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Welcome to COWS!

COWS!  is  a simple (although complex) text adventure type game. It is
divided  into  three  sections,  with  players  advancing  to the next
section by scoring a certain number of points, or, on some occassions,
just by dumb luck!

TITLE   SCREEN   -   The  COWS!  title  screen  contains  some  useful
information.  It displays the current HIGH SCORER, as well as what BBS
that  COWS! is registered to. And, it almost always displays a message
of some kind at the bottom. For unregistered users, this area may tell
you  if  you've  been  lucky enough to receive a FREE fully functional
play   on  that  particular  turn.  It  also  could  give  you  secret
information on how to reach a hidden part of COWS!.

MAIN  MENU  -  The  Main  Menu  is fairly self-explanatory. Choose the
option you desire by pressing the appropriate key.

PART  I - In Part I of the COWS! adventure, you are asked to take on a
secret  mission  to destroy the Moovian Cow Base. To get to that point
in the game, you must go through a series of scenarios, answering each
with a multiple choice answer.

Certain  answers will gain you more points. Some answers may kill you.
Answering  some  scenarios  in  the proper way will gain you access to
secret parts of the game where you can earn more points.

To complete Part I and advance to Part II, you must either have earned
89  points  or  have purchased the SECRET CODE. If you have the SECRET
CODE,  you  only have one chance to enter it correctly, so be careful.
You can't backspace if you make a mistake.

PART  II - Once you have successfully completed Part I through scoring
89 points or buying the SECRET CODE, you will be presented with a menu
allowing  you to either play Part II, Exit the game with the score you
have already earned, or view more directions on what to expect in Part
II.

Part  II  is similiar to Part I in that you are faced with a series of
multiple  choice  scenarios.  Again,  different  answers  will net you
different point values...or death.

The  object  in  Part  II  is to score at least 180 points in order to
advance to Part III of the game.

SECRET  DEVICE  -  It  is impossible to score anywhere near 180 points
unless you use the SECRET DEVICE found in Part II...it will not pop up
for  several turns, so be patient, and be careful...death lurks around
every corner.

SECRET  DEVICE  SCENARIOS - Using the SECRET DEVICE will transport you
at random to a number of scenarios. Each time you successfully use the
SECRET DEVICE, you get 3 points. Answering the particular scenario you
are  in correctly will net you more points and return you to the point
where you first used the SECRET DEVICE.

For  unregistered  users,  using  the  SECRET  DEVICE is a little more
dangerous.  It  will  not  always work correctly and if it doesn't, it
deducts 3 points from your score rather than adding 3 points.

Some  of the SECRET DEVICE scenarios are very dangerous. Some will net
you  up  to  100  points.  A  new  major addition to the SECRET DEVICE
scenario  is  a mini-adventure in itself...you'll know it when you get
there,  although  maybe not right away. I am being vague about exactly
what it is because I consider it one of the best parts of the game.

In  this  particular  scenario,  there  are  many twists and turns and
random  elements.  An  answer  that is right one time may kill you the
next.   I've   done  everything  I  could  to  make  it  more  than  a
crapshoot...a  little common sense will get you through the adventure,
but a little risk taking will gain you a lot more points.

This  particular scenario - if you find your way through it properly -
will  take  you  to  different  planets. Each time you travel to a new
planet  you  get 3 points and each time you land on a planet you get 3
points. Some planets are killers and some are friendly. No planet will
be the same from turn to turn.

The  only  way  out  of this scenario is to find a certain planet that
will  pop  up in at a different course each time through the scenario.
Landing  on  this  planet will get you back into the regular game. You
may  want to try to find another planet first, however, (pay attention
to  the  text  of  the  game  -  it will tell you who and what you are
looking  for). If you land at this planet first, before the other one,
you  will get a surprise when you eventually do find the final planet.
It  is  not  necessary, however, to the completion of this part of the
game.

Some  of  the  SECRET DEVICE scenarios are original, some are based on
popular TV shows and movies of the past and present.

Once  you  are  within  striking distance (10 points or so) of 180, it
would  be wise to head for the finish of Part II before your luck runs
out...or,  if you want to try for a really big score, stick around for
awhile and use the SECRET DEVICE.

PART  III - Once you have finished Part II (assuming you don't blow it
in the last few scenarios that finish it)...you will be presented with
another  menu  asking  you  if  you want to continue or exit with your
existing score.

If  you  continue,  you  will  start an all new adventure, similiar in
structure to the Part I of the game...at least for awhile.

If  you  make  it  that far, you will wind up in a building and use an
elevator  to  travel  from floor to floor. In most cases, you will get
points only if you choose to exit the elevator on the floor you arrive
on.  In some cases, however, exiting the elevator may not be the right
thing to do.

There is danger involved in leaving the elevator, but it will increase
your  chances  of  finishing the game. Once you exit the elevator on a
particular floor and successfully complete whatever you must do there,
you will not visit that floor again.

In  order to to leave the building, you must successfully complete one
particular  scenario  and  then  find  the  main floor of the building
again. It is not necessary to visit every floor to do this.

Part  III  ends  the  COWS  game.  It  does, however, leave the entire
framework  of  the  game  to  work within, so more exciting adventures
could possibly be added in future versions.