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+Murder in the Park - A Robotic Mystery
+======================================
+
+Entry in PyWeek #6  <http://www.pyweek.org/6/>
+Team: PrintStar Zero
+Members: PrintStar
+
+
+DEPENDENCIES:
+
+You might need to install some of these before running the game:
+
+  Python 2.5:     http://www.python.org/
+  
+Note that this game makes heavy use of the sqlite3 module, which is
+part of the Python 2.5 standard library.  If you receive an error
+complaining about the module "_sqlite3", it has not been compiled 
+into the runtime library.  
+
+
+RUNNING THE GAME:
+
+Open a terminal / console and "cd" to the game directory and run:
+
+  python run_game.py
+  
+Double-clicking on run_game.py should work fine in Windows.  This game 
+is a text adventure and will attempt to use curses on platforms where
+available. 
+
+To force the game to start without curses (for example if your terminal 
+is not supported, use the following command:
+
+  python run_game.py --nocurses
+  
+Windows users have the option of downloading and running the py2exe 
+version.  Simply click on run_game.exe to start the game.
+
+HOW TO PLAY THE GAME:
+
+The game operates similar to other text adventures or interactive 
+fiction games.  There is a command prompt and some common commands that 
+you can type.  The intrepretter understands _very_ simplistic english 
+commands:
+
+    n,s,e,w         Move north, south, east, or west
+    
+    u,d             Move up or down
+    
+    look            Looks around you
+    
+    look <n,s,e,w>  Look in a given direction
+    
+    get <?>         Picks up an item
+    
+    look at <?>     Looks at whatever you want
+    
+    ask <?>         Ask a character about something
+      about <?>
+      
+    talk to <?>     Talk to a character
+    
+    give <?>        Give an item to a character
+      to <?>
+      
+    inv             Show your current inventory
+    
+    save            Saves your game
+    
+    load            Loads a saved game
+    
+    quit            Exits the game
+
+Some other verbs and actions may also work.  The list above is just the 
+most common.  The best thing you can do is try.  The game is not 
+exhaustive or comprehensive, so there might be some misunderstanding by 
+the interpretter.
+
+LICENSE:
+
+This game and all its content (including the game database) is:
+
+Copyright 2008 Jeffrey Armstrong (a.k.a. PrintStar)
+Licensed under the GNU General Public License Version 3
+
+And the formal text:
+
+Murder in the Park - A Robotic Mystery
+Copyright (C) 2008 Jeffrey Armstrong (a.k.a. PrintStar)
+http://jeff.rainbow-100.com/
+
+This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+A full version of the license terms is available in LICENSE.
+