VoRTeX®: My Way(TM) Version 2.0 for Windows 95 (April 13,1996) ============================================= Thank you for your interest in VoRTeX:My Way! VoRTeX: My Way! features a friendly PhotoGraphic User Interface(TM) that lets you make your loved ones the stars of VoRTeX! You send in the photos and we do the rest! You can send upto 4 photos (passport size preferred, we can accomodate other sizes as well). We include the images in a customized version made to your order. There would simply be no other game like yours any where else. It is a great gift idea! Ziff-Davis Shareware Review: VoRTeX - Rates a four star (****) Windows Sources Magazie: "VoRTeX - Simple, yet addictive!" One of the six best games on the Internet! 1) How to install VoRTeX? There are two ways of installing VoRTeX! Please choose the one that you like. a) From the Windows 95 START menu, select RUN. Type a:install.exe in the dialog box and click OK. Follow instructions given in the dialog boxes of VoRTeX installation to complete installation. b) Double click on My Computer. Then double click on 3.5 Floppy. Double click on the yellow Install icon will start the installation process. Follow instructions given in the dialog boxes of VoRTeX installation to complete installation. 2) VoRTeX (TM) is a brand new board game of strategy and chance in which several game pieces are raced through a spiral path to a common finish. VoRTeX is easy to learn and on-line help guides you through any questions you might have. VoRTeX combines simple geometric shapes to provide endless hours of fun for all ages. This game develops strategic thinking, improves shape, pattern and color recognition for children and is thought-provoking for adults. The distance of the moves is decided by the throw of a computer die. The choice of which piece to move is determined by the players so that their pieces advance more rapidly than the pieces of their rivals. VoRTeX can be played by 1, 2, 3, or 4 players. You may also include the computer to play one or more positions. A demo option is also included to quickly familiarize you to this game. You may choose the board-shape (a square or circle), board-size (small, medium or large), no. of game-pieces (1,2,3 or 4), play-level (novice, intermediate or expert). Other options include animation speed, color of game pieces and tracks. The ease and rapidity of playing VoRTeX ranges from that of Tic-Tac-Toe to a chess game. Depending on the options that you choose a game of VoRTeX can be over in less than a minute or last as long as thirty minutes. If you think this game is too easy at first blush, wait till you win 3 out of 5 games in the following scenario! Expert level, Large Square or Circle board, 1 human player, 4 total players, 4 game pieces. GOOD LUCK! 3) Shareware Registration Fees: Registration Fees for Custom Version (4 photos) - US $29.95 Registration Fees for Standard Version - US $9.95 4) Author and contact information: AUTHOR: Sakthivel, A Author’s internet address: velmicro@aol.com Mailing Address: Vel Micro Works P. O. Box 336 Hockessin, DE 19707 USA You can contact Vel Micro Works by phone at the following numbers: Toll Free Sales: 1-800-VORTEX-S Phone: 1-302-239-4661 Fax: 1-302-239-0505 5) Equipment or Operating System: Computer needed: IBM Compatible PC Needs: Windows 95 3) VoRTeX offers numerous possible starting game-board configurations for you. It is quite possible that you may play this game for years without playing a major portion of these configurations. Good Luck! Please pass your unregistered installation disk along to someone else... maybe they can use the program. The author would like to hear from you about your experience with this program. Where do you feel it is inadequate? Why doesn't it do the job for you? What would make it better? 7) Copyright and patent information: VoRTeX - Patent Applied For PGUI and PhotoGraphic User Interface are trademarks of Vel Micro Works VoRTeX® is a registered trademark of Vel Micro Works VoRTeX: My Way! is Copyrighted © 1995-1996 by Vel Micro Works Please send us your comments and suggestions! We love to hear from you! If you have any questions about this game, please write to us. We thank you for trying VoRTeX!