
3-D Tic Tac Toe  
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A LogiComm game from 
The Programmers' Guild
Written by Steven T. Murphy
Copyright 1989


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~ hours of programming by sending   ~
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What is LogiComm
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LogiComm(Logical Communications) is a 
catagory of games that use the 
communication port to relay information
of game play.  The reason why the comm 
port is used is because with some two 
player games, one player is not 
supposed to know what the other player 
has or is doing, as in a game of cards.
The main advantage of a LogiComm game 
is that one player does not have to 
turn away while the other player is 
taking a turn.  The only requirement is
that you have a modem since LogiComm 
games can not have two players at one
terminal.  Another advantage is that
there may be person-to-person 
communications at any time via the
LogiLink window displayed on the
game screen.  Having  a window for 
communications makes the games more 
enjoyable and true to life since 
"verbal" attacks can be made and seen 
as each turn is taken.

3-D Tic Tac Toe does not follow the 
LogiComm theory since there is no need
to turn away from the screen while the 
other player takes a turn.  It does,
however, introduce the LogiComm series 
and gives the user a basic idea of 
how to use the LogiLink window(not 
a hard task--you just type!).  It also 
helped to provide modules for future 
games like PORTSIDE, a Battleship-like 
game, and STRATEGY MASTER, a 
Stratego-like game, both of which 
require that neither player sees what 
the other has onscreen.







Where to find it. 
(And now for the user group plug...)
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For now, all future LogiComm games can
be found on the Minnesota Atari ST
(MAST) bulletin board system at 
612-560-9254 or on GEnie.  If this 
changes, it will be mentioned in the 
next document file with the next game.













Info on 3-D Tic Tac Toe
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This game is VERY simple to use.  For 
HELP on game commands, press the [HELP]
key.  After the game is up and running,
you will see a welcome message in the 
LogiLink window.  This is the window 
where you enter modem commands.  There 
is no initialization of the modem since
modem commands vary so much.  The 
communication port is configured at 
1200 baud initially. To change it,
press CONTROL-B and select the 
appropriate number.

Typing while in LOCAL mode will most 
likely produce double characters in the
LogiLink window.   When CONNECTED to 
another modem, there should be no 
double characters.  To stop the double
characters in LOCAL mode, press 
CONTROL-E.  This will toggle the echo 
mode and should suppress the characters
you type--the modem will still be 
echoing the characters you type, 
though.  When CONNECTED to another 
modem, you will want to turn the echo 
on with CONTROL-E if the characters 
you type do not appear in the window.

To plot an X or an O on the screen you
must select who is the first player,
select your playing peice(X or O), and
then move the mouse to the square you 
wish to plot in and click the left 
mouse button.  If something goes wrong
with the communication of data, a 
message will appear in the LogiLink 
window letting you know about it.

The only time you can choose X or O 
and who is first player is after you 
press CONTROL-N, to start a new game, 
and before the first plot of an X or O
by either player.  The first person to
press [^P] is the first player, so be 
quick!

At the end of a game, the winning 
peices will blink.  To start a new 
game, press CONTROL-N.  At this time
you do not have to select X or O 
since you already made a selection,
but you can if you want to though.   











The End
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I hope you enjoy this game.  
Note: The IBM version of 
LogiComm 3-D Tic Tac Toe
can also be played against a 
person with an Atari ST/MEGA.


