Season's Greetings & Games Unlimited/UGOLD_cd2.iso/cryptik/readme

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Shareware is a means of distributing software.  Under the shareware concept,
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
      * A bonus of any other Cascoly program of equal or lesser value
      * A free introductory account on CompuServe including a private User
        ID number and password, $15 introductory usage credit, and a
        complimentary subscription to CompuServe Magazine, - a $30 value!
      * A minimum of 90 days online support via CompuServe or by
        telephone.  Support by mail is also available, if accompanied
        by a SASE.
      * With some programs, you will also receive bonus maps, datasets
        or puzzles.
      * A free copy of the shareware version of Noteware, a memory
        resident notepad.

To register a program, enter the following command:
      REGISTER
and the order form will be copied to your printer.

CUSTOM WORK:
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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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Cascoly Software is a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals
(ASP).  ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you.
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
Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to
the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a message
via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 .


SUPER VGA PUZZLE

Stunning images from around the world in SuperVGA color!  The ultimate
puzzle game.  Extremely flexible -- choose any numbers of pieces from 4 to
2000!  Hall of fame for your best scores.  Save puzzles, solution hints,
simple mouse interface, and much more!  Designed to use all major SVGA
boards in 800 x 600 mode, but also will work on VGA or EGA if needed.  All
puzzles are original photography, especially selected for these puzzles.

CRYPTIK
Jigsaw puzzles too easy?  Try Cryptik, the coded game.  The puzzle you
choose is encoded to show its major colors, then the pieces are jumbled.
You need to match the colors to restore the image. Hall of fame for your
best scores.  Save puzzles, solution hints, simple mouse interface, and much
more!  Designed to use all major SVGA boards in 800 x 600 mode, but also
will work on VGA if needed.  All puzzles use original photography.

PALETTE PLEEZER
Think CONCENTRATION with colors -- lots & lots of 'em!  Stunning images from
around the world in SuperVGA color!  But somehow, the palette has become
jumbled and it's up to you to restore the image to its original beauty. How
many times do you need to look at the original?  Start with 10 colors and
work up to 99.  Great memory tester.

Hall of fame for your best scores.  Save partly completed games, simple
mouse interface.  Designed to use all major SVGA boards in 800 x 600 mode,
but also will work on VGA or EGA.  All puzzles are original photography.

Some puzzles available include:

      Head of David                            Florence
      Gondola                                  Venice
      Snake Charmer                            India

      Rajasthani women in market               India
      Sunrise, Huangshan mountains             China
      Bathers, Ganges River                    India
      Poppy fields, Appian Way                 Rome
      Machapuchare, fluted glacier             Nepal
      Lampshades in Market                     Kathmandu

Due to space limitations, some of the puzzles with the distributed shareware
versions work only in VGA 320x200 mode or EGA 16 color mode.  When you
register, you can choose to receive all puzzles in EGA, VGA or SVGA mode.
The size of the puzzles ranges from 300 to 500K when zipped, so they are
only supplied 1.2Mb 5¼" disks or 3½" disks.

When you register Super VGA Puzzle, Cryptik or Palette Pleezer, you can
choose 2 puzzles for free.  Register all 3 programs and get a reduced
price and 6 free puzzles. Registered users can order additional puzzles for
only $3 each.  Unregistered users may examine the other puzzles for $5 each
plus shipping and handling of $3.50 per order.  (Minimum order, $10).


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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/VGA.      v2.04

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)

EGA ECOMASTER -- A diverting ecology game in which you bid for and trade
animals based on their abilities to thrive in different environments.   No
previous biological experience is assumed.  Intriguing graphics of all the
animals, plus photographic images from around the world.  For 1 or more
players.  For ages 10 and up.    Requires EGA and mouse.

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 the BIBLE series, WW2(Pacific) and 20th
century.    (mono or graphics)

BIBLE-TIMELINE
A special version of CHRONOS, this program covers the period -2000 BC
through the first centuries of the Christian Church.  The emphasis is on
tracking the books of the Bible, but additional historical and cultural
information is included for comparison.  The shareware version contains
BIBLE-1 datasets: GENESIS, KINGS, and ROME.

Registered users receive the BIBLE-2 covering BABYLON, GREECE and EXODUS,
and other CHRONOS datasets, too.



Cascoly Basics
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A complete introduction to Basic, starting with the simplest elements and
working up to advanced concepts.

BASIC TRAINING
is shareware.  It's a complete introduction to the elements of Basic.  The
table of contents includes:
      Simple Controls                 Looping, Color & Sound
      Arrays & DATA                   GOSUBs and Functions
      Files                           Simple Graphics

This interactive tutorial comes complete with numerous examples that you can
run and modify.  When you've mastered this information, you're ready for:

ADVANCED BASIC
Topics include:
      Animation techniques            Shape Shifting techniques
      Error Handling                  Chaining
      Windows                         Peek / poke
      Bload / bsave
Plus, details on differences between interpreters and compilers. And
complete source for all examples.  Advanced Basic is ONLY available to
registered users.

Still not satisfied? Then you're ready to tackle some real programming.  Get
the Cascoly Basic Games Package, and you can see how commercial programs are
put together.  The games package includes complete, commented, source and
extra graphics files for 2 Cascoly Shareware favorites: Air Traffic
Controller and EcoMaster.