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                     HOW TO PLAY "CHAMPIONSHIP BACKGAMMON"


     THE BOARD    Your playing pieces and dice are white. Computer's are
          black. Points are numbered from 01 to 24 on the screen. You move
          your pieces from high-numbered points to lower numbered points,
          toward your home board in the lower left quadrant. Dice rolls are
          randomly generated. Either die may be played first.


     HOW TO MOVE    When prompted "FROM--", type the 2 digit number
          corresponding to the point from which you want to move. (You can
          use the numeric keypad, which is automatically set for numeric
          entry.) For points numbered less than 10, use a leading zero:
          01,02,03, etc. It is not necessary to hit the enter key.

              The program then prompts "TO--". Type in the number of the
          point to which you want to move.  Each dice number must be used
          individually, i.e. with a roll of 3-2, move from 13 to 10, then
          10 to 08, rather than 13 to 08 in one jump.

              At the end of your turn, the program asks "READY?". This
          gives you the opportunity to change your move. Type "Y" for Yes
          if you are satisfied with your move. (For your convenience, you
          may press the space bar instead.) Or type "N" for No and your
          pieces will be put back. You can then replay the roll.


     TAKE BACK A MOVE    Type "T" to take back your move anytime during
          your turn.


     BEARING OFF    Bear off (take off pieces) by typing "00" in response
          to the "TO--" prompt.


     ADVICE    Type "A" to get the computer's advice on how to play your
          roll.  You always get the computer's best suggestion, regardless
          of the level at which you are playing. In fact, this is the move
          the computer would make from your position.


     DOUBLING    To double or redouble, type "D" when prompted "Press SPACE
          BAR to roll dice".


     PIP COUNT    To display the pip count for both sides, type "P".


     SCORE    To display the score, type "S".


     QUIT DURING GAME    Type "Q" during your turn to begin a new game or
          exit to DOS.


     HELP    Type "H" to review the keys you may use during the game.









     OPTIONS    The following options have been preset (the default
          settings). You may change any of them by using the Options menu.

          1. Choose level of difficulty - five levels of increasing
             difficulty are available. Level 5 is the most challenging. All
             computer moves are made within a few seconds, regardless of
             the level you have chosen (default level is 5).

          2. Use doubling cube - you may choose to play a game in which
             neither side can double (default is with doubling).

          3. Turn off the sound effects (default is on).

          4. Blink pieces before moving - makes it easier to follow the
             moves in progress. For a faster game, you may turn off this
             option (default is blinking).

          5. Match scoring - allows you to choose a target number of points
             (default is cumulative totaling of points with no match
             target).

          6. Set up your own board - allows you to play from the starting
             position of your choice - just follow the screen prompts.
             Great for testing difficult positions (default is standard
             opening placement of pieces).

          7. Set the dice yourself - choose whatever rolls you want for you
             and the computer (default is randomly generated rolls).


     KEYS    Here is a review of the letter keys available to you during
          your turn:

          A - Advice

          D - Double

          H - Help (displays a list of keys to use)

          N - "No" response to Y/N question

          P - Pip Count

          Q - Quit

          S - Score

          T - Take back move

          Y - "Yes" response to Y/N question

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