T W I X T
By The Calculus Kid
Twixt - a strategy game for two players.
Set Up : After double-clicking TWIXT.PRG, decide which
player will be black and which will be red. This done, click
on menu item GO, under title TWIXT.
The Board : is a square matrix, 24 * 24, of holes. In
each hole may be placed a peg. The holes along the edges of
the board are 'Home Territory' holes. Each player controls
two sides, designated by lines of his color marking off his
territory. The corners are no-man's-land and pegs cannot be
placed there.
Twixes : when two of a player's pegs are placed exactly a
'Knight's Move' apart from each other, a TWIX may be placed
between them. This Twix is an impenetrable connection between
the two pegs - no Twix may be placed across another. When
the menu item AUTOTWIXING is on, these Twixes will be placed
wherever possible - if you turn it off by clicking on it, you
may create Twixes by clicking on item TWIX. We suggest that
you leave AutoTwixing ON.
There are 8 possible Twixes for each peg - each a
'Knight's Move' away. A Knight's Move consists of two pegs
vertically and one peg horizontally, or one peg vertically
and two pegs horizontally.
The Object : for one player to connect an unbroken line
of Twixes from one of his Home Territories to the other.
Play : Players alternate turns, starting with red. On a
player's turn, he places one peg of his color in an empty
hole. Twixes will be drawn automatically. A player may NOT
move in his opponent's Home Territories, or in the corners.
To place a peg, simply click on the hole you wish to place
your peg into. If you make a mistake, click on UNDO MOVE
before your opponent makes his move.
The Screen : However HARD it is to do, it is still possible
to cause the board to become unintelligible through the use
of desk accessories and some fancy clicking. If this occurs,
simply click on REDRAW BOARD, and all will be redrawn. The
window the board is contained in may be moved freely about
the screen, but you may only move in areas that can be seen.
PhoneLink Twixt : Twixt has a feature nearly unique among
public domain computer games - the ability to be played over
the phone. To play Twixt with a friend by modem --
1 : If your partner does not have a copy of TWIXT.PRG,
upload it to him on the modem or simply give him a
copy.
2 : Install VT-52 Emulator(MODEM.ACC) as a desk
accessory before running Twixt.
3 : Run TWIXT.PRG.
4 : Click on GO!.
5 : Click on VT-52 Emulator.
6 : Connect signals with your partner.
7 : Decide who will be Black and who will be Red.
8 : Exit VT-52 Emulator.
9 : Click on Play PhoneLink.
10: An alert box will appear - click on the color you
have chosen to play.
11: The game will begin - your moves will be sent to your
partner, and vice-versa.
12: To chat with your opponent, click on VT-52 emulator
and press ESC. This will show him an alert box saying
that you have requested a chat.
13: To break the PhoneLink, click on STOP! at any time.
14: At the end of the game, click on New Game, and the
game will restart with colors unchanged.
Once in chat, the game may be re-entered at any time, but
it is adivisable to have the person whose turn it is NOT to
exit first.
In PhoneLink mode, several features are disabled - you
cannot use Modify Board, Twix, or Undo. Saving of the board
is allowed, but not loading. To finish a previous game on
the phone, upon loading Twixt, click on GO!, then Load Game,
then begin the PhoneLink as usual - however, BOTH players
must have the SAME BOARD on both sides or havoc will result.
We suggest uploading the saved game file to your opponent
prior to starting the game.
TWIXT is a public domain PhoneLink game from Recursive
Subsidiaries.
'PhoneLink' is a trademark of Recursive Subsidiaries.
Written by The Calculus Kid in OSS Personal Pascal.
(Portions of this product copyright 1986 by OSS)
For full source code, send $2, two 3.5" disks and a
self-addressed, stamped, disk mailer (I keep one disk and
send the other back with the source code on it) to :
The Calculus Kid
717 Glen Road
Danville, CA 94526
If you have any questions or comments on the game, call
Split Infinity (300b only, alas) at 415-831-3410.
Thank you,
CK