


                            [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m

                           Version 1.5g

                        by Xavier Egusquiza

                           October 1992


[1m[4mThe Program[0m

[32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0mis an Amiga version of the classic board game with the
same name.  The program  is fully multitasking  so that  you can
play while you work. It is also completely moused with extensive
use  of Intuition  environment.

[32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m was fully written  in C, compiled and tested on a 3Mb
Amiga 500  with hard disk, and  the software used was Lattice C,
DPaint III,Cygnus Ed and some other utilities.


[1m[4mGetting Started[0m

To  run  the program, double click  on the  [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m icon. The 
game  may also  be started  from the CLI  by typing "Parcheese".
Be sure  the  graphic  file  is  in  the  same directory  as the
executable code so that the program can find it.

After loading  you  must tell  the computer  who is going  to be
playing.  You choose  the players  using the program  menu.  The
players type can be human or one of the three levels of computer
player. So  you can select  any combination, ranging from two to
four  players, and  from  an all humans game to an all computers
one, with any colours you choose.

Once you have selected the players,you have only to select Start
Game from the Project menu.


[1m[4mUsing the program[0m

Using [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m is  very easy.  As told  before, you  can always
control the program with the mouse.  To move a piece  under human
control,you must place the mouse pointer over it and double click.

During the game, you can change the kind of players too. You must
also pay attention on the title bar. It tells you who is going to
move and indicates any special situation of the game.In [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m
the computer always rolls the dice.

Once the game has started, you can leave it  by selecting the End
Game option from the  Project menu. Then you can start a new game
or quit the program.  On the other side, when the game is over, a
requester asks you  if you wish  to quit the game.


[1m[4mMenu Options[0m

In [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m,there are three menus,with the following options:

Project menu:
      Start Game: Choose this one  to start a new game.
      End Game  : Ends the current game.
      About     : Informs you  on the program and  the author.
      Quit      : Exits inmediately [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m.

Players menu:
       There are one option for each colour. Each option has got
four suboptions corresponding to the four types of players. They
are these:
      Human Player: Set  this one  to control the player.
      Within  computer players  there are  three levels :

      Easy Level  : This is an entry level.
      Medium Level: Sets a computer level  harder  than the last
                    one, but  not definitely  difficult.
      Hard Level  : This is  the challeging  level. The computer
                    plays  deeper  combining logic and strategy.
                    With this level the computer takes longer to
                    move,  depending also on the players number.
                    Choose  this one  if you want  to have got a
                    tough game!

Special menu:
     There are two options:
     Statistics: A window will appear  with statistics about all
                 the competitors  in play.  It will display four
                 columns :

                 "Advanced squares":  This one indicates you who
                  leads the game.The program counts the advanced
                  squares  of all pieces  for  each player.
                 "Own taken men" :  It tells you how many pieces
                  of  yours  have been  taken by  your opponents
                  until  now.
                 "Opposing taken men" :  This one shows  you how
                  many men  have  been taken  by you.
                 "Dice pts. per turn":  Here, [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0maverages
                  all  dice  points  you've  rolled  until  now.
                  Warning: If you rolls a 6 and plays again, the
                  program  counts them  as an  unique roll.  For
                  example,if you,at the first  move,roll a 6 and
                  then a 5,the computer will  display 11 and not
                  5.5 (11/2).

      Undo :      This option allows you to change a move you've
                  just made.This option is only available before
                  the next go.
                  In a computer player move, this choice is left
                  as a repeat option and  for flexibility to the
                  user.


[1m[4mThe Rules[0m

[32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m's rules are exactly the same as  in the classic board
game. The ultimate goal of the game is to get all of your pieces
placed on  your center  square.  Besides,  there are  some other
important subjects :

Rolling a 6 : Like many board games, a 6 allows  you to roll the
dice again. But be careful!  at the third  6  the last moved man
goes home.  There are two exceptions for  this :
    - When the most recently  moved man  is  on one of your last
      coloured  squares,
    - or when  you can't make  any move.

If some of your pieces  is blocking a  square and you rolls a 6,
you're forced to move it.  On the other side, if you haven't got
any man  at home,  you advance  seven  squares  instead of  six.

Rolling a 5:  If you've got some piece at home and  your initial
square is  unoccupied, you  must place  one  in this square.  In
[32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m  the program  makes this  for you.
When  your initial  square is blocked  (two men on it) :
  - If it contains one opposing piece, then you take it.
  - If it is occupied  by two opposing men, you'll take the last
    landed on  this square.

Bonus points :   Two bonus points  in [32m[3m[1mPARCHEESE [31m[0m:
 - Each  opposing man  you've  taken  gives you  twenty  points.
 - You get 10 points for each own piece that arrives to the end.


[1m[4mThe End[0m

I'd like to know your  opinions,critics,suggestions on the game.

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