Welcome to Parchis v5.2 binary distribution

Parchís v5 is a computer program to play Parchís, a board game very popular
in Spain. My Parchís program allows to play any combination of human beings
and pc-driven players (robots). The first program version dates from 1992,
it was coded with TurboC for the DOS operating system. The version 4, from
2007, was adapted to use the MGRX graphics library and was able to run in all
the platforms MGRX supports (DOS, Linux Console, X11, Wayland and Win32).
After that I recoded the program in Java and released Parchís4A, an Android
app, with lots of improvements. Parchís v5 is a new rewrite in C, using the
latest MGRX+GrGUI library with most of the PArchís4A improvements and some new
ideas. Like the version 4 it runs in all the platforms MGRX supports.

Parchís v5 is free software, you can get the source distribution and get
more information about Parchís v5 on http://www.fgrim.com/parchis5

This binary distribution includes the excutables for all platforms that are
supported:

parchis5.exe        for DOS operating system (tested on FreeDOS)
parchis5_w32.exe    for Windows (testen on W10)
parchis5_i32        for linux console Intel 32 bit
parchis5_i64        for linux console Intel 64 bit
parchis5_arm        for linux console ARM 32 bit (tested on a Raspberry 4)
xparchis5_i32       for linux X11 Intel 32 bit
xparchis5_i64       for linux X11 Intel 64 bit
xparchis5_arm       for linux X11 ARM 32 bit (tested on a Raspberry 4)
wparchis5_i32       for linux Wayland Intel 32 bit
wparchis5_i64       for linux Wayland Intel 64 bit

Installation
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There is no installation required. You only have to place the parchb51
directory in any place (with write permission) and run the apropiate
executable for your system there.

Integrate in the X11/Wayland main menu (optional)
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A .desktop file and a icon file are included to integrate Parchis v5 in the
X11/Wayland main menu. Begin editing the xparchis5.desktop file and replace
the 'Path' variable with the directory where you have put the binary
distribution and the 'Exec' variable with the complete path to the
executable to use in your sustem.

Then do this with root:

install -m 0755 -d /usr/local/share/applications
install -m 0755 -d /usr/local/share/pixmaps
install -m 0644 xparchis5.desktop /usr/local/share/applications
install -m 0644 xparchis5.png /usr/local/share/pixmaps

Parchís v5 will be integrated magically in the X11 main menu,
in Games -> Board games.

How to play with Parchis v5
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When Parchis v5 starts for the first time you can choose the language
(spanish or english) and some global configurations. After that you must
choose the players, in any combination of people and computer. The
game began, I think it's very simple to play. You can click Menu->Help
to a detailed game description.

To exit press "Escape" or click the Menu->Exit.


Enjoy, M.Alvarez <malfer at telefonica.net>
