************************************************************ QQQ W W h ! Q Q : W W h i ! Q Q W W h zzzzz ! Q Q W W hhhhh i z ! Q Q W W h h i z ! Q Q : W W W h h i z QQQQ W W h h i zzzzz ! P L A Y E R ************************************************************ CONTENTS ======== 1. Distribution Notice 2. Disclaimer 3. Hardware Requirements 4. Game Instructions 5. Playing A Quiz ************************************************************ 1. DISTRIBUTION NOTICE ====================== Q:Whiz! Player is Public Domain. However, the quiz files included on this version of Q:Whiz! Player may be copyrighted. When playing the game, select the "ABOUT" button for further details. ************************************************************ 2. DISCLAIMER ============= Q:Whiz! Player has been thoroughly tested and should give you endless hours of problem-free play. However, it is used at your own risk and we cannot be held responsible for any damage to equipment, loss of data, etc which could arise from it's use. ************************************************************ 3. HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS ======================== Q:Whiz! Player should work on any Amiga which uses Workbench 2.0 or higher and has at least 1 Meg of RAM. If you only have 1 Meg of RAM, you may have to disable additional drives, if you have a number attached, as the game will need virtually every scrap of memory it can get it's grubby hands on. If you forget to disable additional drives, a message will be shown during the program's initialization telling you to turn them off and then to reboot your machine , if it is necessary. You will also have to ensure that this is the only program you have running because of the amount of memory is consumes. ************************************************************ 4. GAME INSTRUCTIONS ==================== Once the MAIN MENU is displayed, you are given these choices: PLAY QUIZ PICK QUIZ OPTIONS ABOUT Choose what you require by moving the mouse pointer over the appropriate button and pressing the left mouse button. If you want to quit the game, move the mouse pointer to the top-right of the screen and press the left mouse button and you will be returned to the Workbench screen. ------------------------------------------------------------ PLAY QUIZ ========= This will start a new game. If there is no quiz data currently resident in memory, you will be sent to the "PICK QUIZ" section first in order to select a file to load in. ------------------------------------------------------------ PICK QUIZ ========= The Player disk will be read and all available quiz files will be displayed. To choose a file, either place the mouse pointer over the box containing the quiz name you want and pressing the left mouse button, or by pressing key 1 - 8 corresponding to the quiz you want. The quiz will then be loaded into memory and the number of questions it contains will be displayed. If you are happy with this choice, place the mouse pointer over the "OK" button and press the left mouse button to be returned to the MAIN MENU. If you want to choose another quiz file, place the mouse pointer over the "READ DISK" button and press the left mouse button. If you have another Player disk available and want to get a quiz from that, this can be inserted and then read. Please ensure that the disk drive light is out before you swap disks and also wait for the light to go out before selecting the "READ DISK" button. Please note that only one Player disk should be in any of your drives at any one time otherwise the quiz system may get confused! ------------------------------------------------------------ OPTIONS ======= Enables you to change some of the more important settings to your own preferences. MUSIC Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "MUSIC" and press the left mouse button to toggle the music on / off. SOUND FX Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "SOUND FX" and press the left mouse button to toggle the sound fx on / off. QUESTION SELECT MODE Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "IN ORDER" and press the left mouse button to change the question select mode to "IN ORDER". Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "RANDOM" and press the left mouse button to change the question select mode to "RANDOM". "IN ORDER" - questions are asked in sequential order from the first question number in the quiz to the last question number in the quiz. "AT RANDOM" - questions are selected at random from the quiz. This mode has been included as some quiz files may contain groups of questions on a specific topic i.e. 10 on sport, 10 on films etc., and these can be mixed up if desired. Each time a question is selected, the number is stored so that it will not be used again during the current game. REVEAL ANSWER Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "REVEAL ANSWER" and press the left mouse button to have the answer revealed if it is not given by you. QUIZ TIMER Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "QUIZ TIMER" and press the left mouse button to toggle the quiz timer on / off. Change the quiz timer value by placing the mouse pointer over the buttons labelled < and > to the right of the quiz timer box and pressing the left mouse button. The timer will be changed in units of 1 second. To change the timer in units of 1 minute, press the right mouse button instead. Values range from 00:00:01 - 99:59:59. QUESTION TIMER Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "QUESTION TIMER" and press the left mouse button to toggle the question timer on / off. Change the question timer value by placing the mouse pointer over the buttons labelled < and > to the right of the question timer box and pressing the left mouse button. The timer will be changed in units of 1 second. To change the timer in units of 1 minute, press the right mouse button instead. Values range from 00:00:01 - 99:59:59. QUESTION FX IN / OUT ==================== Questions are copied and removed from the screen a bit at a time using a screen copy fx. These fx can be removed to speed up play. If the fx-in is turned off, the quiz is slightly harder as there is less time to read each question. QUESTION FX IN Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "QUESTION FX IN" and press the left mouse button to toggle the question fx-in on / off. QUESTION FX OUT Place the mouse pointer over the box to the right of the one labelled "QUESTION FX OUT" and press the left mouse button to toggle the question fx-out on / off. ************************************************************ ABOUT ===== Shows various bits of "useful" information. Place the mouse pointer over the "OK" button and press the left mouse button to return to the MAIN MENU. ************************************************************ 5. PLAYING A QUIZ ================= The quiz works as follows: A question is selected and then copied to the screen. The program now waits for one of the following to happen: Player makes a choice Question timer runs out Quiz timer runs out Quit button selected PLAYER MAKES A CHOICE A choice is made by pressing keys "1" to "4" or by placing the mouse pointer over the appropriate button and pressing the left mouse button. If the choice was the correct one, points are added and the next question is selected and shown. If the choice was the wrong one, points are deducted QUESTION TIMER RUNS OUT If while making a choice, the question timer runs out, the program treats it as being given a wrong answer. QUIZ TIMER RUNS OUT If (when?) the quiz timer runs out, the current game is over and the final score is shown. "QUIT" BUTTON SELECTED The current game will also finish if "QUIT" is selected. Questions are selected and shown until one of the following happens: All questions in the quiz have been asked The quiz timer runs out (if on) The "QUIT" button is selected When one of these conditions has been met, the player's final score will be shown. Press the left mouse button to return to the MAIN MENU. ------------------------------------------------------------ QUIT ==== Activated by pressing or by placing the mouse pointer over the button labelled "QUIT" and pressing the left mouse button. The current quiz is aborted and the final score is shown. Press the left mouse button to return to the MAIN MENU. "QUIT" can only be selected when the game is waiting for a choice to a question to be made. ************************************************************