Mind Meld 2.0
Copyright(c) 1997, RGPS
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for trying Mind Meld. Mind Meld is a game in which you try to guess
a series of letters that your pilot has chosen. This can be done by either
"Mind Melding" with your pilot or for most of us humans you will probably need
to use the clues provided with each guess to logically figure out what is on your
pilot's mind (or cpu). 

The evaluation period is 30 days. If you continue to use it after 30 days, you
are required to register.

For the latest version of this and other Pilot apps, visit the RGPS web
page at: http://www.exit109.com/~ron/pilot

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Registration
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The registration fee for Mind Meld is $11.95(US). Registration entitles you
to all future versions of Mind Meld and my gratitude.

There are three ways to register.

1) Secure Credit Card Payment at PilotGear.
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You can register by Credit Card by using the Shopping Mall Service at the
PilotGear Web Site http://www.pilotgear.com

2) First Virtual:
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If you have a first virtual account, you may register from the RGPS web page
http://www.exit109.com/~ron/pilot or email RGPS at ron@exit109.com with your
first virtual id number, software you are registering and email address.

3) US Mail:
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To register by mail, send a check or money order for $11.95(US funds)
Make check payable to RGPS. Indicate email address and write "MindMeld" on
the check.

Send to:
RGPS
P.O. Box 4006
Middletown, NJ 07748-4006

NOTE: If you register via mail, you MUST include an email address or
an additional $2 to cover the cost of the diskette and postage.

Installation
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Install MindMeld.prc using instapp.exe.
instapp.exe can be found in your pilot directory. (ex.c:\pilot\instapp.exe)

Playing Mind Meld
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Controls 
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BUTTONS
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E)		Enter a letter into the current cell
Graffiti "X"			Clear the value in the current Cell.
Lock Icons			Toggles the column locking feature. (Only displayed after 
				your first guess)
(Go)				Enter Your Guess
(i)				Information
Cells				Move to cell (Only cells of line in play are
				selectable)


MENUS
Options - New Game		Start New Game
Options - Statistics		Display Statistics for the current preference
				settings
Options - Erase Current Cell	Erase the letter entered in the current cell
Options - I Give Up		Quit the game registering a loss.  Good for
				beginners to help learn the game.
Options - Reset Statistics	Clear Statistics to zero values
Options - Preferences		Allows you to set up the game in different ways
				See Preferences section Below.
Options - About			Display Information about Mind Meld

Preferences
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Guesses				Set the number of guesses or Rows you can play
				before losing.
Cells				Set the number if letters in the code
				sequence that you are attempting to decode.
Letters				Set the range of letters used to create the
				code sequence.
Allow Duplicates		This setting allows you to select if you want
				secret code sequence selected by the pilot to
				include duplicate letters or not.  This option
				is not available if there are more cells than
				there are letters since duplicates are required
				in this case.

The easiest setting of preferences is Guesses=11,Cells=4,Letters=A-E

The hardest setting of preferences is Guesses=8,Cells=6,Letters=A-G.
DON'T expect to win with these settings very often ;-)

Allowing duplicates can be easier or harder depending on you game playing style.

The Idea of the GAME.
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Your pilot has secretly selected 5 Letters that you are attempting to guess
in the correct order.

You make you guess by pressing the Letter buttons on the bottom of the screen
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E).

If you make a mistake you can move forward or back to change your guess using
the arrow buttons.
(<) (>)

Press the go button to enter your guess.
(Go)

The pilot will tell you if your guess has any correct letters and if any are
in the correct position.
rr means Right letter Right Cell
rw means Right letter Wrong Cell

When you are absolutely sure that a value belongs in a cell you can lock that column and
the value will be carried forward for you in future guesses.  This locking feature also
helps you remember that you have determined the correct value for that cell.

You now continue making guesses until you get all the letters in the correct order.


Here is an example.

Assume PILOTS letters are ABEDC
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Your guess	rr	rw	Explanation
AAAAA		1	0  	A - is in right cell
BAAAA		0	2  	AB - are in wrong cell (Now we know B is not
				in the first cell)
ABCCC		3	0	ABC - are in right cell (Now we know that A
				is in the first cell and B is in the second
				cell but we do not know where the c is)
ABCDD		3	1	ABD - are in right cell C is in wrong cell
				( We did not learn much here except that there
				is a D but is the C or the D in the correct
				cell ?)
ABCDE		3	2	ABD - are in right cell CE are in wrong cell
				(Now we know there is an E, but is C, D or E
				in the correct cell ?)
ABCED		2	3	AB - are in right cell CED are in wrong cell
				(Switching D and E made matters worse so one
				of them was correct)
ABEDC		YOU WIN !!!!!!  (Tried switching C and D instead and we got
				it.......)

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Revision History
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2.0 - Release
	- New Preferences screen which allows the player to configure the game
	  allowing for more levels.  This replaces the original
	  Menu item "Levels".
	- Better Context Sensitive Information/Help.
	- Graffiti "X" clears a cell value.
	- Added Menu Item to clear a cell value
	- Allow Duplicates preference added
	- Number of Cells preference added

1.0 - Release
	- Added the ability to Lock a cell value into a column by tapping the
	  lock/unlock icons.
	- Now Statistics are collected at each level
	- Added Graffiti Input and movement
	- Fixed problem with Silk Screen Find not working while MindMeld is
	  in play
	- You can no longer quit a game after it has already been won or lost
	- Added Easter Egg...........

0.2 - Improvement Update
	- Added Pen select Cell movement
	- Corrected some wording in the help screens and MindMeld.txt
	- Added 2 Levels
	- Added Option to Quit Game
	- Cursor indication has been expanded to invert the entire active cell
	- Cool new Icon !!

0.1 - First Beta release

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Legal Stuff
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RGPS is not responsible for lost data.  We have tested the apps thoroughly;
however, you are responsible for assuring that your pilot system has been properly
backed up in case any software causes your pilot to fail.

Copyright(c) 1997, RGPS
All Rights Reserved