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* SOLEAU SOFTWARE PRESENTS *
WORDLE
v1.0
Program by William Soleau
Version 1.0 (c) 1993
Requirements: EGA or VGA & Hard Disk
Files Needed: Wordle.ov0 Wordle.ov1
Wordle.ov2 Wordle.ov3
Wordle.ov4 Wordle.dic
Wordle1.jft Wordle2.jft
Wordle3.jft Wordle.exe
OBJECTIVE
The object of Wordle is quite simple. On the 5x5 game grid
there are 25 letters randomly placed at the beginning of each
game. The objective is to spell as many words as you can by
selecting letters that are adjacent to each other in order to
make up a word.
GAME PLAY
At the start of each game there will be one yellow square
around the letter in the upper left hand corner of the game
board. Using your arrow keys (left,right,up,down), move this
yellow square to select the letter you want. By pressing the
<Spacebar> you then select the letter. Once you've chosen
the first letter, the yellow marker will only be able to
move to letters that are adjacent to the last letter selected.
Words spelled must be at least four letter long. The computer
will automatically scan Wordle's 80,000 word dictionary to
see if you have spelled a new word. Words can only be spelled
once during a round. However you can add plurals to the word
to make another word.
For example you spell: TIGER (the computer will register the word)
On the next turn if there is a S next to the "R" you can also
spell: TIGERS (the computer will register this as a new word)
A letter tile can only be used once to spell a word. The
computer will not allow you to select that letter tile
again in that same word.
CANCEL LETTERS
You can cancel all your choices at any point by pressing
the <Esc> key. This will erase all the previously selected
letters and will allow the yellow marker to once again move
anywhere on the game grid.
SCORING
Points are awarded for each word found in the dictionary. A
word can only be used once during a single round. The scoring
is based upon the letters the word contains.
Each letter has a certain point value.
1 Point : A,D,E,I,L,M,N,O,R,S,T,U,W
2 Points: B,C,F,G,H,J,K,P,V,Y
3 Points: Q,X,Z
The letter values are totaled and then multiplied by the number
of total words spelled.
1: HORSE 6
2: TOWS 4
3: BOWS 5
You Spell: 4: BATS B=2 A=1 T=1 S=1 Letter Value = 5
(4th Word) -------
Letter Score Totals 20
Total Score: (4 Words) * 20 = 80
GAME TYPE: TIMED / NUMBER WORDS
There are five different ways to play Wordle. The options
are:
1: Timed 3:00 minutes (most words spelled in 3:00)
2: Timed 5:00 minutes (most words spelled in 5:00)
3: First Five Words Spelled (No Time Limit)
4: First Ten Words Spelled (No Time Limit)
5: First Twenty Words Spelled (No Time Limit)
Each of these options has their own Score Card.
SCORE CARD
On the bottom right side of the screen the Five Top scores for
the play type (1-5) are shown. Upon completion of a round,
your score will be compared against these top five scores.
If you happen to qualify for the Five Highest Scores, you
will be asked to type in your initials. The Five Top Scores
are always visible on the right side of the screen.
* Note * If you want to reset the Top Five Scores, then you
can erase the WORDLE.SCR file from the disk.
KEY DEFINITIONS
<Arrow Keys> Move Letter Selector
<Spacebar> Select Letter
<Esc> Cancel Letters Selected
<D>irections Wordle Instructions
<O>ptions Option Menu (See Below)
<N>ew Game Begins A New Game
<Q>uit Quits Wordle
OPTION MENU
The <O>ption key brings up the Option Menu. Here you can set
various features of the game.
1 = Sound Toggle (On/Off)
2 = Game Play (Timed / Number Words)
3 = Add or Delete Words from Master Dictionary
(Registered Version)
4 = Soleau Software Game Information
* NOTE WINDOWS USERS *
Running Wordle from Windows may cause unexpected results. The game
should be played by loading it directly from the Dos prompt.
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* SOLEAU SOFTWARE *
Soleau Software's main focus is to produce the finest logic and
strategy games for the software marketplace. Wordle is just one
of over thirty other challenging Soleau Software Games. If
you like Wordle and find it worthy of your game collection then
please show your support of our work and register the game with
us. Soleau Software depends on your registrations in order
to continue providing an alternative software source.
The registered version of Wordle greatly speeds up the loading and
exiting of the game, plus allows you to either Add or Delete words
from the master dictionary. See the closing screen within the
game for details, or read the Word_reg.doc file provided with this
copy of Wordle.
Your $12.00 registration of Wordle will instantly make you a
Soleau Software Member. All members receive special discounts on
our other games through special bonus package offers sent with
your disk. Members also have the option to include an extra $6.00
dollars for our Member Game Pack which has EIGHT of our most
popular Shareware EGA/VGA games on a High Density Floppy Disk.
This offer is for Members Only, so please register Wordle today !
We at Soleau Software thank you for your support and hope you will
continue to enjoy this as well as our other software products.
Sincerely,
William Soleau
President
Soleau Software
163 Amsterdam Avenue
Suite 213
New York, NY 10023