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  1.                            PMINERS.DOC  23.2.87
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  4.                                PLANET MINERS
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  7. INTRODUCTION
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  10.      Aε Avaloε Hil∞ Gamσ Co«  gamσ originall∙ produceΣ iε 198░ fo≥ thσ TRS-ì
  11. 8░á mode∞á ▒á Leve∞á 1▒ computer«á ConverteΣ t∩á CP/M-8░á  Microsof⌠á Basiπ  ì
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  14.      Plane⌠á Miner≤á i≤ ß gamσ abou⌠ event≤ whicΦ takσ placσá iεá thσá yea≥ ì
  15. 2O5O«á   Iεá  thi≤ year¼á  thσ Mininτ Counci∞ oµ thσ EartΦá Federatioεá  oµ ì
  16. Government≤á  ha≤á  openeΣ  thσ  sola≥  systeφ  t∩á  mining«á   Whilσá  thσ ì
  17. Federatioεá  itselµá i≤ no⌠ empowereΣ t∩ engagσ iε commerce¼á  i⌠á ha≤á thσ ì
  18. authorit∙á   t∩á  gran⌠á  mininτ  concession≤  t∩á   hugσá   multi-nationa∞  ì
  19. corporation≤  calleΣ families«   EacΦ corporatioε goe≤ b∙ thσ 'familyº namσ ì
  20. oµá it≤á founder«á  Thus¼á thσá openinτ oµ thσ sola≥ systeφá result≤á iεá ß ì
  21. scramblσ amonτ thσ familie≤ fo≥ thσ availablσ concessions.
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  23. THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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  26.      Plane⌠á Miner≤á i≤ playeΣ iε ou≥ sola≥ systeφ oµ ╣á planets¼á anΣá thσ ì
  27. asteroiΣá  CERES«á    Thei≥á  initia∞  orbita∞  position≤  arσá  a⌠á  fixeΣ ì
  28. distance≤  anΣ iε randoφ direction≤ froφ thσ Sun«   A≤ turn≤  progres≤ the∙ ì
  29. movσ iε orbit«  
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  31.  
  32. MOVING ABOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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  35.      Iεá   thσá  yea≥  2O5╧  interplanetr∙  spacσá  trave∞á  ha≤á   evolveΣ ì
  36. considerably«á   Spacσá  craf⌠á  usσ  nuclear-powereΣ  ioεá  engine≤á   anΣ ì
  37. acceleratσá  a⌠ 1-τ unti∞ halµ wa∙ t∩ thσ destination¼á  theε deceleratσ a⌠ ì
  38. 1-τá unti∞ arriva∞ witΦ zer∩ velocity«á   Trave∞ time≤ b∙ thi≤á methoΣá arσ ì
  39. proportiona∞á t∩ thσ squarσ roo⌠ oµ thσ distancσ anΣ i⌠ woulΣ  takσ abou⌠ ß ì
  40. weeδ t∩ trave∞ froφ EartΦ t∩ Jupiter«  
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  42.      Map≤  useΣ  sho≈ distancσ oε thσ ma≡ proportiona∞ t∩  thσ  squarσ roo⌠  ì
  43. oµ thσ distance¼  iε othe≥ word≤ the∙ sho≈ thσ  relativσ  trave∞ time≤ froφ ì
  44. thσ centra∞ plane⌠ t∩ an∙ othe≥ planet« 
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  46.  
  47. THE GAME
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  50.      Thσá  gamσá  i≤  divideΣ int∩ turn≤ whicΦ arσ onσá EartΦá  da∙á  long«  ì
  51. Man∙ command≤ caε bσ entereΣ fo≥ eacΦ turn«á  Thσ turε i≤ finisheΣ witΦ thσ ì
  52. '11«á  FinisheΣá witΦá Command≤ Todayº men⌡ option«á  U≡ t∩ ┤ familie≤á caε  ì
  53. pla∙ ß game«   Thσ Compute≥ wil∞ makσ u≡ name≤ anΣ pla∙  fo≥  an∙ anavaileΣ ì
  54. families«  I⌠ caε eveε pla∙ fo≥ al∞ fou≥ families.
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  56. COMMANDS
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  59.      Commands are menu driven and are:-è
  60.      1.   Large Solar System map.  
  61.      2.   Small  ..    ..    ..    
  62.      3.   Display travel times.
  63.      4.   Display Mining Status.
  64.      5.   Display Ships in Orbit.
  65.      6.   Display Ship Status.
  66.      7.   Set Ship destination.
  67.      8.   Protest a claim.
  68.      9.   Attempt to Claim Jump.
  69.     1O.   Attempt Sabotage.
  70.     11.   Finished with Commands Today.
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  73. GETTING MINING CONCESSIONS
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  76.      Mininτ concession≤ arσ requesteΣ froφ thσ Federatioε wheε ß spacσ shi≡ ì
  77. i≤ iε orbi⌠ arounΣ ß plane⌠ witΦ claim≤ available.
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  79.  
  80. FINESSE
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  83.      Finessσá  value≤á  fo≥  eacΦ  shi≡ arσ  initiall∙á  se⌠á  a⌠á  random«  ì
  84. Finessσá value≤á oµá ship≤ a⌠ EartΦ affec⌠ decision≤ oµ thσá Federatioεá oε ì
  85. Protests¼á anΣá affec⌠ thσ succes≤ oµ claiφ jumping«á  Finessσá point≤á arσ ì
  86. added/subtracteΣá   fo≥á   successful/unsuccessfu∞á  claiφá   jumpinτá   o≥ ì
  87. sabotage«   Thσ finessσ oµ ß famil∙ a⌠ ß plane⌠ i≤ equa∞ t∩ thσ squarσ roo⌠ ì
  88. oµá thσá suφ oµ square≤ oµ hi≤ ship≤ finessσ value≤ a⌠á tha⌠á planet«á Thu≤ ì
  89. ship≤á witΦá finessσá oµ ┤ anΣ │ woulΣ havσ ß tota∞ finessσá oµá ╡á no⌠á 7« ì
  90. Maintaininτá finessσá a⌠á EartΦ i≤ thσ cornerstonσ oµ an∙á successfu∞á gamσ ì
  91. strateg∙ iε PLANE╘ MINERS.
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  94. THE WINNER
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  97.      Thσá  winne≥á i≤ thσ famil∙ witΦ thσ mos⌠ mininτ claim≤á a⌠á thσá end¼ ì
  98. whicΦá  i≤á  wheεá al∞ unconcedeΣ claim≤ arσ gonσ o≥ thσá  Mininτá  Counci∞ ì
  99. declare≤ aε enΣ sometimσ afte≥ thσ 4OtΦ turn«  
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  102. END PMINERS.DOC
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