
                                      GO

                            Version 1.1.,  10.1994.

                                by Burany Akos

                             Public Domain program

  This is the first GEM version of the logical game Go. It's a simple, but
very interesting game for two players. After the demo verson, this is a
normal GEM program, but it can't be run like an accesory.

  The game runs on all ST(E) machines, in ST high resolution. The main program
file (GO.PRG) and the other files (GO_RSC.RSC, GO_PREF.DAT, GO_STAT.DAT) must
be in the same directory.

  This game is public domain. You can freely copy it, but you mustn't sell it.

  The game
  --------
  You can put your figure on the table with clicking on a free field with the
left mouse button. You can't put a figure on an occupied field. The winner of
the game is, who puts five figures beside each other vertically, horizontally
or diagonally. In the boxes are displayed how many moves you have, the time
each player spent playing his move, who's on move and the total time of play.


  The menu points are:

  - Killers Software

  'Killers' is a young demo group. We're making intros and games. We are
interested in ASM, Turbo C and GFA programming.

 File

  - Load...

  You can load a saved game with this option. The saved games have a *.GO
extension. When you load an old game, the table will be drawn and the data
(moves,time) will be set. Then you can continue the loaded game.

  - Save...

  This option saves the game that you are playing at that moment. It will be
saved only if there are some figures on the table.

  - Save preferences...

  This option stores the current game preferences (the selected menu points)
in the GO_PREF.DAT file. At next time, when you load the game, the preferences
will be read from the file and will be set. If there isn't a preferences file
in the directory, the default settings will be set.

  - Exit

  With this option you can leave the game and return to the desktop.

 Game

  - New Game

  This option allows you to start a new game. The table will be redrawn and
the data reset.

 Preferences

  Here are the preferences for the game. The preferences will be changed in the
next game:

  - White / Black begins

  Which player begins the game.

  - Ball / Block figures

  The figure types.

 Table

  Selecting the table size:

  - Small / Medium / Large

      Small  -  10 * 10 fields
      Medium -  25 * 18 fields
      Large  -  36 * 25 fields

  - Custom

  You can set the table sizes, but the lenght must be more than 4 fields and
less than 37 fields, the height also more than 4 fields and less than 26
fields.
 To leave the custom setting, click on the 'Custom' button.

 Statistics

  With these options various statistics data is shown:

  - # of white/black wins
  - Time spent playing in the game
  - # of moves for each player
  - Total time spent playing GO

  The statistics are saved in the GO_STAT.DAT file.

  - Complete...

  You can see the whole statistics from the file.

  - Today...

  You can see the statistics for the current game.

  - Save

  Saves daily statistics in GO_STAT.DAT file. The daily statistics will be
cleared.

  - Save always

  If this menu point is selected, the statistics will be automaticly saved
after exit.

  In the menu there are disabled menu points. These are for the next version,
where you will be able to play against the computer. But, for now, this is not
possible.

  Bugs
  ----

  When you enter the Info or File menu, it might be partially erased by the
timer for the white player.

  If you open an accesory and if it's in a window, then after closing it the
part of the screen where the window was, will be erased. You can continue
playing, but you couldn't see the table or the players boxes.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

  If you want to have the programs GFA-Basic source, please send me an empty
floppy disk:

                                 Burany Akos
                          Bulevar Cara Lazara 81/176
                          21000 Novi Sad, Yugoslavia

  You can write on this address, also, for any information, GFA, Turbo & Pure C
source swapping, or contact me on Sezam BBS (381-11-648-422):

username - eburanj
E-mail   - eburanj@sezam.co.yu (Internet)

  Have a good time!
