






                     Welcome to Tounament BBS Backgammon

                        written by Joe W Mahurin
                         using Door routines by
                              Scott Baker


        These instructions will not tell you how to play Backgammon but
   will instruct you on how to use the Tournament BBS Backgammon door game.










        The Main Menu:

        Total Games Finished:       5
        Finished Games:             2 4 5
        Active Games:               1 6
        Games Needing More Players: 6
        It Is Your Turn In:         1
        Your Score is:              200

        1...Select A Game               5...See Instructions
        2...Start A New Game            6...BackGammon Rules
        3...Kill A Game                 7...View Scores
        4...Join A Game                 8...Quit Back To BBS








  Total Games Finished:
The number of games that have been completed on this BBS.

  Finished Games:
Recently completed games.
                                
  Active Games:
Games that are currently being played or needing more players.

  Games Needing More Players:
Games that need a second player before starting.

  It Is Your Turn In:
Games where your turn is next.

  Your Score:
Your total score of all the backgammon games you have played.





  1...Select A Game:
This option will allow you to see every game that is listed.  Use this
option to take your turn in games that you are in.

  2...Start A New Game:
Selecting this option will allow you to start a new game.  You can not play
yourself in a game.

  3...Kill A Game:
Use this option to erase games that you have started.  The game can only be
killed if YOU have started the game AND no one the game has NOT started.

  4...Join A Game:
Selection of this option allows you to join a game that needing more
players.

  5...See Instructions:
Read this file.






  6...Backgammon Rules:
Allows you to read a very small file on how to play Backgammon.  There are
many fine books on how to play.  If you have nevered played Backgammon
before I suggest you read 'Beginning Backgammon' by Tim Holland.

  7...View Scores:
Selecting this option allows you to view ALL the scores of everyone that
has played Backgammon on this BBS.














                The Backgammon board display:
             
1        5   0   0   0   3   0     0     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 1
2    ЩЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЛ     0
3    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К
4    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К     ў ў
5    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
6    К   X   К   К   К   К   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў ў
7    К  12  11  10   9   8   7     К     6   5   4   3   2   1   К
8    К                             К                             К      8
9    К  13  14  15  16  17  18     К    19  20  21  22  23  24   К
10   К   O   К   К   К   К   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К    ў
11   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў
12   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
13   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К
14   ШЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭМ     0
15       5   0   0   0   3   0     2     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 2
16       Player X is Maid Marion         Player O is Robin Hood

 The numbers at the left of your screen (1 to 16) are for our
reference now and don't appear while playing the actual game.


1        5   0   0   0   3   0     0     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 1
2    ЩЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЛ     0
3    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К
4    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К     ў ў
5    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
6    К   X   К   К   К   К   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў ў
7    К  12  11  10   9   8   7     К     6   5   4   3   2   1   К
8    К                             К                             К      8
9    К  13  14  15  16  17  18     К    19  20  21  22  23  24   К
10   К   O   К   К   К   К   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К    ў
11   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў
12   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
13   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К
14   ШЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭМ     0
15       5   0   0   0   3   0     2     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 2
16       Player X is Maid Marion         Player O is Robin Hood

Line 16 tells who the player are and what pieces they are to move.
The X pieces move from the top right to the bottom right of the playing
board.  In other words the pieces move from 1 to 24.  The O pieces move
from the bottom right to the top right of the playing board.
In other words the pieces move from 24 to 1.


1        5   0   0   0   3   0     0     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 1
2    ЩЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЛ     0
3    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К
4    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К     ў ў
5    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
6    К   X   К   К   К   К   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў ў
7    К  12  11  10   9   8   7     К     6   5   4   3   2   1   К
8    К                             К                             К      8
9    К  13  14  15  16  17  18     К    19  20  21  22  23  24   К
10   К   O   К   К   К   К   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К    ў
11   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў
12   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
13   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К
14   ШЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭМ     0
15       5   0   0   0   3   0     2     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 2
16       Player X is Maid Marion         Player O is Robin Hood

Lines 7 and 9 tell you the number of each SPIKE.  If you look in the upper
right hand corner you will see that SPIKE 1 has 2 X pieces on it.



1        5   0   0   0   3   0     0     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 1
2    ЩЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЛ     0
3    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К
4    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К     ў ў
5    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
6    К   X   К   К   К   К   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў ў
7    К  12  11  10   9   8   7     К     6   5   4   3   2   1   К
8    К                             К                             К      8
9    К  13  14  15  16  17  18     К    19  20  21  22  23  24   К
10   К   O   К   К   К   К   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К    ў
11   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў
12   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
13   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К
14   ШЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭМ     0
15       5   0   0   0   3   0     2     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 2
16       Player X is Maid Marion         Player O is Robin Hood
Lines 1 and 15 tell you how many pieces you have on a certain SPIKE.  In our
previous example SPIKE 2 has two pieces on it.  Notice the 2 on the very
top line.  The 0 in the middle of the line 1 (between spikes 6 and 7) have
the number of pieces on the BAR for player X.  Likewise the middle number
on line 15 between SPIKES 18 and 20 have the number of pieces on the BAR for
the O player.  Here O has 2 pieces on the BAR.


1        5   0   0   0   3   0     0     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 1
2    ЩЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЫЭЭЭЛ     0
3    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К
4    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   X   К     ў ў
5    К   X   К   К   К   O   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
6    К   X   К   К   К   К   К     К     O   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў ў
7    К  12  11  10   9   8   7     К     6   5   4   3   2   1   К
8    К                             К                             К      8
9    К  13  14  15  16  17  18     К    19  20  21  22  23  24   К
10   К   O   К   К   К   К   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К    ў
11   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     К     X   К   К   К   К   К   К     ў
12   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К      ў
13   К   O   К   К   К   X   К     O     X   К   К   К   К   К   К
14   ШЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭЪЭЭЭМ     0
15       5   0   0   0   3   0     2     5   0   0   0   0   2       Home 2
16       Player X is Maid Marion         Player O is Robin Hood

Lines 2 thru 14 are the actual playing board.  On the far right of
lines 14 and 1.  Just above and below the 0s are the number of pieces that
Player X and Player O have taken HOME.



Also far right are these symbols:
                                        ў ў      ў
                                         ў        ў          8
                                        ў ў ,      ў, and      .

The first two symbols are the dice rolls.  A five and three have been rolled.
The 8 bewteen the two rolls is the current number reflected by the
DOUBLING CUBE.















                Entering Moves:

Entering moves is very simple.  Just enter the SPIKE number you want to move
the piece off of, a dash, and then the SPIKE number you want to move the
piece to.  Use a 'b', or 'B' to move pieces off the bar, and a 'h', or 'H'
to move pieces home.
Examples:
               14-15 10-12

In this example the player has moved a piece from SPIKE number 14 to SPIKE
number 15.  On his second move he moved a piece from SPIKE 10 to SPIKE 12.
Notice that multiple moves are separated by a space.

                b-5 b-6

In this example the player is simply moving pieces off the BAR and on to
SPIKEs 5 and 6.

                3-h 1-h

In the last example the player is moving pieces off SPIKEs 1 and 3 to HOME.








Thats it!  I hope you enjoy Tounament BBS Backgammon as much as I enjoyed
writing it!

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                                        Thanx
                                                     -=Joe=-