var image = new Image();
var image1 = new Image();
var image2 = new Image();
var image3 = new Image();
var image4 = new Image();
var image5 = new Image();
var image6 = new Image();
var image7 = new Image();
var image8 = new Image();
var image9 = new Image();
var image10 = new Image();
var image11 = new Image();
    
function preload_images ()
{
 image.src = "images/logo_button_down_sm.jpg";
 image1.src = "images/button_home_down.jpg";
 image2.src = "images/button_ahoy_down.jpg";
 image3.src = "images/button_crow_down.jpg";
 image4.src = "images/button_log_down.jpg";
 image5.src = "images/button_crew_down.jpg";
 image6.src = "images/button_geography_down.jpg";
 image7.src = "images/button_photos_down.jpg";
 image8.src = "images/button_adventures_down.jpg";
 image9.src = "images/button_flotsam_down.jpg";
 image10.src = "images/button_again_down.jpg";
 image11.src = "images/button_again_rules.jpg";
}