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TOMMY'S WHEEL OF CONFUSION (C) COPYRIGHT 1988 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #88-120-1A

INSTRUCTIONS:

  "THE WHEEL OF FATE BUT GIVES A CHANCE TO UNSCRAMBLE AN EGG"
        -- OLD ALIEN PROVERB

ARE YOU GOOD AT CRYPTOGRAMS?  WELL, HOW GOOD ARE YOU?  FIND OUT BY SPINNING
TOMMY'S WHEEL OF CONFUSION.

       TO QUIT TOMMY'S WHEEL OF CONFUSION, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
       TO TOGGLE THE SOUND ON AND OFF, HIT FUNCTION KEY F1.
       TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.

THE WHEEL:
THE WHEEL OF CONFUSION CONSISTS OF 24 SLOTS, EACH OF WHICH CONTAINS A MONEY
VALUE OR A SPECIAL SLOT.

THE SPECIAL SLOTS ARE:

      1. FREE SPIN -- YOU GET AN EXTRA TURN.  (NOTE: YOU KEEP YOUR FREE SPINS
         IN A "BANK" WHICH YOU CAN CASH IN WHEN YOU NEED THEM.)
      2. LOSE A TURN -- YOU LOSE YOUR TURN, BUT CAN USE A FREE SPIN IF YOU
         HAVE ONE TO KEEP YOUR TURN.
      3. BANKRUPT -- YOU LOSE YOUR TURN AND YOUR EARNINGS, BUT CAN USE A FREE
         SPIN IF YOU HAVE ONE TO KEEP YOUR TURN.

PLAYERS:
TWO TO SIX MAY PLAY, OR 1 PERSON AGAINST HIMSELF.  THE FIRST PLAYER IS CHOSEN
BY LOT.

ROUNDS AND TURNS:
THERE ARE N ROUNDS PLUS A BONUS ROUND: N IS THE NUMBER OF PLAYERS, OR 3,
WHICHEVER IS GREATER.  THE RIGHT TO A TURN REMAINS WITH A PLAYER UNTIL THE
PLAYER LOSES THE TURN, WHEREUPON IT ROTATES TO THE NEXT PLAYER.

THE PUZZLE:
THE COMPUTER SELECTS A PHRASE FROM ITS SECRET DATA BANK, ENCRYPTS IT, AND
DISPLAYS IT ON THE SCREEN.

THE ENCRYPTION PROCESS IS A SIMPLE ONE-TO-ONE LETTER-SUBSTITUTION CIPHER, WITH
THE ADDITIONAL RESTRAINT THAT ONLY CONSONANTS ARE SUBSTITUTED FOR CONSONANTS,
AND VOWELS FOR VOWELS.  AT LEAST 24 OF THE 26 LETTERS WILL BE CHANGED BY THE
CODE.

PLAY LEVELS:
THERE ARE 2 PLAY LEVELS.

IN LEVEL 1 YOU MERELY GUESS LETTERS AS IN TOMMY'S WHEEL OF MISFORTUNE, THE
ENCRYPTED PHRASE OFTEN BEING HARDER TO "SEE" THAN THE BLANK PHRASE OF THE
LATTER GAME.

IN LEVEL 2, YOU GUESS LETTER SUBSTITUTIONS (E.G., H FOR T), AND THE COMPUTER
THEN SUBSTITUTES THE LETTERS IN THE PHRASE IF YOU GUESS CORRECT: YOU GET ONE
WHEEL VALUE FOR EACH CORRECT LETTER, OR LOSE 1 WHEEL VALUE IF THE SUBSTITUTION
YOU GUESSED IS NOT CORRECT.

NOTE THAT THERE ARE 20! (20*19*...*2*1) CONSONANT AND 4! (4*3*2*1=24) VOWEL
SUBSTITUTIONS POSSIBLE.  GOOD LUCK!

CODE TABLE DISPLAY:
IN LEVEL 1, THE LETTERS NOT GUESSED YET ARE DISPLAYED UNDER THE GAME PHRASE.

IN LEVEL 2, A CODE TABLE IS DISPLAYED BELOW THE GAME PHRASE. THIS CONSISTS OF
2 LINES, THE BOTTOM LINE BEING THE ALPHABET IN STANDARD ORDER, AND THE TOP
LINE BEING THE LETTER TRANSLATED TO.

  FOR EXAMPLE:

       DBC
       BCD

  INDICATES THAT B IS TRANSLATED TO D, C TO B, AND D TO C; THIS CAN BE READ
  DAISY-CHAIN FASHION: B->D, D->C, C->B.

SINCE THIS IS A 1-1 CODE, THE TOP LINE SHOULD CONSIST OF THE LETTERS A-Z ONCE
AND ONLY ONCE EACH.

INITIALLY THE TOP LINE IS SET TO THE ALPHABET IN STANDARD ORDER, BUT AS YOU
GUESS LETTER SUBSTITUTIONS THE TOP LINE KEEPS TRACK OF THEM.

EARNINGS VS. WINNINGS:
IN ANY SINGLE ROUND YOU ACCUMULATE EARNINGS; IF YOU WIN THE ROUND, YOUR
EARNINGS ARE ADDED TO YOUR PERMANENT WINNINGS, ELSE YOU LOSE THEM.

IN YOUR TURN YOU MUST DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

   1. SPIN THE WHEEL (BY PRESSING THE SPACE BAR) AND GUESS A SUBSTITUTION
      (CONSONANTS ONLY):  IF THIS SUBSTITUTION SOLVES THE PHRASE, YOU WIN THE
      ROUND IMMEDIATELY.

      IF THE SUBSTITUTION YOU GUESS IS INCORRECT, THE WHEEL VALUE IS
      SUBTRACTED FROM YOUR EARNINGS AND YOU LOSE YOUR TURN (BUT YOU CAN USE
      A FREE SPIN IF YOU HAVE ONE TO KEEP YOUR TURN).

      IF THE SUBSTITUTION YOU GUESS RIGHT, YOU GET THE WHEEL VALUE TIMES THE
      NUMBER OF LETTERS OF THIS TYPE IN THE PHRASE.

IF YOUR EARNINGS ARE $250 OR MORE YOU MAY ALSO:

   2. BUY A VOWEL FOR $250: THIS IS DONE BY PRESSING THE "V" KEY INSTEAD OF
      HITTING THE SPACE BAR.  IF YOU GUESS WRONG, YOU LOSE THE TURN (AND CAN
      USE A FREE SPIN IF YOU HAVE ONE); IF YOU GUESS RIGHT, YOU KEEP THE TURN.
      NOTE: A VOWEL GUESS COSTS $250 REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY OF THAT TYPE OF
      VOWEL ARE IN THE PUZZLE.

BONUS ROUND:
THE PLAYER WHO WON THE MOST IN THE REGULAR ROUNDS GOES ON TO THE BONUS ROUND.
THE PLAYER THEN HAS 20 SECONDS TO DECODE THE PUZZLE IN THE LEVEL 1 MODE ONLY,
AFTER GUESSING 5 CONSONANTS AND A VOWEL.
IF IT IS SOLVED THE PLAYER GETS $25,000!

ESCAPING:
TO ESCAPE FROM THE CURRENT PHRASE AND LET THE COMPUTER SELECT A NEW ONE:
HIT THE ESC KEY RATHER THAN THE SPACE BAR OR THE "S" KEY.  THIS SHOULD BE A
LAST RESORT MANEUVER WHEN ALL PLAYERS ARE STUCK ON A PHRASE FOR SOME REASON.
THE ROUND IS REPLAYED.

TO HURRY THE BONUS ROUND UP AND ESCAPE TO THE SOLUTION BEFORE THE TIME IS UP,
HIT THE ESC KEY.

TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.

COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
     S     START UP WITH SOUND OFF
     M     FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
     C     FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE

FOR EXAMPLE: >WOC MS

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