Xr0w - a simple and challenging board game (Symbian OS)
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1. Preferences Nokia 9200 or Edit Preferences Quartz menu item The following preferences can be set default values are in bold Preference Name Values Sound after each move Yes No Sound after end game Yes No Sound on error Yes No If Auto Fwd Back is enabled a take back and replay action in a Human vs Computer game applies also to the computer opponent If disabled only a single move is taken back which in particular allows you forcing a desired move for the computer There could be other reasons why you may dislike Auto Fwd Back Auto repeat Slow Norm Fast How long a key should be kept pressed before its action is repeated Slow auto repeat corresponds to the longest interval Auto Fwd Back Yes No On a Quartz device you normally use stylus so that the marker Yes No might by annoying Disabling show cursor also disables tabbing Show cursor Quartz only To change preferences Nokia 9200 Use Tab and Shift Tab to select an item then use use arrows to change the value of selected item Ri ght choose next value Le ft choose previous value Quartz Tap a button surrounding the value you want to change Select OK to activate new preferences Cancel to discard changes 4 2 Who Plays Use Who Plays to selects player type and computer skill and computer speed To activate it select Options Who Plays or Edit Who Plays menu item Selections default values are in bol2. XrOw a simple and challenging board game For Symbian OS Nokia 9200 and Quartz User Manual Version 1 0 1 22 July 2002 C 2002 Michael Glickman lt palmcrust yahoo com gt XrOw a simple and challenging board game Symbian OS Content 1 A OU AWS PELE SEs ori ninnndsiiie Rie ee 1 2 OW 1 0 i b A E A EATE EEEE ena 2 21 OHE E anien a a AS 2 L2 ace tite sime il eO Poratia eae eek A EN DRN 2 3 Database OperationE s isiuneriid n akn nn NENAS EARNED E NAANA ANANAS AANST AREE AAAA A AAE RIANA RANE 4 SLS E a E al EREA AE T E AOAIE EE EAE E E AONE AEE S E 4 E EE E E ONN E EET nine OTE EE EITE EEA S E ITIN E O EEIE N IEE ENOTE RENEA 5 he MUTE OLE E T A E V EA E T E E E A E E E E EE 6 PEA MB EEEE Tere F ET BA EAA I PEMAN ee Ra AEAT EE E EAEE T EIEN E E EEE E AA AA E EN EE ee 6 de NAAPA eia AA A 6 E E o IEEE AA A AEE SIEI ATE P A ER EE PRIE IATE EAA A A ATE ASE ETET 7 S DOCS 8 1 About this release Originally the game was released for Palm handheld computers and available fromXr0w PalmOS site This manual refers to Symbian OS implementation of the game designed for Nokia 9200 Crystal and Symbian Quartz compatible devices 1 About this release 2 How to play 2 1 Objective One plays X another Y A player who succeeds in making a horizontal vertical or diagonal row of consecutive pieces wins The game ends with a draw if the board is nearly full so that neither of players can complete a row Th
3. bled this will also take back the computer move Back to start of the game so that you can replay all moves Replay next move For a Human vs Computer game with Auto Fwd Back lenabled this will also replay the computer move Replay All Replay all taken back moves 5 Moves 8 6 Support The latest release of is available from http palmcrust tripod com Xr0w symbian The author can be contacted at_palmcrust yahoo com Michael Glickman 6 Support
4. d 4 Options 6 XrOw a simple and challenging board game Symbian OS Name Values Comment S O 1 st Player Human Computer IT pe of the player who starts the game nd Player _ Human Computer _ Type of the player who plays next Computer skill Novice A verage Expejfow strong is the computer player Fast Normal Slow How long you need to wait for computer response this does not affect the skill Change Who Plays values in the same way you_change preferences Select OK to activate new settings Cancel to discard changes 4 3 Rules The rules apply to a game and can t be changed in the middle of it The Rules form appears after you select Options Rules or XrOw Rules The rules include Name Walues Comment Board Width 10 25 less for a small screen Default 12 or max INumber of board columns available available needed to win First Move IX orO Default X hich token is used for the first Change Rules values in the same way you_change preferences Select OK to activate new values Cancel to discard changes 4 3 Rules 7 5 Moves Moves top menu allows to control the game You might find using main screen soft buttons more convenient though The following sub items are available Item Description Exchange Sides Who played X now plays O and vise versa This causes computer to move in IHuman vs Computer ake Back Take back last move For a Human vs Computer game with Auto Fwd Back ena
5. e application keeps complete move history for the current game therefore you can take back unlimited number of moves and replay previously taken back moves the previous game is automatically restored when application restars You can also save unlimited number of games as far as storage allows and restore any game at any time The application keeps_game statistics It provides a range of_options to suit your preferences 2 2 Playing the game Main Screen The main screen contains the game board status board score board and 10 soft buttons On Nokia 9200 use arrow keys to place the marker on an empty cell and press Enter key If you use a Quartz device just tap the cell you want to make a move Alternatively you might prefer using arrow keys and Fire for making a move you need to enable show cursor in_Preferences for that The status board shows current turn X or O number of previous moves or previous taken_back incase there are taken back moves computer skill Novice Average or Expert see also Who Plays The score board shows number of games won by human computer and number of draws during the current run For the cumulative data including previous runs refer to_Statistics The right 10 soft buttons implement the following functions Take back Replay move 2 How to play XrOw a simple and challenging board game Symbian OS Take back all moves Replay all moves Toggle Auto Fwd Back Chan
6. ge Computer skill See Moves for details Auto Fwd Back is discussed in_Preferences for computer skills see Who Plays Refer to Save Game and_Restore Game for more details On Nokia 9200 use Tab key to tab through the buttons and back to game board Shift Tab tabs in the opposite direction Press Enter to activate a button On a Quarz compatible device you simply tap the buttons Nokia 9200 command buttons New new game Back take back last move Replay replay move Close quit the application 2 How to play 3 Database Operations 3 1 Save Game To save a game select Save button from the main screen or a menu option File Save on Nokia 9200 Xr0w Save on Quartz You can either enter a new saved game name or select an existing saved game to overwrite it Click Save press Save command button on Nokia 9200 to do saving Cancel to return to main screen without saving The application automatically saves current game before quit under name Startup This game is automatically activated when the application restarts 3 2 Restore Game This screen allows to restore a previously saved game view saved game details delete or rename saved game Activated by Restore button from the_main screen or a menu option File Restore Nokia 9200 or Xr0w Restore Quartz The list starts from Startup This is a reserved name used for auto saved game see Save Game You can t delete or
7. rename the auto saved game but you can restore it and view its details The restore a game highlight the game name from the list use Down and Up keys on Nokia 9200 and click Restore Alternatively you can press Details to view highlighted game details or Close for returning to main screen game without restore The details screen shows Name of saved game New name in case you wish to change the name Date and time when it was saved Players type Human or Computer and token X or O Computer skill see_Who Plays 3 Database Operations 4 XrOw a simple and challenging board game Symbian OS Number of moves in saved game State In Progress Won by X Won by O Draw To delete the game press Delete to rename the game enter the new name and press Rename or press Close for return to game list 3 3 Statistics Statistics stores total number of games by player types and game outcome As opposed to score board values on the_main screen the statistic values are cumulative stored in the data base and retrieved when the application restarts To view statistics select File Statistics or Xr0w Statistics You can clear statistics i e set all values to zero by pressing Clear button you will need to confirm the operation Clearing statistics sets started date to current Press Close to leave statistics 3 3 Statistics 4 Options 4 1 Preferences The bring up Preferences screen select Options
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