I. Installing the BATTLEGROUND: BULGE (ARDENNES DELUXE) Demo

    1. From Windows, select the File menu (or the Win 95 Start button) and 
       the Run menu item.
    2. Enter:
	d:\bga_demo\setup
       Note: If your CD-ROM is different from d:, enter the appropriate 
       letter.
    3. Note: you must have Video for Windows Version 1.1 installed on
       your computer in order to run the Battleground Bulge videos.


II. Getting Started

    To see a fully automated demo, do the following. First, double-click
    on the Battleground Bulge Demo icon. When prompted, select Automatic 
    A/I for both Allied and Axis sides. This will play the demo Computer 
    vs. Computer. When the A/I Dialog appears, you may click on Step to 
    advance the A/I manually, or on Run to have the A/I run without 
    stopping. To stop play, press the Escape key (Or click on ther Cancel 
    button) when the A/I dialog appears, then select the Exit menu item 
    from the File menu.

    Note: You can zoom in to the normal Battleview map by clicking on the 
    magnifying-glass icon in the toolbox. 
	You may also want to display the hex grid to make it easier to 
    vizualize the concept of hexes for the purposes of fire and movement. 
    To do so, select the Hex Outlines item in the Display menu.

    To try a battle against the computer, do the following. First double-
    click on the Battleground Bulge Demo icon. When prompted, select
    Automatic A/I for one side and Manual mode for the side you wish to
    play. Click on the Phase Box when it appears in the middle of the
    screen. Here are some tips on how to play:

	1. To advance to the next phase, select the Next Phase menu item
	   from the Phase menu or click on the clock icon in the upper
	   left-hand corner of the tool box that appears in the left-hand
	   side of the screen.

	2. In the Prep Fire Phase, the side whose turn it is may fire on 
	   enemy units. If it's your turn, select a unit to fire by first 
	   clicking on its map hex with the left mouse button. Then either 
	   double-click to select the entire stack in the hex, or click on 
	   a unit at the bottom of the screen to select a specific one. Then 
	   select a target by right-clicking on a hex that contains an enemy 
	   unit. If prompted for a specific target by the Target Dialog, you 
	   can select the default simply by clicking on the Ok button.
		In the Prep Fire Phase you can also fire artillery at enemy 
	   units. Try bringing up the Artillery Dialog by selecting the 
	   Artillery Dialog menu item from the Units Menu. Units that are 
	   highlighted in red on the map are potential targets. Fire on a 
	   hex by clicking on the hex with the right mouse button.

	3. In the Movement Phase, the side whose turn it is may move its 
	   units. If it's your turn, select the units by first clicking on 
	   their map hex with the left mouse button. Then either double-
	   click to select the entire stack, or click on the units at the 
	   bottom of the screen to select certain ones. You then move the 
	   units by clicking on adjacent hexes on the map with the right 
	   mouse button.
		If Reinforcements arrive, you can place them on the map by 
	   first selecting the Arrived menu item from the Reinforce menu. 
	   Then double-click on the units you see in the Arrived Dialog to 
	   place them on the map. After they have been placed, they may be 
	   moved normally.

	4. In the Defensive Fire Phase, the side that did not move this turn 
	   may fire on enemy units. If you are the non-moving side, you can 
	   fire your units using the same method as described for the Prep 
	   Fire Phase (except that your artillery cannot fire in this phase). 
	   
	5. In the Offensive Fire Phase, the side that moved this turn may 
	   fire on enemy units. If you are the moving side, you can fire 
	   your units using the same method as described for the Prep Fire 
	   Phase (except that your artillery, as well as certain types of 
	   self-propelled guns and all units that fired in the Prep Fire 
	   Phase, cannot fire in this phase). 
	   
	6. In the Assault Phase, you can assault units in adjacent hexes.
	   Select the target hex by clicking on the hex with the right mouse
	   button. Then select your attacking units by first selecting them
	   and then adding them to the assault using the Add to Assault menu 
	   item of the Assault Menu. Alternatively, you can simply "drag and 
	   drop" the assaulting units into the target hex. When you are done 
	   adding units to the assault, you can resolve the assault by 
	   selecting the Resolve Assault menu item of the Assault Menu.

	7. In the Mechanized Phase, the side that moved this turn may move 
	   its non-disrupted vehicular units that have neither fired nor 
	   unloaded a passenger in this turn. If it's your turn, select 
	   and move your eligible units the same way you did in the Movement 
	   Phase.


III. When in Doubt

   If you are unsure of what to do next in any given situation, you can 
   always get the computer to finish the current phase for you by clicking 
   on the A/I button that is located in the lower right-hand corner of the 
   tool box.


IV. What the Full Version of Battleground Bulge Offers

   In addition to a complete main program, the full version of Battleground
   Bulge (Ardennes Deluxe) contains:
   * Over 100 MB of authentic World War II videos and sounds.
   * Complete hardcopy manual plus foldout quick-start instructions.
   * Five complete modules with 40 scenarios covering:
	- Kampfgruppe Peiper
	- The Battle for Bastogne
	- Roadblock at Clervaux
	- Reaching for Rochefort
	- Struggle at St. Vith
   * An easy-to-use front-end interface including "Hall of Fame" scoring
     and historical medals.
   * The ability to control just a part of your side while letting the 
     computer control the rest of it.
   * A Scenario Editor that allows you to create your own scenarios and
     what-if battles.
   * A fully indexed Unit Handbook describing each of the more than 80
     units available in Battleground Bulge.


V. For more information on this and our other games, contact TalonSoft 
   at 410-933-9191 or visit our Web site at http://www.talonsoft.com.
   For orders only, call 1-800-211-6504.

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This demo incorporates the v1.3 upgrade to Battleground Ardennes.
