Take A Guess
The User Manual

Table Of Contents

Read This First before Installing Take A Guess

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To be able to play Take A Guess you need to have a Palm Device with PalmOS 3.1 or higher. This Game can be played on BW, 2 bit Grayscale, 4bit and Color Palm Devices.

What is Take A Guess?

Take a Guess is a very addictive Game for ALL PalmOS Handheld Devices running PalmOS 3.1 or higher. In this game you have to guess a word. The only hint you will be given is the Category the word belongs to. On the go, during the break, keeping the kids occupied it doesn't matter you can play it wherever and whenever you want to. To make it more interesting you will be given only a certain amount of tries to guess the word.

The graphics/designs are of course first class designs by designsbybert and match perfectly to this game..

The sophisticated word database engine makes it as flexible as no other comparable product on the market and a blast to select a word database. New word databases are added on a regular basis. That way you will always get new words you can guess and this will keep you having fun and pays very shortly for the cost of this game by itself.

Main Features:

Product first Published: 07/01/2002

Price: $11.95

Installation of Take A Guess

Explanaition of all Functions in Take A Guess

NOTE: For the following description we assume that you installed this game for the very first time. Also the control of this game is entirely done by inputs with the stylus.
The following graphics serve demonstration purposes only and can vary from what you see on your PalmOS device.

		This is the Icon of Take A Guess that appears on your Palm OS Device after proper HotSync as described above.
		After you start the Game the BOOT screen appears showing all steps of the game initialisation as shown in the picture on the left.
		After the BOOT Procedure you will automatically be passed over to the MAIN MENU as shown in the picture on the left. You can select a menu option by a simple click on it with your stylus.
		If you select the PLAY Option from the MAIN MENU you get to the Game Menu which is the heart of this game as seen in the picture (example) on the left. On the top of the screen you see the Category Box which shows the Category that the word you have to guess has been chosen from. Right below that is the Word Box which shows you the Word you have to guess. The underlines symbolize a hidden letter which to this point has not been guessed yet. In this case all letters of this word are hidden because we just started a new game. The big box which is empty right now is the Animation Box which displays the current standings on the way to solve the word as an animated graphic. On the right side of the Animation Box you have two seperate boxes. The upper one is the Word Statistic Box which displays your current progress in solving the word as there are the TRIES left to solve the word and the UNSOLVED letters of the currently selected word. The lower box is the Menu Box which contains aktive menu functions which you can choose during the game: From left to right: 1) The Empty Sheet of Paper: A click on the icon gives you the option to resets all game statistics and the start of a new word. 2) The Red and Blue Arrows forming a circle: A click on this icon gives you the option to start a new word without resetting the game statistics. 3) Person behind bars: A click on this icon gives you the option to switch to the Main Menu of this game while saving your current game standings so you can resume the current game if you go back to the Game Menu. You could for example leave the game to the MAIN MENU enter the SETUP MENU make changes to the setup of this game and return and continue the game with the new changes. 4) File Cabinet: A click on this icon forwards you directly to the WORD DATABASE SELECTION (which is described further down in this section) where you can select/unselect your Word Databases for this game while playing a game. This is a great feature that shows one of the sophisticated features of the Word Database Engine. 5) Statistic Bars (explained in more detail further down in this section): A click on this icon shows your current game statistics which are only visible in the REGISTERED VERSION. At the very bottom you have the Letter Pick Box from which you have to choose the letters you think are part of the Word you have to guess. This is generally how you start a game by picking a letter that you think could be part of the word you have to guess. After you picked a letter it will disappears form the Letter Pick Box to make it easier for you to keep track of the letters that are still available to be picked.
		If you select the SETUP Option from the MAIN MENU you get to the SETUP MENU in which you can make global changes to the settings of this game.
		If you select the WORD DATABASE SELECTION Option from the SETUP MENU you can select/unselect Word Databases for this Game on the easiest and most sophisticated and flexible way possible. On the very bottom you have the description to every available word database status. Description of Word Database status: 1) SELECTED: A selected Word Database is currently installed on the PalmOS Device and is included in the wordselection for this game. Clicking on this button sets the associated word database into an UNSELECTED word database status. 2) UNSELSECTED: An UNSELSECTED word database is currently installed on the PalmOS device but has been excluded from the word selection for this game.Clicking on this button sets the associated word database into a SELECTED word database status. 3) NOT INSTALLED: A NOT INSTALLED word database is currently not installed on the PalmOs device. The associated word database is currently not available for selection. This status appears if you just registered this game but haven't received the word databases for the registered version yet or if you decide not to install the associated word database on the PalmOS device at all for example because you know you never going to use the associated word database. A click on this button has no effect at all. 4) INFORMATION: If you click on the INFORMATION button a window opens with a more detailed description to the associated word database. 5) PREVIOUS: Since we update/add new word databases on a regular it happens that there is not enough room to show all available word databases in one screen. Because of that we added buttons for navigation that gives you the flexibility to browse through all available word databases. A click on this button displays the prior page of available word databases. 6) NEXT: The next button has the opposite function of the PREVIOUS button.A click on this button displays the next page of available word databases. 7) OK: If you click the OK button you confirm/activate the current word database settings for this game. After that it returns the the screen that forwarded you to the WORD DATABASE SELECTION. In this case the SETUP MENU
		If you select the ANIMATION TYPE option from the SETUP MENU you can select your preferred Animation Guy for this game. To select an ANIMATION TYPE just click on one of the guys displayed in the Animation Choice. We plan to add more Animation Guys in the future. We have room for up to 12 Animation Guys and we will fill it. If you have currently a game running then the new ANIMATION shows up INSTANTLY as soon as you resume your game. The ANIMATION TYPE can't be changed in the DEMO Version !!!
		If you select the DIFFICULTY LEVEL option from the SETUP MENU you can select the DIFFICULTY LEVEL for this game. EASY: If you click this button you will be given 9 tries to guess a word. Normal: If you click this button you will be given 7 tries to guess a word. Hard: If you click this button you will be given 5 tries to guess a word. If you have currently a game running then the new DIFFICULTY LEVEL will be activated with the next Word. The DIFFICULTY LEVEL can't be changed in the DEMO Version !!!
		If you select the ABOUT Option from the MAIN MENU you will be shown information about this game. This screen displays the following information: 1) Version of this Game 2) License of this Game (REGISTERED / DEMO) 3) Brief Copyright Information If you click the OK button you will be returned to the screen that forwarded you to the ABOUT MENU.
		If you select the HELP Option from the MAIN MENU you get to the HELP MENU. In this HELP MENU you can SELECT A TOPIC of your choice to receive more information about. If you select the SELECT A TOPIC POP-UP MENU then you will see the screen below. If you select the EXIT button you will return to the MAIN MENU.
		After selecting the SELECT A TOPIC POP-UP MENU you will see a pop-up menu with all topics you can get more information about. Now just select a topic of your choice to get more information about that topic. 1) PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: If you select this option you will be displayed detailed information about this game. 2) HOW TO PLAY: If you select this option you will be displayed information about the GAME MENU and how to play this game. 3) UPDATES: If you select this optrion you will be displayed information about how to receive your free UPDATES as Registered User. 4) DEMO vs. FULL: : If you select this option you will be displayed a brief information about the differenzes in the DEMO Version of this game and the REGISTERED Version of this game. 5) TECHNICAL SUPPORT: : If you select this option you will be displayed information about how and where to get TECHNICAL SUPPORT for this game. 6) CONTACT INFORMATION: : If you select this option you will be displayed information about how to CONTACT designsbybert the makers of this game. 7) ABOUT: : If you select this option you will be displayed information about tha making of this game and more. 8) PRODUCT LIST: : If you select this option you will be displayed information about other PPRODUCTS we offer for the PalmOS devices. 9) LEGAL INFO: : If you select this option you will be displayed brief LEGAL INFORMATION. 10) HOW TO REGISTER: : If you select this option you will be displayed all information needed to get the REGISTERED VERSION of this game.
		If you select the REGISTER Option from the MAIN MENU you get to the REGISTRATION MENU. The REGISTRATION MENU has two functions. The first function is that it displays your UserID which plays an important role to REGISTER this game. The second function is that it allows you to enter your personal REGISTRATION CODE to change this game from DEMO Version to REGISTERED Version.
		If you select the STATISTIC BARS button in the GAME MENU you will be displayed the Game Statistics. If you select the OK button you will be returned to the GAME MENU. This option ist not available in the DEMO Version. In the DEMO Version you see the word DEMO instead of the numbers.

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The Demo Version of Take A Guess

The DEMO Version of Take A Guess has limited functionality. It gives you a complete impression on how this Game works and what you can expect in the REGISTERED VERSION of this game.

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The Registered Version of Take A Guess

The Registered version of Take A Guess gives you complete access to all funtions available in this game. Other benefits of the REGISTERED VERSION are:

- Free of Charge supply with new and updated Word Databases on a regular basis. That takes care of a guaranteed lasting fun and addiction of this game and pays very quick for the price of this game by itself.
- Free of Charge Updates
- Free of Charge Technical Support
- Awarded Customer Service with mostly almost immidiate response time

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How to Purchase the Registered Version

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Minimum Requirements

Minimum Requirements to use Take A Guess:

Note: This game also runs off a Memory Card !!!

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Technical Support

We offer a Message Board for our REGISTERED USER of Take A Guess. This message board offers 24/7 access around the clock.

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How do I obtain my free Update of Take A Guess Update ?

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