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				Welcome to Sliders
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				   by Malachite

Introduction
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You may recognize the Classic puzzle as a mix between the old hand held
number puzzle, and a jigsaw puzzle.  If you're really up for a challenge,
try Slider's Challenge.  It can be tough but remember:

                         EVERY PUZZLE IS WINABLE!

The puzzles are scrambled randomly, so you'll probably never see the same
puzzle configuration twice.


System Requirements
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You must be running Window 95 or Windows NT.
You must be in either 64K (hi-color) mode, or 16M (true-color) mode.

        The game will work in 256 color mode, but won't look as pretty.
        We decided to go with higher resolutions because almost every
        computer can now support those modes.  And the game looks MUCH
        better with more colors.

        If you don't already use a utility called QUICKRES, from Microsoft.
        Get on the Microsoft Web site, and download it from their Windows 95
        PowerToys section.  It will allow you to change resolutions and
        color depths without restarting your computer.
	You can find Microsoft at 
	www.microsoft.com
	
	And the QUICKRES utility at 
	http://www.microsoft.com/windows/software/powertoy.htm

How To Play
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Classic:
        Slide the tiles around by clicking on a tile adjacent to the free
        square.

Slider's Challenge:
        Click on the arrows to rotate the rows or columns.

hints:
	Turning on hints gives you the numbers on the tiles that tells you
 	where each tile goes.  (i.e. #1 goes in the upper left, #2 goes to
	the right of that one, etc.)

grid:
	Only changes the appearance to suit your palate.

scramble:
	Start a new puzzle with the same configuration.


Configuration Screen
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To get to the configuration screen, simply click the right mouse button
while playing.  Here you can change:

        Puzzle size:  Change how many tiles the puzzle will be horizontally
                      and vertically.  Generally, the more tiles, the harder
                      the puzzle.  But do try 3 by 3.  Sometimes it can be
                      a toughy.  In the demo you can try 9 different puzzle
                      sizes.  (3x3, 3x4, 3x5, 4x3, etc.)  In the registered
                      version you can go up to 7x7 which is a doozy.

        Load Image:   If you register, you can load any bitmap (any size)
                      and use it as a puzzle.  You can download free puzzle
                      packs from our web site.      www.emf.net/~alexz

        Choose Image: You have 4 puzzles to try in the demo version.  The
                      registered version has 15 puzzles.


Ordering Information
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For $10 you'll get the registered version of Sliders with:

        15 puzzles.
        The ability to use any bitmap as a puzzle, including
        the free puzzle packs we'll put together for you and
        let you download from our web site.

To order, send a check for $10, and include your email address.  When I
get your check, I'll email you instructions on downloading your registered
version from our web site.

For another $1 I'll can also send you the game on 3 1/2" disks.

Another option is for us to scan personal pictures.  For $20 you can send
5 photos which we'll scan and return to you with your personalized version
of Sliders.


        Summary of options
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        $10            Download the registered version from our Web site.
        $11            Receive the game on 3 1/2" disks.
        $20            Personalized version of Sliders.

        Send check or money-order to:
                Alex Zvenigorodsky
                Malachite
                1791 2nd Ave
                Walnut Creek, CA 94596-2646

        Make sure to include your email address.

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				Have fun!
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						Alex
						Malachite