Path: utzoo!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!sei!fs7.ece.cmu.edu!o.gp.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!gf0c+ From: gf0c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Gregory S. Fox) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.games Subject: Re: Pirates! instructions Message-ID: Date: 4 Mar 91 17:58:40 GMT References: <1991Mar3.183718.12311@leland.Stanford.EDU> Organization: Humanities and Social Sciences, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 21 In-Reply-To: <1991Mar3.183718.12311@leland.Stanford.EDU> On 3 Mar 91, Victor Sletten writes: > Does anyone out there have a copy of the rules and instructions for > Pirates! in e-mailable format? If so, could you send them to me... No. This is an unreasonable request. Pirates! uses a manual-lookup copy protection scheme, but it does not prevent you from playing the game. If you can't answer the questions, your initial circumstances are disadvantageous & the game is harder. I played Pirates! this way for a day or so, then ordered my own copy. It was well worth it. It's outrageous to steal a programmer's time when you clearly find the time spent playing the game to be worthwhile. I don't normally have strong opinions on this issue, (at least not strong enough to provoke a post) but if we don't police ourselves, the Mac game environment *will* degenerate. If you enjoy playing the game, BUY IT! --Greg