3-D Tic Tac Toe =========================== A LogiComm game from The Programmers' Guild Written by Steven T. Murphy Copyright 1989 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~ If you enjoy this game, please ~ ~ contribute to my effort, and many ~ ~ hours of programming by sending ~ ~ $10 to the address below: ~ ~ ~ ~ 3435 Lower 147th West ~ ~ Rosemount, MN 55068 ~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ What is LogiComm ---------------- LogiComm(Logical Communications) is a catagory of games that use the communication port to relay information of game play. The reason why the comm port is used is because with some two player games, one player is not supposed to know what the other player has or is doing, as in a game of cards. The main advantage of a LogiComm game is that one player does not have to turn away while the other player is taking a turn. The only requirement is that you have a modem since LogiComm games can not have two players at one terminal. Another advantage is that there may be person-to-person communications at any time via the LogiLink window displayed on the game screen. Having a window for communications makes the games more enjoyable and true to life since "verbal" attacks can be made and seen as each turn is taken. 3-D Tic Tac Toe does not follow the LogiComm theory since there is no need to turn away from the screen while the other player takes a turn. It does, however, introduce the LogiComm series and gives the user a basic idea of how to use the LogiLink window(not a hard task--you just type!). It also helped to provide modules for future games like PORTSIDE, a Battleship-like game, and STRATEGY MASTER, a Stratego-like game, both of which require that neither player sees what the other has onscreen. Where to find it. (And now for the user group plug...) ------------------------------------ For now, all future LogiComm games can be found on the Minnesota Atari ST (MAST) bulletin board system at 612-560-9254 or on GEnie. If this changes, it will be mentioned in the next document file with the next game. Info on 3-D Tic Tac Toe ----------------------- This game is VERY simple to use. For HELP on game commands, press the [HELP] key. After the game is up and running, you will see a welcome message in the LogiLink window. This is the window where you enter modem commands. There is no initialization of the modem since modem commands vary so much. The communication port is configured at 1200 baud initially. To change it, press CONTROL-B and select the appropriate number. Typing while in LOCAL mode will most likely produce double characters in the LogiLink window. When CONNECTED to another modem, there should be no double characters. To stop the double characters in LOCAL mode, press CONTROL-E. This will toggle the echo mode and should suppress the characters you type--the modem will still be echoing the characters you type, though. When CONNECTED to another modem, you will want to turn the echo on with CONTROL-E if the characters you type do not appear in the window. To plot an X or an O on the screen you must select who is the first player, select your playing peice(X or O), and then move the mouse to the square you wish to plot in and click the left mouse button. If something goes wrong with the communication of data, a message will appear in the LogiLink window letting you know about it. The only time you can choose X or O and who is first player is after you press CONTROL-N, to start a new game, and before the first plot of an X or O by either player. The first person to press [^P] is the first player, so be quick! At the end of a game, the winning peices will blink. To start a new game, press CONTROL-N. At this time you do not have to select X or O since you already made a selection, but you can if you want to though. The End ------- I hope you enjoy this game. Note: The IBM version of LogiComm 3-D Tic Tac Toe can also be played against a person with an Atari ST/MEGA.