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- ********* COPYRIGHT NOTICE ****************
- This program is copyright of Xavier Educational Software.
- You may freely copy this game provided that all files are
- included without modification.
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- Welcome to Baka Chal!
- Please note that the display looks best in a 256 colour mode (15 or 28).
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- This is an ancient Tibetan game, normally played
- on a beaten brass board, with the pieces made from cast brass.
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- There are 4 tigers and 20 goats - you play the goats.
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- The game starts with the 4 tigers at the corner points,
- and all of the goats off-board.
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- Click on a point to add a goat, and a tiger will move (computer's turn).
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- If a tiger occupies a point adjacent to a goat, and the point
- on the far side of the goat is free, the tiger will jump over
- the goat and eat it. It's a bit like checkers (draughts).
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- Your aim (firstly) is to get all of the goats on the board.
- Once they are all on, you may move one in your turn.
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- To move a goat, click on it (the goat looks at you), and then click
- on the point to which you wish to move. If you change your
- mind, click on the goat to deselect it.
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- Pieces may only move along the marked lines onto the intersection points.
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- AIMS OF THE GAME.
- When all pieces are in play, your aim is to trap the tigers
- so that none may move - you win.
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- The tigers have to try and eat 4 goats to win.
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- Clicking 'menu' over the board will offer the option of restart
- or quit. (Coward!)
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- Now for the advert...
- Xavier Educational Software Ltd is a small company
- based at the Dyslexia Unit within the Psychology Dept
- of University College of Wales, Bangor. Here, they
- have been carrying out research into dyslexia for
- over 30 years - Xavier was set up in 1988 to write
- programs that followed the small-steps phonic based
- teaching scheme developed here.
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- We have a range of programs that will be of interest
- to the teacher looking for software to develop and
- practice the literacy skills of their pupils. For
- further information contact:-
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- Xavier Educational Software Ltd
- Department of Psychology
- University College of Wales
- 37 College Road
- Bangor, Gwynedd
- LL57 2DG
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- Tel: 01248-382616
- Fax: 01248-382599
- Email: pss005@bangor.ac.uk
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- WORLD WIDE WEB PAGES AT:
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- http://www.psych.bangor.ac.uk/deptpsych/xavier/
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