Espionage - Instructions

     This is a great board type game of strategy.  It takes about 20 
to 50 minutes to play with two players.  The more players, the longer
it takes.  You can play with up to 4 human or computer players.

OBJECT!

     The main object of the game is to Finance your covert operations 
by killing off the enemy spies.  You must however, retrieve one of the 
Film Canisters from the 4 in the middle of the playing field.  You must 
then bring your film back to your home base and it must be carried to 
one of the 4 rear sections with the Safe Icon in them.  Here, your film 
is safe from the enemy.  ATTENTION - Once you have moved a man with film 
to this safe area, he may not reenter the field.  Also, a man may only 
carry one film.

STRATEGIES!

     First, you must set up your field correctly!  Be sure to watch 
the placement of your opponents men.  Try to select positions that 
will give you the edge and good lines of attack.  Don't get too caught 
up in getting more than one film!  All you need is one film in your base 
to win the game.  You win by having 1 film and the most money in the end.  
To get money, you must kill off opponents.  You lose money each time one 
or your own men gets killed.  One final strategy if you are losing the 
money portion is to capture all films.  This is very hard to do, but if 
you are losing the money quite harshly, it may be the only chance you have!  
If you have all 4 films at home, you will win because nobody will be able 
to fill the 1 film requirement.

THE BOARD!

     As you see your screen, you will notice arrows on the left sideline.  
These are to move the board (as you can't see the entire board on one screen.)  
Now notice the Players on the right.  The player who is now in turn, will 
have his newspaper down, all others will be hiding.  Under the Players is 
the DETENTE box.  This box accesses the options screen.  Here you will see 
several Icon Boxes.  The description of these boxes follows starting with 
the Top Left Box and moving Down.  Then up to the Top Right Box and moving 
Down:

1. Top Left  Board Switch.  This changes the size of the board so that 
you can see your pieces better.

2. Question Mark.  This is the Computer Suggest key that will tell you 
where the computer would move.

3. H Box.  This gives a brief (useless) description of the game.

4. Arrow Box.  This shows the Last Move made.  This is helpful if you 
missed your opponents last move for some reason.

5. Top Right Clock Box.  This pauses the Game.

6. Quit Box.  Quits the Game with Y/N option.

7. Computer Move Box.  This lets the computer make your CURRENT play 
for you.  Useful if one player must answer a phone etc.

8. Sound Toggle Box.  Turns on and off the music.


     Back to the Board, you will see your playing spaces and in the 
middle of the board are the 4 film canisters.  These must be captured 
diagonally.

PIECES and MOVEMENT!

     You have 3 different types of Spies.  Since I don't know the 
correct names of these pieces, I will call them Couriers, Spies, 
and Lookouts.  Each of these can capture players, but the have 
restriction of movements.  In you home base, you will (at the beginning) 
see 5 Couriers in the back row, 4 Spies in the middle row and 2 Scouts 
in the front row.  The movements 
of pieces follows:

Spies.  These are the most powerful of pieces.  In the Closeup Size 
option of board size, these pieces will show as Gun Icons.  These pieces 
may move in any direction!

Couriers.  These Show up as Suitcases in the Large Board and may move 
only diagonally.

Lookouts.  These Show up as Binoculars in the Large Board and move only 
up and down.

     When a piece has captured a Film Canister, a small DOT will appear 
on his Icon when viewing in the Large Screen option.  It is not required, 
in fact may not be wise, to go directly to your base.  You may still need 
this piece to kill off enemy pieces.  Remember always, you need money.  
You will take away Film for yourself if you capture an enemy while he 
carries it!  

CAPTURING the ENEMY!

     To capture the enemy, all you must do is jump over him.  This is 
where your initial placement phase is so important!  Cutting off avenues 
of enemy escape is as important and any other section of the game.  
It is also where the restriction of player direction can work TO or AGAINST 
you during the game.  When your turn comes up, Click on a man and you will 
see Green squares indicating your possible moves.  You can also Leapfrog and 
Capture more than one enemy like in Checkers.  After your first move, if 
you can leapfrog another piece, there will be another Green square showing.  
If you Click anywhere but this Green square, you will lose the option to 
move this additional time.  You can leapfrog as many times as the Enemy 
was foolish enough to leave vulnerable.  If you have a piece with his back 
to a wall, he is safe.  If he can't be jumped over, he can't be taken.

SANCTION!

     This is the only area that I have not completely figured out.  I do 
know this - At the beginning of each turn, you may elect to Sanction an Enemy.  
To do this, you click on an Enemy piece and if you can Sanction (kill) him, 
you will get the sanction option where it usually says DETENTE.  If you elect 
to Sanction this piece, click yes, if not, click no.  You may click around 
all the Enemy pieces to decide which (if any available) you would most like 
to sanction.  This is important as Sanctioning does not count against your MOVE!  
You can Sanction one Enemy and then still make your Regular move (Capturing 
as many Enemies as you can.)  What I still don't quite know is what makes you 
able to Sanction certain pieces.  This is terrible in that I don't know how 
to Defense my own players against a Sanction attack!  You may in the startup, 
decide to play without the Sanction Option by selection Sanction Out.

EXCHANGING PIECES!

    Another option is to exchange pieces.  This is useful to the Player and 
infuriating to the Enemy.  You click on one Piece and then another of your 
Pieces and where it says DETENTE it will say EXCHANGE Y N.  Click the Y if 
you want to trade positions, no if you don't.

Ok,  That is about it for Espionage!  This is a real fun game for up to four 
players!  It is one of my favorite to play with a friend.  For a faster two 
player game, don't let the computer play at all.  Just you against your buddy.  
Also, you may want to limit the Move time.  This will shorten the game by not 
allowing one player to click every piece on the board to find out options and 
it will make players make errors by exerting pressure.

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Typed by MAD MEL