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º Jon Persky Games Presents º
º NUMBER CRUNCH v. 1.0 º
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REQUIREMENTS
Windows 3.x, mouse, VGA. I'm not sure if you can get by without at
least a 386, you're free to try.
IMPORTANT: This program needs the file VBRUN100.DLL to work. Please refer to
the Technical Notes section futher in this file for more details.
INSTALLATION
First, copy the files that came with Number Crunch to your
C:\WINDOWS directory by using File Manager. (If you get a message indicating
overwriting the file VBRUN100.DLL, click OK; you only need one copy of this
file.) Close File Manager and open your Games group in Program Manager.
Select File...New and click on Program Item. In the Description box, type
"Number Crunch". In the Command Line box, type "\windows\nocrunch.exe".
You don't need to worry about the rest; just click OK. The icon will be
there and you're ready to go!
OVERVIEW
Number Crunch is based on the popular board game Number's Up! At the
top of the window are twenty squares numbered 1 to 20. At the bottom are
twenty blue squares. These are numbered in random order from 1 to 20, but
you don't see the numbers until you "turn over" the squares by clicking on
them. Play begins when you start the timer. You must find the square with
number 1 and drag it to Square 1 at the top. Then you must find number 2 and
drag it to Square 2 at the top, and so on. You must fill in the numbers in
order. If you drag all the numbers from the bottom into their respective
squares at the top before time runs out, you win!
Not only is this a fun game, but the quick clicking and dragging
techniques used in Number Crunch will help a novice mouse/Windows user to
learn to use the mouse effectively.
HOW TO PLAY
You will have 120 seconds, or two minutes, to complete the game. If
you wish to adjust this, choose Options...Set Time Limit. You can set the
figure to anything between 1 and 9999 seconds. Then click the Start Timer
button to begin. Then click any one of the blue squares below to turn it
over. Keep turning over the blue squares until you find number 1. Click
again on the square and drag it to square #1 at the top. The target square
will turn red and the blue square will dissappear. Continue in this manner
with number 2 and so on. You must fill in the numbers in order. The game is
over when you either run out of time or put square #20 in its proper place.
COMMANDS
Game Menu
New (F2): Starts a new game.
Exit (^X): Quits Number Crunch.
About Number Crunch: Shareware info and other stuff.
Options Menu
Set Time Limit: Set amount of time you would like to try to complete
the puzzle in (default is 120 seconds.)*
Background Color: Customize your Number Crunch window.
Help Menu - a dialog box that tells you to open this file.
*-Setting a time limit will restart your game.
STRATEGY & HINTS
Number Crunch is more of a physically-oriented game than of a logic
game, so there is not much to say in terms of strategy, except work quickly
and when you flip over a wrong number, remember the location of that number
so you can get to it quickly when it is time for that number.
TECHNICAL NOTES
Number Crunch was made on Microsoft Visual Basic v. 1.0. To work
effectively, the program MUST be accompanied by the file VBRUN100.DLL. You
should either receive the file with this program or separately from the
person or board you received this from. If not, please contact me via
CompuServe [70661,700] or by mail (see below for address) and I will upload or
or mail a disk (to minimize costs, I will send a low-density 5.25" disk,
please tell me if this is a problem) to you at no charge. Note:
VBRUN100.DLL is a large (270+ KB) file. You only need one copy of this file.
So if you have previously downloaded a Visual Basic application or have the
Visual Basic program, you can delete this file. However, you should have a
copy of this file in the same directory as the Number Crunch program.
SHAREWARE INFO
Number Crunch is Shareware. If you enjoy it, you should register
by sending $5 to:
Jonathan D. Persky
5 Oak Lane
Weston, CT 06883
Please include your name, address, and where you got your copy of Number
Crunch. If you register, you will receive a disk (please specify 3.5" or
5.25") of the latest versions of all completed Jon Persky Games so far. The
disk will only contain one copy of the file VBRUN100.DLL.
You may upload Number Crunch to bulletin boards in condensed or uncondensed
format or pass it to your friends provided you do so at no cost and you keep
the files NOCRUNCH.EXE and NOCRUNCH.TXT intact and unaltered. (Please check
with your bulletin board to make sure it has a copy of VBRUN100.DLL, and if
it doesn't, please upload it separately.)
AND WON'T YOU PLEASE CHECK OUT...
As of August 18, 1992, these are all completed Jon Persky Games, with
the latest version number in parentheses and the program name in brackets.
1. What's My Number? (2.0) [WHATSMY#.EXE] Can you guess the computer's
secret number in as few turns as possible?
2. Switch (1.2) [SWITCH.EXE] 100's of combinations, only 2 solutions to
this challenging logic puzzle!
3. 23 Pickup (2.0) [23PICKUP.EXE] The game where you get to prove the
mechanical brain is not always smarter than the natural variety.
4. Target (2.0) [TARGET.EXE] Shoot for the bullseye in this fun
dart-shooting game. Which type of throw is best for you?
5. Number Crunch (1.0) [NOCRUNCH.EXE] Can your trigger finger beat the clock
and uncover the numbers in order? Based on the board game Numbers Up.
6. Jeopardy Scorekeeper (1.0) [JEOPKEEP.EXE] An accessory program that lets
you play along with the contestants on TV!
FEEDBACK
I'd love to chat. If you subscribe to CompuServe, E-Mail me at ID#
[70661,700]. Questions, comments, ideas, suggestions, criticism, or ideas
for new games would be appreciated. If you don't use CompuServe, you can
use the traditional mailbox method and send it to the address above. I'll be
sure to get back to you personally. I am 14 years old, a novice computer
programmer, and would like to learn all I can!
NOTE: I can also be reached at The Fine Blue Line BBS at (203) 226-3565.
P.S. PLEASE SPREAD THIS AROUND!!! Public domain software is the most popular
kind out there, and its essential purpose is to provide you with quality
entertainment for a low cost. Please do your best to upload this game to
all the bulletin boards you subscribe to, and pass it around to your
friends. It will make us all very happy <grin>! If enough people let me know
what they think, I'll feel motivated so I just might decide to put that
little world peace plan I've been conjuring up into action. :-)
Number Crunch is #5 in the Jon Persky Games series.
⌐Copyright 1992, Jonathan D. Persky. All rights reserved.