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HELP FILE for RIP ROLLER
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** OVERVIEW **

RIP ROLLER is an update of the old family Classic "Shut
The Box."

The game-play is simple: Your goal is to remove as many
numbers from the screen as possible, but there's a catch...

You can only remove the numbers that are equal to the total
of your DICE ROLL.

For example, if the numbers on the screen are

              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

and you roll a five and a six, you can remove numbers
that add-up to eleven.  In this case you can remove the
1,2,3 and 5 (1+2+3+5=11), or the 5 and the 6, or the
4,1 and 6... or any combination that equals eleven.

After you select and remove the numbers you want, the
dice will roll, and again you must select numbers that
equal the dice total.

This process continues until either you remove ALL the
numbers, or you roll dice that cannot be removed.

For example, if the numbers you have left are

                 5     8

and you roll a two and a four, you're out of luck.
There's no combination of five and eight that adds up
to six (see FREEROLLS).

So there is some opportunity for skill in removing the
numbers, but you still need a degree of luck
(especially towards the end) to get the right dice
totals.

** HOW TO PLAY **

-- On the Title screen, click on PLAY GAME to go to the
   Playing screen. The dice will start to roll, and
   then stop in the lower left.  This is your dice
   total.

-- Now, click numbers that total your dice total.

-- Once you've clicked on the numbers, click on the
   icon marked "accept." This will remove the numbers
   you selected, and roll the dice again.

-- If the dice total is not equal to what you selected,
   you're DONE. You options are either to <QUIT> to the
   Title screen or use a FREE ROLL.

** FREE ROLLS **

   Whenever you roll Doubles, you get a FREE ROLL. You
   can save-up Free Rolls, and use them whenever you
   want to roll the dice again. Click on the <FREE
   ROLL> icon to use a Free Roll.

** SCORING **

   The default point values are:

     -- 10 points for removing a number PLUS the value
           of the number (Removing the "8" number would
           give you eighteen points: 10+8)

     -- 200 points for removing all the numbers.

   Your sysop may have changed these values, however.
