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"BIBLE JUMBLES 2 - PLACES" USERS MANUAL Copyright 1992 Jerry King, All Rights Reserved by Jerry King CIS 70521, 2600 _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | |------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |--------------------- |___|___| MEMBER BIBLE JUMBLES 2 is released as "Shareware". It is not free. If you like it and use it beyond a 20 day trial period, please reg- ister it. The registration fee is $12.00 (U.S.). You can use the registration form or order form that should be on the disk. Or just send a check or money order to: King Software 1200 Jones Drive Salem, Ohio 44460 For a more complete discussion of the shareware concept, see the last part of this document. Those who register will receive the latest version of the game, a list of the places used in the game, and the warm feeling of knowing you have done the right thing. Supporting the author by registering will enable and encourage him to spend more of his time producing Christian Software. ----------------------------------------------------------------- BIBLE JUMBLES 2 - PLACES is a game where you figure out what Bible place name is jumbled up. To start the game, change to the drive and directory where the game is. You must be in the same directory, or you will get an error message. For example, you cannot from the C:> prompt type "A:bplaces", it will not run. Switch to drive A: and then type "bplaces". The game will work from either your hard drive or a floppy disk. To install on your hard drive, just copy the EXE file to the drive and directory of your choice. NOTE: This program requires an EGA or VGA adapter and monitor. After the opening screen disapears, you have five choices: A The entire Bible, B Old Testament only, C New Testament only, H High Scores, I Info on Bible Jumbles or ESCAPE to exit. Make your choice and you are ready to play. You will be given a jumbled place to figure out and three chances to do so. You will notice in the lower right side of the screen a visual clue telling whether the jumble is from the Old Testament or the New. Just type in your guess. You can use the backspace and insert keys to edit your answer. Then hit the ENTER key. If you are incorrect, two other clues will appear on the right side of the screen. One gives the first letter of the place name. The other gives you what type of place it is. The place type clues are: rivers, mountains, nations, regions, cities, and the catch-all, 'locations'. 'Locations' includes places that would not fit in a specific category, or that it's category would have been too small to give without giving away. (For example 'garden' as a place type clue for Gethsemane.) You have two more chances. At the end of each turn, your score is totaled and you are given the choice of continuing or exiting. The game lasts twelve turns. (I settled on twelve because it seemed like a good Biblical number, the twelve tribes of Israel, and the twelve Apostles.) Scoring (Revised from earlier versions): Getting the jumble right on the first try is worth points six times the number of letters in the jumble. On the second try, it is worth four times the number of letters. And on the third try, two times. There are also two types of bonus points. Bonus 1 is for streaks. Each time you get consecutive jumbles correct, Bonus 1 is in- creased by one point, up to 11 by turn 12. Bonus 2 is dependent on the game option you choose. For example, there are many more possible jumbles by playing the Entire Bible option than there are by playing New Testament only. So the bonus points available for each option are weighted. The Entire Bible has 4 bonus points per turn, OT only has 3, and NT only has 2. Bonus 1 and 2 are added together and tripled for the first try and doubled for the second try. A 10 letter jumble on turn 1 would be worth 72 points playing the Entire Bible option if it was answered right on the first try. [(6x10) + 3(0+4)] If you got every jumble correct, on turn 12, try 1, a 10 letter jumble would be worth 105 points. [(6x10) + 3(11+4)] Keep in mind that if you miss a jumble on all three tries, Bonus 1 starts over next turn at zero. There are no two or three letter names in the game (That would be too easy.), so you will not find Ur, Nod, or Gog. The spelling of certain places are varied in different translations of the Bible. Though I relied mostly on the NIV, King James, and New English Bibles for my spellings, what I tried to do was to use the most common. I tried to point out alternative spellings in the references. If two place names use the same letters in their spellings, I put in the more important place. So we have Marah instead of Ramah, and Horeb instead of Rehob. The game was programmed with Borland's Turbo C and GENUS' GX Series Developer's Pak. If you find any misspellings in my references or names, please bring them to my attention, and I will correct them in the game. Please enjoy and learn. - Jerry King ----------------------------------------------------------------- DEFINITION OF SHAREWARE Shareware distribution gives users a chance to try software before buying it. If you try a Shareware program and continue using it, you are expected to register. Individual programs differ on details -- some request registration while others require it, some specify a maximum trial period. With registration, you get anything from the simple right to continue using the software to an updated program with printed manual. Copyright laws apply to both Shareware and commercial software, and the copyright holder retains all rights, with a few specific exceptions as stated below. Shareware authors are accomplished programmers, just like commercial authors, and the programs are of comparable quality. (In both cases, there are good programs and bad ones!) The main difference is in the method of distribution. The author specifically grants the right to copy and distribute the software, either to all and sundry or to a specific group. For example, some authors require written permission before a commercial disk vendor may copy their Shareware. Shareware is a distribution method, not a type of software. You should find software that suits your needs and pocketbook, whether it's commercial or Shareware. The Shareware system makes fitting your needs easier, because you can try before you buy. And because the overhead is low, prices are low also. Shareware has the ultimate money-back guarantee -- if you don't use the product, you don't pay for it. DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT Users of BIBLE JUMBLES 2 must accept this disclaimer of warranty: "BIBLE JUMBLES 2 is supplied as is. The author disclaims all warranties, expressed or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability and of fitness for any purpose. The author assumes no liability for damages, direct or conse- quential, which may result from the use of BIBLE JUMBLES 2." BIBLE JUMBLES 2 is a "shareware program" and is provided at no charge to the user for evaluation, though a small fee is permitted to cover copying and shipping charges. Feel free to share it with your friends, but please do not give it away altered or as part of another system. The essence of "user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products. If you find this program useful and find that you are using BIBLE JUMBLES 2 and continue to use it after a reasonable trial period, you must make a reg- istration payment of $12.00 to KING SOFTWARE. The $12.00 registration fee will license one copy for use on any one computer at any one time. You must treat this software just like a book. An example is that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location while it's being used at another. Just as a book cannot be read by two different persons at the same time. PLEASE NOTE: Copying and distribution fees paid to a shareware distributor are NOT part of the registration fee. King Software receives no part of the copying and distribution fees paid to distributors. Those fees are to cover the distributor's cost. (And allow them a small profit.) You are encouraged to pass a copy of BIBLE JUMBLES 2 along to your friends for evaluation. Please encourage them to register their copy if they find that they can use it. All registered users will receive a copy of the latest version of BIBLE JUMBLES 2 and a list of the places used in BIBLE JUMBLES 2. You will also receive free support by mail if you have a problem running the software. The free support will last for a year after you register the program. You may also feel free to upload BIBLE JUMBLES 2 to Christian BBS's. (Or other BBS's for that matter.) Thank you! ----------------------------------------------------------------- The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP): ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the early days of shareware there were no real standards. Independent authors had no efficient way to learn from each other or to work together to improve the overall image of shareware. There was no system in place to ensure that users were treated fairly and professionally. There was no way for users to find an address for an author who had moved. In short, the shareware community was disorganized and each author did things the way he or she thought was best. It was clear that if shareware was ever to become a viable and respected marketing alternative, there had to be some standardization. There had to be some guidelines to best serve the users. In 1987 a handful of shareware authors founded the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). In forming this industry association, these shareware authors had several primary goals in mind, including: o To inform users about shareware programs and about shareware as a method of distributing and marketing software. o To foster a high degree of professionalism among shareware authors by setting programming, marketing, and support standards for ASP members to follow. o To encourage broader distribution of shareware through user groups and disk dealers who agree to identify and explain the nature of shareware. o To assist members in marketing their software. o To provide a forum through which ASP members may communicate, share ideas, and learn from each other. The newly formed Association of Shareware Professionals worked together to draft a code of ethics for all present and future members. This code of ethics included several requirements that soon became very popular among users (customers), including: o A member's program (evaluation version) could not be limited (crippled) in any way. In the true spirit of Try-Before-You-Buy, users must be able to evaluate all the features in a program before paying the registration fee. o Members must respond to every registration. At the very least they must send a receipt for the payment. o Members must provide technical support for their products for at least 90 days from the date of registration. A new system was put in place to help ensure that users were treated fairly and professionally. If a user was unable to resolve a problem with a member author then the user could contact the ASP Ombudsman with their complaint. The Ombudsman would then try to help resolve the dispute. For more complete details regarding the Ombudsman, please refer to the "ASP Ombudsman Statement" below (page 8). As of March, 1991, the ASP had over 300 author members and almost 200 vendor members, with new members joining every week. Contacting ASP Members Via CompuServe: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ There is an easy and convenient way to speak directly to many ASP Members (both authors and vendors). Visit the shareware forum on CompuServe. Simply type "GO SHAREWARE", "GO SHARE", or "GO ASPFORUM" from any CompuServe ! prompt. Here you will be able to talk to the authors of your favorite shareware programs, learn about other programs, ask questions, make suggestions, and much more. We'd love to meet you online, please come visit us today! Author Address Changes: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ People move. Forwarding orders expire. What can you do? "I got a copy of a shareware program written by an ASP Member. I sent in the registration fee and the post office returned my letter saying that it was undeliverable. Now what do I do?" If the author has moved then chances are very good that you have an old version of the program. This is another situation that the ASP can help you to resolve. ASP Members are required to keep the ASP informed of address changes. If you need to obtain the current address for a member, simply write to the following address: ASP Executive Director 545 Grover Road Muskegon, MI 49442-9427 U.S.A. or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe MAIL to ASP Executive Director 72050,1433. You may also FAX your request to the ASP Executive Director at 616-788-2765. ASP Ombudsman Statement: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. 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