Penny Penguin's Math Bingo
 LatticeWork Software 1994 - 1998

Penny Penguin's Math Bingo is a freely-distributable shareware program.
                            
Penny Penguin's Math Bingo: A fun and easy way to learn math facts in 
addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.

Requirements
     
Windows
VGA monitor
mouse
Windows-supported sound card preferred
hard drive

INSTALLATION
 
Windows 95: click on the "Start" button then "Settings" and then
select "Control Panel."  Double-click on "Add/Remove Programs"
and click on the "Install" button.  Click "Next" and then "Browse".
Search for and double-click mbingo.exe.  Click on "Finish."

Windows 3.1: from the Windows Program Manager, select "Run..." 
from the "File" menu.  Select "Browse...".  Search for and
double-click mbingo.exe.  Click OK.



UNINSTALL
To uninstall Penny Penguin's Math Bingo in Windows 95, click on 
Start/Settings/Control Panel.  Next double-click the Add/Remove 
Programs icon.  Scroll down and click on Penny Penguin's Math
Bingo.  Then click the Add/Remove button.

To uninstall the Windows 3.1 version, click on Uninstall Penny Penguin's
Math Bingo in the Penny Penguin's Math Bingo program group.
 
Starting a New Game

You may start a new game even if the current one is not yet
completed by selecting the Play! menu item.

Playing the Game

The player on the left goes first.  The problem will be
displayed beneath the bingo card of the current player.

To play, if your bingo card contains the correct answer to the
problem, click on that block.  Or, you may click on the "free"
space in the center of the bingo card.  If you click on the
"free" space, your turn continues.

If you do not have the answer on your bingo card, you must
click on the Pass button.  But the program will not allow you
to pass if there is a valid answer on the bingo card.

Next, the second player or Penny Penguin will take a turn.  Only 
after the second player or Penny Penguin takes a turn, does the
program check to see if either player has bingo.  Unlike
regular bingo, in Penny Penguin's Math Bingo the two players have different
problems to solve, and for fairness a check for bingo cannot be
done until both players have taken a turn.

The players alternate turns until one or both have bingo.

If the player chooses an incorrect block, the program will say
"Try again" and wait for the same player to make another
attempt.

If the player chooses PASS when there is a valid answer on the
bingo card, the program will say "Please check again" and wait
for the same player to make another attempt.

The player is never penalized for an incorrect response.

If the player chooses an incorrect block, or chooses PASS when
there is a valid answer on the bingo card, the program will
(after six incorrect attempts) display the answer on the
screen, along with a voice message.

Play continues with the same player until she or he makes the
correct response.

Advanced players can take advantage of the fact that numbers
are often repeated on the bingo card, and play strategically.

Sound

Choose the menu options to turn the voices on and off.  The
dimmed option is the one that is currently activated, and
hence, cannot be chosen.  Turning voices on and off may be done
at any time during the game.

If you turn the voices off, there will be no voice messages
telling you of any incorrect attempts.  In this case the
program will wait for another attempt by the same player.

Speed

The menu options for speed will cause Penny Penguin's turn's
response time to become slower or faster.  It will also cause
the bonus blocks to stay on the screen for a longer or shorter
period of time after a bonus block has been played.  Choose the
time according to your or your child's preference.  Initially,
the computer speed is set to average.


"Penny Penguin's Math Bingo" is a "shareware program" and is provided
at no extra charge to the user for evaluation.  Feel free to
share it with your friends, but please do not give it away
altered or as part of another system.  The essence of
"user-supported" software is to provide personal computer users
with quality software without high prices, and yet to provide
incentive for programmers to continue to develop new products.

Support

The following support of Penny Penguin's Math Bingo is provided: 
LatticeWork Software will answer questions and fix serious bugs
during a one-year period after ordering.  For problems
involving specific hardware or software environment or feature,
LatticeWork Software may choose not to modify the program.  In
that case, if a problem is reported within three months after
ordering, then LatticeWork Software will refund the user's
order price.  You may contact LatticeWork Software at
the following addresses:

1)  LatticeWork Software
    P.O. Box 362
    Lafayette Hill, PA 19444

2)  By email to support@latticeworksw.com

3)  Visit our web page:
    http://www.latticeworksw.com


ORDERING PENNY PENGUIN'S MATH BINGO

To order Penny Penguin's Math Bingo on the World Wide Web, immediately 
download the full version, and save shipping and handling costs, visit 
our web site at:

http://www.latticeworksw.com

click on the Order Now button, and follow instructions.

To order Penny Penguin's Math Bingo by mail, choose "Order By Mail" 
from the "Order" menu, fill in the dialog box and follow instructions.  
Or print order.doc, fill in the form and mail to the address on 
the form:
		LatticeWork Software
		P.O. Box 362
		Lafayette Hill, PA 19444
		USA

Or, if you are a member of CompuServe, you may order the program
online, and be charged to your CompuServe account.  GO SWREG and
enter registration ID number 9590 for the Windows 95 version or
registration ID number 9591 for the Windows 3.1 version.

("Penny Penguin's Math Bingo" has two levels of addition,
and subtraction (including the levels in the Math Bingo game),
as well as two levels each of multiplication and division.
Math Bingo Pro also has a Bonus Game, which makes the program
even more fun to play.)

DISCLAIMER - AGREEMENT

LIMITED WARRANTY

LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES RELATING TO THIS 
SOFTWARE, WHETHER EXPRESSED  OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT 
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. NEITHER LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE NOR ANYONE ELSE
WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN THE CREATION, PRODUCTION, OR DELIVERY OF
THIS SOFTWARE SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE SUCH
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF LATTICEWORK SOFTWARE HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE
POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS.  THE PERSON USING THE SOFTWARE
BEARS ALL RISK AS TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE.
