REDSTAR

                    A Not So Future Wargame
              Involving Nato and the Warsaw Pact

                     From Ark Royal Games

REDSTAR is a solitaire wargame simulating military conflict in Europe. Player controls the Nato forces against an overwhelming computer controlled Soviet Bloc. Player must capture and hold Berlin to win the game.

RUN "WAR" and follow prompts. Select Novice or Expert and set the number of turns.

MAPBOARD:
          RIVER: blue lines.
          MOUNTAINS: orange spotted areas.
          FOREST: green
          CITY: white square in the upper right is Berlin.
          UNITS: Players units in 'white' are at left.
                 Warsaw Pact in blue at right.

            ARMOR: tank symbol
            AIRBORNE: airplane symbol
            INFANTRY: square
            ARTILLERY: small square (artillery have ranged
                                     firing capability)

          At the very bottom of the screen is listed TURN,
          SCORE and DATA.

PLAY:
     The blinking cursor is over one of your units. To move
     unit press arrow keys and move cursor. Cursor will not
     move beyond range limits. Press <SPACEBAR> to end movement
     and send unit to cursor location.

     By pressing <CLEAR> player may inspect location;
     information appears at the bottom of the screen.
     To skip unit press the <SPACEBAR> twice.

     Close Combat allows a unit to attack an adjacent unit.
     Move the blue cursor to the enemy unit you wish to attack
     and press <A>.
     When computer attacks your unit will be replaced by a
     white "A".

     Ranged Combat allows artillery units to attack at a
     distance. During artillery phase place cursor on the unit
     you wish to attack. Press <A>.
     When player has completed all his moves press <SHIFT />.
     There are four possible combat results. 1) No Effect  2)
     Disruption (unit may not move the following turn)  3)
     Retreat (unit may not move the following turn)  4)
     Elimination.




TERRAIN:

     Rivers stop all movement. Mountains and forests slow
     movement, mountains more than forests.

VICTORY:

     Player will achieve one of the following at the end of the
     game.            FIVE STAR GENERAL
                      GENERAL
                      MAJOR
                      PRIVATE

                ---Command Key Summary---

       Arrows control cursor
       SHIFT /  ends Nato movement
       ENTER key  ends movement or attack
       <A> attac / artillery
       CLEAR  unit inspection