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Tiki Boom Boom Readme file
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Version: 1.0
Developed by: Big Top Games, LLC

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Welcome to Tiki Boom Boom!
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Thank you for playing Tiki Boom Boom. We recommend that you read this file to get the most up-to-date information about running and playing the game.

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Contents
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1. System Requirements
2. Playing the Game
3. FAQ
4. Copyright Information

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1. System Requirements
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Windows® 98/Me/2000/XP
Pentium® III / AMD Athlon® 450 MHz or equivalent
128 MB RAM
12x CD-ROM drive
DirectX® 7
DirectX® 7-compatible 16 MB video card
DirectX® 7-compatible sound card

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2. Playing the game
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2.1 Main Menu
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2.1.1 Play
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Choosing 'Play' will navigate you to the 'Choose Game:' menu.  There are 3 game modes available:

-Adventure:
	Face challenging puzzles as you travel from Island to Island on a journey to save the Tikis from Tabu!	

-Classic:
	Play through ever changing levels of increasing difficulty.

-Relaxed:
	Play the levels from Classic mode without a time limit.  Note that you cannot attain a high score while playing in Relaxed mode.

2.1.2 Options
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Choosing 'Options' will allow you to change several settings:

-Music Volume: Lowers or raises the volume of in-game music.
-Sound Volume: Lowers or raises the volume of in-game music

-High Detail: Enables or disables enhanced visual effects.  Unchecking High Detail may improve performance on slower machines
-Full Screen: Toggles between fullscreen and windowed mode
-Hide Mouse pointer :  Checking this option will hide the mouse pointer during gameplay.


2.1.3 High Scores
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Choosing 'High Scores' will allow you to view the high scores Adventure and Classic game modes.  You can also clear the high scores table for each game type on this screen.

2.1.4 Exit
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Choosing 'Exit' will exit Tiki Boom Boom.


2.1.5 Changing, Creating and Deleting Player Profiles
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If you would like to change the current player profile, create a new player profile, or delete an existing player profile, you can do so by following the link at the bottom of the Main Menu screen that displays the text "Aloha, [player name]!  If this is not you, CLICK HERE."

2.2 Playing the Game
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2.2.1 Objective
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When a level begins, there will be one or more Tabu pieces present on the board.  To complete the level and advance to the next, you must remove all Tabu pieces from the board before time runs out. When time is low, the pieces on the board will shake and the timer will flash as a warning.

2.2.2 Removing Tabu
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Tabu pieces can be removed by launching a normal piece or wild piece directly into it.  Tabu can also be removed by placing a golden tiki piece in any square adjacent to a Tabu piece.

Boulder pieces and bomb pieces will not remove Tabu.


2.2.3 Placing Pieces
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Use the mouse to move your piece around the edge of the board. Clicking the mouse button launches a piece along the highlighted path. The piece will stop moving when it hits another piece or reaches the board's edge. Your next 3 pieces are shown near the left bottom corner of the board.

2.2.4 Making Matches
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To reach Tabu, you may have to clear normal pieces that are surrounding it. To remove them, make matches of 5 or more adjacent pieces of the same color.  Pieces that are diagonal to each other are not considered adjacent for the purposes of creating a match.  You may discover special arrangements of pieces that award bonus points, so pay close attention!

2.2.5 Pieces (Normal and Special)
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NORMAL:
 	Use red, green, blue, cyan, purple, and yellow  pieces to make matches and to remove Tabu

WILD:
 	Use these to make matches and to remove Tabu. It becomes the color of piece that is shaking or becomes random if it doesn’t hit a piece. 

Boom-Boom BOMB:
 	Removes all normal pieces within its blast zone

Boom-Boom BOULDER:
	Removes one normal piece

GOLDEN TIKI:
 	Removes all Tabu within its blast zone

TABU:
 	You must remove these to complete the level

WALL:
 	Cannot be removed


2.2.3 Scoring and Rewards
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TABU = 500 points each
MATCHES = bigger matches score more points, special patterns yield more
MATCH & REMOVE Tabu = 2000 points
Extra life every 50,000 points (max 10 lives)

Ranking increase every 100,000 points (5 total rankings)

Unlock an additional background with every island visited in Adventure Mode. Once unlocked, backgrounds will become available in relaxed and classic modes.


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3. FAQ
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If you can’t get the game to start or if you get a black screen after the introductory video of the Main menu...

There may be a problem with your video card working with the game.

-	Make sure to update your video drivers (directions below).

-	Make sure you have the latest version of DirectX. It can be downloaded from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx/default.aspx.
 

If your entire game is very slow or freezes after playing for a while...

- Make sure you meet the minimum system requirements for the game. Specifically, make sure you have at least a 32 MB DirectX compatible video card, at least 128 MB of system memory, and at least 1 GB free disk space on the hard drive.

- In the game, select Options from the Main Menu and turn off hardware acceleration.

- Close down all other applications when running the program.

 
If other programs are interrupting your game...

It is strongly recommended to turn off all background applications when running graphically intensive programs. Background applications include such things as System Agent, Internet chat utilities, virus checkers, firewalls and screen savers. Crash guard programs such as First Aid for Windows can also cause problems.
 

If you are still having problems getting the game to work correctly...


First, update your drivers.

You should update your video card and audio card drivers often. Check with the manufacturer of your system or card to obtain the latest drivers. The majority of them have websites where the latest drivers can be downloaded for no charge, along with instructions on how to properly update their particular hardware. Driver sites for popular video cards include:


nVidia: http://www.nvidia.com/view.asp?PAGE=drivers
3dfx: http://www.voodoofiles.com (click 'drivers' button)
ATI: http://www.ati.com/support/drivers/powered.html
Matrox: http://www.matrox.com/mga/support/drivers/latest/home.cfm
Intel: http://developer.intel.com/support/graphics


If your card manufacturer isn't listed here, you can probably find your card manufacturer's web site by reading the documentation that came with your computer, or contacting your vendor.

Also, make sure your version of Windows is up-to-date. Microsoft's Windows Update page is: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com


If your sound is stuttering…

Be sure you have hardware and sound acceleration turned on. To turn on sound acceleration, go to your Start button, select Run, then type in “dxdiag”, select the Sound tab, and pull the acceleration slider to the right. To turn on graphics acceleration, go to the Display tab and be sure all of the DirectX acceleration features are enabled.


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4. Copyright Information
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Big Top Games, the Big Top Games Logo, and this product are the exclusive property of Big Top Games, LLC.

This product includes portions of the PopCap Games Framework (http://developer.popcap.com/).