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                           TELE-PENTE

Copyright 1987 Christopher M. Greiner         All Rights Reserved

TELE-PENTE is a two player game based on the popular board game
PENTE. To play TELE-PENTE it is necessary to have two computers
connected via modem. All communications are handled by the
program itself so all that is necessary is a knowledge of your
specific modem commands for calling and answering.

The complete TELE-PENTE package consists of the following files:

TELEPENT.EXE - The executable game file
TELEPENT.SC1 - Game support file, required to play game
TELEPENT.SC2 - Another required support file
TELEPENT.DOC - This documentation file


                     The Rules Of TELE-PENTE

OBJECTIVE: To get five markers in a row or make five captures
before your opponent gets five in a row or five captures.

     TELE-PENTE is played on a 19x19 board. Players determine who
goes first. A turn consists of placing one marker on the board.
The first player places his marker on the center space of the
playing board. Now, it is the other player's turn. The next
player procedes to place his marker at any other location on the
board. Play continues like this, alternating turns, until one of
the player gets either five markers in a row or has made five
captures.
     FIVE IN A ROW: To win with five in a row, one player must
get five of his markers in a line horizontally, vertically, or,
diagonally. Of course, the strategy is to try and block your
opponent from getting five in a row while trying to get five in a
row or five captures.
     CAPTURES: A capture consists of surrounding two of your
opponents markers with your own markers, whereupon the surrounded
markers are captured and removed from the game. Captures can be
made in any direction, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally.
It is possible to make multiple captures with a single move.
Examples of captures are shown below.

                         SINGLE CAPTURE
                                          Capture
         X's Turn         X Moves         Complete
        ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ X ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ X ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ X ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ X ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ X ∙
        ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙




                         DOUBLE CAPTURE
                                          Captures
         X's Turn         X Moves         Complete
        ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ X O O ∙ ∙     ∙ X O O X ∙     ∙ X ∙ ∙ X ∙
        ∙ ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ O ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ X ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ X ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ X ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙
        ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙     ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙ ∙


As you can see, the rules of play are very simple, but the
strategies for winning can become quite complicated.


                       PLAYING TELE-PENTE

     To run TELE-PENTE type "TELEPENT" at the DOS prompt. After
the title screen loads press any key to continue. Next, you are
prompted for your communications (serial) port number. Press "1"
or "2".Input your modem speed "3"=300 baud, "1"=1200 baud, and
"2"=2400 baud. NOTE: Both players have to set their modem speeds
to the same value for the game to work properly. Now, one person
has to call the other player. If you are calling type the modem
command to dial the other player and press return (If you have a
Hayes compatible modem the command is "ATDTnumber" where number
is the other player's phone number). If you are being called type
your modem pickup command, but do not press return until your
phone rings (If Hayes compatible, the answer command is "ATA").
If your modem is not Hayes compatible then refer to the modem
manual for the proper commands.
     Once the phone is answered you will hear the carrier signals
on your modem speaker for a few seconds and then the modem
speaker will then shut off. Once the modem speaker is off the
connection is complete, and you are prompted to press return. If
you press return before the connection is complete your modem
will automatically hang up, so wait until the connection is
complete before you press return.

     The playing screen loads and the flashing message appears in
the SYSTEM MESSAGE box, "WAITING FOR OPPONENT". You will then
hear three short beeps signifying that the other player is there
and ready to play. Sometimes the connection is completed so
quickly that you will not see the "WAITING FOR OPPONENT" message,
and just hear the beeps. This is perfectly normal.
     You will now be able to type messages to your opponent.
Letters you type are displayed in the "HOME MESSAGES" box, while
those the other player types to you appear in the "AWAY MESSAGES"
box. The return key skips to the next line, after first erasing
the old contents of that line. The backspace key deletes the last
character you typed. To clear your home message area press the F9
key. This also erases the away message area on your opponents
screen.

     To start the game one player choses to go first or second by
pressing the F3 or the F4 key. Note: only one player has to press
F3 or F4, meaning that you can force the other player to go first
or second if you press one of these keys first. Now, play the
game! When it is your turn you will see a flashing cursor in the
center of the playing board. You move the cursor with the keypad
keys with the arrow keys moving horizontally and vertically and
horizontally and the Home, End, PgUp, and PgDn keys moving
diagonally. Once you have moved to the location you want for your
move, press the MARKER key, F1. It is not possible to place a
marker on a location that already has a marker on it. Captures
are automatically removed from the board and a running tally of
the number of captures by each player is shown in the "CAPTURES"
box. Play continues until someone wins.
     Once the game is over press the F8 key to reset the game
back to the beginning. If you would like to quit the game press
the F6 key twice in a row at any time during the game. After you
press F6 once a system message comes up and tells you to press F6
again to quit and hang up. At this point if you hit any other key
than F6 the hang up routine is cancelled.
     Other functions are attached to the Function keys and are
summarized below.

F1 - Places marker at the current cursor position on the game
 board.

F3 - The Home player (whoever presses F3) goes first.

F4 - The Away player (whoever didn't press F4) goes first.

F5 - Changes the text color for the message boxes.

F6 - Press twice in a row to quit game and hang up modem.

F7 - Turns function key definition line on and off. When it
     turns the line on it resets the message color to white.

F8 - Resets game to start at the end of the game.

F9 - Clears the message boxes.


TELE-PENTE is distributed under the SHAREWARE concept. Please
feel free to copy and share this program, provided it is not
modified in any form whatsoever. If you use and enjoy this
program a $15 registration fee is requested and will encourage me
to continue writing new programs. Any comments or suggestions are
greatly appreciated.

                    Christopher M. Greiner
                    4 Rose Terrace
                    Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236