xyWords README.TXT
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	THIS GAME IS DISTRIBUTED AS FREEWARE 
	DO NOT PAY FOR THIS GAME 
	NO SUPPORT/WARRANTY IS GIVEN
	USE AT YOUR OWN RISK
	
	DO NOT EMAIL ASKING FOR HELP OR SUPPORT

License
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xyWords and all of its utilities are distributed as freeware.
Freeware means you do not need to pay for the license to use xyWords.
 
Please see the full Manual.PDF or XYWORDS.TXT for important references and 
attribution regarding game assets.


What is xyWords?
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xyWords is a cross-worded anagram puzzle where you use letters stored in a 
circle to find words in the puzzle and clear the level. 
It is a loving tribute to "WordScapes" which you can find on modern 
Apple, Android & Windows devices.

I will host xyWords on my personal website: Https://4am.org/xywords

System Requirements
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xyWords is designed to run on DOS-based IBM-PC compatibles.
Although it may run on a variety of machines the following is the 
targeted minimum:
-	Intel 8088 at 4.77mhz
-	384KB RAM
-	CGA graphics
-	360KB Floppy (Pico) or 4MB Hard Disk (Full)
-	MS-DOS 2.11 or higher

Emulating on DOSBOX should be fine on standard settings but for the real 
experience please set your display options to “cga”. I recommend using more 
cycles (20K+) if you plan on using xyPE to create many puzzles as 
word searching can take a long time.

Distributions
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xyWords will be available initially in the following release types:
-	Pico – Special compressed player version for 360K floppy disk play
-	Full – Standard installation with player, editor and documentation

I will make them available on http://4am.org/xywords

Detail				Pico					Full
Size				360KB					4MB
Game Executables	Packed					Standard
Puzzle Collections	All 3					All 3
Free Play Puzzles	All	All
Documentation		Pico only				All
Assets				Font / Symbols only		All inc. Puzzle End Images
Patterns			8 only					All 96
Table Images		2 only					All 
Puzzle Editor		No						xyPE 
Word Ref List		No						Yes
In game help		Basic					Quick help (graphical)
BMP to CGA utility	No						Yes
		
Documentation
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Pico Distribution only:
-	Pico.txt – a very small reference document for xyWords PICO distribution

Full Distribution only:
-	Readme.txt – this file
-	Manual.pdf – PDF version with pictures of this manual
-	xyWords.txt – text only version of manual