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    GAME
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   This program includes six different
   kinds of billiards game. You can find
   more explanations about the rules of
   the games in the "Rules" section.
   In all kinds of game the object is to
   reach first a fixed number of points.
   The two players take turns throwing
   their own balls.
   For every shot you have to specify
   the power, the direction and the
   english that will be given to your
   ball and in case initial position.
   During the choice of these parameters
   you can use mouse or keyboard. You
   can confirm your choices using left
   mouse button or Enter key, or cancel
   them with right button or Esc key.
   You can use BackSpace key to restore
   initial settings of the parameter you
   are modifying, the Home key to center
   the cuetip in the english setting and
   + - keys to change the power.


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   REPLAY
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   After every shot you can see again
   the movements of the balls, choosing
   replay rate. If you save the game
   when you are in replay mode, when
   you reload it you can see the replay
   of last shot.


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 MATCH OPTIONS
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1. Game kind
   You can choose among three kinds of
   game to play:
   Biliardo, Goriziana and Boccette,
   Carom, 3-Balls and Goriziana (Bar).

2. Scoring
   You can specify the minimum number of
   points for each set and the number of
   sets for match.


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 GAME OPTIONS
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1. Players
   For each player you can specify the
   name, which can contain a maximum of
   13 characters.

2. Draw trajectories
   This option draws, before the shot,
   the trajectories of all the balls,
   with the current shot configuration.
   You can enable and disable this
   option using T key.

3. Sound
   If you have a Creative SoundBlaster
   16, you could enable the sound
   effects. However this could cause
   some problems. If this happens,
   disable the sound effects. You can
   turn on and off the sound during the
   game, pressing S key.

4. 3D Balls
   This option draws the balls with a
   nice 3D effect.

5. Language
   You can choose between two languages:
   Italian and English.


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    MENU
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   You can use the menu, by pressing ALT
   key or by using the mouse.

1. Game Menu
   With Game menu you can begin a new
   game, load a previous saved game,
   save, save with a new name and exit.
   You can also use Esc key to exit.

2. Options Menu
   Using this menu you can modify all
   players data and program options and
   save them on file BIL.CFG.

3. ? Menu
   This menu includes four items:
   - Help: show this help screen.
   - Rules: shows the rules of the
      various games.
   - Informations: shows system
      requirements to run the game and
      registering informations
   - About: shows the current version
      of the program and some info
      about the author.
