NetBookBug Files

-- NetBookBug 0.3.322 beta --


[DESCRIPTION]

Multiplayer (LAN) board game inspired by BookWorm and Scrabble. 
It's written in C++ using Allegro for graphics and RakNet for network communication.

Defeat your enemies writing words with your available letters.
Gain bonuses by using more letters and forming longer words making your enemies' life harder.


[PREGAME INSTRUCTION]

All the players need to be in the same LAN.
You can manage to play the game with other players over the internet using software like LogMeIn.

The default used dictionary is Italian, so if you want to play the game in English be sure to
enable it in the command line options or run NetBoogBug-Eng.bat.

After entering your nickname you can create a new room (becoming its owner) or join existing ones.
When you join a room (or create it) your name will appear in the room window along with other players
in that room. Click on the Ready button to let other players know that you are ready to play.
The owner of the room can change the game settings (Live Mode/Turn Mode and Random Board/Same Board).
The owner can also decide to kick out of the room some of the players by clicking the Kick Out button.
When everyone is ready the owner of the room can click on the Start button on top of the window to
let the game begin.


[COMMAND LINE OPTIONS]

Command Line options:
  -f	      run in fullscreen mode
  -dict:it    use the italian dictionary (default)
  -dict:en    use the english dictionary
  

[INGAME KEYS]

Use your mouse or the keyboard to enter letters.
If you're using the keyboard be sure that the mouse pointer is over YOUR game window, rendering it 
active (a lighter border appears around the active window).
  
In game keys:
  F10         restart game (only the room owner can use it)
  RSHIFT      shuffle keys
  DEL         delete last letter
  CANC        delete all letters
  ENTER       send word
  \           activate chat textbox
  F2          show letters values
  F1          change keyboard color
  F5          append current word to file "newwords.[language]"
  ESC         exit the game
  TAB         switch keyboard mode (use only right side of the keyboard)