CHECKERS (VERSION 1.00) 
Copyright (c) 1995 Ziff Davis Publishing Company
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CHECKERS by Michael J. Mefford            First Published May 14, 1996
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ABOUT CHECKERS
                Checkers is one of the world's oldest games. It has
the intrigue of chess but is simple enough for players of all ages. 
And like chess, checkers is purely a game of skill-the best player 
always wins. This software version of checkers can be played with two
people or against the computer.

USAGE
        To install Checkers, copy the program files CHECKERS .EXE and
CHECKERS.HLP to a subdirectory on your hard disk and create an icon for
Checkers in your shell. Checkers is a 16-bit Windows program and will 
run under Windows 3.1, Windows 95, and Windows NT.

When you launch Checkers, you'll see a picture of a checkerboard, set 
up for a new game, with program option controls along the right edge.
Under the label "Against:" you'll see two buttons. Click on the button
with a picture of a computer to play against the computer; click on the
button with a picture of a person to play against a human opponent.

Play is accomplished by dragging a checker to a new square using the
mouse. When you drag a checker, the cursor changes from a standard 
pointing arrow to a hand that grasps the checker. When you drag a 
checker to a square where it can legally land, the grasping hand opens
up, indicating you can drop the checker there. If you attempt to drag
a checker that cannot legally be moved, the cursor remains an arrow and
does not grasp the checker. The inability to pick up a checker is the 
only clue that it is an illegal move; there are no annoying beeps.

Checkers keeps a record over sessions of the number of wins for both 
the red and black checkers. You can clear this record back to zero by 
clicking on the Clear button. You can quit Checkers by either clicking 
the Quit button or pressing Esc.

To review the rules of checkers and some winning strategies, press the 
Help button.

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Michael J. Mefford is a contributing editor of PC Magzine.
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