I. Installing the Battleground Waterloo Demo --

    1. From Windows, select the File menu (or the Win 95 Start button) 
       and the Run menu item.
    2. Enter:
	d:\bgw_demo\setup
       Note: If your CD-ROM is different from d:, enter the appropriate 
       letter.
    3. Note: you must have Video for Windows Version 1.1 installed on
       your computer in order to run the Battleground Waterloo videos.

II. Getting Started --

    To see a fully automated demo, do the following. First launch the demo, 
    using the Battleground Waterloo program item. When prompted, select 
    Automatic A/I for both French and Allied sides. This will play the demo 
    Computer vs. Computer. When the A/I Dialog appears, you may wish to 
    click on Step to advance the A/I manually, or click on Run to have the 
    A/I run without stopping. To halt A/I processing, press the Escape key 
    (or click on the Cancel button) when the A/I dialog appears. To exit the 
    game, halt A/I processing and then select the Exit menu item from the 
    File menu.

    To try a battle against the computer, select Automatic A/I for one side 
    and Manual mode for the side you wish to play. Here are some tips on 
    how to play:

        1. To advance to the next phase, select the Next Phase menu item
	   from the Phase menu, or click on the clock icon in the upper
           left hand corner of the tool box that appears on the left-hand
	   side of the screen.

	2. In the Movement Phase, you can move your units. Select a unit
	   by first clicking on its map hex with the left mouse button.
	   Then either double-click to select the entire stack of units in 
	   that hex, or click on one or more units at the bottom of the 
	   screen to just select certain ones. You then move the unit (or 
	   stack) by clicking with the right mouse button on a hex adjacent 
	   to that unit on the map.
		To change a unit's Formation (to/from Line or Column for 
	   infantry; to Limbered for cannons), select the unit, then click 
	   on the "eagle" toolbox button. The "S" toolbox button can be 
	   used to create skirmishers from infantry units or squadrons 
	   from cavalry units.
		To change a unit's Facing, select it, then click on one of 
	   the "curved arrow" toolbox buttons. These buttons will turn the 
	   unit clockwise or counterclockwise, or make it do an about-face, 
	   as indicated by the direction of the arrow.

	3. In the Fire Phases, you can fire on enemy units. Select the unit
	   you wish to fire in the same way you selected it for moving, by 
	   clicking on its hex and then clicking on its picture at the 
	   bottom of the screen. Select its target by clicking with the 
           right mouse button on a hex containing one or more enemy units.  
	   If prompted for a specific target by the Target Dialog, you can 
	   select the default simply by clicking on the Ok button.
		In the Defensive Phase you can use the "square" toolbox 
	   button to change infantry to/from Square formation (which is 
	   their best defense against cavalry charges). You can also use 
	   the "eagle" toolbox button to unlimber cannons at this time.

	4. In the Cavalry Charge Phase, you can move your cavalry units (and 
	   leaders stacked with them) even if they've already moved in the 
	   Movement Phase. The idea here is to move them adjacent to enemy 
	   units in order to engage them in melee in the next phase.

	5. In the Melee Phase, you can melee against units in hexes adjacent 
	   to your units. Select the target hex by clicking on the hex with 
	   the right mouse button. Then select your attacking units by first 
           selecting them and then adding them to the melee using the Add 
           to Melee menu item in the Melee Menu. When you are done adding 
           units to the melee, you can resolve the melee by selecting the 
           Resolve Melee menu item in the Melee Menu.



III. When in Doubt --

   If you are unsure what to do next in any given situation, you can always
   get the computer to finish the current phase for you by clicking on the
   A/I button that is located in the lower right-hand corner of the tool
   box that appears on the left-hand side of the screen.



IV. What the Full Version of Battleground Waterloo Offers --

   In addition to a complete main program, the full version of Battleground
   Waterloo contains:
   * French, British and Prussian background music of the Napoleonic era.
   * Over 150 MB of Waterloo re-enactment videos and sounds.
   * An easy-to-use front-end interface.
   * A complete hardcopy manual plus foldout quick-start instructions.
   * Six complete modules containing 22 scenarios, both historical and 
     "what if?", covering:
	- Hougoumont
	- La Haye Sainte
	- Plancenoit
	- Papelotte
	- The French cavalry charge and the Imperial Guard's assault 
	- The complete Battle of Waterloo 

   For more information, contact TalonSoft at 410-933-9191 or visit our
   Web site at http://www.talonsoft.com.

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   This demo incorporates the version 1.04 upgrade.