Sierra Sports Maximum Pool Demo:

ReadMe File
December 4, 2000

Table Of Contents:

I.	INTRODUCTION
II.	MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
III.	HOW TO START THE DEMO
IV.	HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO 
V. 	GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES
VI. 	ORDERING INFORMATION
VII.	LEGAL INFORMATION



II. INTRODUCTION:

Thank you for trying Maximum Pool! This demo was designed
to give you a taste of what the full game has to offer.
In this demo you play 8-Ball, one of the 12 games from Sierra 
Sports Maximum Pool. You play with people from all around the world.
Arrange to meet your friends and family online! 

Things to look forward to in the full version of Maximum Pool:

*	12 games--7 Classic games and 5 original Cool games
*	Easy online play
*	Great Music for every game
*	Videos to teach you to play
*	Fun for the Whole Family
*	Suggested retail $29.95

Thanks again,
- The Maximum Pool Development Team


II. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

*	MacOS 9 or higher
*	PowerMacintosh (or iMac) with a 233 MHz PowerPC G3 processor or
	better
*	32 MB of RAM
*	70 MB of free space on your hard drive
*	4x CD-ROM drive
*	800x600 @ 16-bit
* CarbonLib 1.1 or higher

III.  HOW TO START THE DEMO

Run the insaller, double click on 'Maximum Pool Demo' in the installed folder.



IV.  HOW TO PLAY THE DEMO

Shooting is done in two steps. First aim, then shoot. You can aim
by dragging the cue stick around or by dragging the target ball
around. Alternatively, press the left and right cursor keys
(arrows) on the keyboard. Holding down shift speeds up the aiming.

There are a couple of other special ways to aim. One is to double-
click on an object ball, which will set the aim so that the cue
ball hits the object ball dead-on. The other way is to control-click
anywhere on the table for a custom camera view. The cue ball will
be lined up to pass through the point you clicked.

To set english (or spin), click anywhere on the cue ball icon
which is found at the upper-right corner of the screen. Or, set
the english by holding down the Control key and moving the indicator
with the cursor keys.

To shoot, pull back the stick which is found at the right edge of
the screen. Simply release it from the desired power line. Or push
the mouse forward until you contact the ball. Another way to shoot
is with the keyboard. Use the cursor up and down keys to position
the cue stick. Then press the space bar to shoot or Esc to cancel
the shot. Advanced users can just click anywhere on the screen and
pull back and then push forward to shoot.

If you ever get a camera view you don't like, click on the camera
buttons on the lower right corner of the screen.



V.  GENERAL TECHNICAL ISSUES:

This game works best when there are no other applications running
on your computer.



VI.  ORDERING INFORMATION

You can order a full copy of this game from our web site at 
http://www.maximumpool.com/. Or, call (800) 757-7707.



VII.  LEGAL INFORMATION

SIERRA ON-LINE, INC. DOES NOT WARRANTY OR PROMISE THAT THE
INFORMATION HEREIN WILL WORK WITH ANY OR ALL COMPUTER SYSTEMS.
SIERRA DOES NOT ASSUME ANY LIABILITY, EITHER INCIDENTAL OR
CONSEQUENTIAL, FOR THE USE OF THE INFORMATION HEREIN, INCLUDING
ANY AND ALL DAMAGE TO OR LOST USE OF COMPUTER HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE
PRODUCTS, LOSS OF WARRANTIES, OR LOST DATA BY THE CUSTOMER OR ANY
THIRD PARTY.  NO ORAL OR WRITTEN INFORMATION OR ADVICE GIVEN BY
SIERRA, ITS EMPLOYEES, DISTRIBUTORS, DEALER OR AGENTS SHALL CHANGE
THE RESTRICTION OF LIABILITY OR CREATE ANY NEW WARRANTIES.  IN NO
CASE SHALL SIERRA'S LIABILITY EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE
SIERRA SOFTWARE PRODUCT.

Copyright (2000 Sierra On-Line, Inc.)