DINER DASH v1.

0 README Welcome to DINER DASH, the action-puzzle game that brings out the entrepreneur i n all of us! HOW TO PLAY DINER DASH The key to Diner Dash is this: keep the customer satisfied. The faster you serve, the happier your customers are, the happier they are, the bigger your tips, the bigger your tips, the more glorious your restaurant become s. Take too long to serve your customers and they ll get up and leave. Get enough tips and you finish your shift and win the level. Fail to earn those tips and yo u lose a star. Lose all your stars and the game is over. Action 1: Seat customers Click and drag a customer group to seat them at a clean, open table. Color matching: Re-arrange customers and match them with the same color s eats to make them happier. Action 2: Taking orders Take order: when customers put down their menus, click on their table to pick up the order Drop ticket: click on the spinning ticket station to drop it off Action 3: Serve food Pick up food: click on the food at the counter to pick it up Serve food: click on the corresponding table to serve food Action 4: Settle the bill Give check: when a table is finished eating, click on the table to give the check and customers leave. Action 5: Bus the tables Pick up dirty dishes: click on a table to pick up the dirty dishes Drop off dirty dishes: click on the bus station to drop them off **You can only carry two items at once. **Earn bonus points by doing the same action many times in a row! **Checkmarks show you all the restaurant locations Flo has queued to visit. Two checkmarks in the same location mean Flo will perform two actions (i.e. give ch eck and pick up dirty dishes). CUSTOMER TYPES Young woman: Your basic friendly customer Tips well and is moderately patient. Kindly senior: More patient in line and at the table, but does not tip so well. Businesswoman: Tips very well, but is not as patient! College student: Tips okay; very impatient in line, but lingers at the table. Mr. Hot Shot: Tips well, waits patiently in line, but has no patience while wait ing at the table. The Restaurant Critic: VIP customer; gives you a star if she leaves very happy, but costs you points if she leaves mad!

RESTAURANT IMPROVEMENTS Snack station: when customers request this item, bring it to them quickly or el se they will get upset. Drink station: (coffee, tiki, etc): Gives customers a drink while they are orde ring or eating to make them happier. You can only use the drink station only on ce each time it is highlighted. Podium: Go to the podium to begin filling up the heart meter. When the heart i s full, all the customers in line become happier. Stereo system: Slows the rate at which people at the table become unhappy. Performer: Slows the rate at which people in line become unhappy. Oven: Makes the chef cook customers Running shoes: Makes Flo walk faster CREDITS gameLab Game Design Nick Fortugno (Lead) Peter Lee Mattia Romeo Process Peter Lee Game Code Peter Nicolai Art Direction Peter Lee Visual Design Amy Kim Ganter Carolica Moya CL Woncheol Lee Beom-Sik Shim Special thanks to Ji-In-Lee Sound by Audiobrain PlayFirst Executive Producers John Welch Kenny Dinkin Producer Erik Zwerling Andrew Mayer QA Justin Pace Special thanks to Brad Edelman Quality Assurance services provided by 20/20 Labs, Inc. Copyright 2004, PlayFirst, Inc. All Rights Reserved. PLAYFIRST, the PLAYFIRST LOGO and DINER DASH are trademarks of PlayFirst, Inc. gameLab and the gameLab logo are trademarks of gameLab, LLC. Protected by copyright and licenses restricting use, copying, distribution and decompilation. meals faster.