Welcome to Amiga Draughts by S.Hargreaves.

This is a demo of the full game, which is available direct from me
by sending £5.00 to 4 Moon Street, Chadderton, Oldham OL9 6PW.

Normal Draughts rules apply with the exception of the hufting rule,
which I think is unsportsmanlike. If you are able to take a piece
then you must.

Control is a piece of cake. Simply click on the piece that you want
to move, and then on the destination square. Providing you have not
attempted an illegal move then all will be well. If you are taking
multiple pieces on one go, then control will be returned to you after
each piece is taken. You only need to click on the destination square
for the 2nd and subsequent moves.

The game is over when one player has lost all his pieces, or is unable
to move.

The computer skill level can range from 0 to 9. The higher the level the
longer the computer takes to make its` move. You will have to experiment
to see how far you can push it on your system. but I wouldn`t recommend
above level 4 on a standard 1 meg A500 for instance.

Right clicking the mouse on the main game screen will bring up a requester
where you can end the game, change the level (this change is effective from
the computers NEXT move), change the colour of the pieces (see below) or
quit the program altogether.

When changing colours you should click on a piece of the colour that you
want to change, and then on the base colour required on the colour chart.
Please note that in this demo you are restricted to the first three colours
and the default settings.

As well as the colour chart, some other functions have been disabled. You
may only play a one player game, and you MUST play second. In addition,
there is a ten minute timeout on the program.

The full version offers no time limit, 0,1 or 2 player mode (0 players means
the computer plays itself) and the choice of playing 1st or 2nd, as well as
the full range of colour changes.

Any errors or bugs can also be reported to me at the above address.

Have fun.

Steve Hargreaves.