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- ********* Quick Documentation For Jookerie 1.0 ***********
-
- Jookerie is a Scottish word meaning trickery, and that's your objective in
- this new game for the Pilot. No more boredom on those lunchbreaks with
- friends or on those long car rides!
-
- Based on the age old classic of The Dictionary Game, the Pilot
- chooses an obscure word from its word list, and players enter definitions
- that they believe the other players would think is the true definition.
- The winner is the person who can collect the most points be picking the
- correct definitions and by getting others to choose his or her own
- definition. BEWARE: this game can be be hazardous to your obscure word
- illiteracy rate!
-
- ***** CHANGES section is at the bottom of this file *******
-
- NOTE: The Registered version of the game is due to be released in the
- first week of July 1997. You may register prior to this, and
- will be sent the registered version on the day of the
- actual release.
-
- FEATURES:
-
- - 1000 word database (100 in the unregistered version)
- - Ability to import other word lists from third parties
- or create your own and distribute them! (registered version only)
- - 1 to 5 players with up to 4 extra computer generated fake definition
- - It will even be possible to create a database of significant dates
- instead of words, and have folks try to guess what
- happened on that particular date!
-
- ***************************** HOW TO PLAY *******************************
-
- At the initial screen choose how many players are going to play.
- Then select how many fake computer generated definitions you would like.
- NOTE: The number of players + the number of fake computer definitions
- must total to 5 or less.
- Finally select the number of rounds (words) you would like.
- Once the above is entered each player enters their name.
-
- Following this you will be presented with a word, which you may choose
- to use of can opt for a different word (if for some reason the word
- the Pilot chooses is unacceptable - perhaps a duplicate word, or else
- a word that too many folks already know the definition of).
-
- Once the word is selected, each user will be asked to graffiti in their
- fake definition. Try to make a definition to the word given that the
- other players would believe is the true definition. If you do happen
- to know the true definition, unlike the paper based version of this
- game, you should still try to create a fake definition to fool
- the others.
-
- After all the definitions are entered, each player is asked to select
- the one they believe is the true definition. You may click on the
- definition lines themselves to bring up a full view of the longer
- definitions. At the top of the screen is a status line that indicates
- which player's turn it is to choose a definition.
-
- Following the picking stage, the correct definition is shown and then
- the current scores are displayed.
-
- STARTING A NEW GAME:
-
- If you wish to start a new game while one is in progress, select
- the menu item under 'Options' for 'Start a New Game'. This can only
- be selected during the definition picking stage of the current game.
-
- SCORING:
-
- You receive 2 points if you select the true definition of the word.
- You also receive 1 point for each player that selected your fake
- definition. The scoreboard shows the scores for the last round, as
- well as the total scores.
-
- After the final round, you will see the final scores for the game, and
- you can crown the champion as the ultimate Jookerie player!
-
- USING OTHER DATABASES:
-
- In the registered version, you are allowed to load in other databases,
- and even create your own word/dictionary lists. You can select new databases
- at the beginning of the New Game screen.
-
- ********************************************************************************
-
- Changes Since 1.0beta:
-
- - version 1.0 is the first public release
-