FriendlyWare PC Introductory Set

A set of 16 games, 9 business tools and 4 miscellaneous applications designed for use on IBM PC and compatibles. The entire concept of the package is to familiarize new computer users with the capabilities of a home computer from entertainment to productivity. All games and programs are accessed via three menus. All graphics are produced in ASCII format.

Games included in FriendlyWare PC Introductory Set are:

Master Mind - a version of the popular code breaking game where the player deducts a final answer by eliminating all other possibilities.

Nevada Dice - a simple craps game.

Killer Maze - a first-person maze game where the objective is to, obviously, escape the maze.

Sea Battle - a Battleship clone.

Boggy Marsh - a game where you are given a grid and guess the location of a monster hiding within by deducting an answer from the clues and directions given by the computer.

Hangman - clone of Hangman where the player tries to guess phrases and words.

Tic Tac Toe - a tic-tac-toe game that is nearly impossible to beat.

Wildcatter - take charge of an oil drilling operation and hope to strike oil.

Othello - An Othello clone where the objective is to leap over your opponents chips and make them turn into your.

Peg Leap - checkers-like game played on a plus shaped game board.

Blackjack - a version of Blackjack.

Dominoes - a common block or draw game involving Dominoes.

PC Golf - A top-down golf simulator where hits are determined not by graphical aiming but my mathematical calculations and dumb luck.

Head Coach - a football game where you coach a team of your choice and make play decisions for them hopefully leading the team to victory.

Match - a simple tile-matching game.

Towers of Atlantis - a Towers of Hanoi clone.

The business tools included are:

Business Simulation

Depreciation Costs

Inventory Reorder

Present/Future Value

Amortization Analysis

Economic Order Quantity

Break Even Analysis

Stock Ratio Analysis

Check Book Register

The remaining miscellaneous applications are:

Eye & Hearing Test

You Draw It

Personal Biorhythms

Sports Predicting