
                       R o l l i n g  M a r b l e s
                                Version 1.05
          Copyright (C) 1999 Tibo Software. All Rights Reserved.	
                   Internet: http://www.tibosoftware.com

CONTENTS 
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1. WHAT IS ROLLING MARBLES?
2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
3. CONTROLS
4. HOW TO PLAY THE TWO PLAYER MODE?
5. WHAT IS AN ADDITIONAL GAME?
6. HOW TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL GAME?
7. TROUBLESHOOTING
8. CREDITS

If you want to distribute the shareware version of Rolling Marbles
read a Vendor.txt file in the game directory
(e.g. C:\Program Files\Rolling Marbles\Vendor.txt).


1. WHAT IS ROLLING MARBLES?
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Rolling Marbles is the original and addictive action/logic game.
The idea of Rolling Marbles is to burst out colour marbles by their
grouping with the help of various rotators.
In the One player mode we have prepared for you 50 action and 25 logical
levels. You will have to train a lot before you will get through all of
them up to the highest difficulty level.
If you like playing against someone, try the Two player mode. In 50
levels you will demonstrate your opponent your abilities. You can play
via modem, serial cable, IPX local area network or Internet. If it is
not enough for you, you can create new levels in the Editor. 


2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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   * Microsoft Windows 95/98 or NT 4.0 (or later)
   * Microsoft DirectX version 5 or later (you can download this from
     http://www.microsoft.com/directx/download.asp, but you may have it
     already because most recent games require it as well, and
     Windows 98 includes it by default)
   * 486 processor (Pentium is recommended)
   * 8 MB of memory
   * 13 MB of hard disk space
   * Hi or true color video card
   * Sound card
   * Mouse

Note: Two player mode is not available on Windows NT 4.0 (there is
only DirectX 3.0).


3. CONTROLS
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left mouse button       rotate left
right mouse button      rotate right
SPACE                   new marble (only in Two player mode)
F9                      save screen to file screenXXX.bmp
ESC                     back


4. HOW TO PLAY THE TWO PLAYER MODE?
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1. In the main menu select TWO PLAYERS.
2. Select a communication channel and fill out your name.
3. Select your opponent and press the button JOIN.
   If there is not anybody while, press the button RESCAN.
   Or, press the buttton NEW to creating a new game:
      Game options:
           * difficulty
           * use of the space bar (Use space bar to generate new
             marbles. Then you gain an advantage against your opponent.)
           * the view of the opponent's playing field (small view on
             your opponent's playing field)


5. WHAT IS AN ADDITIONAL GAME?
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The additional game is a pack of levels that you can create in the
editor. Maybe you will find some additional games on our web pages in
the future.

If you will create a good additional game that contains 3 or more
levels, e-mail it as a zipped file to webmaster@tibosoftware.com.
We will publish it with your name on our homepage, so all the other
Rolling Marbles gamer all over the world can play your additional game.


6. HOW TO ADD THE ADDITIONAL GAME?
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Copy a directory that contains new levels (e.g. created by you) to the
Addgames directory in the game directory.
Run Rolling Marbles and press ONE PLAYER - ADDITIONAL GAME - choose
your new additional game and press the OK button.

Loading the Additional games is enabled only in the full version.


7. TROUBLESHOOTING
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If Rolling Marbles appears to play sluggishly on your computer you
might try the following:
   * Turn off the Shadows in the Options menu
   * Minimize Sound Volume in the Options menu (this is functional on
     some computers only)

Two player mode isn't available on Windows NT 4.0.

If you have a problem to start the game, please use Rolling Marbles
Advanced Options (Marbles_adv.exe) and disable DirectX Video Access
and/or sound switch to none.

Visit our support page, you can find the answer to your problem(s):
  http://www.tibosoftware.com/support.htm

Or, contact us at:
  support@tibosoftware.com

or mail to:
  Tibo Software
  Varsavska 238
  Pardubice 53009
  Czech Republic


8. CREDITS
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Rolling Marbles by Tibo Software.
Pavel Valach, Libor Valach, Milos Rokyta, Radek Sterba, Jiri Tihelka

http://www.tibosoftware.com


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This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG
Group.