G l a s s B e a d C h a l l e n g e 1.1 Copyright (c) 1995 Creativision Publishing Corp. All rights are reserved. Mail: Creativision Publishing Corp. P.O. Box 5523 Arlington, TX 76005-5523 Voice: 817-656-5970 (M-F, 9-5 CST) FAX: 817-656-7794 (24hr) Internet: support@cvp.com America Online: CVPsupport Compuserve: 70404,3014 Web: http://www.cvp.com/glassbead REGISTER ON THE WORLD-WIDE-WEB! Go to our web site and you can pay by VISA, MasterCard or American Express REGISTER BY PHONE! Call 817-656-5970 and place your order with VISA, MasterCard or American Express PROGRAM INFORMATION ------------------- Glass Bead Challenge is an ORIGINAL game of strategy for one or two players. Dominate your opponent without capturing any pieces! Multiple computer levels, several board sizes, 16 and 256-color graphics with digitized sound and music. FUN! GETTING STARTED --------------- To install, follow these directions: 1. Copy the program files to your hard drive, or you can install the program from your floppy drive. 2. Make sure that the file VBRUN300.DLL is either: A. In the same place as the program files, -or- B. In your Windows SYSTEM directory, where it can be shared with any other Visual Basic Application. 3. From Windows, run the program BEAD.EXE (from Program Manager select the "Run..." option from the File menu) 4. If you want, you can easily create an icon in Program Manager by selecting the "New" option from the file menu. The file you want to add is "BEAD.EXE"; it is fairly easy to browse for it in the New Program dialog. TIPS ---- If you are in 256 color more or true color: Go to the "Options" menu and select one of the custom piece sets -- they look cooler than the 16-color standard. If you get a blank board after a "New Game": You are probably in a weird video mode. Go to your system setup or your video card setup and switch to a video mode with 16 or 256 colors or true color (16million). Hi-color (65,000 colors) and other color modes are incompatible. If you beat the computer too much: Let it go first the next game using the "Switch Colors" button on the "New Game" dialog. For an extra challenge, put a handicap in your favor on the "New Game" dialog. If the computer beats you too much: Read the "Strategy" section in the help file and make sure you move first on every game until you get the hang of it. TECHNICAL SUPPORT ----------------- If you encounter a problem that is not covered in the Help file, you will probably need to contact us for user support. A. Mail us a letter at: CreatiVision Publishing Technical Support P.O. Box 5523 Arlington, TX 76005-5523 B. Use EMAIL: Internet - cvpsupport@aol.com AOL - CVPSupport CompuServe - 70404,3014 C. Call or fax us at: Voice - 817/656-5970 (Hours: M-F, 9-5 CST) Fax - 817/656-7794 (24 hours) When contacting us we need the following information: 1. The make and model of your computer 2. The type of display 3. The version number of Windows you are running 4. The amount of memory your machine has NOTICE: We reserve the right to decline technical support to any unregistered user in order to better serve our registered customers. LICENSE INFORMATION ------------------- As an unregistered user you are granted a limited license period of 7 DAYS for a free evaluation of this product. If you continue to use after that point you must register the program. If you do not register you must discontinue its use. REGISTRATION ------------ Only $9.95 -- PLUS you get a FREE GIFT! (See the "Buy Me" menu in the program for complete ordering info) DISTRIBUTOR INFORMATION ----------------------- This is shareware and as such, anyone is permitted to give copies to friends or associates. However, if you are a distributor of shareware products, we ask that you read the following text BEFORE distribution. TRADEMARKS ---------- Glass Bead Challenge is TM CreatiVision Publishing; Windows and Visual Basic are (R)(C) Microsoft Corp.; IBM is (R) International Business Machines Corp. DISCLAIMER, COPYRIGHT NOTICE ---------------------------- In no event will CreatiVision Publishing be liable to you for any damages, lost profits, lost savings, or any other incidental or consequential damages arising out of the use or inability to use this software, even if CreatiVision Publishing has been advised of the possibility of such damages, or for any claim by any other party. This product is freely distributed as shareware with a 7-day trial license before purchase. All copyrights on the name, look-and-feel and operations are strictly enforceable. It is illegal to change any text within the program code that would remove the copyright notice for CreatiVision Publishing. It is also illegal to change ordering information text in the program or to distort in any way the identity of the rightful copyright holder. THANK YOU!