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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Master Mind ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The object of Master Mind is to crack a hidden color code that is a combination
- of four not neccessarily different colors (red, green, blue, yellow, black, and
- white). The player makes a move by placing color pieces on the board. When the
- player has filled a row, the move is evaluated. The game is over when either
- the player has cracked the hidden code or when all squares on the board have
- been filled and the last try was not correct either.
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- Related information:
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- Playing the game
- Keys help
- Note
- Copyright notice
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Playing the game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose New from the Game menu to start a new game and select the level of play
- which is either Beginner or Master by choosing the corresponding item from the
- Options menu. The current level of play is indicated by a check mark left to
- the menu item text. If Beginner is selected, the hidden code is made up of four
- different colors. If Master is selected, the hidden code is any combination of
- the available six different colors (red, green, blue, yellow, black and white).
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- The board is filled from the bottom row up to the top row. The first column of
- the board is used to display the evaluation of the tries. To make a move, move
- the pointer to an empty square. The pointer changes its color to the color that
- is currently selected. You can select another color either by clicking mouse
- button 2 until the pointer has the desired color or by selecting a color from
- the Color menu. An easy way to select a color is to click on any piece on the
- board with mouse button 1 and the color of the piece becomes the currently
- selected color. You can also use the arrow keys to move the mouse pointer and
- Enter, Spacebar or Return to click on a piece. If the mouse pointer has the
- desired color, place a piece by clicking mouse button 1. A legal move is
- indicated by a color pointer. After you have placed the last color piece in a
- row your try is evaluated by comparing your try with the hidden code. For every
- piece that has the right color and the right position a black square is
- displayed on the evaluation square. For every piece that has the right color
- but is on a wrong position a white square is displayed on the evaluation
- square. You have cracked the code if you have four black squares on the
- evaluation square.
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- The fewer tries you require to crack the code the better you get. If you have
- already placed less than three pieces in a row, you may also want to undo your
- moves. In this case choose Undo from the Game menu. After a try has been
- evaluated it cannot be undone.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Note ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- If a display driver for a monochrome display is installed, a character
- representing the color will be displayed inside each piece and the background
- of the piece will be white to increase readability. Master Mind can also be
- played on computers that have no pointing device installed or attached.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Master Mind
- Version 2.2
- All rights reserved.
- Copyright (C) Peter Wansch, 1993
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- May 28, 1993
- Vienna, Austria
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Game menu to start a new game, to reveal the hidden color code, or to
- undo moves.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Help for New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose New to begin a new game.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Help for Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Undo to undo your moves in the current row.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Help for Reveal code ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Reveal code if you want to give up and to display the hidden color code
- in the first row.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Options menu to change the level of play or to switch the sound on or
- off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Help for Beginner ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Beginner to switch the current level of play to the Beginner level. If
- Beginner is selected, the hidden color code is made up of four different
- colors.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Help for Master ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Master to switch the current level of play to the Master level. If
- Master is selected, the hidden color code is any combination of the available
- six different colors. (red, green, blue, yellow, black and white)
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Help for Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Sound to switch the sound on or off.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7. Help for Color ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the color menu to change the current color.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.1. Help for Red ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Red to change the current color to red.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.2. Help for Green ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Green to change the current color to green.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.3. Help for Blue ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Blue to change the current color to blue.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.4. Help for Yellow ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Yellow to change the current color to yellow.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.5. Help for Black ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Black to change the current color to black.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 7.6. Help for White ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose White to change the current color to white.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Use the Help menu to obtain help information.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.1. Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Help index to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of
- the help information that is available.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.2. Help for General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose General help to get general help for the program. General help provides
- general information about Master Mind.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3. Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Keys help to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
- keys.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.3.1. Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- CONTROL KEYS
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- Arrow keys
- Move you around the board in the direction of the arrow.
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- Enter, Spacebar, Return
- Places a piece in the current color.
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- r, R
- Places a red piece.
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- g, G
- Places a green piece.
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- b, B
- Places a blue piece.
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- y, Y
- Places a yellow piece.
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- a, A
- Places a black piece.
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- w, W
- Places a white piece.
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- Ctrl+N
- Starts a new game.
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- Ctrl+R
- Reveals the hidden code.
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- Ctrl+U
- Undoes the moves in the current row.
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- HELP KEYS
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- F1
- Gets help
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- Esc
- Views previous Help panel or ends help if only one panel has been
- viewed.
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- Alt+F4
- Ends help or ends program.
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- SYSTEM KEYS
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- Alt+Esc
- Switches to the next program.
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- Ctrl+Esc
- Switches to the Window List.
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- WINDOW KEYS
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- Underlined letter
- Moves among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or
- executes the function chosen.
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- Alt+Underlined letter
- Executes the function chosen immediately.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.4. Help for Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Using help to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.5. Help for Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- Choose Product information to view a dialog that displays information about
- Master Mind, such as version number and copyright notice.
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.5.1. Help for Product information dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- This dialog displays information about Master Mind, such as version number and
- copyright notice.
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- Related information:
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- Help for OK
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- ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 8.5.2. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
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- The OK button closes the product information dialog.