
About VGA_MIND (VGA Master Mind)

     VGA_MIND version 1.0 was written October 13th, 1992.  It uses VGA
graphics and requires the included Borland Graphics Interface video driver.
The program was coded in Turbo Pascal v6.0  The program was tested only on
my 386-33 mhz with the Trident 8900 video card.  Turbo Pascal interprets
the video setup as mode=2 & driver=9.  VGA_MIND will not run unless the VGA
mode is accessible.  Leave the .BGI driver file in the same directory as
VGA_MIND.exe.

Included Files:

        VGA_MIND.exe    (executable code)
        VGA_MIND.txt    (this description file)
        egavga.bgi      (graphics driver)
        litt.chr        (font driver)
        trip.chr        (font driver)

Playing VGA_MIND:

     It is important that you run VGA Mastermind from the directory it is
located in.  This can be done by changing directories on the command line or
in a simple batch file:
        
        @echo off
        cd \games\vga_mind
        vga_mind.exe
        cd \

     After the playing board is drawn on the screen, you are ready to play.
The computer has already selected the color-code which you must find.

     To enter a guess, simply press the letter of the colored peg you wish
to put on the board.  The arrow on the right side of the board indicates
which row you are currently working on.  Entering <C> <B> <O> <V> will put
pegs on that first row, from left to right:  Cyan, Blue, Orange and Violet.
The color legend is on the bottom of the screen.

     After the fourth peg is selected, the computer will tell you how
accurate your guess was.  To the left of you guess, two or more of the holes
will be filled with black and/or white pegs.  A black peg means that
somewhere in your guess, there is a peg which is the correct color and is in
the correct spot.  A white peg means that somewhere in your guess you have a
correct color, but it is in the wrong spot.

     Using this feedback it should be fairly easy to guess the correct
color-code in ten tries.  The worse case scenario for a first guess is two
white pegs, because there are only six colors to choose from and repeated
colors are not allowed.  Later versions will make the game a bit more
difficult by allowing repeated colors and/or using 5 or 6 peg color-codes
with an 8 color pallette to choose from.

     ENJOY...

     Update in the works
    ---------------------
     Allow repeated colors    -->   Nov.  `92
     Allow 5 & 6 peg codes    -->   Dec.  `92
     Add mouse support        -->   Early `93
