SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The basic requirements to run the game at all:
- Windows'98, ME, XP, NT4 or 2000;
- minimum 800 x 600 screen resolution at 16-bit colors display;
- DirectX 5 or later.
The game was tested at AMD Athlon XP 1.47 Ghz + 128 Mb RAM and had a smooth run.

THE GAME
This is a sequel of Khanoo Minigolf and Khanoo Minigolf 2004, earlier creations of Claret Games, made back in 2003. It is clear what the game is about - classic minigolf to the core. You can go for the highscore in single player mode, or compete with a friend in two players mode (at this time by sharing the same PC). You can also practice on particular holes (see the keyboard controls below), so to increase and confirm you skills and precision. Actually the course is not easy at all, you must work hard before start getting the good scores.

HOW TO PLAY
I think it`s obvious that you must drive the ball through the course, using less shots as possible. The limit is 10 strokes at a hole, if you reach it and the ball is still out of the hole, you continue with the next hole anyway. Shooting is easy - just move the putter around the ball to set the direction of your shot, then press and hold the left mouse button to increase the power. When the power is enough in your view, release the button. You may keep an eye on the power bar at the down left corner of the screen, but I`m sure you`ll feel the things intuitively after the first few plays. That`s all!

WORLD HIGHSCORES TABLE
If you want to see your best score in the world highscores table (the page is here), e-mail me at gamerah@abv.bg with the 'record.kmf' file as attachment - you can find it in the game`s folder. Sorry for the dull way of submitting, but that`s it for now.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS
Not exactly necessary to play the game, but pretty useful:
ESC - leave for the title screen;
Left and right arrows - move through the course in practice mode;
R - restart the hole in practice mode;
M - stop (start) the background music;
F1 - show the game info;
F4 - change the screen mode (full screen - window);
C - clear the highscore table (in the highscores screen);
Q - quit the game immediately;

CREDITS
Programming - Nikolai Ivanov (Claret Games);
Graphics - Nikolai Ivanov (Claret Games), excluding the retro-style painting in the title screen (by unknown artist);
Music - The Internet;
Sound effects - The Internet (any info concerning the actual authors was not found);
Game Maker 5.0 - game development software by Mark Overmars

LEGAL STUFF
Khanoo Minigolf 2005 is FREEWARE. You are free and encouraged to distribute it in any way you like, but don`t sell it or modify any part of the initial ZIP archive. Though it has no spyware or hidden threats and does not affect you system in any way, be sure to use Khanoo Minigolf 2005 at your own risk, I take no responsibility of any damage that it may cause.

CLARET GAMES
It`s not that serious as it sounds – actually it`s only me (Nikolai Ivanov) and this is my development mark and part of my Claret Web, not a company or something.

SUPPORT
Though Khanoo Minigolf 2005 is free, supporting my work is highly appreciated and will keep me on making games and stuff. If you find this reasonable, you can send money easily and fast to my e-mail address gamerah@abv.bg, using the online payment service Moneybookers.

THE CLARET WEB
You can visit The Claret Web site at http://claret.atspace.com/ for more GM games and stuff by Claret Games, selection of nice flash games and hundreds of links to other useful sites. You may also leave your scratch on the forums.

CONTACT
gamerah@abv.bg