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! Filename: VANNA.RUN Date: 03/28/89 !
! Category: GAME Hash Code: 057-436-052-342 Version: 1.3 !
! Initials: KON/AM Name: MARC SHEPPARD !
! Company: DIGITAL INNOVATIONS, INC. Telephone #: 5167374468 !
! Related Files: VANNA.DAT, VANNA.HLP, VANNA.INI !
! Min. Op. Sys.: 1.0 Expertise Level: BEG !
! Special: Requires no externs, however may use INFLD.SBR (See Vanna.Hlp) !
! Description: Box of Fortune. Version 1.3 allows user selection of Old !
! or New Bonus Round Rules. !
! Note: Will NOT run Op Sys 2.0 or greater !!!! VANNA 2.0 Coming Soon !!! !
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!!! VANNA...aka BOX OF FORTUNE !!!
!!! Written By M. Sheppard (KON/AM) on 05-Mar-88 !!!
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!!! Program Version 1.3 released on 28-Mar-89 !!!
!!! [*] = New or Modified for Version 1.3 !!!
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This program requires no external sub-routines and is therefore compatible
with any Alpha-Micro Computer. HOWEVER, Extensive Line Drawing Graphics
are REQUIRED for the program to run properly, so not ALL CRT/TDV combinations
will produce the desired results! However, any terminal supporting the more
commonly used TCRT calls (Line Drawing, Solid Block, Cross-Hatch Block, Blink,
Reverse, and Reverse Blink) should do very nicely.
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VANNA.DAT
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The input file, "VANNA.DAT", is formatted sequentially for easy update and
Modem Transfer. Record Format is Simple: PUZZLE,CATEGORY<CR/LF>
When adding puzzles, be certain to follow this format EXACTLY. Commas
may ONLY BE USED to separate PUZZLES from CATEGORIES! Try to avoid erroneous
TABS and SPACES after each CATEGORY, as well as any BLANK LINES between
PUZZLES and at end of file !
You have the option of maintaining the file WITH or WITHOUT a header record.
The header record, if utilized, is the first record in the file and contains
the active puzzle count. The advantage of using a header record is in the
fact that the program need not calculate the # of puzzles prior to starting
the game. If you do not plan on adding multitudes of puzzles at a time, you
are best served maintaining a header record. A facility is available to you
for verifying the accuracy of the header puzzle count (see VERIFY under the
VANNA.INI section).
Only Letters (A-Z), Hyphens (-), Apostrophes (') and Spaces are supported !
The only other restriction is that the PUZZLE ITSELF May Not Exceed 48 Chrs,
(Puzzle length MAY be 49 IF AND ONLY IF character in position 25 is a space)
and that no one line (maximum 2) may exceed 24 characters. You MAY Find that
certain <=48 character combinations DO NOT work properly, as a line break is
calculated <24 characters and the remaining puzzle length exceeds 24.
Such Puzzles will be reported to you at run-time and subsequently bypassed.
Again, when Adding New Puzzles, BE SURE to UPDATE PUZZLE COUNTER on LINE 1
if you are using a header record ! Maximum # of puzzles in any file is 4096 !
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VANNA.INI
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You may use a file named "VANNA.INI" to modify a few Parameters.
The file may exist either LOCALLY (in each account where VANNA is
being played) or GLOBALLY (in the system library account-DSK0:[7,0]).
If a GLOBAL file is found, then any game invoked in an account which
does not contain an INI file will adhere to the parameters specified
in the GLOBAL file.
The current modifiable parameters are:
BANKRUPT Defines the # of BANKRUPTS on wheel in rounds 4 and 5.
(Must be set to either 1 or 2 !!!)
Note: Don't expect too many high scores when set to 2 !
Default Value: 1
ODDS Defines the odds (1:N) of WANNA missing a letter when she
turns the puzzle over after it is solved. ODDS must be
expressed as POSITIVE INTEGERS ONLY! Expect some surprises if
she botches more than twice !!! (a 2 or 3 in this spot will
produce amusing results)
Default Value: 3
BONUS Defines "BOTCH BONUS" ON or OFF. Adds a bit more jazz to
the game. Base Jackpot for Bonus Round is $25,000. If ODDS
set >1 and WANNA Botches Puzzle then the BONUS amount for
that round is added to the Jackpot. In Addition, if She
botches more than once, each subsequent botch will add the
BONUS for that round to the round winner's total dollars.
Default Value: TRUE
BEEP Defines Terminal Beep ON or OFF. For best results, leave ON.
Default Value: TRUE
LOGIC Defines Puzzle size logic ON or OFF.
When enabled, this will force selection of larger Puzzles
in rounds 4 and 5 and smaller Puzzles in Bonus Round, as
defined by LOGMIN and LOGMAX.
Default Value: TRUE
LOGMIN Defines the minimum size of a puzzle for Rounds 4 and 5
when LOGIC is TRUE. (Should Not exceed 44 and best results
will be realized if between 30 and 40)
Default Value: 25
LOGMAX Defines the maximum size of puzzle for Bonus Round when
LOGIC is TRUE. (Must me at least 12 and best results will
be realized if at least 20)
Default Value: 24
PASSES Defines # of Attempts per puzzle to adhere to LOGIC
parameters prior to a sequential search of the entire File.
Puzzles are selected randomly, and duplicates are avoided
utilizing a file named "VANNA.BMP". When a random selection
points to a used puzzle another random selection is made.
When a selected puzzle DOES NOT meet size requirements, all
Puzzles from that point in the file to the lowest point
searched sequentially thus far are checked. The NEXT puzzle
found which meets size requirements is then selected. If None
are found, the random process begins again with another PASS.
Once the number of PASSES has been reached, a sequential
search of the entire file is Begun. If no matching Puzzles
are found at this point, the user will be notified and LOGIC
for the reaminder of the game will be nullified.
The More PASSES allowed the more RANDOM the puzzle selection
will be when using LOGIC. However, increased PASSES may
also mean increased Wait Time, especially as the number of
puzzles-used approaches the number of puzzles-on-file.
Note: You may reset the used puzzle BITMAP by erasing the
BITMAP file - "VANNA.BMP". Be very careful to erase ONLY
this file !
Default Value: 7
DISPLAY if LOGIC is TRUE you may set this parameter to TRUE to
DISPLAY # of PASSES expired in finding logical Puzzle.
You may wish to set this to TRUE temporarily when changing
other LOGIC parameters.
Default Value: FALSE
ATTEMPTS Defines the # of Attempts allowed by the Winner to solve the
Bonus Round Puzzle.
Default Value: 3
SPEED Defines the Wait Coefficient of the various Screen Output
Routines. The Higher the number, the shorter the wait,
the faster the screen output. Standard speed is 1.00.
If your system is heavily loaded, you may find it desirable
to increase this number ! If, on the other hand, you wish
to slow it down you may set it <1 (eg. .5 will cut speed in
half, 2 will double speed).
Default Value: 1.00
ROTATE Defines whether or not to rotate dollar positions on wheel
after each round.
Default Value: TRUE
CHAIN Allows you to define a program or command file name to chain
to upon exit of game.
Default Value: None
VERIFY if Header Record is used, you may set VERIFY to TRUE to verify
the puzzle count prior to 1st Puzzle. If puzzle count does
not match the number of puzzles, the discrepency will be
reported to you. This parameter is ignored if no header
record is found.
Default Value: FALSE
DATA Defines the Name and, optionally, the location of the
Puzzle File.
If you wish to maintain multiple data files you may use this
parameter to avoid the confusion of constant file renaming.
This is especially helpful should you decide to create special
categorized files (eg you may wish to create 1 file containing
MOVIE puzzles, another containing SCIENCE puzzles, etc).
Note: This parameter defines the ROOT FILE NAME ONLY. Do not
attempt to define a File Extension, as the puzzle file
extension will ALWAYS be ".DAT" and the corresponding bitmap
file extension will ALWAYS be ".BMP". When renaming PUZZLE
FILES (".DAT") , be sure to rename the corresponding BITMAP
FILES (".BMP")
DATA may also be used to place your puzzle file in any
account on the system and have all games played from any
account access the global puzzle file (eg DSK0:VANNA[7,6]).
(See GLOBAL).
Default Value: VANNA
GLOBAL If you have chosen to place your puzzle file in a global
account you now have the option of maintaining HIGH SCORE and
BITMAP Files either locally or globally. By setting GLOBAL
to TRUE, the BITMAP and HIGH SCORE files will be maintained
in the same account as the puzzle file. If GLOBAL is FALSE
then all games will access the global puzzle file, however
a separate BITMAP and HIGH SCORE file will be maintained in
each Account in which the game is played.
NOTE: If GLOBAL is set to TRUE, you MUST have PRIV.SBR
on the system in DSK0:[7,6] and to assure file
integrity you MUST define a file locking mechanism
(See LOCK) !!!!!!! FULL FILE SPECS ONLY (No Erz).
Default Value: FALSE
LOCK If more than one user is allowed to access the BITMAP and
HIGH SCORE files simultaneously (Either GLOBALLY or LOCALLY
in the same account) it is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that you define
a file locking mechanism. If LOKSER is currently installed
on your system then LOCK=LOKSER will be your best bet. If
you are running without LOKSER then you may use LOCK=XLOCK
(be sure DSK0:XLOCK.SBR[7,6] is loaded into System Memory).
Default Value: LOKSER
INPUT Although the Program requires no external subroutines, a
facility exists for defining an external input routine of your
choice. If you have any such routines on your system, contact
me for further information. As of Version 1.2A INFLD has been
added.
Default Value: BASIC
STROBE If you have defined an input routine which supports left and
right arrows, STROBE=TRUE will enable a strobe oriented option
list when choosing next move.
Default Value: TRUE
[*] NEWRULES Under the new rules played in that other game (You know the
one I mean, the one on the Tee-Wee), the letters N,T,S,R,L
and E are given in the Bonus Round and then the player
selects 3 more consonants and 1 more vowel. If you wish
to play under the OLD RULES, set NEWRULES to FALSE.
Note: Under the new rules, the player should be allocated
fewer chances and/or less time to solve the Bonus Puzzle.
Default Value: TRUE
The following enhancement was suggested by Doug Vegge. These Parameters
will ONLY work if INPUT=INFLD and are otherwise ignored.
TIMEOUT Enables or Disables the Timeout feature of INFLD
Default Value: FALSE
The following Time parameters may be set to 0 if you do not wish timeout
to be enabled for that phase of the game.
BONTIM Defines the number of seconds for each attempt at the bonus
puzzle. If you prefer to restrict time only, set ATTEMPTS
to 1.
SLVTIM Defines the number of seconds for each attempt at solving
the various "round" puzzles.
PLYTIM Defines the number of seconds for timeout in all other
phases of the game.
BOOLEAN values may be expressed as ("TRUE" or "ON") or ("FALSE" or "OFF").
If no INI file is found, the default parameters will be used !
An example of an acceptable INI file:
LOGIC=TRUE ;(Set Puzzle-size Logic On)
LOGMIN=30 ;(Set Min Puzzle-size rounds 4-5 to 30)
LOGMAX=24 ;(Set Max Puzzle-size in Bonus Round to 24)
PASSES=10 ;(Allow 10 Passes for Puzzle selection)
DISPLAY=FALSE ;(Don't Display # of Passes thus far)
BEEP=TRUE ;(Enable Terminal Beep)
BANKRUPT=1 ;(1 bankrupt in rounds 4 and 5)
ODDS=2 ;(Odds are 1:2 that wanna will botch puzzle)
BONUS=TRUE ;(Enable Botch Bonus)
ATTEMPTS=4 ;(Allow 4 attempts at Bonus Puzzle)
SPEED=1 ;(Set Normal Screen Output Speed)
CHAIN=GAMMNU ;(chain to "GAMMNU.RUN" upon exit)
ROTATE=TRUE ;(Rotate $ Positions each round)
VERIFY=TRUE ;(Verify header record puzzle count)
DATA=DSK0:VANNA[7,6] ;(Puzzle file: DSK0:VANNA.DAT[7,6])
GLOBAL=TRUE ;(Bitmap and High Score files in DSK0:[7,6])
LOCK=LOKSER ;(LOKSER enabled)
[*] NEWRULES=TRUE ;enable new bonus round rules
Optional Additions to INI file w/INFLD:
INPUT=INFLD ;(Enable INFLD as input routine)
TIMEOUT=TRUE ;(Enable INFLD Timeout Feature)
BONTIM=45 ;(Timeout in seconds for Bonus Round)
SLVTIM=30 ;(Timeout in seconds for Puzzle Solution)
PLYTIM=00 ;(Timeout in seconds for Other Play)
STROBE=ON ;(Inp Rtn Option Strobe ON)
We play 5 Rounds, and the winner goes on to the Bonus Round to attempt to add
$25,000 (or More) to his/her score. In the event of a tie, the players
involved will play tie-breaker rounds until the tie is broken.
By the way, If you page through the sequential file and memorize the puzzles
you'll spoil all the Fun, so FIGHT THAT TEMPTATION!!
Well, that's about it. The rest you probably already Know. Have Fun !!!!!