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                                Version 2.02
  
                               by Perry Prust

                                  (C) 1993
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   4 WINs is a Windows version of the classic Connect 4(TM) game.

   Although the rules are simple and a match is short (compared to Go or
   Chess),"4 WINs" is a fascinating game.


Rules of the game:
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   Two players put pieces on a 7-by-6-board, which stands upright on the 
   longer edge. Both players put alternately a piece of their own colour
   into one of the rows of the board. The piece falls down according to
   gravity. The goal is to get 4 pieces into a line. All directions count
   (horizontal, vertical and diagonal). Who can do this first is the winner.
   If, after 21 moves, nobody has won, the game ends in a draw.



Files:
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   - 4wins.exe      (the windows executable)
   - vgdll.dll      (windows dll, containing the 4wins-algorithms)
   - readme         (this file)



Installation:
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 ! - this program requires the Visual Basic 3.0 Runtime DLL (vbrun300.dll)
     (you will find this DLL on CompuServe [GO WINSHARE] and via ftp, 
     eg. ftp.cica.indiana.edu - if you habe problems contact me)
   
   - copy vbrun300.dll to your WINDOWS/SYSTEM directory

   - copy all (three) files to a directory on your hard disk

   - run 4WINs in the normal way



Registration:
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   This program is shareware. If you like the program and you want to use it,
   please register it. The registration costs only $10 and is available on 
   CompuServe (GO SWREG) - registration ID 1701. If you have no access to
   CompuServe, please send a e-mail to 73064.1050@compuserve.com. 
   You will get the registered version of the program immediatly by e-mail.

   Advantages of registerd version:

     - absence of the registration-window
     - you can use the highest level of the game
     - you will get information about topical versions
     - you will be informed about programming-contests of 4WINs


Comments and Bug-Reports
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   Please send all comments via e-mail to:

     CompuServe:  73064,1050

     Internet:    73064.1050@compuserve.com

   or via mail to:

     Perry Prust
     Prenzlauer Promenade 177

     13189 Berlin
     Germany



