                               Z-WORDZ

                             DESCRIPTION

Z-Wordz (pronounced zee words) is a simple game, yet challenging. The
concept is simple, create the "Z Wordz" by completing all three words.
Simple, but you can only discard up to 10 letters. And, you also must
complete the words by linking them together. For example, the last
letter of WORD 1 will be the first letter of WORD 2 and the last letter
of WORD 2 is the first letter of WORD 3. This example shows you how it
works:
                WORD 1 ---->    C A T
                                    A
                                    B A T  <---- WORD 3

                    WORD 2 ---------^

Words must be a valid 3 letter word (some abbreviations are OK too). The
dictionary is loaded with over 950 three letter words (and the sysop may
have added a few of his own).


                               SCORING

Each letter is worth a predetermined point value as shown below:

  2 POINTS - DG            3 POINTS - BCMP          4 POINTS - FHVWY
  5 POINTS - K             8 POINTS - JX           10 POINTS - QZ
       All other letters not listed above are worth 1 point each.

Once the "Z Wordz" are completed, the program validates all words and
then calculates the point values for each word it's found in it's
dictionary. As an additional bonus, word #2 is worth double it's value
and word #3 is worth triple it's value. So, if word #3 was CAT, you'd
get 15 points for the word. You also get bonus points for unused
discards. You get the number of the unused discards multiplied by the
number of completed Z-Wordz.

If you quit a game once you start playing, that round is counted against
your average. High scores are based on overall average points per play.
                           Enjoy the game!
