
2L8 Software presents

GOLDRUSH '94
-The run for bronze

For the Sinclair ZX Spectrum 48k

Game design and programming: S.Jonsson

INSTRUCTIONS

1. GENERAL GAME PLAY

a) Background and game plot

"The Miracle"
In the summer of '94 the Swedish national football team
won the World Cup bronze medal...

"The Challenge"
Can you repeat the success? Can you even... surpass it?

In GOLDRUSH '94 you play as the head coach for the Swedish
national football team during the 1994 World Cup in U.S.A.
Analyse the opposition, choose your team and formation and
remember: in football, games are not won on paper 
but on the pitch!

KICK OFF!!


b) Game dynamics

Each time you start the game, Sweden will be placed in a 
group with 3 other national teams for the group stage of 
the tournament.The teams of your group will be selected 
from the other 23 nations that actually participated in 
the 1994 World Cup. The strength and skill of the 
competing national teams in your group will be influenced 
by the authentic world-ranking they had in May 1994, 
just before the World Cup. You will notice that once 
in a while, there will be slight variations in the 
strengths of the competing teams each time you start 
the game, just as a national team's form and strength 
are not static in real life.

Since the mixture of teams in your group will vary 
each time you start the game,the difficulty will 
also vary. You can get lucky, but it might also be quite a 
challenge to progress even from the group stage! 

Your own squad consists of the authentic players who
played in the Swedish national team shirt in the 
summer of '94. The skill of your players reflect the
actual skill the players had at that point in their 
career. However, you will notice that once in a 
while, there will be small variations in the player 
skills each time you start the game, just as players' 
form and strength are not static in real life.

The variation of which teams you will go up against
in the matches of the competition, as well as the 
slight variation of team strengths and player skills, 
ensure that no round of play of GOLDRUSH '94 
will be identical to the previous one!

Allow for 15-20 minutes of playing time 
for a full tournament.

c) Group stage

The first challenge in the World Cup is to advance 
from the Group stage. Winning a match gives 3 points
to the winning team, a draw gives 1 point to each team. 
When all the teams in the group have played eachother, 
the two teams with the most points will advance 
from the Group stage to the knock-out stage. 
If two teams have the same number of points, 
they will be separated by goal difference. 

d) Knock out stage

The second challenge in the World cup is to progress 
through the knock-out stage.There are 4 stages 
in the knock-out phase: The Round of 16, Quarter finals,
Semi-finals and the exciting great FINAL. 
The two teams losing the Semi-finals meet 
in a Bronze-final. If a match in the knock-out stage 
results in a draw after full playing time, 
the winner will be decided in a penalty shoot-out.

2. THE MAIN MENU

In the main menu, press the number key (1-4) 
corresponding to the option you want to be your
next step as head coach. The different options 
are explained below.
If you press the key "Z" in the main menu you 
will be presented with three alternatives: 
Key "R" to Restart the game (abort the current 
tournament and start a new round of Goldrush '94), 
key "Q" to Quit the game (return to system)
or key "B" to return to the main menu options.

3. SELECTING YOUR TEAM

a) Navigating and selecting players from the squad list

In the team selection screen you see a list of 
your squad, sorted by the position the players have 
on the pitch (column "P"): "G" for goalkeepers,
"D" for defenders, "M" for midfielders and 
"A" for attacking players/forwards/strikers. 
You will also see the skill rating, 1-10, 
for each player (column "R"). 
As the tournament progresses, the number of goals 
scored by a player is also displayed (column "G"). 
Ahead of a game, make sure you have selected 11 players
(including 1 goalkeeper) and 2 substitutes. 
You are free to pick out any combination of number of
defenders, midfielders and strikers
(You can play with any "formation" that you want!). 

Use the key "I" to move the selection arrow up, 
the key "K" to move the selection arrow down. 
Press key "S" to select a player and put him 
in the team for the upcoming match. Press the key "S" 
again to deselect/remove a player from the team. 
Press the key "U" to select a player as a 
substitute player for the upcoming match. 
Press the key "U" again to deselect a player 
as substitution. Press the key "M" to return to 
the Main menu. You can always return to the 
team selection screen again.

b) Player skill ratings, player form,
   and substitution strategies

Each player in your squad have a skill rating
from 1 to 10. The ratings are categorized like this:

1-4: Playing at local level in lower divisions 
(rarely seen in a national squad)
5-6: Playing at national level in higher divisions
7-8: Playing at international level
 9 : Playing at international level in major clubs
 10: World class player

Regardless of his rating, a player might enter 
a peak of form during the tournament. 

When selecting your substitutes ahead of a match, 
consider that you will only be allowed to make 
one substitution during the match. Make sure you 
optimize your strategic choices!

4. THE GROUP TABLE

In the group table screen you will see the 
current standings in the group stage.
At the start of a tournament this is where 
you quickly can see what teams you 
will come up against in the group stage.

5. NEXT MATCH INFORMATION

In the match information screen you will see 
how your selected team and formation compares
to the opposing team. You will also see how the 
team strenghts compare on an aggregate level. 
You will also see a prediction from your 
assistant coach as to which formation style 
the opposing team will play.

6. PLAYING A MATCH

a) Match progression

After a presentation of the match facts, 
press "K" to kick off the match.
The match will start. During the match you will
get notified when one of the teams score a goal. 
You will also get live reports about how the match is
developing.

b) Substitutions

You are allowed to make one substitution per match. 
During the match you can press "U" to make the 
substitution. You can also make the substitution 
ahead of the second half. Navigate the substitution 
screen the same way as the team selection screen, 
then follow the on-screen instructions.

c) Red cards and injuries

If one of your players commits a serious 
breach of the rules he will be sent off. 
A red card means that the player is placed 
in quarantine for the next match.

If a player is injured during the match, 
you will get a report. An injured player
must rest for the next match. A serious injury 
might affect the player's skill rating for 
the rest of the tournament.

7. PENALTY SHOOT-OUT

If a match in the Knock-out stage ends in a draw,
the winner will be decided in a penalty shoot out.

In the first stage, each team will get to shoot
5 penalties. If the match is still not decided
after 5 rounds, the teams will get to shoot one 
penalty each until a winner is found.

When it is your team's turn to shoot, you decide
where to aim the shot (to the left, middle or right). 
When it is the opposing team's turn to shoot,
you decide the action of your goalkeeper
(dive left, stay in the middle, or dive right).

8. GAME ENDINGS

The game ends if your team does not advance from the 
group stage, or if your team loses a match in the
knock-out stage. However, if you reach the Semi Final,
you are guaranteed to play one more match; either the 
Bronze-Final or...the Big Final!

When your tournament is over, the game will restart,
and present you with slightly tweaked conditions 
for a new chance to take on the challenge!
 




