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Release Notes for Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game
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10/16/92
Introduction:
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Thank you for purchasing the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game. This text
file contains supplemental information which is not included in the
game manual.
Printing this file:
If you have a printer attached to your computer system, you may print
this file by: 1) Importing the NOTES.TXT file from this disk into a
word processing program, 2) Copying the file to the printer device, or
to the printer port in use. Consult your product manuals for specific
instructions on printing this file.
MANUAL ERRATA:
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o To place a building on a monopoly, use the keyboard sequence ,
not as listed in the manual. (Houses and hotels may also be
bought by selecting a property and accessing the Deed Window).
o The manual incorrectly lists the computer player levels as: Calculator,
XT Clone, and 386Mhz PC. The list should instead read: Calculator, XT
Clone and 386/33Mhz. You may set a computer player to the "386/33Mhz"
level even on XT or AT class machines.
Keyboard Keys:
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Keyboard key names which are placed between lesser than and greater than
symbols, for instance , signify keypresses. When the reader sees
, he or she should interpret this to mean "press the key labeled
'Tab'." should be interpreted as "press the key labeled 'Ctrl'
while pressing the key labeled 'TAB'."
QUICK START:
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The player may skip the introduction song and dance by pressing the
escape key, .
To begin a new game, choose "New Game" from the game menu with the mouse,
or, use to access the menu with the keyboard. Alternatively, one
may press (default key assignment) to start a new game.
Click on the tokens you wish to bring into the game with the mouse, or,
using the keyboard, press the key to select a token and to
include it. Players will roll in the order the tokens were chosen. Once
the tokens have been chosen, click on the Start button to begin the game.
The Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game requires a minimum of 2 players although
one of these players may be a computer player, allowing for a one human -
one computer player game. The game allows a maximum of 8 players even
though there are 10 tokens to choose from.
RECONFIGURING:
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After installing the program, you may reconfigure the Monopoly Deluxe
Computer Game at any time by using the SETUP program found within the
program's directory.
ADDITIONAL FEATURES:
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The following features were added after the manual went to press:
o The Status Window includes "You are here" information, in addition to the
cash, liquid assets, available assets, total assets, and monopolies.
When the Status Window is in "You are here" mode, the current position of
the player's token is listed in the window (e.g. "Boardwalk"). This
option provides a handy means to quickly find the current player's token
in a game with a large number of players. If the lock is activated, the
player's token will flash, indicating its position, whenever the player's
turn comes up.
The different Status Windows are selected by activating the rotate
button, just to the right of the Status Type display (see manual).
o Cash Transfer - When trading cash between players or the bank, a window
will appear which allows the player to choose a base dollar amount, from
$1 to $500. To increase the amount, click the mouse on the right side
of the bill icon, and to decrease, click on the left side. Then, move
the slider to the appropriate range for the transfer. Alternatively, the
exact dollar amount may be entered directly into the Transfer Amount
Window.
o House Auction - The houses involved in an auction are displayed above
each player involved in the auction, the player may click on these houses
to choose between available building sites. When a house is won in an
auction it will be automatically placed at the site which was listed
above the highest bidding player.
o Show Individual Player Ownership - A player may indicate his ownership
on the board at any time by activating his token, when displayed in the
Player Turn Window. Once set, the owned properties will remain shaded
until the player selects the token again.
KEYBOARD NOTES:
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The following information may be of help to individuals who intend to
play the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game without a mouse:
Default Keyboard Settings
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= Access the program menu.
= Acts as a mouse click.
= Acts as a mouse double-click
= Switches between buttons or icons.
= Switches between windows.
= Close current window (except permanent windows).
= Activate menu item or Roll Dice.
Arrow Keys = Used to move the Selection Indicator within
a window, or to move between menu options.
In summary, when using the keyboard, the player will need to use
to activate the desired window, and then to move the Selection
Indicator (appears as an outline around a selection) to the desired item.
The arrow keys (left arrow, right arrow, up arrow and down arrow) may be
used to move the Selection Indicator within a Selection Area.
Once the Selection Indicator outlines the desired selection, is
used to make the selection (e.g. choose token) or to activate
the selection (e.g. open token's portfolio window).
Menu commands are selected by using to bring up the menu, then the
arrow keys to move between menu options, and finally to select
the highlighted option.
ADVANCED USERS:
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Advanced users who wish to reconfigure the keyboard controls and some
other game features may do so by editing the MP.INI text file.
Users may also increase the available memory used by the program by
including the following option to the MONOPOLY.BAT file: MEM=1. Upon
exiting the program, the user will be informed with a suggested
number for use with the MEM option. Inserting this number into the
MONOPOLY.BAT file will result in the program operating at optimum
performance.
MISC:
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There are extensive credits available from the About Monopoly Deluxe menu
option. After the legal notice, the credits may be skipped at any time
by pressing the escape key, .
TROUBLESHOOTING:
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Before attempting to install the software, please make sure that your
computer system meets the system requirements as defined on the box
cover. Your system must have a hard drive, VGA graphics card and monitor,
a machine with a 286-type microprocessor or better and atleast 640k of
computer system RAM.
Please note that the screen will blank out while the Monopoly Deluxe
Computer Game is loading, on some slower machines, loading may take up
to 45 seconds. If the Monopoly board does not appear after a couple
minutes, there may not be enough of the computer's 640k base memory
available to run the program.
If the program does not load:
o Please make sure your hard drive has adequate storage space. If there
are less than 41 files in the Monopoly path, some files may not have
been installed, you may need to free up more space on the hard drive
before reinstalling the Monopoly Deluxe Computer Game.
o If the program is configured to use sound effects and music, please
reconfigure the program to use sound effects but "no music hardware".
If the program operates successfully with this configuration, you may
need to free up more system memory before changing the settings to
get music.
o If the program will not load when configured without music, type
"MP" at the DOS prompt while in the Monopoly path. If the program
runs, you will need to free up more system memory before using the
MONOPOLY command, or reconfigure the program for "No sound effects",
and "No Music".
If you experience mouse problems:
o If the program loads without a mouse pointer, please check that a
Microsoft (tm) compatible mouse driver version 6.24 or greater is
loaded and running. The program will can be run without a mouse, but
the player will need to use the keyboard to carry out all game commands.
o If the a mouse pointer is visible on-screen but does not move under
the control of the mouse, there may be a software conflict between
the mouse driver and a sound driver. In this case, try running the
program without the use of sound or music. If the program then works
you may need to try using different sound drivers or reconfiguring
your sound hardware.
CUSTOMER SERVICE:
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For technical assistance, contact the Virgin Games Technical Support
Team at (714) 833-1999, between 8am and 5pm Pacific Standard Time.
If possible, please be prepared to provide information about your
computer system; free computer memory, free disk space, and the contents
of your AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
You may also write to us at:
Virgin Games, Inc.
18061 Fitch Avenue
Irvine, CA 92714
Attn: Technical Support Team
When writing, please include a return address and daytime telephone
number. If possible, please provide information about your computer
system; free computer memory, free disk space, and the contents of your
AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS files.
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