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**Backgammon Deluxe**
**by**
**Arthur Crump**
**Table of Contents**
**=================**
1. Getting Started
a. Help with Backgammon Deluxe
b. Requirements
c. Installation & Setup
d. Starting Backgammon Deluxe
2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
3. How to Contact Us
**1. Getting Started**
**==================**
**a. Help with Backgammon Deluxe**
**------------------------------**
There are many variations of the game of backgammon,
Backgammon Deluxe is one variation. While classical
backgammon starts with each player throwing one die
to determine who goes first, Backgammon Deluse allows
the human player to start the game by clicking on
either die.
Each player then throws, or clicks on a die in turn.
A player moves his pieces according to the number on
the dice, starting with the number on the left die
then that of the right die.
A player may move one piece the whole of their turn,
or move seperate pieces. If a player throws a double,
meaning the same number on both die, then they move
the number shown on one die four times. The player
has the option of moving one piece, or seperate
pieces.
The human player's pieces move in a counter-clockwise
direction, and the computer's pieces move in a
clockwise direction.
A board position is considered blocked if two or
more opposing pieces are sitting at that position.
For example, if you wish to move one position over
and your opponent has two pieces at that position,
an error message will be displayed letting you
know that the move is an illegal move.
You can however, move to a position in which your
opponent has only one piece. This move sends your
opponent to the center 'Bar'. On their next move,
a player with a piece on the bar must use one of
the die to re-enter the game starting at the first
postion on the opposing side. If the player can
not re-enter the piece on the bar, then they must
pass.
The ultimate goal of backgammon is to remove all
of your playing pieces from the board. You can
not remove pieces until all of your playing
pieces are in your inner table (the bottom right
conner). You remove pieces by moving the amount
on the die roll greater than the number of board
positions remaining. For exmaple, if a die shows
three and you click on a piece with only two board
postions remaining, that piece will be removed
from the board and placed in the reserve area.
The first player to remove all of their board
pieces wins the game. Enjoy.
**b. System Requirements**
**----------------------**
To run Backgammon Deluxe, you'll need the following system:
An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
Two Megabytes of RAM
A VGA monitor
Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
Mouse
You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:
Pentium processor
Four Megabytes of RAM
**c. Installation and Setup**
**-------------------------**
1. To get started with Backgammon Deluxe on a hard disk:
a. Insert the Backgammon Deluxe disk in your
floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
Enter.
c. Follow the screen directions.
**d. Starting Backgammon Deluxe**
**-----------------------------**
To start the game, double click on the Backgammon Deluxe icon in
Windows.
**2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
**======================================**
If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
needing to get help. Try the following:
If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
disk cache.
If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness on
your monitor.
If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
that were displayed.
**3. How to Contact Us**
**====================**
Write to:
**AGCrump**
**P.O. Box 8216**
**Inglewood, CA 90308**
E-mail:
**ao545@lafn.org**
Backgammon Deluxe is Copyright (c) 1997 by Arthur Crump. All rights reserved.