@database "ShisenSho" @MASTER "ShisenSho" @node main "Guide for ShisenSho" **************** S H I S E N S H O ******************** @{" What is " link was} ShisenSho @{" Bugreport " link Report} - :-( @{" Copyright " link Right} question of Law @{" Hardware " link Hard} System recommendet @{" HD-Install" link Install} Harddisk @{" Generale " link Sonstiges} @{" Highscore " link score} Important detail :-) The Game it self @{" Rules " link regeln} @{" Slot-machine " link automat} @{" Main-Screen " link auswahl} @{" Game Area " link spiel} @endnode @node was ShisenSho is a Chinese mindgame. It will played with the same Stones as Mahjong, but with total other rules. To make the game interesting, I add some new rules. 1.) Multiplier-Stones ----------------- The Points would calculate with the Multiplier-Stones. With some Stones, this multipier can raise. 2.) More Points by longer ways. --------------------------- Ever longer a way between a pair, all so much the points. This way is in related with the multipier. So you can influence the points, through clever solution. 3.) Help ---- You can, if you have helps left, blast Stones away. So it is much easyier, to solve a Level. But it is much profitable, to use no helps. @endnode was @node report ********************************** * * * Contactadresse * * * * Franz Janisch * * Zum Sand 19b * * 6844 Altach * * Austria * * * * Email fjanisch@amiga.vol.at * * * ********************************** If you like the ShisenSho, or if you have some ideas for improvements be so kind to send me a message. Should you find a bug, then mail me too :-( (Postcarte or Email) @endnode @node Right ShisenSho is FREEWARE Copying and distribution is free, as long as all archives are complete. It is however not permitted to make any changes to the programm or the other files. @endnode @node Sonstiges A few hints: AGA (PalHires 256 colors) Exchangeable background pics Systemfriendly (with left Amiga + m you change to workbench) As ShisenSho runs in system, it is useful not to activate other programms in the background i.g. screenblanker. If you encouter problems, be sure to keep an eye on that matter. This can be, if you use a high Resolution Workbench with many Colours, and no Grafikcard. ShisenSho takes about 1,6 MB chipram. Take care about that. If you really encouter ramproblems, try to start the game, without the startup-sequence. @endnode @node score Two things abaut Hall of Fame. 1.) The first 14 places are normaly Entrys. Thats mean, the highest Score ist on the top... Place 15 is always the Player, hows Score is to low for hall of Fame. Thats mean, If the Score ist high enought, you will sort into the list. Otherwise you are on place 15, equal how much Points you have. 2.) The Score will be save, when ShisenSho leave. When you make a Reset, the Score would not save. Also the Level and the Language would saved. So you must not always begin with Level one. But when you change the Directory of Backgroundpics, the Levelnumber is one agin. Use the End Button, please. @endnode @node Hard Systemrequirements ------------------ AGA-Amiga with 2 MB ChipRam, and some FastRam. I could not test the game on a naked 1200. (I know anybody how have such a compi..) Without FastRam, many things would not work, I think... The game has been testet on these computers: Amiga 1200 Original 68020 (14 MHZ) and 4 MB Fastram Amiga 1200 with MTek 68030 (40 MHZ) and 4 MB Fastram Amiga 4000 with Cyberstorm 68040 (40 MHZ) and 16 MB Fastram Amiga 4000 with Cyberstorm 68060 (50 MHZ) and 64 MB Fastram Amiga 4000 with Apolle 68060 (50 MHZ) and 32 MB Fastram @endnode @node Install Installing is very simple, just move the drawer with the game, where ever you want. There is no assings needet. You even can play it from CD, but the highscores cannot saved. @endnode @node Regeln And now the rules ----------------- On the Gamearea are 126 Stones. Always 4 Stones have the same Symbol. This Stones you must put away with this rules: 1.) You can remove 2 Stones with the same Symbol, when they can combound with three lines. The lines can only be horizontal and vertical. There can also be one ore two lines, but no more then 3 lines. The programm will search the shortest Way, himself. 2.) There are 9 Stones only twice. They are a little darker. This are the multiplier Stones. If you put away a pair of this Stones, the multiplier raise 2. 3.) You get more Points, if the Way between the Stones is long. The best tactic is therefore. First get the multiplier Stones, and find so long ways as possible. 4.) If there is no move left, and you have one more helps, you can remove a Stone with this. Klick on Help. The Button will be aktive. When you will not remove a Stone, klick the Help Button again. Otherwise klick a Stone and he will remove. The secont Stone will remove by the Programm. You can remove only one Stone yourself. For each Help you don`t use, you got 50000 Points on Finish. Be sure, that realy no move ist left, when you use the Help-Button. @endnode @node automat Before you start, you must play with a little Slot-machine, to get some starting values. Here you can win ore loose following things. ---------------------------------------------- | Win | Symbol | ---------------------------------------------- | | | | 60000 Points | 6 Coins | | Loose Helps | Grey Scull | | Win Help | Bomb | | Win 2 Mul | Brown X | | 30000 Points | 3 Coins | | Loose all | Red Scull | | Win all | Green Smilie | | Win 1 Mul | Blue X | ---------------------------------------------- If the Startbutton beginn to blink, the Slot-machine can be started. He will be faster and faster. Now you have two possibilitys: 1.) You do nothing and wait on witch Symbol the machine will stop. 2.) If the Stop-Button beginn to blink, you can stop the machine. Klick on the Stop-button. With a little good fortune and a some sence, you get the symbol of your choose. You have 5 changes. After each Round one Light will go out. The Symbole ----------- 6 Coins : Win 60000 Points. Grey Scull : Loose all Helps. Let us hope, it was not the last Round. Win Help : You got another Help. Win 2 Mul : Add two multiplier. 3 Coins : Win 30000 Points. Loose all : You loose all. It is fatal, when it was the last Round. Win all : You got 1xMul, 1xHelp and 10000 Points. Win 1 Mul : Add one multiplier. @endnode @node Auswahl Here you can change the Language from German to English. The Flag you klick, become a red border. On the Bottom left, there is a Disk. Here you can choose a Directory of Backgroundpics. You must only look for two things: 1.) The Pics must have Pal-Hires Resolutions, and they can have no more than 128 colours. 2.) The Pictures must have the name hp, and they must have ordered numbers. z.b hp1,hp2,hp3..... The Program search allways the next number. If there is no found the next number, you play level one again. The Pictures can located anywhere, but I think it is better you copy the pictures into the ShisehSho Directory. There are alredy three Dirs with Pictures....hp/Set1-3. The Pics must habe Pal-Hires Resolution. In the Drawer ShisenSho/tools you find a program to convert Iff-Pictures into the ShisenSho Format. Choose a picture. The Picture must named hp. The Converter beginn to work from the number, you have selectet. To convert the complete Drawer, select hp1. It converts so long, as a nuber will be found. If you change the Pic-Directory you beginn allways with Level one. You should play the complete Set, if you will see all Pictures. Sound intensity --------------- Push F9 and the music will be low. Push F10 for more sound volume. @endnode @node Spiel There are 4 Buttons. 1.) Score: Here you can see the aktuell Score. (oh what...) 2.) Mul : The multiplier, who calculate the waylenght to points. 3.) Help : The Help you have left. For each help you do not need, you collect 50000 Points. 4.) Stop : Here you can stop the Game, when no move is left or you can`t finish the Level. But mind the step. If you use the Stop-button you go back one Level. @endnode