P A P I L L O N S

INSTALLATION
"Papillons" is a large program containing, as it does, the equivalent of 42 
cryptic crosswords in one of the leading national newspapers. To make it more 
manageable, therefore, it is divided into one main, and four separate 
ancilliary modules : PAPILLON, and PAPA PAPB PAPC and PAPD respectively.
The latter four modules cannot be run independently, and are installed in a 
separate subdirectory called "PAPS", see below.

Transfer the files from a PC to your Series 3a, 3c or 5. The programs 
may be installed in the internal memory, or on Flash plug-ins.

On the Series 3a or 3c :-    
WHICHEVER DEVICE IS USED, PAPILLON.OPO MUST BE PUT IN DIRECTORY \OPO\, AND 
PAPA.OPO, PAPB.OPO, PAPC.OPO and PAPD.OPO MUST ALL BE PUT IN SUBDIRECTORY 
\OPO\PAPS\. CREATE THESE DIRECTORIES IF THEY DO NOT ALREADY EXIST, 
ON THE DEVICE TO BE USED.

On the Series 5 :-
WHICHEVER DEVICE IS USED, PAPILLON.OPO MUST BE PUT IN A FOLDER NAMED 
\PAPILLON IN THE ROOT DIRECTORY OF DRIVE C: (Internal) or D: (Compact Flash).
PAPA.OPO, PAPB.OPO, PAPC.OPO and PAPD.OPO MUST BE PUT IN A SUB-FOLDER NAMED
\PAPILLON\PAPS ON THE DEVICE TO BE USED. CREATE THESE FOLDERS
AS NECESSARY.

Run the program in the normal manner. 

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                             " P A P I L L O N S "

Papillons is a word game devised specifically for computers. It comprises a 
string of words, each of which has to be found before you can move on to the 
next. Adjoining words are always related in some way: they may be anagrams 
of each other; two words may sound like one another (homophones); the two 
together (in either order) may make a common phrase, the name of a famous 
person or famous place; the two may be synonyms of each other  -  or there 
may be a bad pun !

Crossword-like cryptic clues are available to help you flit from word to word.
Each Papillon is approximately the length of a crossword in one of the leading 
newspapers. There are 42 Papillons in total.

PLAYING PAPILLONS
Select the number of the Papillon you wish to play, 1 to 42 inclusive, 
and with which word in the chain you wish to start - normally 1.

For the first word you are given a clue and the number of letters in the 
answer. Multi-word answers are indicated in the usual way -  "RED ADMIRAL" 
would be shown as (3,7); unlike crosswords, however, the space is entered.

Points are awarded for each correct answer, starting at 10 and reducing by 1 
for each incorrect attempt.

After the first word has been solved you are given the number of letters of the 
next word. You may guess the word/s at this stage, that is with no additional 
clue, to achieve the maximum available score of 10.  Alternatively you may 
call for a clue by entering the character "?", which is ready and waiting 
for you to do so until you key in something else. If you do call for the clue 
you will be penalised 5 points, subject to a minimum of 1 point always 
remaining for a correct answer.

The last few words of the chain found so far are displayed on the top line. 
The points now available for the current word/s, and your total points to 
date are shown at the bottom of the screen. The number of the current word in 
the chain is also indicated.

As an example, part of a typical chain might run :-
     
     ...-GARLAND-JUDY-PUNCH-RABBIT-PETER-PAN-SAUCE-CAUSE-EFFECT-...

Be particularly alert for anagrams, as they can dramatically and abruptly 
change the direction and sequence of the word chain.

You may resign at any time by pressing ESC; then, either leave the game or 
start another Papillon. Enter the Papillon number that you want, and where 
you wish to start it - either at the beginning or at the number of the word 
at which you resigned last time, say.

After the last word has been solved your total score for the Papillon is 
shown; the number of words in each chain varies between 25 and 35 and the 
maximum number of points attainable therefore varies between 250 and 350. 
Any score that exceeds 200 may be regarded as excellent.

                Any feedback welcomed by fax to :-
                
                David Aldous    01491-57-68-37


DISCLAIMER
This software is provided as is, without any warranty of any kind whatsoever. 
The author shall not be liable for any loss, financial 
or otherwise, for any loss of data, or damage arising from the use of this 
software.

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