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- SEARCH.TXT
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- The file Search.zip should contain the following 2 files:
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- Search.exe - Executable Search & Destroy file
- Search.txt - This file
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- This is my first Windows program. It is also my first C program.
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- HOW TO PLAY
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- Search & Destroy is a variation of the classic game of Battleship.
- The object of the game is to locate 5 ships hidden in the grid. The ships
- consist of a carrier (5 squares), battleship (4 squares), sub (3 squares),
- cruiser (3 squares) and spy ship (2 squares). Using the mouse (the only
- input device allowed), you click on a square. If a ship is hit the square
- turns gray. A miss turns the square dark blue. If a square has already been
- hit, the computer beeps.
- This version is what I call the "single grid" version. The computer
- only generates the ship positions; it does not fire back. The player gets
- a certain amount of shots to try to sink all the ships. The amount of shots
- varies depending on the level. Default is Beginner (175 shots). There are
- also Intermediate (150 shots) and Advanced (125 shots) levels. If you
- change levels during a game, the number of your remaining shots is changed
- to reflect the new level. Additionally, there is an option for the player
- to manually set the number of shots. Since the grid is 400 squares, the
- minimum number of shots necessary to guarantee victory is 215.
- If you fail to sink all the ships in the number of shots allotted, the
- computer paints the ones you missed in a different color and offers you a
- chance to play again. (One hint: sometimes the message box obscures the
- revealed ships. You can move the box to get an unobstructed view by
- clicking on the title bar and dragging to a new location.) If you sink all
- the ships, you also get a choice to play again or quit. If you decide to
- play again, the status area on the right side of the screen details the
- number of games you have won and lost (along with the shot status of the
- current game and the names of the ships sunk).
- Additional menu items include Reveal Ships, which reveals all the
- ships but forfeits the game, and New Game, which resets the games won and
- lost counters to zero. You can exit the by either selecting "NO" from any
- of the dialog boxes asking you whether to play again, by double clicking
- on the system menu, by choosing "Exit" from the Game menu or by pressing
- Control+Q.
- I hope you enjoy the game. Please e-mail me with any comments.
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- Randy Baron
- Compuserve # 76220,3052
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- This game is FREEWARE. The author makes NO WARRANTIES, either explicitly
- or implicitly, with respect to the use of this program.
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