

  HI-Q PLAYING INSTRUCTIONS
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  HI-Q, like many other games of skill, is
  very simple to play, but difficult to
  master.

  The game board is composed of 33 squares,
  with a peg in each square except the cen-
  ter.  With NumLock ON, use the NumPad
  arrow keys to move the cursor from square
  to square.  Use [ENTER] or [space] to
  'pick up' a peg.  You can then move the
  peg around with the NumPad arrows.  You
  must be able to JUMP another peg, and
  wind up in an empty square, where you
  will 'drop' the peg by again pressing
  [ENTER] or [space].  No other move is
  vaild.  The jumped peg will be removed
  from the board.

  @MORE@

  Press [ESC] at any time to replace a peg
  which you have picked up, and decided not
  to move.  Press 'Q' to quit the game.

  The object of HI-Q is to quit the game
  with as few pegs remaining on the board
  as possible.

  Scoring
  -------
  Since the last few pegs to be removed are
  the most difficult, they are worth more
  points.  You start the game with one point.
  Removing pegs 1 through 28 each earn you one
  point.  Peg 29 earns 5 points, 30 earns 25
  points, and 31 earns 125 points.  Finishing
  with the only one peg remaining in the
  center square earns a 500 point bonus.  A
  game is counted and scored any time you quit
  with 10 or less pegs remaining.

  @MORE@

  Your scores are tabulated in several ways
  to compare your playing skill with other
  players.

  If you would like to practice offline, there
  is an offline, 'play at home' version of HI-Q
  by the same author, filename HI-Q11.ZIP.  If
  this file cannot be found on this bbs, one
  call to Hermit's Cave BBS (910) 582-0704 will
  allow you to download it.  It requires a mouse.

