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Games
Before starting, review
Two games
are available:
Turnabout,
a game
of strategy,
and Solitaire,
a
these basic procedures
popular
international
card game
for one
player.
Games
are supplied
on
from the Ge_ng Started
diskette.
chapter in Book 1:
• Working with Menus
• Workingwith Dialog Boxes
Turnabout
Turnabout
is a strategy
game
where
you try to gain control
of the board
by
capturing
pieces
from your opponent.
The game
ends when
no one can
make
any more
moves.
The person
with the most
pieces
on the board
wins.
Capturing Pieces
To capture,
place your pieces
on both
sides
of a single
piece
or at both
ends
• of a row of your opponent's
pieces.
Capture
in any direction:
vertically,
horizontally,
or diagonally.
You may have to capture
the same
piece
more
than once
in the course
of the game.
Sequenc Play
You can play Turnabout
against
another
person
or against
the system.
Either
_ay, the game
play sequence
is the same:
If you are not sure
.where to make your
next move, select Hint
from the Game menu.
!_ To play Turnabout:
1. Insert the diskette labelled Tumabout
in the disk drive.
2.
3.
4.
.
Click on File Manager
from the Main Menu. File manager
appears.
Click on the drive
A icon. The contents
of the diskette
appear.
Locate
the Turnabout
icon and double-click
On it. A game
board
appears
with four pieces.
Move the on-screen
pointer
to the square
where
you want
to put your
next piece
and click with the Select
button.
Remember,
this move
must
result
in the capture
of an enemy
piece.
The system places your piece
in the
square
and then changes
the color
of all
the pieces
that were captured
to
your
co/or
You can only put your piece
in a square
where
it will capture
one
or more
of your opponent's
pieces.
If you try to put your piece
anywhere
else, the computer
beeps
and waits
for you to select
a different
square.
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