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^Cby
^CJohn Besnard


 ^1INTRODUCTION

    Mu Torere is a mind-bending puzzle from New Zealand.  The object of the 
 game is for each player to move his game pieces in such a way as to make 
 future moves impossible for his opponent.  Find the strategy that allows
 you to beat the computer -- to prevent its "blocking" move. 


 ^1MU TORERE GAME BOARD

    There are nine spots on the game board.  Player 1 has the light pieces
 which initially occupy spots 1, 2, 3 and 4.  Player 2 has the dark pieces
 which initially occupy spots 5, 6, 7 and 8.  Spot 0, in the center, is
 initially open.


 ^1LEGAL MOVES

    A player is allowed to move his game piece if it is adjacent to the spot
 on the board that is currently open.  However, there is one restriction.
 A player may NOT move a game piece to the CENTER SPOT unless this game piece
 is bordered on one or both sides by his opponent's pieces.


 ^1PLAYING THE GAME

    To help you keep track of these rules, a prompt will appear that displays
 which of your pieces may be legally moved on the current turn.  Press the
 number key (from 0 to 8) corresponding to the piece you wish to move, and
 this piece will reappear in the empty spot.


 ^1WINNING

    If your opponent cannot make any legal moves on his turn, then YOU WIN!


 ^1STRATEGY

    After playing a few times, you will recognize the advantage of occupying
 the center spot.  A player with a piece in the center spot CANNOT lose.
 Get to the center and stay there as long as you can!


 ^1IMPORTANT KEYS

    F1  = RULES   - Displays a short set of the rules.

    F2  = PLAYERS - Activates a drop down menu that lets you adjust the
                    opponents in the game.  Move the cursor ("") using
                    the arrow keys to your choice and press <ENTER>.
                    Press <ESC> to leave without making a selection.
                    As you increase the computer skill level, the image
                    of the computer will be shown with more "teeth."
                    Just think of them as wisdom teeth!

    F3  = SOUND   - Toggles the sound on and off.

    F4  = RESTART - Allows you to restart the game at any time.

    F5  = OOPS    - Allows you to take back a move.
                    NOTE: If you take back a computer's move,
                          it will try to move again instantly.
                          To take back two moves in a row,
                          if you are playing against a computer,
                          press <F5> twice rapidly.

    ESC = QUIT    - Allows you to end the game,
                    but asks if you really want to quit.


 ^1ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

    This game uses some elements of the early research into artificial
 intelligence.  The computer selects its move by first generating each
 possible move from its current position and evaluating its effectiveness.
 It randomly selects from the best moves, so each game is different.

    If you are clever, you can play the computer against itself and determine
 how it "thinks."  Use this knowledge to your advantage, but you will notice
 that the computer does not make many mistakes.

    New Zealand hypnotists have also found that playing the computer against 
 itself is an effective way to induce a trance! 



^COutside BBD

    To run this program outside ^1Big Blue Disk^0, type: ^1MU^0.

    DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FMU.EXE