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- Release Notes for Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game
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- 10/16/92
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- Introduction:
- ------------
-
- Thank you for purchasing the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game. This text
- file contains supplemental information which is not included in the
- game manual.
-
- Printing this file:
- If you have a printer attached to your computer system, you may print
- this file by: 1) Importing the NOTES.TXT file from this disk into a
- word processing program, 2) Copying the file to the printer device, or
- to the printer port in use. Consult your product manuals for specific
- instructions on printing this file.
-
-
- MANUAL ERRATA:
- -------------
-
- o To place a building on a monopoly, use the keyboard sequence <CTRL-H>,
- not <CTRL-P> as listed in the manual. (Houses and hotels may also be
- bought by selecting a property and accessing the Deed Window).
-
- o The manual incorrectly lists the computer player levels as: Calculator,
- XT Clone, and 386Mhz PC. The list should instead read: Calculator, XT
- Clone and 386/33Mhz. You may set a computer player to the "386/33Mhz"
- level even on XT or AT class machines.
-
-
- Keyboard Keys:
- -------------
- Keyboard key names which are placed between lesser than and greater than
- symbols, for instance <Enter>, signify keypresses. When the reader sees
- <TAB>, he or she should interpret this to mean "press the key labeled
- 'Tab'." <Ctrl-TAB> should be interpreted as "press the key labeled 'Ctrl'
- while pressing the key labeled 'TAB'."
-
-
- QUICK START:
- -----------
-
- The player may skip the introduction song and dance by pressing the
- escape key, <ESC>.
-
- To begin a new game, choose "New Game" from the game menu with the mouse,
- or, use <F1> to access the menu with the keyboard. Alternatively, one
- may press <Ctrl-N> (default key assignment) to start a new game.
-
- Click on the tokens you wish to bring into the game with the mouse, or,
- using the keyboard, press the <TAB> key to select a token and <SPACE> to
- include it. Players will roll in the order the tokens were chosen. Once
- the tokens have been chosen, click on the Start button to begin the game.
-
- The Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game requires a minimum of 2 players although
- one of these players may be a computer player, allowing for a one human -
- one computer player game. The game allows a maximum of 8 players even
- though there are 10 tokens to choose from.
-
-
- RECONFIGURING:
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-
- After installing the program, you may reconfigure the Monopoly Deluxe
- Computer Game at any time by using the SETUP program found within the
- program's directory.
-
-
- ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
- -------------------
-
- The following features were added after the manual went to press:
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- o The Status Window includes "You are here" information, in addition to the
- cash, liquid assets, available assets, total assets, and monopolies.
- When the Status Window is in "You are here" mode, the current position of
- the player's token is listed in the window (e.g. "Boardwalk"). This
- option provides a handy means to quickly find the current player's token
- in a game with a large number of players. If the lock is activated, the
- player's token will flash, indicating its position, whenever the player's
- turn comes up.
-
- The different Status Windows are selected by activating the rotate
- button, just to the right of the Status Type display (see manual).
-
- o Cash Transfer - When trading cash between players or the bank, a window
- will appear which allows the player to choose a base dollar amount, from
- $1 to $500. To increase the amount, click the mouse on the right side
- of the bill icon, and to decrease, click on the left side. Then, move
- the slider to the appropriate range for the transfer. Alternatively, the
- exact dollar amount may be entered directly into the Transfer Amount
- Window.
-
- o House Auction - The houses involved in an auction are displayed above
- each player involved in the auction, the player may click on these houses
- to choose between available building sites. When a house is won in an
- auction it will be automatically placed at the site which was listed
- above the highest bidding player.
-
- o Show Individual Player Ownership - A player may indicate his ownership
- on the board at any time by activating his token, when displayed in the
- Player Turn Window. Once set, the owned properties will remain shaded
- until the player selects the token again.
-
-
- KEYBOARD NOTES:
- --------------
-
- The following information may be of help to individuals who intend to
- play the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game without a mouse:
-
- Default Keyboard Settings
- ----------------------------------------
- <F1> = Access the program menu.
- <Space> = Acts as a mouse click.
- <Shift-Space> = Acts as a mouse double-click
- <Tab> = Switches between buttons or icons.
- <Alt-Tab> = Switches between windows.
- <ESC> = Close current window (except permanent windows).
- <Enter> = Activate menu item or Roll Dice.
- Arrow Keys = Used to move the Selection Indicator within
- a window, or to move between menu options.
-
- In summary, when using the keyboard, the player will need to use <ALT-TAB>
- to activate the desired window, and then <Tab> to move the Selection
- Indicator (appears as an outline around a selection) to the desired item.
- The arrow keys (left arrow, right arrow, up arrow and down arrow) may be
- used to move the Selection Indicator within a Selection Area.
-
- Once the Selection Indicator outlines the desired selection, <Space> is
- used to make the selection (e.g. choose token) or <Alt-Space> to activate
- the selection (e.g. open token's portfolio window).
-
- Menu commands are selected by using <F1> to bring up the menu, then the
- arrow keys to move between menu options, and finally <Enter> to select
- the highlighted option.
-
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- ADVANCED USERS:
- --------------
-
- Advanced users who wish to reconfigure the keyboard controls and some
- other game features may do so by editing the MP.INI text file.
-
- Users may also increase the available memory used by the program by
- including the following option to the MONOPOLY.BAT file: MEM=1. Upon
- exiting the program, the user will be informed with a suggested
- number for use with the MEM option. Inserting this number into the
- MONOPOLY.BAT file will result in the program operating at optimum
- performance.
-
-
- MISC:
- ----
-
- There are extensive credits available from the About Monopoly Deluxe menu
- option. After the legal notice, the credits may be skipped at any time
- by pressing the escape key, <ESC>.
-
-
- TROUBLESHOOTING:
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-
- Before attempting to install the software, please make sure that your
- computer system meets the system requirements as defined on the box
- cover. Your system must have a hard drive, VGA graphics card and monitor,
- a machine with a 286-type microprocessor or better and atleast 640k of
- computer system RAM.
-
- Please note that the screen will blank out while the Monopoly Deluxe
- Computer Game is loading, on some slower machines, loading may take up
- to 45 seconds. If the Monopoly board does not appear after a couple
- minutes, there may not be enough of the computer's 640k base memory
- available to run the program.
-
- If the program does not load:
-
- o Please make sure your hard drive has adequate storage space. If there
- are less than 41 files in the Monopoly path, some files may not have
- been installed, you may need to free up more space on the hard drive
- before reinstalling the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game.
-
- o If the program is configured to use sound effects and music, please
- reconfigure the program to use sound effects but "no music hardware".
- If the program operates successfully with this configuration, you may
- need to free up more system memory before changing the settings to
- get music.
-
- o If the program will not load when configured without music, type
- "MP" at the DOS prompt while in the Monopoly path. If the program
- runs, you will need to free up more system memory before using the
- MONOPOLY command, or reconfigure the program for "No sound effects",
- and "No Music".
-
- If you experience mouse problems:
-
- o If the program loads without a mouse pointer, please check that a
- Microsoft (tm) compatible mouse driver version 6.24 or greater is
- loaded and running. The program will can be run without a mouse, but
- the player will need to use the keyboard to carry out all game commands.
-
- o If the a mouse pointer is visible on-screen but does not move under
- the control of the mouse, there may be a software conflict between
- the mouse driver and a sound driver. In this case, try running the
- program without the use of sound or music. If the program then works
- you may need to try using different sound drivers or reconfiguring
- your sound hardware.
-
-
- CUSTOMER SERVICE:
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-
- For technical assistance, contact the Virgin Games Technical Support
- Team at (714) 833-1999, between 8am and 5pm Pacific Standard Time.
- If possible, please be prepared to provide information about your
- computer system; free computer memory, free disk space, and the contents
- of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
-
- You may also write to us at:
-
- Virgin Games, Inc.
- 18061 Fitch Avenue
- Irvine, CA 92714
- Attn: Technical Support Team
-
- When writing, please include a return address and daytime telephone
- number. If possible, please provide information about your computer
- system; free computer memory, free disk space, and the contents of your
- AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
-
-
- But that's not all!
- ==================
-
- If you enjoy the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game, you may want to check out
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-
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-
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-
- To order these games and more call the Virgin Games Order Line at
- 1-800-874-4607 !
-
- Press the ESC key to exit the update file and begin installation!
-
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