Introduction - [EBP Help Contents]
Welcome to Empire Builder Pronto™, the software that plays Empire Builder® crayon rails.
PLAYING A GAME (QUICK START)
If this is the first time you have used EBP on your device, and you want to get started playing right away, after you close this help window:
....1) If the "About EBP" window is open, close it.
....2) From the Game pull-down menu, choose Start.
....3) In the Game Setup window that appears, click OK.
The three quick steps above will start a 4-player game with 3 computer opponents of various skill levels and 1 human player. Via drop down menus, you can adjust the skill level of the computer opponents as you prefer. The blue color will be the human player (you). EBP will automatically make decisions for the computer players, and, when it is your turn, prompt you to build track and move.
RULES
If you wish to learn how to play, review the rules summary. If you don't recognize symbols on the map, see the symbols help topic. The Map Use topic describes how to operate the display.
REGISTERING
You can try EBP freely with the USA map for the first 30 days. If you like the software, please register it and receive as a bonus another map on which to play.
ALTERNATE MAPS AND VARIANT RULES
EBP works with many different maps, not only a USA map, and you can even create your own game maps via our EBPEdit map editor. See the alternate map topic for more information. EBP also supports many popular game variants.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information about the software, visit the contents page of this in-game help system, or our Web site at http://www.railgamefans.com. Context-sensitive help is available in many places in the program. Thanks for using EBP!