                             **Backgammon Deluxe**

                                    **by**

                               **Arthur Crump**

 **Table of Contents**
 **=================**
        1. Getting Started
                a. Help with Backgammon Deluxe
                b. Requirements
                c. Installation & Setup
                d. Starting Backgammon Deluxe
        2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
        3. How to Contact Us

 **1. Getting Started**
 **==================**

 **a. Help with Backgammon Deluxe**
 **------------------------------**

        There are many variations of the game of backgammon,
        Backgammon Deluxe is one variation. While classical
        backgammon starts with each player throwing one die
        to determine who goes first, Backgammon Deluxe allows
        the human player to start the game by clicking on
        either die.

        Each player then throws, or clicks on a die in turn.
        A player moves his pieces according to the number on
        the dice, starting with the number on the left die
        then that of the right die.

        A player may move one piece the whole of their turn,
        or move seperate pieces. If a player throws a double,
        meaning the same number on both die, then they move
        the number shown on one die four times. The player
        has the option of moving one piece, or seperate
        pieces.

        The human player's pieces move in a counter-clockwise
        direction, and the computer's pieces move in a
        clockwise direction.

        A board position is considered blocked if two or
        more opposing pieces are sitting at that position.
        For example, if you wish to move one position over
        and your opponent has two pieces at that position,
        an error message will be displayed letting you
        know that the move is an illegal move.

        You can however, move to a position in which your
        opponent has only one piece. This move sends your
        opponent to the center 'Bar'. On their next move,
        a player with a piece on the bar must use one of
        the die to re-enter the game starting at the first
        postion on the opposing side. If the player can
        not re-enter the piece on the bar, then they must
        pass.

        The ultimate goal of backgammon is to remove all
        of your playing pieces from the board. You can
        not remove pieces until all of your playing
        pieces are in your inner table (the bottom right
        conner). You remove pieces by moving the amount
        on the die roll greater than the number of board
        positions remaining. For exmaple, if a die shows
        three and you click on a piece with only two board
        postions remaining, that piece will be removed
        from the board and placed in the reserve area.

        The first player to remove all of their board
        pieces wins the game. Enjoy.

 **b. System Requirements**
 **----------------------**

        To run Backgammon Deluxe, you'll need the following system:

                An IBM-compatible, 486 or better computer
                Four Megabytes of RAM
                A VGA monitor
                Windows 95, or Windows 98
                Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
                Mouse

        You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:

                Pentium processor
                Four Megabytes of RAM

 **c. Installation and Setup**
 **-------------------------**

        1. To get started with Backgammon Deluxe on a hard disk:
                a. Insert the Backgammon Deluxe disk in your
                        floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
                b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
                        Enter.
                c. Follow the screen directions.

 **d. Starting Backgammon Deluxe**
 **-----------------------------**

        To start the game, double click on the Backgammon Deluxe icon in
        Windows.

 **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
 **======================================**

        If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
        needing to get help. Try the following:

        If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
        try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
        disk cache.

        If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness on
        your monitor.

        If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
        electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
        your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
        you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
        that were displayed.

 **3. How to Contact Us**
 **====================**

        Write to:

                **AGCrump**
                **24708 Wisteria Lane**
                **Moreno Valley, CA 92557**

        E-mail:

                **ao545@lafn.org**

 Backgammon Deluxe is Copyright (c) 1998-2000 by Arthur Crump.
 All rights reserved.


