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- CASCADE (C) PC Solutions 1993, All rights reserved.
-
- Like all the best strategy games, CASCADE is easy to learn and
- yet tough to actually master. On playing the game you are presented
- with a maze of letters, scattered with balls and other objects.
- Each player (you v Computer) takes turns to remove a letter, and
- the balls cascade down the gaps left. On reaching the bottom, they
- will enter your hopper and add a value to your score. This value is
- normally 1, but is changed if a ball hits a NEGATOR or DOUBLER in
- its travels. NEGATORS and DOUBLERS act as TOGGLES - ie. hitting a
- DOUBLER once turns the mode on, hit it again and its switched off.
- Hitting a BONUS is normally worth 4 points, although this becomes
- -4 points if NEGATE mode is on, or double that if DOUBLE mode is on.
- If you hit a flask of GELIGNITE you will clear a path adjacent to
- that square. When you hit a REGENERATOR, part of the maze is
- regenerated, and some extra balls are dropped in at the top.
- Notes/Hints: Since point scores can be negative, each player
- starts with 100 points. The LOWEST balls in the maze are dropped
- first - remember this when trying to hit targets. When a ball has
- an equal choice of two routes down (left or right), a random choice
- is made.
- To make moves during play, simply select the letter you want to
- remove by typing LOWERCASE a..z, or move the mouse to the letter and
- click the left button. Other Commands:
- F1 - Enter EDIT MODE - Move cursor & type a..z, 0..9, F1..F4 keys
- to place objects in maze. Hit RETURN to get back to game.
- F2 - Computer takes your go. F3 - Auto play - Hit ESC to end.
- F5 - Toggle Two-player mode on/off. F7 - Load a maze off disk.
-
- You will find an extra maze on this disk - simply hit F7 during play
- and then type the filename CASC <RETURN> to load it.
-
- This version of CASCADE is released as shareware. You may distribute
- it as long as you don't charge more than a small disk-copying fee for it,
- or alter it in any way.
- PC SOLUTIONS holds all rights to this program, and we reserve the right
- to withdraw permission to use or distribute this program from any individual
- or organisation, if we feel they are abusing this privilege.
- Please remember that shareware is NOT free, but 'try before you buy',
- so please become a registered user by purchasing one of our program packs -
- see the advert within the program. The upgrade version on Games-Pack-2 has
- advanced editing features...
- People often ask how we generate such small, fast programs - well special
- thanks must go to Borland and thier excellent Turbo-C compiler - this can
- generate much, much faster/smaller code than, say, Quickbasic. Forget the
- rest, Turbo-C is the best! Contact Borland on Freephone 0800 212727
- (or 0734 321150) for futher info. You will find some of our own special
- C-Tools for Turbo-C on our Util-Pack..