/****************** PURCHASING BULLFROG™ GAMES ************************/
1994-5 DISCOUNT PRICES
Through the end of January 1995 we are offering a special of 50% off list for purchase of any retail game or game set in either the math or chemistry game series.
PURE ELECTRONIC DISTRIBUTION
Users who have a copy of the demo software and wish to activate it but do not want to receive the retail software package (disks, manuals etc.) can immediately register their software by calling 1-800-279-2105. The fee for electronic registration is 1/2 the list price for the appropriate software package ($20 per game, $40 per game set).
PRICES
retail electronic
Single Game $39.95 $20.00
Math Set (Math I, II & III) $79.95 $40.00
Chem Set (Chem I, II,III & IV) $79.95 $40.00
SITE LICENSES as of 8/22/94 (call 800-279-2105 for info)
Users: 2-10 11-25 25-50 50 & up
Price/Game $80 $160 $240 $400
Any student/faculty attending or employed at a school which has a game site license may purchase the single-user game copy for 30% off list price.
/****************** WHERE TO FIND BULLFROG™ GAMES ************************/
If you are missing some of the game modules, look around for the modules at the same source you found Bullfrog™ Foundation. If you have access to eWorld go to the showcase publishing area (keyword 'showcase') and visit our folder there. The latest versions of the games, updates, and tips are kept up to date there. DEMO-ware is also available in the Mac Education Forum (keyword 'MED') on America Online.
If you have further questions contact:
lefig@leland.stanford.edu OR SESINC (America Online) OR SciEdSoft (eWorld)
If you’ve had problems getting to higher levels, and you haven’t increased the number of bugs beyond the default setting (an intermediate bug abundance), try boosting the number of bugs. You’ll find - if you can keep up - that your score increases a lot faster and you can get to higher levels of game play.
Don't wait for a bug to get eaten before you grab another one, these frogs can have as many tongues as you can give 'em!
Hint for Bullfrog™ Math III:
If you want to configure the game for practicing multiplication tables of a range of numbers, set the ranges for the first and second terms accordingly in the dialog for making new bugs (equations) available from the Options menu. For example, to practice your multiplication tables of 7 times a single digit number 0 through 9, set the range of the first term to 7 and the second term to 0 through 9. To do this just set the minimum value for the first term to 7, the maximum value for the first term to 7 also, and likewise the minimum and maximum values of the second term to 0 and 9 respectively. If you are running the game with less than ten frogs, you’ll see part of the full multiplication table of 7 as your frog values. If you’re at a high level, or started the game with ten frogs then you’ll be quizzed on the whole multiplication table at each level. If all this sounds confusing, just try it - it’s really very simple!
Hint for Bullfrog™ Chemistry I:
Start the game with the maximum number of frogs, and you can drill on all of the ions starting from the very first level.
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Questions from Users.
Q: ” I keep getting an alert that says I may not be able to use a full screen window without more memory, but I have a lot of RAM. What’s going on here?”
A: You need to make sure that enough of that RAM is actually allotted to the application. Select the application icon by clicking on it in the finder, then choose “Get Info” from the file menu. Increase the memory allowance for the program as much as you can, or at least 100K or so. You should get a bigger game window next time you run the game.
Q: ”I’m interested in Bullfrog™ Math III, but I only bought the Math I module. How can I get a look at the Math III game? Is there a demo available?”
A: You can use your Bullfrog™ Foundation with any of the game modules. If you haven’t paid for them, you can run them in demo mode by entering 0 when prompted for the serial number. If you like the game and want to upgrade to a game set or just buy that game, follow the directions to get a serial number by contacting Science Education Software Inc as indicated in the Foundation game.
Q: ”Is it possible to use an external source of input for the Bullfrog™ Math III game. I want to drill on certain sets of equations, but I’m not sure how to make the program only show the equations I want to practice?”
A: You should be able to define very closely the kinds of equations that the program will generate, and you will not have to rely on typing up a separate input file. Try exploring what kinds of equation sets are generated when you change the allowed ranges of the terms for bug generation. I think you’ll find you can make almost any kind of two term expression you want to practice.
Q: ”When I’m playing Chemistry I (the ion game), I can never get more than eight frogs, even when I get up to really high levels of play. How come I don’t get any new frogs after I have only eight of them?”
A: Unlike in the math games where there are a huge number of possible frog and bug types, in the Ion game you only have a limited number of valid ion charges. After all, there aren’t any simple monatomic ions with charges of +89 but there are lots of mathematical expressions that can give you this number! All the ions covered by the game have charges between +4 and -4, so you can only have a maximum of eight frogs. Don’t worry, you’re not missing anything.
Q: ”When I’m playing Bullfrog™ Math II I keep hearing a noise that sounds like I did something wrong, but I’m only eating the right kind of bugs and my score keeps going up. What am I doing wrong? What’s that noise?”
A: I bet the noise you’re hearing is the noise of a tadpole dying. Keep an eye on the tadpoles while you’re playing, the next time you hear that noise you’ll probably see a tadpole get eaten by a fish. It sounds bad because it’s a terrible way for a tadpole to die, and they make a horrible noise doing it. Try purposely eating the wrong kind of bug, then you’ll see what the noise is for grabbing the wrong kind of bug. You’ll find that it’s not the same noise as the noise you’ve been worried about.
Q: ”I’ve seen the color games, but I have a B&W SE. Where can I get a game that runs in black and white?”
A: The games figure out how many colors your display is set for. As long as you have system 6.0.7 or higher, they’ll work fine on an SE. You’ll just get the black and white version of the game which differs slightly from the color version.
Q: ”I turn the sound up all the way in the game, but I still don’t hear the game sounds very loud. Why is that?”
A: The game sound control only lets you have the sound as loud as your current control panel setting. In other words, you can lower the sound below your current setting, but you can’t increase it above that. The reason for this is that the computer’s owner most likely has a good reason for having the sound turned down, and it’s not our place to turn it up. Check the sound control panel in the control panels folder, you probably have the sound volume for the computer set at a low level.
