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Table of Contents Big Bang Board Games.....................................1 Finding/Starting a Game...................................2 Preferences.........................................................3 4-In-A-Row.........................................................6 Tic Tac Toe..........................................................6 Backgammon......................................................7 Checkers.............................................................8 Chess...................................................................9 Mancala..............................................................11 Reversi...............................................................12 Technical Issues/Help......................................13 Credits...............................................................14
Finding/Starting a Game
There are multiple ways you can start a game once you have launched the Big Bang Board Game:
Solo Game - just click the Solo button at the top of the main window,
and a new solo Big Bang Board Game will begin. On the pane that asks which side youd like to play, there is also a Hot Seat button. Clicking this button will enable two people to play at the same computer.
Multiplayer via iChat - when you start the application, if iChat is running, you will see some of your available buddies displayed at the bottom of the main window.You can click the up and down arrows near them to scroll through the list.When you nd a buddy youd like to play against, move your mouse over their icon and click Invite if they already have the game and Share, if they dont. When you click Share, a copy of that specic game will be sent to them via iChat, and when you click Invite your friend will be sent your game key. They simply need to accept the key le, double click it, and theyll automatically join your game.
Multiplayer via Bonjour - For Bonjour LAN play, click the Network
button.
Preferences
There are a whole range of preferences you can set under the Preferences menu item. Each game has its own unique preferences, allowing you to taylor each game to your liking. Heres a brief explanation of each one:
General
Maximize new game windows - uses a larger game board size for new games. Close current game before starting a new game - if you dont want to end up playing multiple games at once, check this box. Use fantasy game pieces - select between beautiful fantasy pieces or traditional game pieces. Use sticky piece movement - when enabled, a single click will pick up or put down pieces. No more dragging! Display AI chat speech as text - when enabled, your opponent will use a chat bubble, instead of sound, to talk to you. Show legal moves - when you pick up a piece, this option will highlight places that piece can move. Graphics Quality - this slider controls the amount of graphical effects the game uses. Bounce Pieces - this slider controls the amount of bounce the pieces have when they move. Show previous moves - this slider limits the number of moves shown on the board. Previous moves will be shown with a series of arrows that grow more transparent as the game progresses, disappearing at the cutoff specied here. Articial Intelligence - this slider controls the ability of the computer in single player games.
Address Book The name eld and icon will auto-ll with information from your address book, but you can feel free to change it. Share my email with opponents - will send your email address to opponents you play against for their records. Share my iChat handle with opponents - will send your iChat handle to opponents for their records. Store past opponents in Address Book - will store any information your opponents send you in your Address Book. iChat iChat Buddies Enabled - when enabled, the iChat integration will be turned on. Delete key les upon use - this option will automatically delete received game keys, keeping your downloads folder nice and tidy. Automatically launch iChat - iChat will be launched when you start your Big Bang Game if it is not already. If you are behind a rewall or have a special network setup, you may need to enter your external IP address and a port youd like to host on here, if you dont want to automatically use the Big Bang Proxy Server hosted by Freeverse. Mail Automatically store all Play By Email les in my Documents store your email games in your Documents folder by default, saving you a step. Automatically quit when I nish my turn - if you open a Play By Email game, this option will automatically close the application when youre done. Use this email address... - choose the email address you use for the purpose of Play-By-Email games.
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iTunes The three sliders at the top control the volume levels of the sound effects, the vocal comments, and the music, respectively. Listen to Game Music / iTunes Playlist / No Music - select the radio button for how youd like to be serenaded mid-game. If you choose iTunes, you may select a playlist from the popup menu below. Mute game music when iTunes is playing - if you select Game Music, this option will automatically disable the in-game music if it detects you playing iTunes. iSight If you have a web cam plugged into your computer, you can send images to your opponent simply by choosing the camera emoticon that appears when you roll the mouse over your character (either Sun or Moon). Block Opponents from sharing their picture - When checked, you will not receive any video images from your opponent. Menu Items Under the Games menu, the Switch To... menu item allows you to switch to other Big Bang games directly without having to nd and launch them from the Finder. Under the Window menu, you will ne shortcuts for bringing the title window, or splash screen to the foreground, the GameSmith window if youre playing online via GameSmith, and nally the option to Toggle the chat pane during network games.
Strategy: It is much better to send your opponents pieces to the Bar when they are in your enemys home quadrant where they are sent the maximum distance back, and you risk being sent the least distance. (Odds are when you hit your opponent you will end up leaving that piece exposed to be hit in the subsequent turn.) If possible, ll as many pips as you can in your home quadrant with more than two pieces, thereby making it more difcult for your opponent to get off the Bar. Realize that at a certain point the game is just a horse race, so know when to stop trying to hinder your opponent and just get all your pieces off the board as quick as possible.
the knights movements is to consider the squares of the opposite color that arent next to the night, but arent more than 2 squares from the knight to be legal moves. (of course, the computer will make sure you make legal moves). Bishop - Starting next to the knight, the bishop is like a rook, but it can only move diagonally, instead of horizontally and vertically. Queen - Each side has only one Queen; its the most powerful piece on the board, because it can move horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. King - Each side has only one King; its important to keep it safe, because his entrapment ends the game. Kings can move one square in any direction (unless they are castling; see special rules below.) A king may not move onto any square where he may be threatened by an opposing piece. Special Rules Check - when a King is threatened by an opposing piece, he is in check. The opponents next maneuver must cause the king to no longer be threatened, by either moving the King out of harms way, or by moving another piece to eliminate the threat to the King. Checkmate - When a King in check can not do anything to remove the threat, the game is over. The winner is the player who trapped the opponents king. Stalemate - If the King is not in check, but a players only legal move is to move the King into check, the game is a tie. Also, if there are not enough pieces on the board to allow a checkmate to ever occur, the game is also a stalemate. Castling - The King may move two squares to the side, and the rook from that side may move to the square that the king moved through. But in order for this to happen, there may be no pieces obstructing either the king or the rook, and the King may not be in check, or travel through or into check, when castling. Promotion - a pawn that reaches the last row on the other side of the board may be promoted to a knight, bishop, rook, or queen. En passant capture - probably one of the most obscure things youll never have to learn about Chess. When a pawn moves two squares forward, any piece may capture the pawn in passing, en passant by landing on the space immediately behind the pawn (or, as if the pawn had only moved one square). 10
Technical Support/Help Big Bang Board Games webpage: http://www.freeverse.com/bbbg/ Visit for a complete listing of game rules, updates and demos. Freeverse support webpage: http://www.freeverse.com/support/ Access online technical support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Freeverse message board: http://forum.freeverse.com/ Discuss classic and upcoming Freeverse titles If the game runs slowly, reduce the window size by click and holding down on the lower right corner and drag the window smaller. Additionally, under preferences, reduce Graphics Complexity under the General preference pane. Internet play involves many variables outside of our control. If you exerience problems please check our message boards and FAQ, but realize depending on your network connections and rewall it may not be possible for us to address your specic issue.
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CREDITS Producers Ian Lynch Smith & Colin Lynch Smith Design, Programming, 3D Art Rocco Bowling, Feline Entertainment 2D Art Steven Tz and Chris Paretti Additional Programming Dan Gelder Music Andrew Tokuda, 3rd Light Digital Media Dori Eggan Text Dan Dickinson and Freeverse Staff Universal Binary Testing Mark Levin Voice Talent Joanna Oltman Smith, Andrew Tokuda, Jared Smith
Big Bang Board Games are 2005 by Freeverse, inc. All Rights Reserved Worldwide. Big Bang Board Games, the Luna and Sol voices and distinctive likenesses are trademarked by Freeverse, inc. iChat, Bonjour, Mail.app, iTunes, iSight, their names and icons are copyright Apple Computer. Used Descriptively.
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