Miss Spider's Tea Party A Scrumptious Treat of a CD-ROM Getting Started for Win95/98 Minimum System Requirements Pentium 133 MHz or better. 16 Megs RAM SVGA Video Card with 256 colors SVGA monitor 640 x 480 resolution 4X CD ROM drive 100% Windows compatible sound card and speakers Recommended: Windows® compatible printer Installation Instructions 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2. Setup begins automatically for systems that have Autoplay enabled. Just follow the prompts to complete the installation. 3. If Autoplay is not enabled, select Start and then Run from the Windows® 95/98 taskbar. Type d:\setup.exe and press Enter. If your CD-ROM drive is not d, type the appropriate letter. 4. Follow the prompts to complete the install. Running the Program To run the program, insert the CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive. If Autoplay is enabled, click Play to run the program. If Autoplay is not enabled, click the Start Button, then highlight Miss Spider in your Programs menu. Then, select Miss Spider from the sub-menu that appears. Getting Started for the Macintosh Minimum System Requirements Power Macintosh System 7.5 and higher 16 MB RAM, 8 MB free 640 x 480 / 256 colors 4 x CD-ROM drive Recommended: active printer Installation Instructions 1. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The CD-ROM icon appears on the desktop. Double-click the icon to open the CD-ROM. 2. Double-click the icon called Miss Spider's Tea Party Installer. The installer puts a folder containing the executable on your hard drive and opens it on the desktop. Running the Program To run the program, insert the CD-ROM into your CD- ROM drive. Double-click on the Miss Spider's Tea Party icon on your hard drive. A Message to Parents Miss Spider's Tea Party invites children 3 to 7 years old to enter David Kirk's world of color and wonder. Eight games provide hours of fun with a healthy serving of basic skills practice for children. The disc captures the unique look and feel of David Kirk's world and will surely broaden and enhance your child's relationship with Miss Spider and her friends. Getting Started When a child starts the CD-ROM, he or she will be asked to type in their name. If they have played before they will get to choose their name from a list. The program will store up to 6 players' names. (The program will show the last 6 unique names on the list. However, any other names that had been on the list but were replaced are still there. Simply type in the player's name and their game will be restored.) As the child plays, their games will automatically be saved so when they return they can pick up where they left off. (Note: each game is saved only if the child completes it. Games are not saved during play.) After signing in, children can choose their difficulty level. Each game has 3 difficulty levels allowing for different ages. Miss Spider's Main Menu The fun begins with Miss Spider getting ready for a party. She asks the player who they would like to invite to the party. The player chooses one of the characters by clicking on an image at the bottom of the screen. The player and Miss Spider go to visit that character and soon discover that each needs some help in order to be able to attend the soiree. To help each of Miss Spider's friends solve their problem so they can attend the party, the player must succeed at that character's game. After successfully completing each game, the player can return to the Main Menu and see that character at their place at the table. The player is able to print out a character check list from the main menu at any time to help them keep track of their progress. Once the player has completed all the games successfully, Miss Spider will ask him or her to join her party. Then, the player will be able to print their own invitation to Miss Spider's Tea Party. THE INTERFACE Each game shares a common control bar along the bottom of the screen. HINT: At any point during a game, players are able to click on the hint button. The first time this button is clicked, Miss Spider provides a basic hint on how to play the game. The second and third time the clues are more detailed to help players who are stuck in a particular game. START OVER: The Player may also choose to start his or her game over by clicking on the Start Over button. MAIN MENU: The player can choose to return to the Main Menu at any time by clicking on this button. THE GAMES FIREFLY CONCENTRATION The fireflies can only travel in pairs. The player is shown a grid of 20 leaves. When the player clicks on a leaf, a firefly appears. In the Easy Level, the firefly's tail lights up in a bright color. The player must then click on another leaf to find the same color. If the two colors match then the two fireflies will fly off the screen and head off to the party. In the Medium Level, players must match fireflies by color and orientation, and in the Hard Level, the fireflies must be matched by color, orientation and the sound they make. FIND THE BUTTERFLIES The butterflies are all cleverly camouflaged into their surroundings. The player must look carefully at the scenes and click on each of the butterflies. As each butterfly is found, it will fly to the party. GRAMPY SPIDER'S PICTURE PERFECT Grampy Spider is a photographer, but he has dropped his photo album and the pictures have fallen out. It is up to the player to help put all of the pictures in their proper place before Grampy Spider can go to the party. The game screen shows the photo album opened to a page. On the right hand side of the book is an empty spot for a photograph with a description of the photo which belongs there. Miss Spider wil read this description as each page is turned. If you want to hear it again, click on the description. On the left hand side of the book are three photographs. Players must click on the photo that matches the description. A strip of film above the status bar will add a new exposure every time the player gets an image correct. This shows players their progress and how far they have left to go. ASSEMBLE THE CRICKET BAND Miss Spider wants the crickets to come to the party, but the player must first help them build their band. To do this, the player must match the instruments to the musical notes. The player can click on either a note or instrument first. Then, they must click on the corresponding note or instrument. Every time a group of four instruments is matched, the crickets in that group will play a quick tune. Once all 16 instruments are matched to the notes, the entire band will play a song. CATERPILLAR AND MOTH OBSTACLE COURSE The Caterpillar and the Moth are perched high atop a steep hill. The player must help each of them get down the hill. The game begins with the player choosing which character they will help first. Then, the character starts down the hill. By using the mouse, the player can move the character from left to right to avoid the obstacles. The caterpillar must avoid obstacles such as rocks, puddles and tree roots, while the moth needs to avoid airborne obstacles such as overhanging tree branches and pesky birds. You have to get down the hill before time runs out. Once the first character is down at the bottom of the hill safely, then it is the next character's turn. BEETLES' RIVER CROSS The Beetles live on the other side of a deep river and are very nervous about crossing it. Using the arrow keys, or the mouse, the player must guide each beetle across the river by making them jump onto logs, floating leaves, and tadpoles. If a Beetle falls in the river, it will appear at the start position again. When all four Beetles are across the river they will go to the party. MR. ANT'S MAZE Mr. Ant is trapped deep within his anthill and he has forgotten his way out. Using the arrow keys, or the mouse, the player must help him find his way to the surface by navigating the maze. BEE GAME The Bees want to come to the party but they must pollinate flowers before they leave their hive. Each Bee wants to pollinate a specific flower, which they will show you. The player must choose that flower from the three flowers that appear. If the match is correct, the Bee flies off to the party. Technical Support You shouldn't experience any problems with this product, but if you do you can call our technical support line at 1-303-739-4020. Please have the following information ready if and when you call: 1. The product name 2. The processor and clock speed of your computer (e.g., 486/66). 3. The brand name of the sound device installed in the computer. 4. The amount of free memory (memory available to run the program) that the computer has. (Open Explorer on the desktop and select About Windows 95 from the Help menu.) From the dialog box that appears, write down the Memory and System Resources values. 5. The complete and exact error message reported by the program (if any). MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY CD-ROM © 1999 Simon & Schuster Interactive, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved. MISS SPIDER'S TEA PARTY and all related characters and illustrations © 1994 Callaway & Kirk Company LLC. All rights reserved. Miss Spider and all related characters are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Callaway & Kirk Company LLC.