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