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3-D Tic Tac Toe
===========================
A LogiComm game from
The Programmers' Guild
Written by Steven T. Murphy
Copyright 1989
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ If you enjoy this game, please ~
~ contribute to my effort, and many ~
~ hours of programming by sending ~
~ $10 to the address below: ~
~ ~
~ 3435 Lower 147th West ~
~ Rosemount, MN 55068 ~
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What is LogiComm
----------------
LogiComm(Logical Communications) is a
catagory of games that use the
communication port to relay information
of game play. The reason why the comm
port is used is because with some two
player games, one player is not
supposed to know what the other player
has or is doing, as in a game of cards.
The main advantage of a LogiComm game
is that one player does not have to
turn away while the other player is
taking a turn. The only requirement is
that you have a modem since LogiComm
games can not have two players at one
terminal. Another advantage is that
there may be person-to-person
communications at any time via the
LogiLink window displayed on the
game screen. Having a window for
communications makes the games more
enjoyable and true to life since
"verbal" attacks can be made and seen
as each turn is taken.
3-D Tic Tac Toe does not follow the
LogiComm theory since there is no need
to turn away from the screen while the
other player takes a turn. It does,
however, introduce the LogiComm series
and gives the user a basic idea of
how to use the LogiLink window(not
a hard task--you just type!). It also
helped to provide modules for future
games like PORTSIDE, a Battleship-like
game, and STRATEGY MASTER, a
Stratego-like game, both of which
require that neither player sees what
the other has onscreen.
Where to find it.
(And now for the user group plug...)
------------------------------------
For now, all future LogiComm games can
be found on the Minnesota Atari ST
(MAST) bulletin board system at
612-560-9254 or on GEnie. If this
changes, it will be mentioned in the
next document file with the next game.
Info on 3-D Tic Tac Toe
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This game is VERY simple to use. For
HELP on game commands, press the [HELP]
key. After the game is up and running,
you will see a welcome message in the
LogiLink window. This is the window
where you enter modem commands. There
is no initialization of the modem since
modem commands vary so much. The
communication port is configured at
1200 baud initially. To change it,
press CONTROL-B and select the
appropriate number.
Typing while in LOCAL mode will most
likely produce double characters in the
LogiLink window. When CONNECTED to
another modem, there should be no
double characters. To stop the double
characters in LOCAL mode, press
CONTROL-E. This will toggle the echo
mode and should suppress the characters
you type--the modem will still be
echoing the characters you type,
though. When CONNECTED to another
modem, you will want to turn the echo
on with CONTROL-E if the characters
you type do not appear in the window.
To plot an X or an O on the screen you
must select who is the first player,
select your playing peice(X or O), and
then move the mouse to the square you
wish to plot in and click the left
mouse button. If something goes wrong
with the communication of data, a
message will appear in the LogiLink
window letting you know about it.
The only time you can choose X or O
and who is first player is after you
press CONTROL-N, to start a new game,
and before the first plot of an X or O
by either player. The first person to
press [^P] is the first player, so be
quick!
At the end of a game, the winning
peices will blink. To start a new
game, press CONTROL-N. At this time
you do not have to select X or O
since you already made a selection,
but you can if you want to though.
The End
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I hope you enjoy this game.
Note: The IBM version of
LogiComm 3-D Tic Tac Toe
can also be played against a
person with an Atari ST/MEGA.