@database SameGame
@$VER: SameGame.guide 30.41 (5.12.99)
@author "Shift/Crew-92"
@(c) "Crew-92 1999"

@node "Main" "SameGame - The Guide"

@{" Requirements " link "Requirements"}
@{" Features     " link "Features"}
@{" Tool Types   " link "Tooltypes"}

@{" Rules        " link "Rules"}

@{" Credits      " link "Credits"}
@{" History      " link "History"}

@{i}SameGame Copyright © 1999 Crew-92 Freeware@{ui}
@endnode

@node "Requirements" "Requirements"
@{b}Requirements:@{ub}

An Amiga with KickStart 2.0 or higher.
For some features KickStart 3.0 or higher is required.

SameGame can use its own screen, or open a window on any public screen.

The only files used are the executable and the hiscores file.
No libraries, fonts or graphics files have to be loaded from disk!
To be able to save the hiscore file, the program should be started from a
write-enabled disk.
@endnode

@node "Features" "Features"
@{b}Features:@{ub}

- Very small program (less then 8k), written in assembly
- Works on every Amiga with KickStart 2.0 or higher
- System-friendly, does not freeze multitasking
- GadTools user-interface
- Font sensitive: the Screen font is used
- Screenmode sensitive, supports graphics cards on KickStart 3
- The window can open on the Workbench with KickStart 3, see @{"Tool Types" link "Tooltypes"}
- Optimized graphics for square-pixel graphics modes
- Standard colours for menus are used on KickStart 3
- The hiscores are saved, to reset the hiscores just select Clear hiscores
  from the menu
- It is possible to select a board number by hand or randomly
- It is also possible to play the boards in sequence
- There are 65536 different boards to play (numbered from 0 to 65535)
- Can be started from CLI or Workbench
@endnode

@node "Tooltypes" "Tool Types"
@{b}Tool Types:@{ub}

Display options:
Note that these only work on KickStart 3.0 or higher.
When no display tool type is specified, auto mode is used: if a window on
the default public screen is not possible, then a custom screen is opened.

@{b}SCREEN:@{ub}      SameGame opens its own screen.
@{b}PUBSCREEN:@{ub}   SameGame opens its window on a public screen which name is
             entered after the PUBSCREEN tool type. If no name is specified,
             the default public screen will be used.

Other options:

@{b}SELECTBOARD:@{ub} To select the new board number manually.
@{b}NEXTBOARD:@{ub}   To play the boards in sequence.

@endnode

@node "Rules" "Rules"
@{b}The rules of the game:@{ub}

Pieces can be removed when there is a block of at least two pieces of the
same colour. These pieces will be marked when you move the mousepointer over
them. After a block is removed, the pieces above it drop down to fill the
empty space. When a column is empty, all columns right of it are shifted to
the left.
The points of a marked block of pieces are calculated by squaring the number
of pieces minus two. So try to remove as many pieces at a time as possible
to get a higher score.
When there are no pieces left at the end of the game, you'll get a 1000
points bonus.
@endnode

@node "Credits" "Credits"
@{b}Credits:@{ub}

Game idea:           KSame for KDE (Linux) which is based on SameGame on
                     the Macintosh

Amiga version:
Graphics and design: Raven/Crew-92 (raven.crew-92@altavista.net)
Coding:              Shift/Crew-92 (shift.crew92@poboxes.com)
Icon:                Luca 'Hexaae' Longone

Thanks to Camiel and Luca for beta-testing.
Thanks to Luca 'Hexaae' Longone for some ideas for improvements.

If you like this game please send an email to: shift.crew92@poboxes.com

@{b}This game is freeware!@{ub}
@endnode

@node "History" "History"
@{b}History:@{ub}

@{b}Version 2.2 (31.33)@{ub}
Added features:
- The boards can now be played in sequence

@{b}Version 2.1 (31.14)@{ub}
Added features:
- Tooltypes and menu items now comply to the Amiga Style Guide
- Includes NewIcons icons
Bugs fixed:
- The graphics were distorted when the screen had 256 or more colours

@{b}Version 2.0 (31.02)@{ub}
Added features:
- Startable from Workbench
- Runs in a window on the Workbench
- Includes icons
- The Screen font is used
- Clear hiscores
- Restart game

@{b}Version 1.0 (30.32)@{ub}
First released version
@endnode