RUSSIAN ROULETTE GAME ESSENCE The game essence is that the player fills on his cards symbols identical to those appearing in the game field . This is done by pressing the appropriate Action Keys . All game consists of rounds, each of them ends when one (or several) player(s) wins. Winning conditions are: - filling of one row for standard game, - filling of all the rows on the players' cards for full game. PLAYERS Number of players in the game can vary from 1 to 3. In addition the Computer can also take part in the game. SYMBOLS Symbols on cards are numbers (from 1 to 90) or colored figures. Their location can be regular or stochastic. If the Orientation option is on the figures set is extended by variously oriented symbols. GAME LEVEL Time interval between successive appearances of symbols (or their pronunciation) varies. The value of this interval determines the game level. The lesser the time interval, the higher the game level. Players can choose any of ten levels available. The transition in a group game take place automatically during the round. GAME TIME Player(s) can limit the game time using Timer option. Time is measured in seconds. GAME VARIANTS There are two game variants available: standard and full. In standard game the winning condition is filling of one row , while in full game the winning condition is filling of all the rows on the player(s) cards. GAME PROCESS At the beginning of the game player(s) can select optimal configuration using the Options menu, then Start New game from the Game menu. Every player chooses from one to four (three in EGA mode) cards. In full game all players have the same number of cards. Players pay to the bank for chosen cards in every round. During the game the bank increases by means of penalties payed by players for wrong presses. If you change the game Options then you can only start a New game. ADDITIONAL EFFECTS (Option Joker) Some additional effects can be introduced into the game. They are "Fortune Gift" and "Fortune Mockery" signs. In a standard game: - if the sign "Fortune Gift" appears in the game field, all the maximally filled rows are filled to full and the winning row is chosen from them, - if the sign "Fortune Mockery" appears in the game field, all the maximally filled rows are cleared and current round is continued. In a full game: - if the sign "Fortune Gift" appears in the game field one of the players by random choice wins immediately, - if the sign "Fortune Mockery" appears in the game field, all the cards of one player are cleared and current round is continued. WINNINGS In a standard game player wins when he fills one of the rows of his cards. In the case of one winner: - if the player fills the upper row of the card then bank refunds him the price of his cards, - if the player fills the middle row of the card then he gets a half of the bank, - if the player fills the lower row of the card then he gets the whole bank, - if several rows are filled simultaneously the lower row has the priority. In the case when several players filled their rows simultaneously: - the player who filled the lower row is considered a winner, - if several players have filled middle (or lower) row the winnings are shared between them - if the player(s) fills the upper row of the card then bank refunds the price of his(their) cards, - if several rows are filled simultaneously the lower row has the priority. In a full game the player wins when he fills all his cards. After this he gets everything from the bank. If several players have filled their cards simultaneously the winnings are shared between them. GAME FINISH The game finishes when - one of the players runs out of money (in this case bank is shared equally by the players), - time limit has gone, - Esc is pressed or New Game is selected from the Main Menu. CONTROL KEYS Esc - exit Up, down arrows and mouse - menu control Action keys: SpaceBar - for first player, Enter - for second, "1" - for third. Customer support. To order and for customer support please contact: in Europe:011-7-(095)-413 - 1221 to Sergey Bobrov Moscow , AQUA enterprise Ltd., Russia. e-mail bur@acoins.msk.kiae in USA/Canada call 1-(206)-524-9547;524-2806 Yuri Yulaev; 6553, 38th ave NE; Seattle WA 98115 e-mail yuri@amath.washington.edu Copyright (c) 1992. Moscow , AQUA enterprise Ltd., Russia. 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Disks are shipped by P.S. in the United States and via Airmail service to foreign countries. Upgrades are available and will be mailed to register users separately. To order and for customer support please contact: in Europe:011-7-(095)-413 - 1221 to Sergey Bobrov Moscow , AQUA enterprise Ltd., Russia. e-mail bur@acoins.msk.kiae in USA/Canada call 1-(206)-524-9547;524-2806 Yuri Yulaev; 6553, 38th Ave. NE; Seattle WA 98115 e-mail yuri@amath.washington.edu Copyright (c) 1992. Moscow , AQUA enterprise Ltd., Russia. Programming by Sergey Bobrov, Sergey Burenkov