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T&T Software
Word Eliminate V1.10
(c) Copyright 1996
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║ ■ Word Eliminate V1.10 Overview & Instructions ■ ║
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═ Overview ═
Word Eliminate is an easy but challenging word game.
Word Eliminate will ONLY support ANSI mode, this will be checked upon
program start up and if ANSI is NOT on the user will be asked if they can
support ANSI. If the user responds "Y" then ANSI is turned on for the
duration of the door but is turned off when the door exits! If the user
responds "N" then they are returned to the BBS.
The users will be allowed to play upto the maximum amount of words allowed
per day (set by the SysOp in Registered Versions ONLY, default: 4).
Free words are awarded depending on the number of guesses and the
level/length of the word. Free words can be limited by a setting in
the configuration file (set by the SysOp in Registered Versions ONLY,
default: 9999).
The SysOp may also set the amount of make up/play ahead days that may be
played per day. (set by the SysOp in Registered Versions ONLY, default: 1).
When a user chooses to make up a day a calendar is displayed (CALENDAR.ANS),
if you do not want this calendar to be displayed simply delete it. You can
NOT make up days until all of the current days words have been played.
Users may quit out of the door and their information will be saved in
WELIM.DAT so they can come back in and finish their words anytime.
═ Instructions ═
Create a directory for Word Eliminate and unarchive or copy all the files
into that directory.
Create configuration files for each node that you wish to run Word Eliminate
on or use one for all nodes, depending on your set up!
(See the example configuration files for details).
The door can be run with one command line parameter:
WELIM NODE1.CFG <-- Configuration filename
if this parameter is left off Word Eliminate looks for WELIM.CFG and uses it
if found, if it is not found then the program will abort.
To run in the local mode, simply log onto the BBS and run the door or you can
play it without the BBS by setting the LocalMode in the configuration file
and then running WELIM <config.file>.
****Special Configuration File Note****
The configuration file looks really overpowering, but don't shy away from it!
Everything you need to know about the configuration file is within the
configuration file!
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Drop File Support ■ ║
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Word Eliminate will support the following drop files:
1. DORINFO?.DEF 6. SFDOORS.DAT
2. EXITINFO.BBS 7. SFMAIN.DAT
3. CHAIN.TXT 8. SFMESS.DAT
4. CALLINFO.BBS 9. SFFILE.DAT
5. DOOR.SYS 10. SFSYSOP.DAT
and any other with the use of the CustomFile in the configuration file.
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Multi-Node Support ■ ║
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Word Eliminate is completely Multi-Node aware. If you are running more than
one node, simply create different configuration files for each node and
include that configuration filename on the command line!
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Adopted Screen ■ ║
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After the OPENING.ANS is displayed there is an optional screen called
ADOPTED.ANS that will be displayed. This screen is completely user
configurable. You can thank someone for registering the door for you or
try to encourage someone to do it for you or give them instructions for
the door, whatever you like!
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║ ■ Word Eliminate How to Play ■ ║
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Word Eliminate is one of the easiest words to understand, however it is very
addicting! Below is a copy of the HELP1.ANS and HELP2.ASN (in ASCII format):
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ How to Play Word Eliminate │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ │
│ Object: To guess the computer's mystery word. │
│ Description: After picking 4 or 5 letter Hard or Easy words you │
│ will get 20 chances to guess the word. You will be │
│ prompted to enter a 4 or 5 letter word. After the │
│ word is entered you will be told how many letters are │
│ correct and you will be shown which letters are in the │
│ correct position. │
│ Example: ┌───────┐┌────────┐ │
│ ┌──┐┌───────┐│LETTERS││POSITION│ │
│ │##││ GUESS ││CORRECT││ CORRECT│ │
│ └──┘└───────┘└───────┘└────────┘ │
│ 01. fail 2 f___ │
│ │
│ This example shows that the 'f' is in the correct │
│ position and you have one other letter that is correct │
│ but is in the wrong position! │
└──<M>ore──────────────────────────────────────────────────────<S>top──┘
┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ ┌──────────────────────────────────────┐ │
│ │ How to Play Word Eliminate │ │
│ └──────────────────────────────────────┘ │
│ Scoring: 4 Letter Easy Words, Start at 200 -10 points per guess.│
│ 4 Letter Hard Words, Start at 400 -20 points per guess.│
│ 5 Letter Easy Words, Start at 600 -30 points per guess.│
│ 5 Letter Hard Words, Start at 800 -40 points per guess.│
│ If you guess a 4 Letter Word in 2 Guesses or Less you │
│ receive a free word and 100 points. If you guess a 5 │
│ Letter Word in 4 Guesses or Less you receive │
│ 2 free words and 200 points. │
│ If you quit during a word you receive 0 points for │
│ that game! │
│ Keys: <r> = Redraw Screen │
│ <q> = Quit Word │
│ <v> = View Scores │
│ <?> = View Help │
│ The above characters by themselves do the above, with │
│ any other characters they are considered words. │
│ I.E. type <q><enter> to quit the current word! │
└──<ENTER>────────────────────────────────────────────────────<ENTER>──┘
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Scoring ■ ║
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See the Above Help Screens.
Scores are kept for one month in the WELIM.DAT file and the Top Ten is kept
in WELIM.SCR. An alltime high is kept in WALLTIME.DAT. WELIM.MB4 will
contain the previous months scores!
On the first of the month WELIM.DAT will be removed and WELIM.SCR will be
renamed to WELIM.MB4 when the first player enters the door!
When in the game 'V' will display the scores, with the Alltime high and
last months highest score first, with this months top ten following in
the next screen.
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Files in Archive ■ ║
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Your WELIM110.ARJ file should contain the following files:
100to110.exe -> Convert Data files from v1.00 to v1.10.
Welim.exe -> The Executable File.
Welim.doc -> This Document File.
Welim.reg -> Registration Form.
Welim.upg -> Upgrade Information.
Wbullet.exe -> Creates External Bulletins.
Wbullet.cfg -> Configuration File for Wbullet.exe.
File_id.diz -> Short Program Description.
Welim.key -> Registration Key File.
Welim.cfg -> Example Configuration File.
Local.cfg -> Example Local Configuration File.
Main.ans -> Ansi Main Menu.
Menu.ans -> Ansi Play Menu.
Board.ans -> Ansi Playing Screen.
Help1.ans -> Ansi Help Screen.
Help2.ans -> Ansi Help Screen.
Opening.ans -> Ansi Opening Screen.
Adopted.ans -> [Optional] Ansi Screen.
Calendar.ans -> [Optional] Ansi Calendar Screen (for Make up Days).
Edituser.exe -> Data File Editor.
Edituser.doc -> Document File for Edituser.
Editword.exe -> Word Editor.
Chkwords.exe -> Checks Words for Duplicate Letters.
Welimres.bat -> Small batch file that deletes score files.
4easy.dat -> 4 Letter Easy Word Dictionary.
4hard.dat -> 4 Letter Hard Word Dictionary.
5easy.dat -> 5 Letter Easy Word Dictionary.
5hard.dat -> 5 Letter Hard Word Dictionary.
Support.doc -> Support Information.
Others.doc -> Other Doors by T&T Software.
═════ Files Created at Run-Time ═════
Welim.dat -> User Data, contains the Username,
Last date played, words won, total points,
and words played.
Welim.scr -> Top Ten Scores Data File.
Walltime.dat -> Alltime high Data File.
Welim.mb4 -> Scores From the Month Before.
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Configuration File ■ ║
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The Configuration file may be named anything you wish to name it, but it must
be included on the command line for Word Eliminate to use it. If you do not
specify a configuration file on the command line then Word Eliminate will
try to use WELIM.CFG, if that is not found the program will abort.
Everything that you need to know about the Configuration file is within the
configuration file.....
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Registration Information ■ ║
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Registration of Word Eliminate reflects the concept of Shareware.
Please see WELIM.REG for details on registering.
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║ ■ Word Eliminate External Bulletins ■ ║
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Word Eliminate can create external bulletins via WBULLET.EXE. WBULLET will
read the WBULLET.CFG and will create any or all of the Ansi, Ascii, or Rip
bulletins. Simply run WBULLET and it will pick up the default WBULLET.CFG
configuration file, or specify which configuration file you would like to
use on the command line:
WBULLET <configfilename>
WBULLET must reside in the same directory as Word Eliminate and
Word Eliminate needs to be registered. If Word Eliminate is NOT registered,
a message will be displayed and the program will exit!
Please see the enclosed WBULLET.CFG for details on how to configure WBULLET.
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║ ■ Word Eliminate V1.10 Credits and Many Thanks ■ ║
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Special thanks go to Brian Pirie who wrote "OpenDoors, Door Programming
Toolkit Version 5.10" with which Word Eliminate was created!
A very special thanks go to the following for spending the time to BETA
test the earliest versions of the door:
Della Moore
Steve Newman
Chris Cook
Franz Scheurer
Susana Emberg
Ruth Argust
Ross Cassell
An even bigger thanks goes to Della Moore who gave me the idea for this door
and made the word dictionaries for me just to make sure I would write the
door <G>!
More thanks go to Susana Emberg who did all the external Ansi screens!
Full support will be given on The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS, please call we
would like to hear any concerns or comments!
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║ ■ Word Eliminate Warranty and Disclaimer ■ ║
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= Warranty =
This product is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The entire
risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by you.
Futhermore, we the authors do not warrant, guarantee, or make any represent-
tions regarding the use of, or the results of the use of the program, and you
rely on the program and results solely at your own risk. We the authors cannot
accept responsibility for system damage, either directly or indirectly from
the use of this product.
= Disclaimer =
The Authors of this program, The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS and its Co-sysops
are in no way responsible for any damages sustained either directly
or indirectly from the use of Word Eliminate. Also if the file has been
modified in any way we will take no responsibility for it's use Whatsoever!
The .EXE file has been tested on several machines, from 286's to 486's and
worked perfectly on all. If you should have any problems with this file
please call The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS to obtain a good copy.
The latest version of this program may be FREQ'd by using:
WELIM
Please see SUPPORT.DOC for the FidoNet Address!
Please see OTHERS.DOC for other DoorGames by T&T Software!