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Part of the LeapFrog package - Written by Peter Jones - © SoftStuff 1994
Manual
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Index
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1 What is it?
2 What can it do?
3 What are the rules of LeapFrog?
4 What do the buttons do?
1 What is it?
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LeapFrog is an interactive maths investigation for pupils
doing Key Stage 2 Maths. It tests attainment target 1.
The actual investigation is simple, and can be done in any
environment, but using the computer can make it more fun.
2 What can it do?
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The application sets up game of LeapFrog on the computer.
The user can then set the number of counters of each colour and
move them about. The computer will implement the rules, and tell
the user if he/she has made an illegal move. Also the moves made
so far can be displayed and saved to disk. The computer will
check to see if the game has been completed and will inform the
user if this is true.
3 What are the rules of LeapFrog?
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For a graphical version, see the drawfile named "Rules".
A board is set up as seen on the screen.
The object of the game is for all the counters of different
colours to swap position, i.e. all the blue counters should be
moved to the lefthand side and all the red to the right.
The counters can only move in two ways:
(i) By sliding across to an empty space
(ii) By jumping over a counter of a different colour to
an empty space
Also, red counters can only move to the right, and blue
counters to the left.
4 What do the buttons do?
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On the main window the are five buttons which do something.
Taking them from the left:
The one with a disk on it will save the current move
list
The one with an i on it displays a filer window with
information in it.
The one with a red counters in it will display a list
of moves made.
The one with a tadpole in it resets the counters to
their initial state.