                      THE DOCS FOR CHAMPIONSHIP OF EUROPE
                             from  IDEA SOFTWARE
 

                          HOW TO PLAY THE GAME :
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                                MAIN MENU:
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Use joystick left and right to choose the icons and up down to change them.
Press FIRE BUTTON to confirm your choice ...
 
After booting , the computer will show you three icons:
 
1 OPTION CHOICE
  Will let you set up match options. Three other icons will be shown.
  
1a) MATCH LENGHT: Will set up the duration of an half time: 3, 5, or 10 mins.
1b) WEATHER: Will set up weather conditions: CLEAR , CLOUDY, VERY CLOUDY.
1c) FIELD CONDITIONS: Will set up the conditions of the playing-ground: DRY, 
    WET, SNOWY.
 
 
2 START MATCH
  Starts game chosen on the right icon.
 
 
3 TYPE OF GAME
  Allows you to choose the type of match and to LOAD/SAVE the championship
  in progress. Four more icons will be shown.
 
3a) SINGLE MATCH: Play a SINGLE match against computer or friend.
3b) EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP: Starts a NEW championship.
3c) LOAD CHAMPIONSHIP: Loads a previously saved championship.
3d) SAVE CHAMPIONSHIP: Saves current championship.
 
IMPORTANT!!!
ALWAYS SELECT THE OPTION "NEW" (3b) BEFORE TURNING YOUR COMPUTER OFF!!!
 
 
 
                             TEAMS SELECTION 
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Once you have selected option 2 from the main menu, you can choose to play
a single match or the championship as one of the 34 teams that really take
part in the contest. Move your joystick UP/DOWN to select your team and move
it LEFT/RIGHT to set up JOYSTICK1, JOYSTICK2 or COMPUTER.
If you have choosen two players, all the selections will be made by JOYSTICK2.
Press FIRE BUTTON to go on.
 
 
 
                             THE CHAMPIONSHIP
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If you choose the EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP option, a screen with teams by group
and results of the played matches will be shown.
Press FIRE BUTTON to continue.
Move joystick to see all the screen. Pay attention to the TEAM you are going
to play against.
Press the ESC key to go back to the MAIN MENU.
 
 
 
                               THE FORMATION
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You will be able to choose the formation at the beginning of every match.
Here you can select PLAYERS, RESERVES and TACTICS.
Move joystick UP/DOWN to put a player in the formation, and press it again
on an active player to remove him.
To change the number of players just move joystick on the player and press
it RIGHT, then UP/DOWN to change number. Press FIRE BUTTON to confirm, then
move upon the player you want to modify and press FIRE BUTTON again.
11 players and 4 reserves must be taken (reserves will be visualized in PINK).
When the EXIT icon will flash move joystick RIGHT to confirm and to go on.
 
 
 
                                 THE MATCH
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During the game your player will be marked by an ARROW. That will become RED
when your player has the ball and you can move him wherever you want without
loosing it. Control changes player by player.
To make a SHOT or a PASSAGE, press FIRE BUTTON. At the top of the screen 
will compair a BAR that will become longer as you keep FIRE BUTTON pressed.
That indicates the POWER. Release FIRE BUTTON when reach requested power and
our player will shot.
 
Those key will be enabled during the game:
 
SPACE BAR:  PAUSE THE GAME.
ESC:  QUIT TO THE MAIN MENU.
F5:  MOVE AND ENABLE/DISABLE RADAR.
F1:  CALL SUBSTITUTION FOR PLAYER 1
F2:  CALL SUBSTITUTION FOR PLAYER 2
 
To substitute a player, move joystick LEFT/RIGHT to select the active player
and UP/DOWN to change him. Press FIRE BUTTON to confirm your choice or the 
ESC KEY to cancel.
 
To effectuate a PENALTY move your joystick in the required position an press
FIRE BUTTON. Computer will ALWAYS control goalkeeper.
 
To perform FREE KICK, THROWING IN and KICK OUT, just move your joystick in 
the required positon and press FIRE.
 
To effectuate a CORNER KICK move your joystick in the required position and 
keep FIRE BUTTON down to control power. Release it when you want to shot.
 
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