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| Big Money Information |
Copyright (c) 2002 -2003 Astraware Ltd, 2001 - 2003 PopCap
All rights reserved.
Big Money is the crazy game of coin collecting fun from the same stable as the award winning Bejeweled, PopCap Games! Race to get the money bags by finding groups of similar coins on the screen. But, don't take too long about it - the piles are growing and if you let any coins get to the top it's all over! Big Money! features
Use an extractor program such as WinZip on the PC or Stuffit Expander (on the Mac) to get at the Big Money files.
Install the game by double-clicking the .prc file, which opens the Palm Install Tool program Use the HotSync button as usual to install the game onto your handheld. If you have a handheld with an expansion card, you can then move the game over to it. Do this before you register the game! Now run Big Money and tap the screen to play the game! If you've got any queries about
Big Money or the registration process, first
check out our knowledge base
on our website (you must be connected to the
internet to access this). If this doesn't help, get in touch with us at
support@astraware.com.
If you've got any questions (or suggestions, we love those) about the game
itself, please get in touch with us at the email address at the top of this
page.
Big Money! is really easy to learn to play, but getting good at it takes practice and skill. Start a game and you will see several rows of coins, different colors on color machines, different patterns on greyscale machines. Look for a group where three or more of the same type of coins are touching. Tap on one of those coins and the whole group will pop out of sight, and you'll get some points and the meter on the left of the screen will go up. The bigger the group the more points! When you remove a group any coins above them will fall down, and if you manage to remove a column the remaining columns will move in to fill up the gap. All the time while you are looking for groups new coins appear in a row at the bottom of the screen. When that row has fully appeared it gets pushed up onto your play area, moving up all of the other coins on the screen. If any coin is pushed off the top of the screen it's Game Over, so try to stop tall piles forming! To progress to the next level you must collect money bags, these are dropped from the top of the screen when the meter on the left reaches the top. You can then collect them by removing the coin directly under the money bag. Sometimes as you play currency symbols may fall from the top of the screen. Remove the coin under one of these and all of the coins of that color (or symbol) on the screen will vanish! Every level the blocks come in faster and faster until you're tapping like crazy just to keep up! If it starts off too tame for you try changing the difficulty level for a greater challenge.
There are a couple of useful features we have built in:
Whenever possible, you should purchase your software from the portal where
you initially found and downloaded it! This means that the portal can take a
commission on the sale which they use to keep running and keep providing the
listing and download service. Without your support these portals can not
continue to operate!
They will pass the details straight back to Astraware to fulfil your order
just as quickly as if you'd ordered directly from Astraware's own web shop.
In Demo form, you can play 10 games of Big Money for free, as you decide whether you like it or not. After these games are up, the program will display a short message reminding you to register each time you play! If you beam a demo to someone else, and they also like the game, then
they can register it either by purchasing a copy from a local store, or by
purchasing online. Registering Online:
For those that like the speed and convenience of buying of the internet, when you register for the game, you'll get a key which will unlock the game and remain valid for future 1.x upgrades. Go to the web page at
http://www.palmgear.com/software/showsoftware.cfm?prodID=40368 for more details.
You'll need to know your HotSync ID which you can find by running Big Money, and going into the menu, and selecting the 'Register...' option. Your HotSync ID
will be filled in for you below.
Registered users of the game are entitled to submit their high scores
to our Internet High Score table. Just visit the Big Money web pages at
http://www.astraware.com/games/popcap/bigmoney/ and select
the link to view high scores. To submit your own score, you need to go to the menu in the game, and select
'export high score'. This will provide you with a code which you can then type
into our site: You can only submit high scores once you've beaten the scores built into the
game! (Astraware reserves the right to remove this board or facility without any
notice, or to remove individual names if necessary)
Release 1.01 : 25th April, 2002 Release 1.00 : 13th February, 2002
If you've got suggestions
about how to improve Astraware
Big Money - or with reports of any problems you've had,
then please contact us!
Big Money enquiries/feedback: bigmoney@astraware.com
Programming : Larry Dyde Graphics and Game Design: Jason Kapalka Graphics: Stephen Thorley and David Oakley Thanks also to the many beta testers for their helpful suggestions throughout December 2001 and January 2002!
This is a legal agreement between you, the end user, and Astraware Limited. Read this agreement very carefully. If you do not wish to accept this agreement, you may not use Big Money on a device or software emulator. Grant Of License Copyright Other Restrictions No Warranty
Astraware Ltd takes
no responsibility for any adverse effect that this software could cause
to your machine or the data on it: backup important data before using
Big Money.
Big Money is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties, as
well as other intellectual property laws and treaties.
Big Money is licensed, not sold. You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble this software. Written permission must be obtained before distribution of this game,
either in demo form or full form, through any online or offline methods.
Copyright (c) 2002 -2003 Astraware Ltd, 2001 - 2003 PopCap.
Astraware and the planet logo are trademarks of
Astraware Limited. All rights reserved.
Introduction
How To Install
How To Play Big Money!
Hidden Features
Registering
When you register, Astraware will generate a key based on your ID, which will normally be sent out by email within 48 hours of you registering.
When you receive your key, go to the same register option, and enter the key into the space provided.
Submit your High Scores!
Release Revision History!
Feedback
Registration problems: registrations@astraware.com
General Astraware
enquiries: feedback@astraware.com
Contributors
Software Licence Agreement
This License permits you to use Big Money on any single computer, provided the software is installed on only one handheld device at any time.
The software is owned by Astraware Limited. and is protected by United Kingdom copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and all other applicable national laws. You may not modify, adapt, translate, reverse engineer, decompile, dissasemble or otherwise attempt to discover the code and algorithms of the software.
You may not rent or lease the software, but you may transfer your rights under this license agreement on a permanent basis provided you transfer all copies of the software and all written materials and the recipient agrees to the terms of this license.
The software is delivered as is and Astraware Limited. makes no warranty as to its use or performance. Astraware Limited. does not, and cannot warrant the performance or results you may obtain by using the Software or its documentation. Astraware Limited. makes no warranties, express or implied, as to noninfringement of third party rights, merchantability, or fitness for any particular purpose. In no event will Astraware Limited. be liable to you for any consequential, incidental or special damages, or for any claim by any third party.
Legal
Astraware’s and its suppliers’ entire liability and your exclusive remedy
shall be, at Astraware’s option, either (a) return of the price paid, if
any, or (b) replacement of the product that does not meet the warranty and
which is returned to Astraware with a copy of your receipt. This warranty is
void if failure of the product has resulted from accident, abuse, or
misapplication. Any replacement software product will be warranted for the
remainder of the original warranty period or thirty (30) days, whichever is
longer. These remedies are not available without proof of purchase from an authorized
source.