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     | National Lampoon's Chess Maniac 5 Billion and 1! |
     |                  README text file                |
     |                       7/16/93                    |
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Installer Version 1.25/Game Version 1.01

1. To run Chess Maniac from Windows, first install the game from DOS.
Then load Windows and open the group in which you wish to place Chess
Maniac. Select "New" from the File menu. In the New Program Object 
dialog box, click on the "Program Item" button, and then hit "OK".
From the Properties dialog box, click the "Browse" button and find the 
"CM5" directory. In the window with the list of files (including
"CM5.EXE"), click on the file called "CM5.PIF". This is the Windows
executable file that runs Chess Maniac. Click "OK". In the Program
Item Properties dialog box, select the "Change Icon" button. Ignore
the warning message. From the Change Icon dialog box, click on the
"Browse" button once again and return to the "CM5" folder. Highlight
the "CM5.ICO" file. This is the icon that will appear in your folder.
A picture of the Chess Maniac should appear in the Change Icon dialog
box. When you click "OK" in the Change Icon and the Properties boxes,
the Chess Maniac icon will appear in the appropriate group. Double-
click on the icon to run Chess Maniac.

2. Under the Option menu, Chess Maniac can access additional sets and
backdrops. As of this writing, Chess Maniac does not offer any
additional 2-D boards or backdrops. Nor are any 3-D sets available
beyond the Boring and Bawdy sets. Look for these future add-on
products at your local retailer!

3. The Replay feature may be activated from the menu bar or by
pressing Alt-R. Additionally, when you click on the Move List, the
Replay controls will be placed on the screen. Using the Move List, you
may go to an earlier point in the game by clicking on that move number
on the Move List itself. Then, when you click on one of your pieces,
the program will ask if you want to go to that point in the game.
Moving to an earlier point is irreversible; it is suggested that you
either save your game or print out a copy of the Move List in advance
of moving to an earlier point. Also, you can only reenter an earlier
point when it is a human player's turn. The Replay feature, used from
the Move List, will not work for moving to a computer player's turn.

4. The Sound Set-Up utility has difficulty detecting Sound Canvas and
Walt Disney Sound Source cards. If you select one of these cards in
the utility, the program will display a message, "The driver you have
selected was not detected." Click on the "Use driver anyway" option,
and the sound should work fine.

Have fun, and thanks for buying our game. If you have questions about
this game, please call our Customer Support line at (510)522-1164,
9 AM to 5 PM Pacific Time, Monday through Friday. For a free catalog,
call 1-800-695-GAME. Enjoy!
