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Polyhedron Dice for Windows 95 and Windows NT, version 1.0

*NOTE*
This program will only run under Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51 or higher.

Polyhedron dice is a small utility I wrote for simulating multi-sided dice on a
computer.  The "random" number generator which this program contains has a very
good statistical distribution and scored very well on chi-squared tests for
local and global randomness.  While no number generator can be truly random,
the technique used by this program produces very good output.

This program is freeware and may be distributed freely.  If you have any
questions or comments, you can reach me at mhrnbrgr@ids-net.com.

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// Description of program

The "Die Type" box contains radio buttons which allow you to select the type of
die you want to roll.  I have included some odd types, such as D2,D3, and D5,
because they are useful on rare occasions.  The other types are probably well
known to everyone.  The "None" type is used if you wish to generate a number
in a range you define.

The "Range" box contains two windows which allow you to specify a custom range
for number generation.  Enter the minimum range in the "Minimum" window and
the maximum range in the "Maximum" window.  For example:  If you wish to
generate a number from 100 to 1000, select the "None" die type, enter 100 in
the "Minimum" window and 1000 in the "Maximum" window, and press "Roll".  The
number will appear in the "Results" window.  The values for "Minimum" and
"Maximum" must be between 1 and 100,000,000.

The "Number of Rolls" window contains the number of times you wish to roll a
certain type of die.  This number must be between 1 and 10,000.

The "Number of Dice" window contains the number of dice you wish to use for 
the roll.  This number must be between 1 and 1000.

The "Roll Bonus" window contains a modifier which is added to the roll result.
This number must be between -1000 and 1000.

Example:

	To generate the attribute score of an AD&D character, you must roll 3D6
	six times.  Select "6-sided" in the "Die Type" box, then enter 6 in the
	"Number of Rolls" box, then enter 3 in the "Number of Dice" box.  Press
	the "Roll" button.  The attribute scores will appear in the "Roll Results"
	box.

The system menu for the dialog box contains a menu choice called "Options".
Selecting this will bring up a dialog with two check boxes.  The first check
box is "Audio".  If this is checked, you will hear the rolling dice audio
when you press "Roll".  The other check box is "Always on Top".  If this
box is checked, the Polyhedron Dice program will always be on top of other
windows even when it is not selected.

*NOTE*
The audio file dieroll.wav must be in the same directory as the polydice.exe
file in order to hear the rolling dice audio. (a sound card would also help)

I hope you find this utility useful.

Polyhedron Dice v1.0
Copyright (C) 1997,  Marshall J. Hornberger
All rights reserved.