

Thank you for trying PHRASE CRAZE!  I hope that you and your users
will enjoy the game.

PHRASE CRAZE includes the following files:

   PC.TPG                The Game!

   PC.DBF        Ŀ
   PCSCORES.DBF       
   PCLAST.DBF           Associated Database and Index Files
   PHRASE.DBF         
                      
   PCNAME.NDX         
   PCPOINTS.NDX       
   PCLAST.NDX    

   LICENSE.DOC           Your Registration License
   REGISTER.DOC          Registration Form.  Please Return!
   README.1ST            You're Reading it!

If this is a non-registered copy of Phrase Craze, you can run it in
DEMO mode by adding "&& DEMO" to the end of the Opt Data line that
calls the program. For example, if you are running the program in the
c:\phrase subdirectory, you will made the menu entry c:\phrase /q && DEMO
The word DEMO, in upper case, must be the last thing on the Opt Data line.

In demo mode, the program will always select the same phrase. It it meant
mainly so that you can see what the program looks like.


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  IMPORTANT: Read this paragraph if you read nothing else!            
                                                                      
  The first user who plays PHRASE CRAZE will have the power to delete 
  players. If you want that to be you, make sure you are the first    
  user.                                                               
                                                                      
  If you are upgrading from a previous version, the game will reset.  
  If you want to keep your current and last month scores intact,      
  rename the files:                                                   
     PCSCORES.DBF                                                     
     PCLAST.DBF                                                       
     PCNAME.NDX                                                       
     PCPOINTS.NDX and                                                 
     PCLAST.NDX                                                       
  to something else, then AFTER THE GAME HAS BEEN PLAYED AT LEAST     
  ONCE, copy them back to the original names.                         
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OVERVIEW:

PHRASE CRAZE is a multi-player game in which players compete against
each other to complete a hidden phrase.  Each player is given one
play per day to guess the hidden phrase.  He/she has five guesses per
play.

A player may either guess the phrase or select a letter.  If the
player guesses the correct phrase, his/her running score in increased
by the amount of points allotted and the next player will be presented
with a new phrase.

If the player chooses to guess a single letter, the phrase is checked for
that letter and, if correct, the blanks will be replaced by the letter
selected.  After five guesses without guessing the phrase, the current
player must exit the game with no points and the next player will have
a chance at it just as the last player left it (blanks filled in).

The nature of the game demands that only one user play the game at
a given time.  If another user requests the game at the same time,
he/she will be advised that someone else is playing and to try a
little later.

This game has no Sysop configuration.  The user defaults are that it
can only be played once a day and the user can only have five guesses
per play.


INSTALLATION:

It is recommended that you place PHRASE CRAZE in its own subdirectory.
This is not absolutely necessary, but it is recommended.  All .TPG, .DBF
and .NDX file MUST be in the same subdirectory.

You will have to add a TYPE 200 entry to the menu you wish to call the
program. Under optional data, be sure to enter a path to the game as
well as PC (for example: Opt Data = c:\games\phrase\pc).

MAINTENANCE:

The first player to play PHRASE CRAZE will automatically be entered in
the database (PC.DBF) as the sysop. Please make sure it is you. The
sysop has the ability to delete any player. This is primarily used in
the event a "bad name" gets past your otherwise excellent security and
you don't want future callers to see it in the list of Top Ten players.


SUPPORT:

PLEASE FILL OUT THE REGISTRATION FORM (REGISTER.DOC) AND MAIL IT IN!!!

Your registration will NOT be complete until that form is returned.

Support for PHRASE CRAZE is provided on DownTown! BBS, Durham NC
919-383-4905.  A message area has been set aside in the TDBS/TBBS
support area for use by registered users of all programs available
through Faulkner Software and/or DownTown! BBS.

When you first log on for support, please leave a message to SYSOP,
requesting access.  Please let me know the program and registration
number.  You will have 30 minutes on your first call.  This will be
increased once your request for access has been validated.


CHANGES TO v1.1:

The first of the month rollover to reset the scores is now automatic on
the first play of the month.

Players can now view the current and previous months top ten from within
Phrase Craze so there is no need for separate menu entries.

The sysop can now delete players from the database from within the program
so there is no need for a separate menu entry.

The display has been colorized.

There was a glitch in the random number function which prevented all the
phrases from being used. That has been fixed. Duplicate phrases have been
eliminated. Some phrases had spelling errors. New phrases have been added
to bring the total to over 500. (In version 1.0, only a little over 300
phrases were ever actually used.)

Players can now view the instructions from within the program.

The usual small bug fixes and a few minor enhancements.

CHANGES TO v1.2

The last phrase solved and the name of the person solving it is displayed
along with current high scorer when a player starts the program.

Over 300 new phrases have been added, bringing the total to over 800. (Sorry,
you can't use the v1.2 database with v1.0 or v1.1. You can; however, use the
earlier databases with v1.2 in case you've made your own.)

Player's no longer have to guess - or '. Support for punctuation (.,;:!-?)
has also been added.

If you have v1.0 or v1.1, you can upgrade to v1.2 for $20.


GENERAL:

All comments and/or suggestions are welcome.  I am particularly interested
in suggestions for new games, utilities or other programs that would be
of interest to all TDBS Sysops.

I am also interested in doing custom programming in TDBS and/or TBBS.

Again, thank you for purchasing PHRASE CRAZE!

                               Tom Faulkner
                               BBS Consultants, Inc.
                               P.O. Box 3079
                               Durham, NC 27712
                               919-403-9473 voice

                               DownTown! BBS
                               919-383-4905



TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

TDBS and TBBS are registered trademarks of eSoft, Inc.
Phrase Craze is copyright 1991 by Tom Faulkner
