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- O C T O T H E L L O Copyright PC Solutions 1992.
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- OCTOTHELLO is OTHELLO, but on an octaganal board with 8 sides AND corners!
- WHAT - yet another REVERSI/OTHELLO game? Well OCTOTHELLO does to reversi
- what ARKANOID did to BREAKOUT! There are hundreds of variations, with
- resizable boards, different corner shapes AND a play-to-lose mode! It
- can also play normal OTHELLO - and a mean game it plays, too!
- Our tests also indicate that OCTOTHELLO out-plays other shareware
- OTHELLO games, and I believe the full version is the strongest commercially
- available one around. The latest documents are available from within the
- program itself.
- This is a mini-document FOR OCTOTHELLO - the shareware version of FLIP-IT,
- designed TO be only 30K long! The registered version has detailed documents
- about how to win at OTHELLO - learn what EVAPOURATION is, or what a STONER
- TRAP is!
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- Extra Notes:- when you see an evaluation score of over +/-20000 points,
- the computer has searched to the end of the game and is playing 'perfectly'.
- if the score is over +20000, a forced white win is on. If its under -20000,
- a forced black win is on. The amount it exceeds 20000 indicates by how many
- points the win is, although this amount may be inaccurate at the 'fringe'
- of its search depth, ie. IF it can only just see a win. A draw returns a
- score of zero.
- The corner patterns are worked out by binary codes - Square A1=1, B1=2,
- B2=4 AND C1=8 (mirrored to all sides and corners) - Just add together
- these numbers to get the shape you want, or just experiment! This innovation
- was invented by PC Solutions!
- See the advert within the program itself FOR details on how to register for
- the full version.
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- OTHELLO - THE RULES
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- REVERSI is traditionally played on an 8 by 8 board, with square
- A1 at top left and H8 at bottom right - with OCTOTHELLO you may alter
- the board size/shape. You object is to capture your opponent's pieces
- by 'sandwiching' them in a diagonal, horizontal, or vertical line. So
- IF you have a piece on C5 and I have one on C4 you can move to C3,
- capturing mine on C4. This is easier to see than describe, so have
- a go - you can view legal moves with F1, or even hit F3 for an
- automatic demo! Note that a move is only legal if it captures
- pieces - you cannot just move TO any old vacant square. If you have
- no moves at all, you must PASS a go, by hitting F1. When neither
- side can move, the game is over and the higher score wins - unless
- you selected play-to-lose mode!
- HINT - Aim TO capture the unassailable corner squares, AND keep
- your mobility high, but keep your score LOW until the very end.
- Please support quality shareware like this, AND REGISTER!
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- IF you like this game, try these from PC SOLUTIONS (Est. 1983)..
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- > SAGE DRAUGHTS - Probably the strongest available draughts program,
- great graphics, Deep search, Game store/replay features & MUCH MORE!
- > FLIPIT/OCTOTHELLO - Forget those other weak OTHELLO games, AND learn how
- to REALLY play! Many new twists and features to this classic game!
- > CONNEX - Unusual Connect-4 variant - includes Kamikaze mode!
- > ADDLE - A Deep Number-strategy game, Invented by PC Solutions!
- > RENJU - Play this fiendish Japanese strategy game.
- > FALLZONE - Battle through mine-zones in this action/strategy game!
- >>> ALL Above games for only 6 pounds!! (USA $12)
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- > X-WORD - FOR crossword enthusiasts! Solve anagrams, search FOR patterns,
- dictionary of 120,000+ word/phrases, AND design your own crosswords.
- >>> X-WORD - Only 8 pounds! (USA $15)
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- UK P&P FREE. Add £3 (USA $6) FOR OVERSEAS airmail, Send Cheque/P.O. TO:-
- PC SOLUTIONS, Dept AO, PO Box 954, Bournemouth BH7 6YJ, ENGLAND
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