Bonnies Bookstore Readme

BONNIE BONNIE'S BOOKSTORE DELUXE for Mac OS-X Version 1.0 March 23, 2006 We hope you enjoy the game! TABLE OF CONTENTS System Requirements How To Play Making Words Word Length Game Objective Scoring Difficulty Scramble Special Tiles Technical Support Registration Benefits of Registering How to Register Buying the Game Problems? Version History Credits Copyright Information SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS [back to top] Bonnie's Bookstore Deluxe requires a Macintosh with a G4 500 MHz or better processor. Your computer must have at least 64 megabytes of RAM. Operating System: you must be utilizing Mac OS-X 10.1 or later to play Bonnie's Bookstore Deluxe on your system. HOW TO PLAY [back to top] Making Words Form words 3 letters or longer. To form a word, click on a letter, then the next letter, the next, and so on, then click 'Submit'. Each letter (except the first) must be adjacent to the previous letter. Play in any direction - up, down, left, right, etc. To submit words faster, just double click on the last letter, or 'drag and drop', by clicking on the first letter of your word, keep holding the left mouse button down, and drag the mouse through the letters, releasing on the last letter. To cancel a word you've started to form, right-click, or click outside of the puzzle area. Word Length Avoid making too many 3-letter words - they cause "Writer's Blocks" to appear. file:///Users/malcolm/Desktop/Readme.html[21/03/20 10:11:34 PM] BONNIE Forming a 5+ letter word gets you a wildcard tile that can be used as any letter. Forming a 6+ letter word gets you extra time or turns. Forming a 7+ letter word gets you a permanent wildcard that you can use repeatedly. Word length is calculate by the number of letters used (not tiles), so a 2 letter tile (like 'Qu') counts as 2 letters. (Note, these bonuses don't start appearing until the second chapter (i.e. level) of the game. Game Objective As you make words, the tiles you've used turn green. Turn all the tiles for a chapter green to finish it. When playing in 'Classic' mode, you have a limited number of turns to complete the chapter (each time you form a word, you use a turn). In 'Action' mode, you have a limited amount of time (but no turn limit). Chapters are organized into books (4 or 5 chapters to a book). There are 12 books altogether (50 chapters). Complete them all to finish the story! If you lose a chapter, you can start a new game on the chapter you were just on. The story will progress from that point - only your score will be reset to 0. You can also choose to start a new game from that point at a higher or lowe…