**Strategist Checkers**

                                    **by**

                               **Arthur Crump**

 **Table of Contents**
 **=================**
        1. Getting Started
                a. How to Play Checkers
                b. Requirements
                c. Installation & Setup
                d. Starting Strategist Checkers
        2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
        3. Registering

 **1. Getting Started**
 **==================**

 **a. How to Play Checkers**
 **-----------------------**

        Each player starts with 12 pieces, either 12 black pieces or 12 red
        pieces. The black pieces are set up on the first 12 black squares and
        the red pieces are set up on the first 12 black squares on the opposite
        side of the board.

        Players alternate turns moving one diagonal square at a time. In this
        version of checkers the red player moves first, followed by the black
        player. A player can only move to unoccupied squares. Once a piece
        moves to the opposite side of the board it is "crowned" and it is then
        called a "king". A "king" can move backward or forward one square at a
        time, as the limits of the board permit.

        Players must "jump" an opponent's piece in the next square if the
        square beyond it is vacant. If another "jump" is available from the
        new square, then the player must continue jumping until it runs
        out of jumps. An opponent's piece that is jumped is "captured" and
        removed from the board.

        To win at checkers you must either capture all the pieces of your
        opponent, or block your opponent's forces so they cannot move. The
        player making the last move wins.

 **b. System Requirements**
 **----------------------**

        To run Strategist Checkers, you'll need the following system:

                An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
                Two Megabytes of RAM
                A VGA monitor
                DOS 5.0 or higher
                Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
                Mouse

        You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:

                Pentium processor
                Four Megabytes of RAM

 **c. Installation and Setup**
 **-------------------------**

        Strategist Checkers can be run on a floppy or a hard drive.

        1. To run Strategist Checkers from a floppy drive:
                Change to that drive and type: "CHECKERS" and press
                Enter.

        2. To get started with Strategist Checkers on a hard disk:
                a. Insert the Strategist Checkers disk in your
                        floppy disk drive
                b. Change to that drive and type: "INSTALL" and press
                        Enter.
                c. A directory named "CHECKERS" will be created
                        on your hard drive.
                d. Change to that directory and type: "CHECKERS" and
                   press Enter.

 **d. Starting Strategist Checkers**
 **-------------------------------**

        To start the game, just change to the directory in which
        Strategist Checkers is installed, type 'Checkers' and
        press Enter.

 **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
 **======================================**

        If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
        needing to get help. Try the following:

        If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
        try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
        disk cache.

        If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness on
        your monitor.

        If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
        electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
        your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
        you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
        that were displayed.

 **3. Registering**
 **==============**

        This is the shareware version of Strategist Checkers. Share it
        with everyone you know! Buy the full commercial version with
        Medium, Advanced and Two player levels by sending a check or
        money order for $10 to:

                **AGCrump**
                **P.O. Box 8216**
                **Inglewood, CA 90308**

        Order now!

 Strategist Checkers is Copyright 1996 by Arthur Crump.
 All Rights Reserved.