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- For anyone intending to distribute the shareware version of any of Monty's
- Games, including Shareware Vendors and Retail Distributors, be sure to read
- the license at the end of this file.
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-
- PROGRAM NAME: Puzzle Pack 1 (four of Monty's Games)
- VERSION: 1.1
- PUBLISHER: MG Software
- 1022 Prospect Street #607
- Honolulu, HI 96822
- Email <monty@mgsoft.com>
- PROGRAMMER: Dr. Monty Giavelli
- PREFERRED FILENAME: PUZPAK11.ZIP (760k)
- SIZE: 25 files (when installed) 2 Meg
- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: IBM 80486+ or compatible, VGA or SVGA, Windows 95/98
- hard drive.
- SOUND: Soundcard support for music and sound effects.
- REGISTRATION: (in U.S. dollars) $12 for all four games or $5 each
- AGE GROUP: 7 and up. Three levels of difficulty.
-
- LATEST VERSION AT: http://www.mgsoft.com
- WIN 3.1 VERSION AT: http://www.mgsoft.com
-
- ONE LINE DESCRIPTION:
- Number puzzles for adults and children. Easy levels good for teaching
- numbers, math and problem solving to kids. Sound Blaster support.
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-
- SHORT DESCRIPTION:
- From MG Software, Puzzle Pack contains four puzzle games for Windows. The four
- games are -
- * Spoker v1.1
- * Hedges v1.1
- * Neighbors v1.1
- * Bee Hive v1.1
- These are all number puzzle games that will test your thinking skills. The
- easy levels are good for teaching numbers, simple math and problem solving to
- kids ages 7 and up.
- Each game has 4 levels of difficulty. The first two levels have 50 and 100
- puzzles to solve. When you play the hardest levels you have 500 tournament
- puzzles per level. If you get stuck you can see the solution.
-
- TOP-10 scores are recorded for each difficulty level of every game.
- SoundBlaster support. Requires Windows 95/98 VGA, mouse, 2 Meg on hard
- drive, 80486 or higher.
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-
- LONG DESCRIPTION:
-
- From MG Software, Puzzle Pack contains four puzzle games for Windows.
- These are all number puzzle games that will test your thinking skills. The
- easy levels are good for teaching numbers, simple math and problem solving
- to kids ages 7 and up.
- The four games are -
- * Spoker v1.1
- * Hedges v1.1
- * Neighbors v1.1
- * Bee Hive v1.1
-
- Spoker 1.1 - the playing field is made up of rows and columns of hubs with
- a number in each hub. The number is the correct spoke count coming from the
- hub. You must attach spokes to the hubs so that all the hubs have the correct
- number of spokes.
-
- Hedges 1.1 - the game field is made up of rows and columns of square gardens
- with a number in each garden. The number represents how many other gardens
- a person can see while standing in his garden. The object of the game is to
- remove hedges so that all the gardeners can see the correct number of other
- gardens.
-
- Neighbors 1.1 - the game field is made up of rows and columns of housing lots
- with a number in each lot. The number represents how many neighbors that lot
- has. A house is a neighbor if it is to the right, left, up or down from
- another lot. The object of the game is to place houses(with the mouse button)
- on the lots so that all lots have the correct number of neighbors.
-
- Bee Hive 1.1 - the game field is made up of a honey comb with a number between
- every group of 4 combs. The number represents how many bees are in the combs
- surrounding the number. The object of the game is to place bees (with the
- mouse button) in the combs so that all combs have the correct number of bees.
-
- There are 4 levels of difficulty for each game. The first two levels have
- 50 and 100 puzzles to solve. The easy levels are good for teaching numbers,
- math and problem solving to kids age 8 and up. When you play the hardest
- levels there are 500 tournament puzzles per level and your goal is to
- complete as many as you can. The results are saved so you can quit and come
- back another day. If you get stuck you can see the solution to the tournament
- puzzles.
- After you finish a tournament puzzle you can compare your solution to the
- computers solution.
-
- Listen to classical music while you play. Choose from 6 compositions. You
- can hit the F1 key at any time to get help. A puzzle can be saved and
- restored if you get stuck, or you can restart the puzzle and start over. If
- a puzzle has you sweating you can hit the Esc key to skip to the next level.
-
- TOP-10 scores are recorded for all four difficulty levels for all games.
- SoundBlaster support for music and sound effects. Requires Windows 95/98
- VGA, mouse, 2 Meg on hard drive, 80486 or higher.
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- Changes from version 1.0
- 1) Improvements made to user interface and menus.
- 2) Dialog box created for input of the 'G'oto puzzle number.
- 3) 15 puzzles in unregistered version, was 10 puzzles.
-
- KEYWORDS: games, strategy, puzzle, easy to play, kids, monty, shareware
-
- * See INSTALL.TXT for installation instructions.
-
- * About the files -
- PUZPAK11.ZIP contains all the program, installation, and document
- files. It contains the complete package.
-
- Within PUZPAK11.ZIP you will find -
- 1) Setup.exe - run this program to install the game from Windows
- 2) Install.txt - installation instructions
- 3) Vendor.doc - this file
- 4) File_id.diz - short description of the game
- 5) Order.frm - order form used to order Monty's games
- Files created by the installation of Setup.exe and copied to
- the computers hard drive during installation of the game -
- A) Game files -
- 1) GAME22.EXE - windows executable game file for Spoker 1.1
- 2) GAME23.EXE - windows executable game file for Hedges 1.1
- 3) GAME24.EXE - windows executable game file for Neighbors 1.1
- 4) GAME25.EXE - windows executable game file for Bee Hive 1.1
- 5) *.MID - midi music file
- 6) *.WAV - wav files used for sound effects and voices
- 7) CTL3DV2.DLL - DLL used for 3D window presentation
- B) Documentation files -
- 1) Install.txt - installation instructions
- 2) Vendor.doc - this file
- 3) File_id.diz - short description of the game
- 4) Readme.txt - information on ordering and shortcuts
- 5) Order.frm - order form used to order Monty's games
- 6) Puzpak11.txt - long description of the games
-
- NOTE: If CTL3DV2.DLL is not already installed in the windows directory of
- the users computer, the installation program will load it in. There are NO
- changes made to the autoexec.bat or config.sys files !!
-
- InstallShield is used to install this game. The game can be uninstalled
- from the Control Panel - Add/Remove Programs.
-
- This is NOT cripled software, but the registered version of Puzzle Pack has
- many more puzzles to solve.
-
- For more information, contact MG Software at the above address or e-mail.
- LATEST VERSION AT: http://www.mgsoft.com
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- CONDITIONS UNDER WHICH THIS SOFTWARE MAY BE COPIED AND DISTRIBUTED:
-
- This software is copyright 1997 by Monty Giavelli. All rights reserved,
- except those specifically granted by this agreement.
-
- Individual users may freely share Monty's Games with friends and family. Be
- sure you distribute the file PUZPAK11.ZIP or ALL the files that are created
- when you unzip PUZPAK11.ZIP.
-
- Nonprofit groups (including user groups and BBS's) may distribute copies of
- PUZPAK11.ZIP (or all files zipped inside of PUZPAK11.ZIP). A fee of no more
- than $8 ($12 for CD's) may be charged to cover disk copying and distribution
- costs. If the file PUZPAK11.ZIP has a date more than a year old, we request
- that you contact us for a free upgrade to the current version.
-
- Disk distributors recognized by the ASP as adhering to its guidelines for
- shareware distributors may begin offering this program immediately. Disk
- distributors and dealers are encouraged to contact us to receive the latest
- versions or go to - http://www.mgsoft.com
- for the latest shareware versions of most of our Windows games.
- Drop us e-mail and you will be placed on our mailing list to receive updates
- as they are released. If you are not recognized by the ASP and you charge
- more than $8 for disks or $12 for CD's you must obtain permission(written or
- e-mail) before selling copies of any of Monty's Games.
- If, as a distributor, you supply copies to other resellers, the end price
- to the users may not exceed $8 ($12 for CD's) without first obtaining written
- permission. If this is a problem, please contact me at the above address
- or email.
-
- Anyone distributing copies of this software, whether for profit or as a
- nonprofit organization, must conform to the following:
-
- None of the files may be modified or adapted in any way. All of the files
- provided must be distributed together. Individual files or groups of files
- may not be sold seperately. Additional files may be added and this software
- may be combined on a disk or CDROM with other programs.
-
- This software may not be represented as anything other than shareware and
- the shareware concept must be explained in any ad or catalog that includes
- this software and on any packaging used to display the disk or CDROM.
-
- REGISTRATION: (in U.S. dollars): $12 for Pack or $5 for single games
-
- THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPLIED AS IS. THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES,
- EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE WARRANTIES OF
- MERCHANTABILITY AND OF FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. THE AUTHOR ASSUMES NO
- LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES, DIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL, WHICH MAY RESULT FROM
- THE USE OF THIS PROGRAM.
-
- We thank you for distributing MG Software shareware products in accordance
- with the terms of this agreement.
-
- If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at the
- address shown above or the e-mail address <monty@mgsoft.com>
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