                            Bandwurm
                       by Rainer Prestele

                   Brief English Instructions
                        by D.A. Brumleve

Bandwurm is a mono-only game in which a worm is moved about the 
screen in order to "eat" little black squares.  The worm will 
move forward without any nudge from you, but your mouse can 
control his direction; clicking the left mouse button will cause 
him to turn left, the right makes him turn right.  In my 
experience, transferring the orientation of the worm from the 
screen to my fingers is the most challenging aspect of the 
program; I have lots of trouble deciding which button to push!

To get started, place all the files in the same folder or 
directory and run BANDWURM.PRG.  You'll have to type in your name 
and press <Return> before the game can begin.  Once the playing 
screen appears, press the mouse button or the <SpaceBar> and 
you'll see the worm inching his way down from the top of the 
screen.  Each time the worm eats another square, he grows, so you 
are dealing with a worm whose length is ever increasing.  You 
must take care that he does not attempt to eat himself or run 
into a wall or run into the barrier in the middle of the screen, 
or the game will be over.  If you sustain the worm long enough, 
an opening will appear at the middle of the top edge of the 
gamearea, and you can move the worm through it and on to the next 
level of play.

During play, you can press <P> to pause the game.  While the game 
is paused, you can also press <Esc> to save the game, make the 
worm move faster by pressing <+>, or make the worm move more 
slowly by pressing <->.  To resume play, press a mouse button or 
the <SpaceBar>.

Upon successful completion of all levels, you'll be given an 
opportunity to play again or quit.  For more complete 
instructions, please refer to BANDWURM.DOC, a German text file 
provided by the author.

