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StarInfo/Waring/!Matches/!Help
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| Tape/disk: | Home » Recent acquisitions » Acorn ADFS disks » adfs_AcornUser_199604.adf » Features |
| Filename: | StarInfo/Waring/!Matches/!Help |
| Read OK: | ✔ |
| File size: | 0395 bytes |
| Load address: | 0000 |
| Exec address: | 0000 |
File contents
!Matches
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Desktop game written by David J. Waring
Rules
=====
This is a two player game (The computer can be the second player).
Each player, in turn, takes as many matches as they wish from one of the
rows.
The object of the game is to force your opponent to remove the last match.
You can play against another person, or the computer, and can decide which
player goes first.
Warning
=======
If you let the computer go first, it is virtually impossible to beat. It's
pretty difficult to beat even if it goes second.
This software may be freely copied/distributed as long as it is done so
without making profit from the distribution, and the whole program is
copied/distributed. ie the usual conditions. Also any improvements/
alterations made to this software are sent to me.
David J Waring
Email: trk@zelda.demon.co.uk
Addr : 44 Ashfield Road
Chorley
Lancs.
PR7 1LH
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