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OS/2 Help File
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1993-08-11
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ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 1. About Backgammon ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The object of Backgammon is to move the white stones into the home table (the
six points in the lower right section of the table), and then to move all 15
stones into the pocket on the right. The black stones are moved by the computer
to the upper right section of the table. The player who moves all stones into
the pocket first, is the winner.
White stones move along the top half to the left, then down, and along the
bottom half to the right. Stones cannot land on any point that is already
occupied by two or more opposing stones, but can bump singleton stones which
are then moved to the middle bar. Stones from the bar move to upper right.
After each roll, stones are advanced according to the numbers on the dice. Both
dice can be applied to the same stone, but the stone must make the two moves
consecutively. Whenever a player rolls doubles, that number is not taken twice,
but four times. When all stones are in the home table and you cannot advance
any of your stones according to the exact number on the dice, you can move a
stone into your pocket that is less points away than the number on your dice.
Related information:
Playing the game
Keys help
Copyright notice
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 2. Playing the game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose New from the Game menu to start a new game or press Ctrl+N. Then you
have to roll dice to determine who moves first. The player with the higher
numbers on the dice moves first. To move a stone, move the mouse pointer to the
desired point and drag the stone to the new place with the right mouse button
(mouse button 2). If it is a legal move, the stone will drop to the new place.
The computer makes its move then. After that you have to double-click with
mouse button 1 to roll the dice or press Enter, Spacebar or Return.
Choose Undo from the Game command to undo your last move.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 3. Copyright notice ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Backgammon
Version 1.2
All rights reserved.
Copyright (C) Peter Wansch, 1993
August 10, 1993
Vienna, Austria
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4. Help for Game ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Game menu commands to start a new game or to undo your last move.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.1. Help for New ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose New to start a new game. You can start a new game at any time, even in
the middle of a game.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 4.2. Help for Undo ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Undo to undo your last move.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5. Help for Options ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Option menu commands to switch the sound on or off.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.1. Help for Sound ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Sound to switch the sound on or off.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2. Help for Animation ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Animation menu commands to specifiy how fast you want the stone to
move.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.1. Help for Slow ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Slow if you want the stone to move slow.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.2.2. Help for Fast ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Fast if you want the stone to move fast.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 5.3. Help for Reset scores ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Reset scores to reset the scores.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6. Help for Help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Use the Help menu to obtain help information.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.1. Help for General help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose General help to get general help for the program. General help provides
general information about Backgammon.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2. Help for Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Keys help to see a list of keys and a description of the function of the
keys.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.2.1. Keys help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
CONTROL KEYS
Enter, Spacebar, Return
Rolls the dice.
Ctrl+N
Starts a new game.
Ctrl+R
Resets the scores.
Ctrl+U
Undoes your last move.
HELP KEYS
F1
Gets help
Esc
Views previous Help panel or ends help if only one panel has been
viewed.
Alt+F4
Ends help or ends program.
SYSTEM KEYS
Alt+Esc
Switches to the next program.
Ctrl+Esc
Switches to the Window List.
WINDOW KEYS
Underlined letter
Moves among the choices on the action bar and pull-downs submenu or
executes the function chosen.
Alt+Underlined letter
Executes the function chosen immediately.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.3. Help for Help index ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Help index to display the help index. The help index lists the titles of
the help information that is available.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.4. Help for Using help ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Using help to obtain information on how to use the Help facility.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5. Help for Product information ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
Choose Product information to view a dialog that displays information about
Backgammon, such as version number and copyright notice.
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5.1. Help for Product information dialog ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
This dialog displays information about Backgammon, such as version number and
copyright notice.
Related information:
Help for OK
ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ 6.5.2. Help for OK ΓòÉΓòÉΓòÉ
The OK button closes the product information dialog.