, THEN HIT THE SPACE BAR OR
<ENTER> KEY TO REGISTER YOUR SELECTION EACH TIME.
AUTO MODE:
HIT THE "A" KEY, THEN THE COMPUTER WILL BEGIN AN EXHAUSTIVE SEARCH FOR THE
BEST MOVE; HIT SPACEBAR OR <ENTER> AT ANY TIME TO TAKE THE BEST MOVE FOUND
SO FAR, AND ESC TO FORCE CONSIDERATION OF THE NEXT MAIN (TOP-LEVEL) MOVE
(THERE ARE ABOUT 5 TO THE NTH POWER MOVES TO CONSIDER FOR AN N-MOVE LOOKAHEAD,
AND THIS IS A DEPTH-FIRST SEARCH ALGORITHM HA HA).
TO TAKE BACK LAST MOVE:
HIT THE "." KEY.
GAME SAVE FILE:
ANY GAME IN PROGRESS IS AUTOMATICALLY SAVED ON FILE "HIIQ.DAT" IF YOU QUIT.
IT RESTORES AUTOMATICALLY THE NEXT TIME YOU START THE PROGRAM. IF YOU WANT
TO START FRESH WITH A NEW GAME, JUST ERASE THIS FILE.
TO QUIT THE GAME: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
TO TOGGLE THE DEMO MODE: HIT FUNCTION KEY F2. IN DEMO MODE THE COMPUTER JUST
PICKS A RANDOM LEGAL MOVE TO SHOW YOU HOW THE PROGRAM WORKS.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
GAME SPEED:
FUNCTION KEYS F8 AND F9 CONTROL THE DELAY BETWEEN MOVES IN DEMO MODE; THE
DELAY (IN SECONDS) IS DISPLAYED ON THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE SCREEN.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >HIIQ MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
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IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. WE ARE WAITING TO SEND YOU OUR 5.25 INCH (360KB) OR
3.5 INCH (720KB) DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY CATALOG PLUS OTHER
GOODIES, FOR ONLY $2 US, $3 FOREIGN (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S.
BANK). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!