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^Cby
^CJohn Besnard

    RelationShips is a strategy game in which each player tries to outwit the 
 other and be the first to get five ships or boats outfitted. 

    One of the players outfits boats with smokestacks and the other puts cannons 
 on ships.        

    When it's your turn to play, all you have to do is   pick one of the 
 squares on the board.  Press the letter that corresponds to the square you 
 want, or use your mouse to click on it. 

    Play against the computer, but be prepared for a broadside. 

    The game begins in a human vs. computer mode.  The computer is set to its 
 simplest setting.  To begin, just enter a letter from A to P. 

    If the square you pick is empty, one of your boats will be put in it.  If 
 the square has a boat, the boat will get more smokestacks.  If the boat is 
 touching any other boats like it, it will get even more stacks.  If it's next 
 to any ships, however, it won't get as many. As soon as you get five boats 
 with four smokestacks, each, you win. 

    For example, if you choose the square on the left below, you will get two 
  Ŀ  smoke stacks, one for choosing the square and one Ŀ
   X +boat  because it is next to a square with another boat  boat+ X 
    in it.  If you choose the square in the center on Ĵ
 the right, you will only add a single smoke stack since the ship     ship
 below  cancels the boat on the left.                                 
                                    
^CGood luck!                  

    If you are using a mouse, the cursor on the screen looks like a small flag. 
 To use the menu, place the top of the flag on your choice.  Click and release 
 to activate.  Use the mouse to answer yes and no, too. The left button is yes.  
 Click the right for no.       

    The following keys control game actions:  
 
    Press <F1> for Help.
    Press <F2> to change the player settings.
    Press <F3> to toggle the sound off and on.
    Press <F4> to take back moves or start over.
    Press <ESC> to end the game or to exit menus
             without change. 

    Relationships requires a Graphics Adapter.

^COutside BBD

    To run this program outside the ^1Big Blue Disk^0 menu, type ^1SHIPS^0.

 Disk files this program uses:
^FSHIPS.EXE
