Disk No: 1897 Disk Title: PC Bingo and Words*Words PC-SIG Version: S1 Program Title: PC Bingo Author Version: 5/89 Author Registration: $10.00 Special Requirements: Printer to generate bingo cards. Throw your next Bingo party at your home, church or school with Michael Bielkiewicz's PC BINGO. Easy to use (cannot stress this word enough in this review) it plays like the real thing - no strings attached. Print out up to 8 Bingo cards per 8 1/2 X 11 inch paper, distribute among your players and let the computer choose the Bingo numbers. PC BINGO is played on an IBM or compatible. As you follow the set up menu, choosing whether your machine has graphic capabilities, color capabilities and whether your printer is compatible with an IBM dot matrix, you find yourself with the simplest of menus to operate the PC BINGO program. Just continually choose "1" to pick a number until someone yells Bingo!!! Selection "2" will help you verify numbers, "P" will print Bingo cards and "E" will end the game. Even the most amateur of computer users will find this a breeze to use. A great party game, PC BINGO could actually be used to replace the old ping-pong ball method of the game - though that day is somewhat in the future. The ease of this package makes it accessible to all ages who share a love for the Bingo game. Program Title: Words*Words Author Version: 1.2 Author Registration: $15.00 Special Requirements: None. Through the process of elimination and osmosis you are faced with the dilemma of deciphering a 5 letter word in no more than 18 guesses. Walter Blanchard's WORDS*WORDS sharpens your skills as you unravel one of the 40 puzzles provided in this program. During each guess, WORDS*WORDS reveals how many letters are common to the puzzle word - for example, if the puzzle word was "drums" and you guessed "stump" the program would tell you that "3" letters are similar. Only real words are accepted by the program, so no cheating is allowed! After tracing your results, one hopefully discovers the answer to the puzzle. WORDS*WORDS plays easily on any IBM or compatible. Instructions are simple to follow and play is performed on a plain grid. Just type in your guess (the computer will either accept it as a real word or reject it) and follow the results. A "discard" grid for letters not found in the word, and a "keep" grid for letters that are allow you to organize your thoughts. No fancy features, so if color and graphics are your love, you may be disappointed. But if your love is for intellect, you may enjoy some of the difficult challenges this program has to offer. This program could be used for helping children with spelling and word associations. An amusing yet challenging game for ages 12 and up, WORD*WORD breaks through its simple format with its tough puzzle solving. PC-SIG 1030D East Duane Avenue Sunnyvale Ca. 94086 (408) 730-9291 (c) Copyright 1989 PC-SIG, Inc.