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- *********This Demo Can Be Distributed As Shareware************
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- The Silver Screen
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- Thank You for trying The Silver Screen Demo. The Silver Screen is a game
- of movie company management. The object of the game is to win as many awards
- as possible from the movies you make. You compete against seven other
- companies. You can have up to seven human players on one computer,their will
- allways be eight companies(if you play by yourself then the computer will
- run the other seven companies and so on).
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- Once you enter your name the game ramdomly picks a company for you to manage.
- Each company starts with 50 million dollors, now start making movies.
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- ***GAME PLAY***
- "Company Screen" (has your company name at left top)
- This is the most widely used screen in the game.
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- a."Turns-Year" indictor located on company screen top right
- A turn represents about two weeks,a year represents 25 turns. At the end
- of 25 turns awards night takes place.
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- b."Money " indicator located on company screen under "turns-Year".
- This shows the amount money left for you to use.
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- c."Studio Tabs" indicator located on company screen under your company name.
- Each company has five studios to make movies in. The nubered tabs allow
- you to view each studio.
- At the bottom of each studio tab there are four indicators(1."Turns left"
- tells when film willl be finished,2."Prop value" tells prop value,
- 3."Stunt value" tells stunt value, 4."Production Cost" tell how much
- movie cost to make.)
- d."Public Interest" chart allows player to view public's interest in movies.
- The higher the interest the better chance of an award winning movie.
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- e."Bank" button located right of "public interest" chart.
- Allows player to borrow money at random rate from 1% to 10%.
- Bank interest rate go up and down, Players will be notified via
- a message box during play if rates have changed.
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- f."History" button located right of "Bank" button.
- Allows player to look at movies made that year(all companies)
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- g."Phone" button located above "Bank" button.
- 1.Allows player to Buy actors\actresses.
- Actors rated from 1 to 10 for each movie, pick best for movie type
- your making. Must own script to buy Actors\Actresses.
- 2.Allows player to buy Directors.
- Directors rated from 1 to 10 for each movie, pick best for movie type
- your making. **Also directors must be bought for each movie before
- movie production starts.
- 3.Allows player to buy movie scripts.
- Scripts should be bought based on "Public Interest" chart.
- **Scripts must be bought before you can buy Actors\Actresses,director
- 4.Allows player to buy advertising.
- When movie is near completion advertising can boost "Public Interest"
- Must own script to advertise.
- ***Buying anything on the phone will end your turn.
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- h."Music" button located to right of "Phone" button.
- Allows player to turn off or on games music.
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- i."Files" button located above "Music" button.
- Allows player to Quit,Save or,Load a game.
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- j."Props" button located above "Phone" button.
- **Dosen't show up every turn. Shows up at random.
- Helps movie "special effects" Must own script to buy props.
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- k."Stunts" button located above "Props" button.
- **Dosen't show up every turn. Shows up at random.
- Helps movie "special effects" Must own script to buy stunts.
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- l. "Awards Night" This happens at the end of the year(25 turns).
- Awards are given out for 1.Best Picture, 2.Best Actor\Actress,
- 3.Best supporting Actor\Actress, 4.Best Director, 5.Best Special Effects
- If you win any award then it will be added to your "company Screen" in
- the "Awards Won" box located under your name.
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- ***After the awards Money will be given out for each movie made that year.
- An award will increase your money by 10 million
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- We hope this answers a majority of your questions, basicly you will learn
- from playing the game.
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- *********This demo can be distributed as Shareware**********
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- It is illegal to tamper or change the code of The Silver Screen
- Without permission of Rick or Chris Gillis.
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- To Order the Full Version
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- Send $16.00 US To Rick Or Chris Gillis
- 248 Maple St.
- Bangor,Maine 04401
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