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TOMMY'S TWISTED WISTER (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-097-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC VERSION OF THE SILLY PLASTIC GAME WITH A MISSING SQUARE
YOU USED TO PLAY WITH AS A KID.
SOLUTION:
THE PUZZLE IS A 6 X 6 GRID WITH THE SOLUTION AS FOLLOWS:
A B C D E F
G H I J K L
M N O P Q R
S T U V W X
Y Z 1 2 3 4
5 6 7 8 9
DIFFICULTY LEVELS:
THERE ARE 9 DIFFICULTY LEVELS, WITH 1 THE EASIEST, 9 THE HARDEST.
INITIALIZING: THE COMPUTER INITIALIZES THE PUZZLE BY MAKING 11*L+1 MOVES (WHERE
L IS THE DIFFICULTY LEVEL) STARTING FROM THE INITIAL CONFIGURATION. THUS, YOU
SHOULD BE ABLE TO SOLVE A LEVEL 1 PUZZLE IN 11*1+1=12 MOVES, A LEVEL 2 PUZZLE IN
11*2+1=23 MOVES, AND A LEVEL 9 PUZZLE IN 11*9+1=100 IF YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH (HA
HA).
TO MOVE: USE THE 4 ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO MOVE THE DESIRED
SQUARE INTO THE EMPTY SPACE.
SCORING: YOUR SCORE IS 10,000 MINUS THE NUMBER OF MOVES YOU MAKE.
GAME SAVING: IF YOU EXIT THE PROGRAM BEFORE THE GAME IS FINISHED, IT IS
AUTOMATICALLY SAVED ON FILE "WISTER.DAT". WHEN YOU START A GAME, THE PROGRAM
FIRST CHECKS TO SEE IF THERE IS A FILE BY THAT NAME ON THE CURRENT DOS PATH,
ELSE IT RANDOMLY INITIALIZES THE WISTER BOARD AS DESCRIBED EARLIER. NOTE THAT
IF YOU COMPLETE A GAME, THE GAME FILE IS DELETED SO YOU CAN START A NEW ONE.
LIMITS: THE COMPUTER CAN ONLY LET YOU MAKE SO MANY MOVES (ABOUT 4000) BEFORE
IT RUNS OUT OF MEMORY OF WHAT YOU DID; THE GAME THEN TERMINATES AND YOU LOSE.
FUNCTION KEYS:
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
DEMO MODE TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. IN DEMO MODE, THE
COMPUTER SOLVES THE PUZZLE FOR YOU. BUT BE WARNED THAT ONCE YOU ENTER DEMO
MODE, YOU CANNOT LEAVE UNTIL THE CURRENT PUZZLE IS SOLVED AND THE GAME FILE
IS DELETED.
*NOTE* THE LEGENDS FOR FUNCTION KEYS F1 AND F2 DISPLAY THE MODE THAT WILL BE
ENTERED BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN EFFECT AT
THE TIME.
TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
GAME SPEED CONTROL: FUNCTION KEY F3 DECREASES, AND F4 INCREASES THE DELAY
BETWEEN COMPUTER TURNS. THE VALUE OF THIS 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: >WISTER MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED GAMES AND TOYS FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND 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.
PLAY OFTEN!