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                  |  Marcus D. Gregio presents |
                  |   Eternity Zone Gaming's   |
                  |      /// FUTHARK! ///      |
                  |        version 1.0         |
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               THANK YOU FOR DOWNLOADING FUTHARK!!
               (Please see Revision History below.)

                       ETERNITY ZONE GAMING
                       c/o Marcus D. Gregio
                       21 Harrison
                       Catskill, New York
                       12414-1506  USA

                       mdgpubs@capital.net

     The HELP file, within the game, has complete information
        about the game including website and registration
         information... and important legal information.

  Introduction:
  -------------
  Welcome to FUTHARK, the game of runes. This game is Shareware.
  If  you  like  this  game, please  register it to support more
  games of its kind and  to encourage updates of FUTHARK itself.
  For more information  about  how  to  register  this  game (it
  is  only $10.00),  please  see  the  registration  information
  within the game (or  mail  your  registration  to  the address
  above).   If you need  further explanation  about how  to play
  this  game,  please  write to  mdgpubs@capital.net  to receive
  more assistance, but please read the helpfile first.  Register
  now (on-line) via one of the following URLs:
  https://www.regnow.com/softsell/nph-softsell.cgi?item=1543-4
  http://eternityzone.hypermart.net/futhark.htm


  Description:
  ------------
  FUTHARK,  the game of runes,  is based on the classic French
  racing card car game  called  Mille Bornes.  In this  unique
  adaptation, a single player casts various runes of different
  functions and attempts to attain a  changing goal.  The game
  features  full colour graphics, music, sounds, two levels of
  difficulty, a high score option, timed play, and more.


  System Requirements:
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  This  game  should function properly on any  Windows  95/98/NT
  system  with a mouse device.  A soundcard is recommended.  For
  best results this game  should  be  run  on a Super VGA system
  (640 x 480)  set at 16 million or more colours.  Know that low
  memory will cause problems with music/sound and/or graphics.

  Installation:
  -------------
  Install this game like any other Windows program by extracting
  all  files from the zipfile and running the setup.exe (consult
  your manual  if  you  have problems).  An uninstall program is
  included (as an icon and from your control panel) if you would
  like to remove the game from your system.
  
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  FUTHARK IS  SHAREWARE  & MAY BE TRANSMITTED  TO OTHER COMPUTER
  SERVICES  (INCLUDING BBS's) WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE
  PUBLISHER.  FUTHARK  CANNOT  BE ALTERED IN ANY FORM OR BY  ANY
  MEANS  AND  MUST  BE TRANSMITTED WITH ALL  ORIGINAL  FILES  AS
  LISTED BELOW!  THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!

                             FUTHARK,
                Copyright 2000 by Marcus D. Gregio

         Eternity Zone Gaming is a trademark owned by
        Marcus D. Gregio.  The use of the name Futhark,
       in association to a game, is a trademark owned by
                        Marcus D. Gregio.

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  Revision History:
  -----------------

  Version 1.0, 07Feb00
  The initial public release of this game.
  Added setup and uninstall routines;
  adjusted various areas of the game for public release;
  made appropriate changes to the helpfile;
  other minor fixes also attended to and realized.

  The following is the beta revision history:

  BETA5FUT, 26Jan00
  Added GameTime and time-to-win feature;
  corrected a (spelling) typo in the rune script;
  fixed a clean-up utility error/oversight;
  added functions that delete saved games;
  added games played/won information;
  added 'percentage of games won' to win screen;
  adjustments made to compensate for timer pauses;
  added final betatester name to the help screen;
  removed multimedia debug dialog information;
  added Overview section to the helpfile;
  changed Gebo value to make different from Berkano;
  added Home, End, Pg Up, Pg Dn support to helpfile text;
  made appropriate changes to the helpfile;
  other minor fixes also attended to and realized.

  BETA4FUT, 19Jan00
  Added file clean-up utility;
  added more betatester names to the help screen;
  made changes and adjustments to certain fonts;
  quickened new game loading time;
  made some button graphical adjustments;
  cleaned sounds and adjusted sample rate of sounds;
  adjusted line formatting for the rune printable file;
  added welcome dialog to new players;
  fixed possible sound overlap conflicts;
  added a clock option to the main play area;
  made appropriate changes to the helpfile;
  other minor fixes also attended to and realized.

  BETA3FUT, 16Jan00
  Re-programmed the rune casting routines for faster drawing;
  created a vanishing rune effect when a rune is cast;
  changed the text Last Played to Last Cast;
  changed how blank runes appear on timeout;
  added additional BNK (bank) options 5 and 10;
  adjusted BNK option so that it removes time when used;
  added option that allows the printing of the rune information;
  made appropriate changes to the helpfile;
  other minor fixes also attended to and realized.

  BETA2FUT, 15Jan00
  Fixed a timer error associated with the Mannaz rune;
  re-programmed the rune casting routines for faster drawing;
  added the names of the betatesters to the help screen;
  corrected the palette (colour) error of the Ansuz rune;
  quickened loading time for a new (re-start) game;
  added loading indicator for a new (re-start) game;
  changed most of the aspects of the win screen;
  added Difficult level option to make two levels of play;
  removed old easteregg and added a groovy new one;
  made appropriate changes to the helpfile;
  other minor fixes also attended to and realized.

  BETA1FUT, 13Jan00
  First private beta.


  Important Information:
  ----------------------
  By using this game, in any way, you agree to the following
  items:

  1)  Eternity Zone Gaming (EZG) is owned by Marcus D. Gregio;
  2)  NeoBook Professional are owned by NeoSoft Corp.;
  3)  Neither Marcus D. Gregio (EZG), nor NeoSoft Corp.
      will be held responsible for damages caused by the
      disks, games, or publications created and distributed;
  4)  Neither Marcus D. Gregio (EZG), nor NeoSoft Corp. is
      under any obligation to provide product or technical
      support to users of their publications or products.


  The Files:
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  setup.exe    -- setup launch
  file_id.diz  -- desc info
  readme.txt   -- this file

  If you do not have the setup.exe file, you must have the game
  file (futh10.exe) as well as the other files listed above.

           Please report bugs to:  mdgpubs@capital.net
     Again, thank you for downloading FUTHARK!  Enjoy it!
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