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TOMMY'S SALVO (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-063-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THE GAME OF SALVO OR SINK MY BABBLESHIP HAS BEEN PLAYED WITH BENCIL AND BEGER
WHERE WE COME FOR YEARS. NOW YOU EARTHLINGS CAN TRY TOMMY'S VERSION ON YOUR
IBM PC OR COMPATIBLE!
THE BATTLE ZONE:
THE BATTLE ZONE CONSISTS OF A RECTANGULAR GRID WITH ROWS NUMBERED 0 THRU 9 AND
COLUMNS LETTERED A THRU J: YOU SPECIFY A PARTICULAR SQUARE AS "B0", "H4", ETC.
THE FLEET:
THE COMPUTER GETS A FLEET OF ONE BATTLESHIP (5 SQUARES), ONE CRUISER (3
SQUARES), AND 2 DESTROYERS (2 SQUARES EACH). THE COMPUTER STARTS THE GAME BY
DISPERSING ITS FLEET IN ITS BATTLE ZONE, REMEMBERING THAT EACH VESSEL MUST
BE PLACED IN A STRAIGHT LINE OF ADJOINING SQUARES.
TO PLAY:
YOU NOW FIRE SALVOS AT THE COMPUTER'S FLEET UNTIL IT IS COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
THESE SALVOS CONSIST OF 1 TO 7 SHOTS PRESET BY THE PLAYER: THEY MAY NOT BE
CHANGED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SALVO AS THE DAMAGE REPORTS COME IN.
HOW MANY SHOTS DO YOU GET?
INITIALLY, YOU GET 7 SHOTS PER SALVO. WHEN A BATTLESHIP IS SUNK, YOU LOSE 3
SHOTS; CRUISER, 2 SHOTS; DESTROYER, 1 SHOT. E.G., IF THE COMPUTER IS DOWN TO
A CRUISER AND ONE DESTROYER, YOU ONLY GET 3 SHOTS.
SCORING:
YOU START WITH 100 POINTS. AFTER EACH SALVO, ONE POINT IS DEDUCTED. THE GAME
ENDS WHEN YOU SINK THE ENEMY'S FLEET OR YOUR SCORE DROPS TO ZERO.
LEVELS OF PLAY:
THERE ARE 9 LEVELS NUMBERED 1 (EASIEST) THRU 9 (HARDEST).
LEVEL 1:
THE COMPUTER TELLS YOU THE TYPE OF VESSEL, IF ANY, THAT EACH AND EVERY SHOT IN
YOUR SALVO HIT, AND MARKS THE SQUARES ON THE BATTLE ZONE MAP FOR YOU SO YOU
DON'T HAVE TO WORK YOUR MEMORY CIRCUITS.
LEVEL 2:
THE COMPUTER TELLS YOU THE TYPE OF VESSEL, IF ANY, THAT EACH AND EVERY SHOT IN
YOUR SALVO HIT, BUT DOES NOT MARK THE SQUARES FOR YOU.
LEVEL 3:
THE COMPUTER TELLS YOU HOW MANY OF EACH TYPE OF VESSEL WAS HIT BY YOUR SALVO,
BUT NOT WHAT EACH PARTICULAR SHOT HIT.
LEVEL 4:
THE COMPUTER TELLS YOU HOW MANY HITS YOU SCORED, BUT NOT ON WHAT.
LEVELS 5-8:
LIKE LEVELS 1-4, ONLY THE COMPUTER GETS TO MOVE ONE VESSEL ONE SQUARE IN ITS
LINE OF TRAVEL BEFORE YOU CAN FIRE YOUR SALVO.
LEVEL 9:
LIKE LEVEL 3, ONLY THE COMPUTER'S FLEET IS MOVED AROUND BY THE COMPUTER
BETWEEN ROUNDS, EACH VESSEL BEING MOVED ONE SQUARE.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE:
FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
DEMO MODE TOGGLE:
FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE ON AND OFF. IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER
PLAYS BOTH SIDES.
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
FOGHORN: HIT FUNCTION KEY F9.
SCREEN BORDER CONTROL (COLOR MONITORS): TO CHANGE THE COLOR, HIT FN KEY F10.
TO DISPLAY THE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW: HIT <ENTER> TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN RUNNING THE
PROGRAM FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >SALVO MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
WE HAVE GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED GAMES AND TOYS FOR IBM PCS AND CLONES
JUST WAITING FOR YOU TO PLAY WITH. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN
ELECTRONIC TOY CATALOG PLUS OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3
OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). (PLEASE SPECIFY
5.25 INCH OR 3.5 INCH DISKETTE). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!