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PEGASUS.TXT
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* Pegasus *
* Release 2.0 *
* September 25, 1992 *
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* John Girard *
* 446 Novavista Drive *
* Winnipeg, MB *
* CANADA *
* R2N 3V9 *
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Introduction
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History of the Game
Pegasus is based on a game of Solitaire that is thought
to have been invented in the early 1700s by Frenchmen
inprisoned in Solitary confinement. Although that is
disputed, it is known that the game was very popular in
England by the end of the 1700s. Pegasus includes two
games: Classic Solitaire (made famous by the commercial
versions) and Fox & Goose, a less known but equally fun
game. Both games are played a board with 33 holes.
System Requirements
Pegasus is designed to be played on IBM PC or true
compatible equipped with a EGA or VGA monitor and a mouse.
I had considered supporting other PC configurations and
will in the future if there is a demand for it.
Shareware Registration
Pegasus is shareware. That means you are free to try
the game, but if you continue to use the game you should
register with the author by sending a registration fee of
$5.00 to the author at the above address. That really is
quite a good deal and by supporting shareware authors you
will be able to continue obtaining quality software at very
reasonable prices. You may also freely copy this game and
give it to your friends provided you do not charge for the
program and do not alter any part.
When you register the game, please let me know what version
you have and what you think of the game. I would appreciate
any comments you have on improving the game or any problems
that you discover. All registered users will be notified
of new versions and changes that have been made. Users who
submit a registration of $10.00 or more will be sent the
currnt version with their name on the title screen and a new
shareware program to try.
Playing Pegasus
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When you start the program, a title screen will appear.
You must press a mouse key to continue the game.
Choosing a Game
The "Current Game" is shown in the bottom right hand
corner. To change to the other game click the "Game"
box with the left mouse botton.
Game Controls
Use your left mouse button to click on the following
buttons while they are black, buttons which are light
gray in colour are inactive:
QUIT: Exits the game and returns to DOS.
NEW: Starts a new game with the same setup.
BACK: Each click takes back one turn. While playing
Classic Solitaire ou may click BACK repeatedly to move
all the back to your first move. This is handy when
'think' you are close to solving the puzzle. While
playing Fox & Goose you may only move back one move.
BOARD: Allows you to choose one of the three builtin
board layouts: Full, X Board or Hollow Square. Each
one has a different combimation of lines changing the
strategy for each. You may also choose to "Change
Pegs". If you are playing Solitaire this will allow
you to pick one of three starting layouts: Classic
(32 pegs), Cross or Triangle or you may choose to
"Design Own" which allows you to customize the pegs.
If you are playing Fox & Goose "Change Pegs" permits
to change the number of Geese.
DEMO: Plays a game to show you the rules.
INSTR: An abbreviated online version of the rules.
Choosing Pegs to Move
To move a peg in either game, simply click on the peg
with the left mouse button. The peg will change colour.
Then click on the hole to which you wish to move the
peg to. If it is a legal move the peg will be moved to
the new hole.
Rules of Classic Solitaire
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The object of Solitaire is very simple, you try to remove
as many pegs as you can from the board. Ideally all pegs
but one will be removed and the remaining peg will lie in
the centre hole. Pegs are removed by "jumping" them. Pegs
may jump backward, forward, sideways or diagonally along
the board's lines (line vary from board to board).
Rules of Fox & Goose
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Fox & Goose is a computer verus human game. The computer
plays the Fox and you play the Geese. The Fox tries to
eliminate the Geese by jumping them while the Geese try to
surround the Fox so that it is trapped and can not capture
any more Geese.
Goose Movement
The Geese may move one space in a forward, sideways or diagonal
direction along the boards lines (note some boards do not
permit diagonal movement). Geese may not move backwards.
Fox Movement
The Fox may move one space in ANY direction along the boards
lines OR may jump a Goose as in Classic Solitaire. Geese
which the Fox jumps are removed from the board.
Geese Victory
The Geese win if they surround the Fox so that the Fox may
move or capture any Geese. If the Fox is in a position
that it may not move but there is vacant hole adjacent to it
then the game is a tie.
Fox Victory
The Fox wins if it captures enough Geese that they can
no longer surround it OR if the Fox moves below all of
the Geese.
Files
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You should received four files:
Pegasus.exe Main program
Pegboard.scr Graphics for the board
Pegtittle.scr Graphics for the tittle screen
Pegasus.txt This file - ASCII instructions
The *.scr files are not required to play the game.
They only provide graphic screens, so if you are short
on space or do not like 'Flying Horses" you may
remove these files.
Feel free to pass this program along to friends, BBS
etc; however, make sure all four files are included.
If you archive this program please call it PEGASUS2
with the appropriate extention (zip, arj, pak etc).
Disclaimer
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Pegasus is sold 'as-is', without any warranty as to
performance or any other warranties whether expressed or
implied. Because of the many hardware and software
environments into which this program may be used, no
warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.
The user must assume the entire risk of using the program.
Any liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to
product replacement or the refund of the registration fee.
Other Games by John Girard
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VGA-Renju
VGA-RENJU is a variation of the game of Go, an ancient game
from the Orient. Go has been played for at least 2000 years
and is considered the most popular game in the world today.
Despite this, Go is not very well known in North America.
Go is a game of position played on a board of 19 vertical
lines and 19 horizontal lines. The intersections of these
lines are called points and this is where the players place
the game pieces known as stones. Go is a very complex game
which challenges Chess in terms of movement strategy. VGA-
RENJU is modelled after a simpler variation known by many
names including: Renju, Moku and Go-Moku. (Requires VGA
and mouse)
Directory of PC-SIG Library Disk #3307
Volume in drive A has no label
Directory of A:\
PEGASUS TXT 9552 9-26-92 1:03p
PEGASUS EXE 136240 10-03-92 9:14a
PEGTITLE SCR 37489 9-05-92 1:39p
PEGBOARD SCR 12258 9-05-92 8:58p
GO BAT 37 11-11-92 5:10p
SHOW EXE 2040 9-12-88 10:48a
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