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<chapter id="game">
  <title>The game</title>

  <section>
    <title>Introduction</title>

    <para>jRisk is a free computer version of the classic board game
    "Risk".</para>

    <para>In the classic "World Domination" game of military strategy, you are
    battling to conquer the world. To win, you must launch daring attacks,
    defend yourself to all fronts, and sweep across vast continents with
    boldness and cunning. But remember, the dangers, as well as the rewards,
    are high. Just when the world is within your grasp, your opponent might
    strike and take it all away!</para>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Installation</title>

    <para>Risk can be played on nearly every computer platform - independent
    of your operating system (Windows, Linux, Mac OS or others). This
    independence has a small price: You will have to do three or four steps to
    get it running, instead of the two you need with a Windows installer. But
    don't be frightened; it's really easy.</para>

    <section>
      <title>System requirements</title>

      <para>Risk is programmed in Java, which means that you need have Java
      version 1.4 or higher installed. You can get it from <ulink
      url="http://java.sun.com/jre/">Sun Microsystems' Java
      page</ulink>.</para>

      <para>Further, you need a screen resolution of at least 1024x768
      pixels.</para>

      <para>The game needs 4MiB of disk space and we recommend at least 64MiB
      RAM to play.</para>

      <para>If you're computer has been bought within the last four years you
      shouldn't have any problems playing Risk.</para>
    </section>

    <section>
      <title id="game_installation_install">Installing and running the
      game</title>

      <orderedlist>
        <listitem>
          <para>Make sure your system meets the requirements.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>Go to the <ulink
          url="http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=108916">Risk
          download page</ulink> and get the latest .zip file. Save it
          somewhere you'll find it again.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>Unzip the loaded file with an unzipping utility like <ulink
          url="http://7zip.sourceforge.net">7zip</ulink> or <ulink
          url="http://www.winzip.com">WinZip</ulink>.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>Go into the new <filename>Risk</filename> folder.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>If you are on windows, all you have to do is (double) clicking
          on the <filename>Risk.jar</filename> or
          <filename>FlashGUI.cmd</filename> file. On Linux or Mac OS, open a
          terminal and type <command>java -jar Risk.jar</command>.</para>
        </listitem>

        <listitem>
          <para>You should see the the main menu now. If not, write a mail to
          <link linkend="game_credits">us</link> - we'll try to help
          you.</para>
        </listitem>
      </orderedlist>
    </section>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Maps and cards</title>

    <para>Additional to the classic board, the jRisk computer game allows you
    to play on different maps. These maps don't necessarily have to be world
    maps: there is a map for the UK and even London's tube!</para>

    <para>Not only the maps can be exchanged; a different card set can be used
    as well.</para>

    <section>
      <title>Loading a different map</title>

      <para>Loading a different map only be done from the New Game
      screen.</para>

      <para>Click on the Choose Map button and a smaller window should
      open.</para>

      <para>Navigate to the map file and open it to load it.</para>

      <para>If the map file is valid, a mini picture should be displayed in
      the Map: window showing the map that you have selected, and the map file
      name will be displayed.</para>
    </section>

    <section>
      <title>Supplied maps</title>

      <table>
        <title>Supplied maps</title>

        <tgroup cols="2">
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry>board.map</entry>

              <entry>default map</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>luca.map</entry>

              <entry>map made by Luca</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>risk.map</entry>

              <entry>map from an old risk game</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>risk2.map</entry>

              <entry>map from the game RiskII</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>sersom.map</entry>

              <entry>supplied map</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>simple.map</entry>

              <entry>map for testing</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>tube.map</entry>

              <entry>map of London Zone 1 Tube</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>uk.map</entry>

              <entry>alternative map requirement</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>world.map</entry>

              <entry>geographical map of the world</entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>

      <para>If the map is not valid, then the mini map will remain as it was,
      i.e. no change.</para>
    </section>

    <section>
      <title>Loading a new set of cards</title>

      <para>Loading a set of cards can only be done from the New Game
      screen.</para>

      <para>Click on the Choose Cards button and a smaller window should
      open.</para>

      <para>Navigate to the cards file and open it to load it, it will be
      displayed in the cards field.</para>

      <table>
        <title>Valid cards supplied are</title>

        <tgroup cols="2">
          <tbody>
            <row>
              <entry>nomission.cards</entry>

              <entry>cards for uk.map and tube.map</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>risk.cards</entry>

              <entry>these are the standard cards</entry>
            </row>

            <row>
              <entry>simple.cards</entry>

              <entry>cards that are used with simple.map</entry>
            </row>
          </tbody>
        </tgroup>
      </table>

      <warning>
        <para>Loading an incorrect set of cards for a map may result in the
        game not starting.</para>
      </warning>
    </section>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Saving and loading games</title>

    <para>Running games (except network games) can be saved and loaded
    (resumed) if you have time to play.</para>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>FAQ</title>

    <para>Here are answers to some frequently asked questions. If your
    question isn't answered, don't hesitate to <link
    linkend="game_credits">write a mail to us</link>.</para>

    <qandaset>
      <qandadiv>
        <qandaentry>
          <question>
            <para>How can i start the game Risk, there is no exe file?</para>
          </question>

          <answer>
            <para>The Risk.jar is the Java executable file. Double clicking it
            should work. If not, have a look at the <link
            linkend="game_installation_install">installation
            section</link>.</para>
          </answer>
        </qandaentry>

        <qandaentry>
          <question>
            <para>Is there another way to start the game</para>
          </question>

          <answer>
            <para>Yes, in the command line type "<command>java -jar
            Risk.jar</command>" when you are in the same dir as Risk.jar
            file.</para>
          </answer>
        </qandaentry>

        <qandaentry>
          <question>
            <para>What port does network play use?</para>
          </question>

          <answer>
            <para>It is port 4444.</para>
          </answer>
        </qandaentry>

        <qandaentry>
          <question>
            <para>I have windows 95/98/ME and i can't run the .cmd
            files?</para>
          </question>

          <answer>
            <para>Rename them to .bat (This game does not officially support
            windows 9x).</para>
          </answer>
        </qandaentry>
      </qandadiv>
    </qandaset>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>License</title>

    <para>jRisk is released under the terms of the GPL, the General Public
    License.</para>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title>Other Risk computer games</title>

    <para>jRisk is not the only computer version of the board game; there is a
    number of commercial and free programs:</para>

    <itemizedlist>
      <listitem>
        <para>The <ulink url="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Risk_(game)">Risk
        Wikipedia article</ulink></para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://risk.pagina.nl/">risk.pagina.nl</ulink>, a
        website full of links to other risk pages</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para>JTeg, <ulink
        url="http://jteg.sourceforge.net/">jteg.sourceforge.net</ulink></para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://www.takto.de">Takto</ulink>, a web-based Risk
        game</para>
      </listitem>

      <listitem>
        <para><ulink url="http://www.netrisk.nl/">NetRisk</ulink>, a complete
        online Risk game</para>
      </listitem>
    </itemizedlist>
  </section>

  <section>
    <title id="game_credits">Credits</title>

    <para>The Risk homepage can be found at <ulink
    url="http://jrisk.sourceforge.net">jrisk.sourceforge.net</ulink>.</para>

    <para>People which have contributed to Risk:</para>

    <glosslist>
      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Yura Mamyrin &lt;<ulink
        url="mailto:yura@yura.net">yura@yura.net</ulink>&gt;</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>Risk Core/API, FlashGUI Code, Graphics, SwingGUI, SimpleGUI
          and Increment1GUI, Command Line Risk, HTML help, testing</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>

      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Naeem Patel</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>Smart AI, Testing</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>

      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Adrian Tsen</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>HTML help, testing</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>

      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Christian Weiske &lt;<ulink
        url="mailto:cweiske@cweiske.de">cweiske@cweiske.de</ulink>&gt;</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>HTML help, translation code, some FlashGUI changes</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>

      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Other testers</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>Mubarak Patel</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>

      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Thanks to</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>Queen Mary, University of London</para>

          <para>SUN Microsystems</para>

          <para>Nullsoft Winamp</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>

      <glossentry>
        <glossterm>Greetings</glossterm>

        <glossdef>
          <para>Theo, Luca, Mike, Alex, Oksana, Sarah, Jo, Baris,
          Rob, Rob, Babu, bob, Chris.</para>
        </glossdef>
      </glossentry>
    </glosslist>
  </section>
</chapter>