RISC OS DeskTop Game of Taipei
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---------- Version 1.00  August 1990 ----------

Taipei is a 2,500 year old Chinese game. 
144 tiles are arranged in the form of a Chinese
Dragon,  and the objective is to remove  'free' 
tiles until the board is clear. 
A tile is free when  it is at the left or right
end of a row.  Remember that the tiles are also
stacked on top of each other. 


There are 36 sets of 4 tiles which match  (only
tiles that match can be removed). 

34 sets of tiles have the same design,  while 2
sets  (flowers  and  seasons)  have   different 
designs.  You can match  SUM, WIN, AUT and  SPR 
(seasons), and MUM, BAM, PLU and ORC (flowers).


The game is controlled by the mouse.

Point at a tile and click  Select to choose it.
If you choose the wrong tile just click  Select
again and choose another.

If the tile you choose  isn't free,  or if your
two selections don't match,  the game will show
a message at the bottom of the window.


Clicking the Menu button whilst over the Taipei
main game window will display a menu with these
choices;

End Check  - this will check for any remaining
             free tiles and let you know how 
             many are left.


Hint       - this will highlight the next free
             matching tiles (if any).

New Game   - this will shuffle the tiles and
             intialise all variables for a new
             game.

Start Over - this gives you the chance to play
             the game again using the same set
             of tiles.
Clicking the Menu button whilst over the Taipei
icon on the  iconbar will  display  a menu with 
the following choices;

Game Help - runs this !Help application.

Info      - displays the usual Program Info.

Quit      - deletes the program from memory.

Original game by Andrew Ferguson, adapted for
the DeskTop by .....

                 Alex Hopkins
                 25 Albert Street
                 Gosport
                 Hampshire
                 PO12 4TY

                 0705 526800

