README.TXT for "MahStar(TM) for Palm OS(R)" version 1.3 (04/25/06)
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MahStar is a real Chinese mahjong game (not the matching type) based on official Chinese rule. 

Instroduction

MahStar is a mahjong game which follows the official international rules designated by the State Sport Commission of China. It is based on the official set of rules used for the tournaments held within China, as well as in international tournaments. In this sense, it is very challenging that users can use this game as a starting point to learn about the international mahjong rules. At the same time, the users can also enjoy outstanding games and awesome graphics designed by Mahstar. 

Main Features:
1. High level of AI
2. Beautiful graphics.
3. Able to view all discarded tiles in the main playing window.
4. Including unique point calculator to evaluate the wining points.
5. Option to be guided by AI.
6. Able to view others' titles at the end of each game.
7. Support game resuming .
8. Hall of Fame.
9. English and Chinese version available.
10. Detailed scoring document.


System Requirement and Compatibility

1. PalmOS 5.0 or higher.
2. Color screen and the resolution must support 320x320 or 320x480.
3. 500K of free memory 
4. Tested on devices: 
	SONY CLIE: 
		PEG-NX70V,
		PEG-TH55,
		PEG-TG50, 
		PRG-UX50, 
		PEG-NX80V.
	PalmOne: 
		Tungsten T, 
		Tungsten T2, 
		Tungsten T3, 
		Tungsten T5, 
		Tungsten TX,
		Zire 72.
5. Known unsupported devices:
	ZODIAC Series.
6. To support registeration, the device must have device ID.



Installation

To install MahStar demo, just double click on the prc file and select the user you want to install from InstallTool. Or just copy the prc file to the external storage cards in directory \PALM\Launcher and run from there. The following is the file descriptions: 
	MahStarDemo_en.prc------English version of MarStar.
	MahStarDemo_chs.prc------Simplied Chinese version of MarStar.
	MahStarDemo_cht.prc-------Traditional Chinese version of MarStar.
	ReadMe.txt----------This document.
	EULA.txt




How to Play

The MahStar's graphic user interface is very intuitive and straightforward.
The descriptions of all buttons in the playing wondow are shown below:
"X"---------Cancel button: in case of "Chow""Pong""Kong", abandon the request.
"D"---------Discard button: to discard the selected title.
"C"---------Chow button: proceed to chow.
"P"---------Pong button: proceed to pong.
"K"---------Kong button: proceed to kong.
"W"---------Win button: to declare a win. When this button is shown, it means the current tiles are in winning pattern.




Registeration

Before registeration, please make sure that the demo version of MarStar is able to run successfully on your device. Please follow the steps below:
1. Run MarStar demo version.
2. Click the menu "Help/register".
3. A "Registering MarStar" window pops up. Please write down the serial number. The valid serial number has 13 characters. If the device does not support the registered version, it will show "Device is not support" instead of the serial number. Click "OK" and exit MarSTar.
4. Supply the following information when registering:
	a) the serial number from above steps.
	b) the device model, such as "Tungsten T5".
	c) the HotSync User Name (Your HotSync User Name is the name shown on the Palm HotSync 
       Application screen in the upper right corner)
	d) E-mail.


5. Your will obtain the full version of MarStar and a unique registeration key. 
6. Install the full version of MarStar.
7. Click the menu "Help/register".
8. Uncheck "Lock" checkbox on the "Registering MarStar" window. This is to enable you to enter registeration key.
9. Enter the registeration key in the text field on right side of the "Lock" checkbox.
10. Check the "Lock" checkbox. This is to lock the key field.
11. Click "OK" button to finish registeration.


Support

Please forward any questions and bug reports to "fanfu70@yahoo.com".



























