Program:

This is the game "Trivia Master".  It is a direct rip off of the Trivial
Pursutes game.  It will display and keep a board, and player's markers.


Requirments:

The game requires 6 files to be open at the same time.  To start the game
I suggest that you give the following command at LS-DOS Ready.

          BASICG TRIVIA/BAS (F=6)

All the question data files (/TMn) must be on the same drive.  This is
drive 1.  This can be changed by altering the variable DRIVE$ on the second
line of TRIVIA/BAS.  There must be at least six question files available
1 for each question class (0 to 5).


How to Play:

Start the program by giving the LS-DOS command:

           BASICG TRIVIA/BAS (F=6)

The program will ask how many players are to play this game.  This can be
any number between 1 and 7 players.  It will then ask if you wish the computer
to act as one of the players.  Finally it will ask for the players names.

After some internal setting up it will display the playing board, and finally
enter into the "MASTER/BAS" program.  This will now roll the die for the first
player.  Your current position and posiable new position (dependent on the die
roll) will be displayed.  You move from posiable position by pressing the space
bar.  When you have selected the position you wish to go to, you must press
the "Enter" key.  The program will then take the action in acordance with the
location on the board.  You will be asked a question (if requited).

Your current status is displayed in your marker at the bottom of the screen.
Including the per-centage of question that you have managed to answer correct.
By the way, at the moment the computer is designed to average 33% correct.

The exact rules to playing this game is the same as the "Trivial Pursutes" game
and you should refer to these rules if you are unshore.  One final point about
this program.  In addition to being able to select a location after a die roll
you may also press the F3 key.  This will then ask if you wish to abort the
program.  If so, you will be returned to LS-DOS else you will be returned to
selecting you position.

NEVER, exit this program by pressing the BREAK key.  Doing so will mess up the
question files.  The next time you run the game you will be asked the same
questions.  By exiting correctly (Abort or somebody wining), then internal data
is saved and you will NOT be asked the same questions on the next game.  Until
you have worked through all the question in the given class that is.


Data files:

Six data files are provided.  I have no wish to explane the format of the data
files, and so I have included the program FILE/BAS.  This is the program that
I used to generate the question files.  It will also allow you to generate new
data files.  In addition to alowing you to view the questions and alter them.

The intention is that you may develop your own questions, and question classes.
To this end a question class must end in /TMn where n is the class numer (0-5).
The name before the /TMn is not important, and is for your reference only.
Those of you how do generate your own questions/classes then please share yor
work and place them into the Library.

FILE/BAS is menu driven, and I hope rather self explanitry.  The other
programs (TRIVIA/BAS and MASTER/BAS) are both required, both written in BASICG.
I have even left a liberal amount of comments in the code to help if you get an
error, or urge to find out how I have done something.


Hope you enjoy your self with this package.
Happy gaming
Bye
