Scrabble Assistant DS
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General info:

  Nintendo DS Homebrew program

  Copyright 2008 Nicolas Pillot

  http://nipil.org/a2008-01-16.html

  v0.6b, 2008-01-31







Languages/Dictionnary:

  fr-ods5

    French version using ODS5.TXT
    http://www.isc.ro/lists/ods.zip

  en-sowpods

    English version using SOWPODS
    http://www.scrabulous.com/sowpods_dictionary.php

  en-twl

    English version using TWL06
    http://www.scrabulous.com/twl_dictionary.php








Support/Forums:

  French

    http://www.dev-fr.org/projets/(ndsutilitaire)-scrabble-assistant-ds/

  English

    http://forum.gbadev.org/viewtopic.php?t=14879







Usage notes :

  * Scoring / To end a game

     I'll just describe how to do the standard end-game scoring:

     - when a player just put his last letter(s)
     - enter his normal score (JUST for his last word)
     - select "Negative" (toggle to)
     - FOR EACH PLAYER WITH LETTERS :
         - one after the other
         - enter the letter-sum and "OK" 
     - select "Negative" (toggle back)
     - Finally, FOR THE PLAYER WITH NO MORE LETTERS
         - enter the letter-sum of all remaining letters, and "ok"
     - Total is updated accordingly to reflect final scores

     Please note that you CANNOT really "end" a game. Simply read
     the score, say who wins, and start a new one ;)

  * Scoring / Who's starting ?

     - Player 'A' will ALWAYS start. There's no player-naming options.

       Please don't ask for it, there's not enough room anyway.

       So you have to track yourself who's who, like :
       Betty is 'A', Joe is 'B', Sue is 'C' and so on.

  * To lock/unlock the Search function

     - Press and hold 'R' button

     - Press any button combination EXCEPT 'L' and the Touchscreen
       Remeber it, this is your "key" to unlock the function back !

     - Validate your combination by pressing 'L'

     - To unlock, repeat the three points above.

  * To lock/unlock the Check function

     - Press and hold 'L' button

     - Press any button combination EXCEPT 'R' and the Touchscreen
       Remeber it, this is your "key" to unlock the function back !

     - Validate your combination by pressing 'R'

     - To unlock, repeat the three points above.

   * Both Search & Check key-combinations can be different

   * Add "pressing the touchscreen" to your combination to lock
     the corresponding function permanently. This way, only a
     reboot will re-enable the function. No need of a tricky
     combination, don't worry it can't come back. Example:

      - Lock Check permanently : Hold 'L' AND hold the pen down
        on the touch-screen, press 'R'. Check is locked forever.

      - Lock Search permanently : Hold 'R' AND hold the pen down
        on the touch-screen, press 'L'. Search is locked forever.

      - Memory hint on which key to hold :
            * Check is on the left-hand side, so hold 'L'
            * Search is on the right-hand side, so hold 'R'


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Hope you'll like it.
Project creation date : 2008-01-16