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- HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA V1.2
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- STARTING THE PROGRAM
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- To start the program, change to the drive and directory
- containing the program files by using the DOS CHDIR
- Command, then type in:
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- ***** HLWD (hit enter)
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- On computer systems using DOS 2.x, the program will need
- to be started with the following command:
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- ***** HLWD HLWD (hit enter)
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- Some monochrome systems will be easier to read if you
- include a space and the word "MONO" after the trivia game
- start-up command as in the following:
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- ***** HLWD HLWD MONO (hit enter)
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- When the trivia game is started a title screen is
- displayed and then you will be asked for the number of
- players for the game. Type 1, 2, 3, or 4 and hit ENTER.
- You will then be prompted to enter each players' name.
- (Note: Use the same spelling of your name each time you
- play HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA in order to keep an accurate history
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- of your HALL OF FAME scores.) After all of the players'
- names have been entered, you will be asked whether or not
- you would like to play with the sound on or not. Enter Y
- or N to this question.
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- OBJECT OF THE GAME
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- The object of the game is to be the player that scores the
- most points. Points are earned by answering trivia
- Questions that appear on the screen. Each correct answer
- is worth from 1 to 100 points, determined by the amount of
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- time that it takes to answer the question.
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- SCREEN LAYOUT
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- There are seven important areas of the screen layout.
- Each of these areas is explained below.
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- 1. On the far left side of the screen is the Counter.
- The Counter ticks off the time allowed to answer each
- question. The number of points awarded for a correct
- answer is determined by the amount of time left on the
- Counter.
- 2. The upper central area of the screen is the message
- box. Messages displayed in this box control the flow of
- the game.
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- 3. Below the message box is the Answers window. The
- possible answers to each question appear in this area
- during every turn.
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- 4. Underneath the Answers window is the Questions window.
- This area is where the questions to be answered are
- displayed.
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- 5. The central area near the bottom of the screen is
- called the Players box. Each players' name is listed
- here, as well as their scores and stars.
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- 6. The rightmost part of the screen makes up the Spinner.
- The Spinner determines which of the six categories
- will be used for questions on each turn.
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- 7. The right side of the bottom line of the screen is
- used to display special keys when they are applicable.
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- TAKING A TURN
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- Each player will be instructed in the message box when it
- is his or her turn. Every turn begins by pressing any
- key, which will start the Spinner. Then, pressing any key
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- will stop the Spinner. The category on which the Spinner
- stops, will be used for the next question. After a
- Category is selected by the Spinner, the question will be
- displayed in the Questions window. Then after a short
- pause, four possible answers are displayed in the Answers
- Window, and the Counter begins counting down from 100.
- You will have until the Counter reaches 0 to answer the
- question. To answer the question, simply press the letter
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- (A, B, C, or D) which corresponds with the answer that you
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- would like to choose.
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- If the wrong answer is chosen, a message stating so will
- be displayed in the message box. If you wish to see it,
- pressing F1 at this point will display the correct answer.
- It will then be the next player's turn.
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- If the question is answered correctly, the number of
- points awarded is displayed in the message box while the
- player's score is added to in the Players box. Also, if
- this was the first question correctly answered in the
- current category by this player, a star is awarded for
- that Category in the Players box. A player will get
- another turn after each correctly answered question.
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- ENDING THE GAME
- The game ends when any player answers a question correctly
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- in each of the Categories, and thus receives all six
- Stars. The winner of the game, however, is determined by
- total points awarded, and this is not necessarily the
- person who first gets all six stars. Therefore, it is
- sometimes good strategy to intentionally answer a question
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- incorrectly -- providing that it would have given you a
- sixth star, and you would not have been leading in points.
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- If you wish to exit the game early, you may do so by
- pressing F3 at the start of any players' turn.
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- At the end of the game a screen is displayed showing the
- winner's name while a little tune is played. Hitting
- any key will exit this screen early. Then the top ten
- All-Time Champions of HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA will be displayed.
- Ranking is based on total points scored. Also displayed
- are the total number of questions attempted, the number
- answered correctly, and the percent answered correctly for
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- each of the top ten players.
- Hitting any key at this screen also will exit early.
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- CONFIG.SYS File
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- In order to run HOLLYWOOD TRIVIA, you should have a
- CONFIG.SYS file in the root directory of your system's DOS
- boot disk containing the line "FILES=20". Consult your
- DOS manual for instructions on how to create or edit this
- CONFIG.SYS file.
- Thanks for playing! Please register!
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