Dizzysoft Software

I’ve tried to make this as intuitive as possible, but just in case you can’t read my mind, here’s how it goes:

• After the introduction screen you will be shown a report describing the state of your feudal lands. Your advisors will note the following statistics:
  
  • Year: The year of your rule.
  • People Died: How many people starved because you didn’t allocate enough grain for food.
  • Children Born: This is a random number based upon population, acreage owned, and the effect of the rats (see below).
  • Population: This number includes the number of people born less the number of people starved.
  • Total Acres: duh.
  • Harvest per Acre: Your total yield per acre that you planted.
  • Rats Ate: You have a random chance of up to half of your stored grain being eaten by the rats.
  • Stored Bushels: The total amount of grain you have to start with for the year, less the amount allocated for last year and eaten by the rats. Every year you will receive this report from your advisors.
  • Score: A number to rate how you are doing.
• After viewing the report, you need to allocate your grain to food and seed. You will also need to set aside some land to plant. To change the numbers, press on the digit of the number you want to change and press either the “+” or “-” button to the right. This will increment or decrement that particular digit by one. You can also use the hard-scroll buttons on your handheld to increment or decrement the selected digit.
• You also have the option to buy or sell land. Choose which you want to do, on the left, and then set the amount of land you want on the right as above. HINT: your purchasing or selling of land is calculated before your grain is spent.
• You can always review the latest Annual Report by pressing the “Report” button.
• Once you have made your decision for allocating your resources, press the “Make it so.” button to place that order. If there is any problem in making that order, your advisors will warn you and allow you to reconsider your order.
• After your order is complete, you will receive another Annual Report. After your first year as Lord your advisors will remind you about the previous year’s statistics for comparison. Your advisor will point out some important losses from the year before.
• The game will end if you run out of money or kill off too many peasants. Otherwise the game will go on until the end of your forty year reign.

If you paid for the program, you will also have these features available to you:

• The game in progress is automatically saved when you exit, so you can continue it later.
• The game keeps track of your 5 highest scores.
• You have a “Retire” on the main screen, to quit while you are ahead or start-over.