  1 About Help
  ------------
    Enter  Help by  selecting  Help from  the  main menu  or left
    clicking on the (H) button. Use the right  scroll bar to move 
    up and down within the Help screens, or  else  press  any key
    except <ESCAPE> to move forward through help  screens.
    To leave Help, left  click  on the  upper left  button, right
    click anywhere, or else press <ESCAPE>.
  
  2 To Shoot
  ----------
    To shoot the cue ball, move the mouse pointer anywhere on the
    screen where there is NO POOL BALL, and then left click.  Now
    the cue stick will appear pointing at the cue ball.  Move the
    mouse around to aim the cue stick in various directions.  The
    longer the cue stick appears, as you move it about the screen
    the greater will be the strength of the shot when you finally
    do shoot.  After stopping at your desired angle and  strength
    of shot, just left click to actually execute the cue shot. At
    this point the cue stick will pull back and then move forward
    striking the cue ball in the  direction and with the strength
    that you gave it.
    When playing against the computer,   the  computer  generated
    player is   usually  represented in the right hand score box,
    and the human player in the left hand score box.  The current
    player's   turn  is  indicated  by  the  score  box  that  is 
    highlighted  in red.   After your turn is over, the highlight 
    will automatically switch to the other box allowing the other 
    player to shoot.  In Setup you can enter any name into either
    score box.   If one of the computer Pool Shark player's names
    is  entered  into   either  score   box,   that  player  will 
    automatically  shoot  on his/her  turn.  If  you wish to just 
    practise without the computer taking shots,  make  sure  that
    both score boxes have  non computer  names,  by  using Setup.
    If you  want to  watch  the  computer  players  challenge one
    another,    enter   computer   names  in  both  score  boxes.  
    (Only Steady Eddy available in unregistered version.)   If at
    any time you want the computer player to shoot, click on  his
    score box.  Click on your own to get him to shoot for you. 
    
    See Section 8 (Moving Balls) if you need to bring up a ball.

  3 Aiming
  --------
    Since you cannot  stick your  eyeball  inside the  monitor to 
    line up the cue ball with the  target  ball when  taking aim, 
    Pool Shark provides an easier way. While moving the cue stick
    about before shooting just right click, and a sight line will
    appear, emanating out from the cue ball in the direction that
    would be taken if you shot at that point.  To stop the  sight
    line, just right click again.
  

  4 Pool Shark Game Overview
  --------------------------
    Pool  Shark  provides a  complete  pool  playing  environment 
    for  your  PC.    Match your skills against the computer or a 
    friend  in  the  ongoing  tournament  at  the Shark's Hall of 
    Fame.   By  making the  right  strategic  wagers,  advance to 
    the  top and  dethrone  Montana Fats  from his  smug position
    of  pompous  grandeur!      (Only  Steady Eddy  available  in
    unregistered version.)

    This is how the general  flow of the  game  goes.    When the 
    game  starts  up,   choose your  opponent by left clicking on 
    the desired player.    This can also  be  done by  using menu 
    option #3.  Next go into the  betting room,  menu option  #4, 
    and put your bet on the table.  After placing your bet, a new
    game  will  automatically  start up.   After the game you can 
    see yours and other players' ranked positions and accumulated 
    winnings or  accumulated  debts in the  Shark  Hall of  Fame.  
    These functions are described in more detail in the following 
    help section screens :
       10.3  Pick Opponent
       10.4  Betting Room 
       10.5  New Game Start
       10.6  Winner's Hall of Fame

  5 Pool Shark Eight Ball Rules
  -----------------------------
    Pool  Shark  enforces  a  variation  of  eight  ball rules as 
    follows:    The  first player  to  sink all of either the low
    balls or the high balls,  and  then  subsequently  sinks  the
    eight ball is the winner.  
     
    If you  sink  the  cue  ball on a given turn,  that turn ends 
    and one of your balls is brought up as a penalty.  
    If  you  sink  the  eight  on a  given  turn  when you  still
    have  some other balls left on the table, then that turn ends
    and one of your balls is brought up as a penalty.  
    If  you  sink  the  eight  on a  given  turn   when you still
    have  some  other  balls left on the table, but your opponent
    only has the eight left, then you loose the game.

    If you sink an opponent's ball  on  a given  turn,  then that
    turn ends, but no balls are penalized.
    If you are going  for low balls  or for high balls  but  miss
    and hit one of the opponents' balls  or the eight ball first,
    then that turn ends and one ball is penalized.
    
    It is not necessary to call shots.  In other  words, flukes
    count. Even though the computer generated players will call
    their shots, they will also accept balls that  they sunk in
    other pockets by fluke.

  5.1 Easy Key               
  ------------
    Sometimes eight ball may be more fun to play when there are
    no penalty balls brought up regardless of the situation. If
    you wish to play this way, which can make for faster  games
    with quicker betting  outcomes,  use the "Easy" key.   Just
    press the "E" key to  disable  the  automatic  penalty ball 
    functionality.  Press "E" again to re-enable this. This may
    not be changed after money has has been put onto the table.

  6 Pool Shark Betting Rules
  --------------------------
    Each time a new player is entered in Setup, or prompted  for
    at the game beginning, he is allotted $10,000.  From then on
    that player's funds are kept track of in the Pool Shark Hall 
    Of Fame.  By entering the Bets room, any  player  may bet as
    much  as  he has available in the Hall of Fame.  If a player 
    runs out of  funds,  he may borrow and bet up to $10,000 per
    game.  The amount bet  is automatically subtracted from both
    the player's funds and subsequently  awarded  to the winner.
    In order to enforce the  integrity of the bet,  Menu options
    are limited,  when there is  money on the table. If you quit 
    in the middle of the game, the winnings  are  awarded to the
    computer  character.   Strategically,  it  is  a  good  idea
    to start by betting small  amounts,  and  challenging  lower
    players,  until  you improve your skill.  Otherwise you will
    go into the hole, and find it difficult to get out!  
  

  7 Tight Squeeze
  ---------------
    There are positions where the cue ball is  located at  one of
    the table ends when you may want to  shoot with  enough power 
    to reach the  other  end of the  table,  but the cue stick is 
    backed up against the wall so that it cannot be stretched out 
    longer, to increase the power of the shot. When this happens,
    to increase the power of the shot, press one of the following
    keys : "2", "3", "4".  The two key will double, the three key
    will triple, and the four key will quadruple the power of the
    shot.

  8 Moving Balls
  --------------
    Left click on the ball that you wish to move. Move the mouse 
    pointer to the  position at which you wish to move the  ball 
    to, and left click again. The ball will now be  moved to the 
    desired location. 



  9 Control Panel  
  ---------------
    At the top of the pool table  screen  between the  two  score 
    boxes is a box with four buttons  marked  "H", "M", "S",  and 
    "Q".  Left click on these buttons to  enter into various Pool
    Shark program options as follows : 
    (H) is the Help Button that opens this Pool Shark help screen.
    (M) is the Menu Button that opens the Pool Shark main menu.
    (S) is the Sound Button that toggles sound on and off.   This
        setting  is saved  from  session  to  session  so that if
        desired  the  music  that plays  on game  start-up can be
        suppressed.  When  sound  is  enabled the (S) shows up on 
        this button.  When sound is disabled the (S) disappears.
    (Q) is the Quit Button that allows for program exit.

    When balls are in motion, the mouse  pointer will  disappear. 
    When this happens these options can be  selected by  pressing 
    the corresponding keyboard key.
    The center of the control panel is  used to  display the last
    ball that was sunk. Each time the cue  stick is  invoked, the
    displayed ball is cleared.
  
  10 Pool Shark Main Menu
  ----------------------
    The main menu  can be entered by  clicking  on  the (M)  Menu 
    button from the pool table, by right clicking from  the  pool 
    table, or by pressing <ESCAPE> or "M" from the pool table.
    
    To return to the pool table from the  main menu, right click,
    or else press <ESCAPE>.
    
    Once in the menu, options  can  be  selected  by  either left 
    clicking  on  the  option  or pressing  the highlighted first 
    character of the menu option.  
    
    Details  of  the menu  options are described in the following 
    sections :
       
       10.1  Help
       10.2  Demo Always Different
       10.3  Pick Opponent
       10.4  Bets         
       10.5  New Game Start
       10.6  Winner's Hall of Fame
       10.7  Replay
       10.8  Set Up
       10.9  Order Info
      10.10  Custom Gift Idea!
      10.11  Quit
  

  10.1 Help         
  ---------         
    Enter Help by selecting  Help  from  the  main  menu  or left
    clicking  on  the (H)  button.  Use the scroll bar to move up
    and down within the Help screens.  Use  the  upper  left exit 
    button, right click, or press <ESCAPE> to leave Help.

    This option gives a high level overall description of the 
    general object and purpose of the Pool Shark game.   This
    section  describes  the  rules  of  the pool game, and of 
    betting.  Individual  games are all tied  together in the 
    Winner's Hall Of Fame  to make  Pool Shark an ongoing and 
    exciting pool tournament, where you can always come back!

  10.2 Demo Always Different    
  --------------------------
    This is an actual live Pool Shark 2.2 game played between two 
    of  the  best  Pool Shark  computer  generated players, Jimmy
    Kruz  and Montana Fats.     The Demo is done with all sixteen
    pool balls and every demo is different,  since the Pool Shark
    opponents are actually playing and thinking as you watch.

  
  10.3 Pick Opponent
  ------------------
   The Pool Shark Opponent  screen  allows  for  selection of the 
   next computer driven  character to play  against.   To pick an 
   opponent left click on the desired personality.  The  selected  
   person   will  be  highlighted  by  a  yellow frame. 
   
   Once  the  desired  character  is  highlighted,  right  click, 
   or press <ENTER> or <ESC> to play.  This character's name will 
   then be displayed in the upper right score box.   The computer
   driven characters normally reside in the right hand score box.
   If one of the Pool Shark characters' names is displayed within
   this score box, the computer will automatically take its turn,
   after the user has finished shooting or has scratched. 
   
   The different Pool Shark  characters  play at different  skill 
   levels, with some variation in play style.
   (NOTE: The unregistered version  (POOL SHARK 2.1)  only allows
          for play  against Steady Eddy,  one of the medium level
          Pool Sharks.  You can see the higher level  Pool Sharks
          play in the live action Demo.)

   See also Setup for other aspects of opponent selection.

   The user's name is normally displayed  in the left hand score
   box.  When a game starts, if there is no current player  name
   in the left score box, the user will be prompted to enter his
   name when the first ball is sunk.    Otherwise you can always
   enter the human player's name in the second field within  the
   Setup Screen.  It will subsequently be displayed in the  left
   score box.

  
  10.4 Bets
  ---------
   The Bets screen allows you to make a bet  on the next  game to 
   be played.     Each time a new  player's  name is  entered  in  
   Setup, that player is automatically given $10,000 to play with.
   The Bets screen displays the current fund level of the current
   human  player name,  whose name is  displayed in the left hand
   score box.    To make a bet, left  click on  one of the  three 
   Pool Shark money notes, $500,  $1000, or $5000.    Simply move
   the money over to the pool table,  and left click.    Continue
   doing this until the  desired bet amount  has been placed onto
   the pool table.   Each time an amount is placed  on the table,
   that  amount is subtracted from the  displayed fund  level for
   the current player and added to the current bet amount.   When
   the  desired  amount has been  bet  on the table,  exit out to
   play the game by right clicking or pressing <ESC>.  

   You  may  bet as much as is  credited to  your account in the 
   Winner's Hall of Fame.      If you loose everything, then you
   may bet up to $10,000 on credit per game,  in which case your 
   account will start to decrease into  negative values.
     
   After  exiting  from  the  betting  screen,   a  new  game is 
   automatically started.  When a bet is in place, the number of 
   Menu options becomes limited until the game is played out and 
   finished, so as to protect the integrity of the bet.   If you
   exit while a bet is in place, the game goes to the Pool Shark
   opponent and the bet amount is  awarded to that player in the
   Winner's Hall of Fame.

  10.5 New Game Start
  -------------------
    New Game racks up a  fresh  triangle of balls for a new game,
    restores the color of  the  table to the original green felt,
    and returns to the pool table.

  10.6 Winner's Hall of Fame
  --------------------------
    The Winner's Hall of Fame keeps an  on-going  account  of all
    players' funds,  ranked in descending order so as to show the
    top  players  first.     You can  use the  scroll bar to view
    all players in the Hall of Fame, up to a limit of 99 players.
    If a new player begins after  99  players have  been  entered 
    into the Hall of Fame the lowest level player gets bumped out.
  

  10.7 Replay
  -----------
    Replay can be used to do instant replays of a current game in        
    progress or to create your own demos.  If a game is currently
    in progress, to do an instant replay, just right click to the
    main menu and choose  this  option.  All  of  the  shots made 
    during the current game  will be replayed, and the pool table
    will  be  left  in  the  position  where  the  game  left off,
    awaiting your next shot.
    If a game is played right through to the  winner screen,  you 
    will be given an opportunity to save  that game.  If you save
    a game, it can be replayed any time by selecting the New Game 
    option from the main menu and then  immediately selecting the
    Replay option from the main menu.   
    In summary, Replay can be used to do an  instant  replay of a
    current  game  in  progress,  or  to  run  your own demo of a  
    previously saved game.  Which action Replay takes  depends on
    whether it is run from the beginning of a new  game,  or from
    the middle of a game that has already  had  some shots taken.
    Pool Shark only provides for saving one  user-made demo.   If
    you want to save more, go into the  Pool Shark  directory and
    make a copy of the file named "REPLAY".  Selecting other menu
    options in the middle of a game and returning may cause minor
    problems with the replay of that game.

  10.8 Setup
  ----------
    Setup is used to control various Pool Shark program  options.
    Left click on a field to  select  it  for change or just  hit 
    <ENTER> to move through the fields.  To exit Setup left click
    on the upper right exit button,  right  click, or  else press 
    <ESCAPE>. The setup fields work as follows : 
       
       Pocket Size (1,2,3): Controls the play  level  difficulty.
           One is the smallest and  three is the  largest  pocket
           size. Although changing pocket  size has  an immediate
           effect in changing difficulty of play, the actual size
           of the pocket as appearing on the  pool table will not
           be seen until after selecting the New Game option from
           the main menu.
       
       Low Ball Player    : Use this option to change the name of
           the  player that  appears  in  the   upper  left  hand 
           score box.  This name will usually represent the human
           player.

       High Ball Player   : Use this option to change the name of
           the player  that appears in the upper right hand score
           box.   This name will usually represent the Pool Shark
           computer driven character.

       Speed Control Pause:  This number is used to  control  the   
           minimal time between display frames, measured in mili- 
           seconds. Pool Shark comes with a default speed control
           pause of 10 mili seconds.  This is good for a  typical
           386 processor.  For faster machines you  may  want  to    
           increase this in order to slow  down the speed of  the  
           balls.  With a slower processor set the speed  control 
           pause to zero for best results. The effective range of  
           this variable is from 0 to 300.  Anything outside this 
           range gets translated to 0 or 300.  

       Table Color: Clicking on any of the sixteen color boxes in
           this  option will immediately change the felt color of
           the table.   The large color box at the left  displays
           the current  table color.   Using the  New Game option
           from main menu will  always  restore the  table to the
           original green color.

  10.9  Order Info
  ----------------
    The Order Info option  gives  ordering instructions on how to 
    order Pool Shark 2.2 by toll free phone  using a credit card,
    or by mail order using check or money order.

    For convenience of mail order,  the last screen of Order Info 
    provides an easy to use on-line order form.  
       
  10.10  Custom Gift Idea!
  ------------------------
     This option  explains  how you can  get your  own  specially 
     customized  version  of  Pool Shark  with a  personal  twist
     directed at someone you know.
     
     While Pool Shark plays, it makes comments on the game action. 
     Now you supply the comments,  and we  will  incorporate them 
     into  the  game  to  add  to  Pool  Shark's   conversational 
     repertoire.  This could result in a very unusual, surprising 
     and possibly funny gift for someone that you know!
  
  10.11 Quit
  ----------
    Use  Quit  from  the main  menu  to exit Pool Shark. This can 
    also be  done by left clicking on  the (Q)  button on the top
    control  panel.  After  selecting Quit,  Pool Shark  will ask
    whether you really want to quit in case the option was chosen
    accidentally. To answer  yes press the "Y" key or left click.
    To answer no press the "N" key or  right  click.  For instant 
    quit without any bothersome questions press the "E" (End) key 
    from the pool table. 
    If you have to quit to do something else  in the  middle of a 
    game that you would like to finish later, there is no problem 
    because Pool Shark will keep the  current  state of  the game 
    intact,  and  start  up from the same positions the next time 
    you  start up the  program.  The following settings are saved 
    from session to session:  All ball positions.
                              Player Names
                              Player Scores
                              Sound (On or Off)
                              Mode of Play (Practise/Competition)

  11 Yes/No
  ---------
     Anywhere in the game when Pool Shark asks a question  and is
     waiting for a yes or no  answer, you  can enter a "Y" or "N"
     from the  keyboard or  left click  to  answer yes  and right
     click to answer no.




  12 Balloon Comments
  -------------------
     As Pool Shark plays, the computer generated characters make 
     comments in a balloon  at  the  top of screen.  If you wish
     to  disable  this,  press "V"  (for voice).   To  re-enable
     the comments, press "V" again.



