	         Sage Concentration (shareware) Version 1.0

                    Copyright (c) 1997 by Sage Software.
                            All Rights Reserved.

Sage Software
P.O. Box 7223
Huntsville, AL 35807
(205) 830-9364


About Your Sage Concentration User's Guide

   This manual is only one part of Sage Concentration's documentation set. 
   The second is the Online Help system.

   This manual is arranged as follows:

   o "About Your Sage Concentration User's Guide"
      An overview of this manual

   o "System Requirements"
      A list of system requirements.

   o "Installation Procedures"
      Instructions for setting up Sage Concentration on your computer.

   o "Online Help"
      Instructions on how to use online Help to find information about 
      tasks and features.

   o "Start Playing"
      Instructions on how to start playing Sage Concentration.

   o "Rules of the Game"
      A description of the rules of this game.


System Requirements

  The minimum software and hardware requirements your computer system needs
  to run Sage Concentration successfully are shown in the following list.

  o Windows version 3.1 or later. This program should run with all Windows
    based operating systems including Windows for Workgroups, Windows NT, 
    and Windows 95.

  o 1 megabyte (MB) of free disk space.

  o A mouse.

Installation Procedures

  Installing Sage Concentration on your computer is simple. To install, 
  follow these steps:

  1. Start the Windows application and select the Program Manager.

  2. Select the run entry from the File menu item.

  3. Insert the Sage Concentration disk into the disk drive.

  4. Keyin the letter of the drive that you inserted the disk into followed
     by ":\setup" in the command line field. For example, if the disk is in
     drive "a" you would type:

     a:\setup

     Next, select the OK button on the dialog box. This will cause Sage
     Concentration's setup executable to start running.

     Note: Instead of running setup from the run menu entry, you also can 
           simply double click setup.exe from the Program Manager or Windows
           Explorer.

  5. The setup executable will display a dialog box with a default 
     directory specified in the field. If you want to install the files in 
     another directory, key it in in this field.

  6. Select the Install button on the dialog box and the files will be
     installed. If the specified directory does not exist, it will be 
     created for you.

  7. If no errors have occurred during installation, a dialog box claiming
     successful completion will be displayed when all files have been 
     copied and expanded.

   If the installation was successful, a Sage program group will be created 
   in the Program Manager. This will contain the Sage Concentration program 
   item. When you double click on this, Sage Concentration will begin 
   execution.

Online Help

   Sage Concentration's Online Help can be accessed in two different ways 
   once it is running:

   By selecting the Help entry under the Help menu item.
   By selecting the F1 key from the keyboard.

   The Online Help contains information that explains all aspects of this 
   game and describes how to use all its functionality. This should be the 
   user's main source of help.

   Once the Help window is displayed, the buttons near the top help you find
   the information you need. The Contents button displays a list of Help
   topics that Sage Concentration provides. The Search button displays a 
   dialog box where you specify a topic to search for. The Back button 
   displays the previously viewed topic. The History button displays a 
   chronological list of all Help topics viewed during your current game 
   session.

   If you need to learn how to use Help, press the F1 key on the keyboard
   while the Help window is open.

Start Playing

   Once Sage Concentration is installed, start the game by double clicking 
   the left mouse button on the Sage Concentration program item that was 
   created by the setup executable. After doing this, Sage Concentration 
   will begin execution by displaying the introduction screen. To stop this 
   introduction and go to the main screen simply click the left mouse button.

Rules of the Game

   Object of the Game
   The object of the game is to score more points than your opponent by 
   selecting pairs of cards that match. There is some luck involved in this 
   game, but in order to beat your opponent consistently you need to 
   remember more of the cards that where turned up previously than he does.


   How points are scored
   Each time you select a pair of cards that match on your turn you are 
   rewarded one point. 


   How to play
   The first step to begin play is to select the opponent that you want to 
   play against. You have the option of playing againt the computer set at 
   one of two levels or you can play against another human player. The 
   players can be set on the Players Dialog Box. You also have some controll 
   over some of the parameters of the game such as the game speed and sound 
   effects. These can be set on the Options Dialog Box. Once the players and 
   the game options are set, start the game by selecting the Start entry 
   under the Game menu item. You can also simply select the F2 key on your 
   keyboard. Once this is done all 52 cards will be dealt and displayed 
   face-down on the screen. The players name whose turn it is will be 
   highlighted in red at the top of the screen. On your turn, select two 
   cards which you think match (i.e. a pair of 7s, Queens, etc.) one at a 
   time by positioning the mouse over the card and clicking the left button. 
   If the cards that you chose match you will be rewarded one point and it 
   will remain your turn. If the cards do not match, your turn will be over 
   and play continues with the other player. When it is the computers turn, 
   an animated hand will appear and make its selections.


   Game over
   When all 52 cards have been matched the game is over. The winner is the 
   player who has scored the most points.


  You are welcome to visit our Web site at: 
			http://www.best.com/~mcintyre/sage/
  where you can download other great shareware games.
