I. Installing the Battleground Ardennes Demo.



1. From Windows, select the File menu, and the Run menu item.

2. Enter:

a:\setup

Note: If your floppy disk is different from a:, then enter the

appropriate letter.

3. Note: you must have Video for Windows Version 1.1 installed on

your computer in order to run the Battleground Ardennes videos.



II. Getting Started.



To see a fully automated demo, do the following. First double-click

on the Battleground Ardennes Demo icon. When prompted, select

Automatic A/I for both Allied and Axis sides. This will play the demo

Computer vs. Computer. Click on the Phase Box when it appears in the

middle of the screen. When the A/I Dialog appears, you may wish to

click on Step to advance the A/I manually, or click on Run to have the

A/I run without stopping. To stop the play if you click on Run, press

the Escape key when the A/I dialog appears and then select the Exit menu

item from the File menu.



Note: be sure to try out the Battleview interface by clicking on the

magnifying glass icon in the upper right hand corner of the toolbox

icon on the left hand side of the scrren.



To try a battle against the computer, do the following. First double

click on the Battleground Ardennes Demo icon. When prompted, select

Automatic A/I for one side and Manual mode for the side you wish to

play. Click on the Phase Box when it appears in the middle of the

screen. Here are some tips on how to play:

1. To advance to the next phase, select the Next Phase menu item

from the Phase menu or click on the clock icon in the upper

left hand corner of the tool box that appears in the left hand

side of the screen.

2. In the Prep Fire Phase, you can fire artillery against the

other side in addition to normal firing. Try bringing up the

Artillery Dialog by selecting the Artillery Dialog menu item

from the Units Menu. Units that are highlighted in red on the

map are potential targets. Fire on a hex by clicking on the hex

with the right mouse button.

3. In the Movement Phase, you can move your units. Select the units

by first clicking on their map hex with the left mouse button.

Then either double click to select the entire stack, or click on

the units at the bottom of the screen to just select certain ones.

You then move the units by clicking on adjacent hexes on the map

with the right mouse button.

4. If Reinforcements arrive, you can place them on the map by first

selecting the Arrived menu item from the Reinforce menu. Then

double click on the units you see in the Arrived Dialog to place

them on the map. After they have been placed on the map,

reinforcements may be moved normally.

5. In the Fire Phases, you can fire on enemy units. Select the units

to fire in the same way you selected them for moving by clicking

on their hex and then clicking on their picture at the bottom of

the screen. Select a target by clicking on a hex containing

enemy units with the right mouse button. If prompted for a

specific target by the Target Dialog, you can select the default

by simply clicking on the Ok button.

6. In the Assault Phase, you can assault units in adjacent hexes.

Select the target hex by clicking on the hex with the right mouse

button. Then select your attacking units by first selecting them

and then adding them to the assault using the Add to Assault

menu item of the Assault Menu. When you are done adding units to

the assault, you can resolve the assault by selecting the Resolve

Assault menu item of the Assault Menu.



III. When in Doubt.



If you are unsure what to do next in any given situation, you can always

get the computer to finish the current phase for you by clicking on the

A/I button that is located in the lower right hand corner of the tool

box that appears on the left hand side of the screen.



IV. What the Full Version of Battleground Ardennes Offers.



In addition to a complete main program, the full version of Battleground

Ardennes contains:

* Over 100 MB of authentic World War II videos and sounds.

* Complete hardcopy manual plus foldout quick-start instructions.

* Three complete modules containing over 25 scenarios covering:

- Kampfgruppe Peiper

- The Battle for Bastogne

- Roadblock at Clervaux

* An easy-to-use front-end interface including "Hall of Fame" scoring

and historical medals.

* A Scenario Editor that allows you to create your own scenarios and

what-if battles.

* A fully indexed Unit Handbook describing each of the more than 80

units available in Battleground Ardennes.



V. Future Attractions.



Watch for Battleground Gettysburg coming Fall 95 from Talon Soft.

This will cover this monumental 3 day Civil War battle using the same

Battleground features such as 3D map and full multimedia interface.



For more information, contact Talon Soft at 401-821-7282.

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