Qiks
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Method Of Play
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There are three distinct playing elements to Qiks. The
first is the current player (marker) which is a diamond shaped object
moved by the joystick. The second are the sparks which move along the
periphery of the playing area and look like the end of a fuse. Lastly is the
Qiks, which is a series of lines and always remains in the playing area.

You control the marker with the right joystick (even if you are player
No.2). You can move along any line that is the same colour as the border.
The sparks also move along the same lines that you do, if they run into
you, *you die*!!! 

To avoid them, you can move out into the blank screen by pressing the fire 
button. This is called "drawing" and introduces new dangers. When the marker
draws, it leaves a trail. If the Qiks touches any part of this trail before
you get back to the border, *you die*!!!

If you are drawing and stop for any reason, a spark will appear and follow
your trail until it reaches you and once again *you die*!!! To stop drawing,
once you have started you just run into any line that is the same colour as the
border. At that point the program will fill in the area that you have
enclosed. You will notice that your trail, which used to be white, is now
the same colour as the border. This means that you can now move freely
along the trail that you just made. But be careful - the sparks can also move
on the same trail.



Scoring
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When you draw and fill in an area the number of points which
you get is equal to the number of pixels filled in divided by 4. 

In the upper right hand corner of the screen, you will find the percentage you
have covered. Once you have covered 75% or more you will advance to the next
level. For every 1% over 75% you will get 100 bonus points. At level 3, 2 Qiks
will appear, if you trap one in the area that has just been filled in, from
that time on all of your point values will be doubled.

The more time you spend on any screen, the more sparks will appear. At
higher levels they will appear even more rapidly.



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CLOADM"" (ENTER)

There is a backup copy of the program on the reverse side of the tape.