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J O T - A Spitfire DOOR Program
(C) Copyright 1991 by Sequential Software Inc.
Spitfire is (C) 1987-90 by Mike Woltz
INTRODUCTION
JOT is a single-player word guessing game for use with Spitfire
BBS software. Features include full ANSI operation, local operation and
complete file locking abilities for multi-node configurations. This is
a complete version and not "crippleware".
Each opponet chooses a "secret" word consisting of three letters
and take turns guessing the other's word. Play alternates between
players until one guesses the other's word, or each player has guessed
12 times (in which case the game is a draw). Be careful though - the
computer plays a mean game! Rarely will the game go to all 12 guesses.
INSTALLATION
This game is intended to be installed in the DOORS menu, and does
not support the menu extensions at this time. For this example we'll
assume you do not have any doors currently installed and your BBS
resides on drive C: in a directory named \SF. If your configuration is
different you will have to substitute the proper drive and/or pathnames
for the ones given here.
First you will have to create a file named SFDOOR.MNU with your
favorite ASCII editor. Since this is your first door it will be door A
on your system. Type the following line:
Jot,10
The name of the program comes first, and is how it will appear in
the default door menu. The comma indicates the end of the name. Next is
the minimum security level required to execute the door (in this case
10). Place the newly created SFDOOR.MNU in your \SF directory.
Next, create a subdirectory under your \SF directory called
DOOR_A with this command:
MD c:\sf\door_a
Copy JOT.EXE to this subdirectory. If you are unsure how to create a
subdirectory then consult your DOS reference.
The third step is to edit the main batch fire that calls the BBS.
Load the file SF.BAT into your ASCII editor and find the line that
reads ":DOOR_A". Right after this label is where the commands to
execute JOT go. Change the batch file to read like this:
:DOOR_A
COPY SFDOORS.DAT DOOR_A
CD DOOR_A
JOT
DEL SFDOORS.DAT
CD ..
GOTO LOOP
:DOOR_B
SFDOORS.DAT is created by Spitfire before exiting to the batch
file. This file contains important information regarding the caller,
and must be present for JOT to run properly. The line COPY SFDOORS.DAT
DOOR_A will copy this file to the directory where JOT resides. This
file should be deleted after JOT has exited.
JOT should now be available as door A in your BBS. Be sure to set
the security level of the DOORS menu to a level accessible to your
users. Start it up and try it out!
PLAYING THE GAME
JOT will automatically determine if the user is using ANSI
graphics and will use them if selected. Should ANSI not be selected the
game will go to a total text output. ANSI.SYS does not have to be
installed locally to play.
When the game starts you will be presented with a title screen.
After pressing a key you have the option of displaying the game rules.
Now you must choose your secret word, or the word the computer will try
to guess. This word consists of three letters, and may be any word you
can think of as long as it fits the following criteria:
THE WORD CANNOT
- be a proper name, as in "TIM"
- be an interjection, such as "UGH" or "HEY"
- be an abbreviation, as in "AVE"
- have double letters like "ALL"
This still leaves you with literally hundreds of words from which to
choose. Also some of the more obscure and technical terms have been
omitted to make the game a little more competitive.
You then decide who goes first. When it is your turn you may
enter a guess of the computer's word, "H" for a help screen containing
the rules of the game, or "Q" to quit the game and return to the BBS.
If playing without ANSI graphics you may also enter an "S" to see a
summary of the game thus far.
After you make a guess of the computer's secret word, the
computer will tell you how many letters in your guess match letters in
its word (the number of HITS). IT WILL NOT TELL YOU WHAT ORDER THEY ARE
IN. Possible responses can be 0, 1, 2, or 3 letters correct.
Next the computer will venture a guess of your secret word. After
it displays its guess the computer will ask you for the number of hits
(or correct letters) in its guess. Valid responses to this question are
0, 1, 2, or three to tell it the number of hits, or "R" to tell the
computer it has guessed your secrect word.
Game play is very simple and fast. Play alternates until there is
a winner or until 12 guesses have elapsed. I will tell you that rarely
happens - the computer is really a good player.
OTHER FEATURES
You can play JOT from the DOS command line by using the "/L"
command line switch. This will enter a local mode and allow play. When
run in local mode JOT will always use full color operation.
JOT will monitor the time the user has left, and will not let him
start a new game if he has less than 3 minutes left for this call. If
playing in local mode you are given 9999 minutes to play the game.
File locking is also supported for multinode BBS's. This is all
handled automatically.
You may bump a user from JOT at any time by pressing F9. This
will present the user with a message and immediately exit the program.
This key will work only while a user is online. It is unavailable if
playing from the DOS command line or while logged on locally to
Spitfire.
FINAL WORDS
Our personal thanks go to Mike Woltz for creating a such a
wonderful product as Spitfire BBS, without which this program could not
be possible.
This program is shareware, and is not free. You may use this
program on your BBS for thirty days to determine its suitability. Use
beyond this time period requires registration. You are encouraged to
give JOT to your friends and upload to BBS as long as you include all
files in this package in unmodified form. You may not charge for the
program.
Sequential Software Inc. makes no warranty of any kind regarding
the suitability of this software. Furthermore we cannot be held
responsible for any damages (either real or imaged) of any kind
resulting from use of this software.
You may receive support on this product by sending your problem
by U.S. mail to the address listed in REGISTER.DOC included with this
program. Or, you can call our support BBS at (606) 561-5766 24 hours a
day, seven days a week. BBS inquiries will be answered in usually 24
hours or less.
Thank you for trying JOT!