The Game Master (3rd Edition)/The Game Master 3rd edition.iso/files/game_ega/greenx/readme.lst

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software may be freely copied and passed along to others, or distributed
through bulletin board systems or national networks.

As a recipient of a shareware program, you may use the software for a short
trial period to determine if it meets your needs.  If the software is not
suitable, then you can discard it. If you decide to use it, you must pay by
registering.  When you register a Cascoly shareware program, you receive:

      * A copy of the latest version of the program
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            (see REGISTER.FRM for details)
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        ID number and password, $15 introductory usage credit, and a
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CUSTOM WORK: Need a special version of one of our programs?  A variety of
options are available, ranging from customized opening screens with your
company's name or logo, through detailed changes to your specifications.
Hardware vendors may want special versions for bundling. If interested,
write us with a description of your needs and we will furnish a quotation.

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GREEN, FENCE and TOWERS use the unique Cascoly 3-D perspective graphics
system that shows fantastic detail (characters actually move behind walls or
through water).  You're not limited to 2 directions for scrolling -- you can
scroll in EIGHT directions.  Also, as you scroll from side to side, the
perspective changes.

In GREEN you help Planters to prevent the pavers from turning farms into
parking lots. Pavers include mall developers, real estate agents, clear-cut
loggers and other exploiters. There are several different maps, of varying
difficulty. You have the ability to plant hedges, add walls, and to destroy
pavement.  GREEN is a strategy game, similar in concept to Populous and
SimCity.

FENCE is a Tetris-like strategy game in which you build fences and mazes to
prevent your sheep from escaping. You can change the landscape by planting
hedges or stonewalls and by destroying unneeded fences. There are several
maps, of varying difficulty.


How high can you build?  TOWERS is similar to Tetris, since you need to
place blocks of varying size.  That's where the similarity ends -- you need
logic and planning, rather than quick reflexes in TOWERS.  You build one
level of the tower at a time, trying to fit the blocks in the tightest
pattern.  Each level becomes the base for the next level.

ANTIC -- AntiC is a cross between Othello and Life.  The object is to change
all the squares in the pattern to the same color using the fewest number of
transformations.  Anti-Chaos networks are formed from squares connected to
each other by directional lines.   Each square is one of 3 colors and sends
its color to the following squares in the network.  If only one color comes
into a square, it takes that color.  If two colors come in, they cancel and
the square assumes the third color. Each time you change a square, all the
colors are recalculated and redrawn.  Ages 8 and up.  Mouse/ EGA

WEBS is a deceptively simple solitaire game requiring both strategy and
cunning.  You claim nodes on a web while trying to limit the nodes claimed
to your computer opponent. Automatic display of potential moves, a variety
of webs and difficulties give hours of challenge.  NEW IN V1.1: Web maker
feature included.  Registered users are eligible to enter a cash prize
contest. Ages 8 and up.  Requires mouse/EGA.

PEG: No one really knows when PEG solitaire was invented. Some stories trace
it to prisoners during the French Revolution, but published descriptions
date at least 100 years earlier.  Most likely the game is even older.  PEG
presents variations on the classic peg solitaire with multiple starting
positions, and varying endgames.  One of the pleasures of playing the game
on your computer is that you can quickly set up the board to try different
strategies. Ages 8 to 88.  Requires mouse/EGA.

ATC -- An air traffic controller game that's perfect for a few minutes or
hours of fun.  Easy to learn, but difficult to master.  The game tracks best
scores at each of 20 levels of difficulty.  Ages 10 and up.  (Supports
monochrome or color)

BORDER -- a cross between GO and connect the dots, this abstract strategy
game for 2 players involves enclosing more area than your opponent, while
preventing them from stopping you. Ages 12 and up.  CGA/EGA

ECOMASTER -- A diverting ecology game for one or more players in which you
bid for and trade animals based on their abilities to thrive in different
environments.   No previous biological experience is assumed.  For 1 or more
players.  Typical games last less than an hour.  For ages 10 and up.

FICTIONARY <tm> -- The game of fantastic and farfetched definitions.  Each
round one player chooses a word that no other player knows.  You can choose
your own word or pick one from the large selection included with the game.
Then each other player makes up their own definition for the word.  Everyone
votes for what they think is the correct definition. Points are scored for
guessing the proper one, or misleading other players.  Special rules allow
play by 2 or even 1 player.    Ages 12 and up.

QUILT is a diverting graphics program or nonresident screen saver, using
half square quilting patterns.  You can create specific patterns or set the
program on sequential mode for continuously changing patterns.  Change
widths, patterns, rotate or flip the designs, or colors for "billions and
billions" of combinations.  Full EGA and VGA support, with configurable
color palettes chosen from 64 possible colors.   EGA/VGA req.  Ages 8 to 88.

CAPBUF is a memory resident (TSR) program that lets you capture any text
screen and save it for later processing or printing.  It is quite useful for
programs that do not otherwise provide means of printing their results.  Use
it for intermediate results of games, or collecting copies of messages while
on a bulletin board.     (mono or graphics)

UDECIDE helps you make decisions such as which software or hardware to
purchase; ratings surveys; which project to pursue; ranking; or selecting
colleges, movies, stocks, or wines.  You enter a list of elements by which
you will evaluate the contenders, optionally giving each a weight.  Then you
enter the possible options, and assign a value to each element.  You can
then sort to obtain an ordered list of the best options.  Or you can perform
what-if analyses by changing elements or weights.       (mono or graphics)

CHRONOS
How old was Paul Revere when he rode into history?  How many years separated
Michelangelo and Cortez?  With CHRONOS, you sort and select by individual
people and events, or nations and occupations, to develop new insights and
trace patterns across different eras and cultures.  You can modify or expand
any of the datasets.  CHRONOS is used by history and art students, teachers,
genealogists, writers and others interested in exploring historical
relations or cultural events. CHRONOS includes a special gamemaker function
and which randomly creates and presents questions of various kinds from
datasets (for 1 or more players)

CHRONOS comes with several datasets, which you can modify. Or you can design
your own.  Registered users will receive the current program along with
additional datasets, such as WW2(Pacific) and 20th century.
   (mono or graphics)

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ASP & the Ombudsman
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Cascoly Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
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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. The ASP
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