
MR. DANGER'S CONTEST README FILE
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This game was made to enter into the MAGS special competition for May 2009.  

MAGS: The MAGS contest is for games to be created within a single month, from scratch.  No modules
or recycled anything.  Each contest has a theme.  This month's theme is "Hosts".  Each game must feature
a host in some way, shape or form.


STORY
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You are James McManus, a loner.  You receive an invitation from a mysterious Mr. Danger to come and compete
in a competition against other 'special people' to inherit his millions of dollars.  Not one to pass up that 
much money, you head to his secluded mansion.  Once there, things quickly turn deadly, and you must not only 
be the winner of the competition, but you must also try to figure out who is killing the competition before 
they do away with you. 


HOW TO PLAY
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    MAIN SCREEN
The game uses icons to interact with your environment.  There are several icons accessible by moving your mouse
to the top of the screen once you gain control of McManus.  Left clicking will do the selected option, and right
clicking will cycle through the icons.  Note that the name of the item you are interacting with appears in the 
center of the top of the screen.

Walk - This walks to the selected place.
Look - This looks at the selected item.
Use - This attempts to use the selected item.  It will pick something up, turn something on, etc.
Talk - This will let you talk to other competitors or mansion staff.
Stuff - Clicking this button will bring up your inventory, showing what you are carrying.
Inventory Box - This box (blank when nothing selected) shows the currently held inventory item.
Power - This button will let you use your special powers on objects (see in-game tutorial).
Save - Saves the game.
Load - Loads the game.
Exit - Quits the game.


     INVENTORY SCREEN
The inventory screen shows all carried items.
LOOK - This button makes you look at, examine or read an inventory item.
TAKE - This button makes you pick up and carry the inventory item to use in the game.
USE - This button makes you use an item in inventory.  It can open something, activate something, use your special
	powers on it, push a button on a remote control, etc.
EXIT - This exits the inventory screen.




ERRORS OR RESOLUTION ISSUES
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This game looks best in 640x400 resolution because of the font and the artwork I did.  I would
recommend you leave it in this mode if you can.  If you get errors, you can change resolution or
apply one of the filters.  This is all accessible from the Setup program.






CONTACT
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Check out Weggieware Games at www.billandnicole.net/games and play the Murran Chronicles, also free.

I can also be emailed at poc301@hotmail.com.

Thanks!

-Bill Garrett