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- J&J's VEGAS PACK
- ┌────────────────┐
- │ BLACK - JACK │
- └────────────────┘
- (C)1992 J&J GAMEWARE
-
- BLACK-JACK is a home computer version of everyone's favorite
- casino card game, Blackjack. All the options are here: you can split
- pairs, double-down, take insurance, and so on. The game can be
- played using your mouse, or if you prefer, just the keyboard. This
- game is intended for home entertainment only and is not to be used as
- a gambling device.
-
- ┌───────┐
- │ RULES │
- └───────┘
- The game is played with a single 52 card deck that is re-
- shuffled before each hand.
-
- From one to three players can play at one time.
-
- Since this is a "dollar" game, and all bet and credit amounts
- are in even dollar amounts, all Black-jacks pay 2 to 1 rather than
- the 1 1/2 to 1 you would find in a real-time Vegas casino.
-
- The "dealer" will stand on any 17, and will always take a hit
- with a hand totaling 16 or less.
-
- All ties are considered a push.
-
- Doubling down is not limited to hands totaling 9, 10, or 11. A
- player may double-down with any hand provided he or she elects to do
- so immediately after the deal when presented with his or her very
- first option of play.
-
- In splitting pairs, any two cards totaling 20 is considered a
- pair of 10's.
-
- You may bet from $5 to $200 on each hand.
-
- Each player starts the game with $100, and there is no limit to
- how much you win or lose. You can stop the game at any time.
-
- ┌────────────────────┐
- │ THE PLAYING SCREEN │
- └────────────────────┘
- ┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
- │ DEALER'S ACTIVITY AREA │
- │ HAND (Betting, Options, │
- │ Play/Quit, etc.) │
- │ │
- │ │
- │ ┌───┬──────────┐ ┌───┬──────────┐ ┌───┬──────────┐ │
- │ │Bet│ Credits │ │Bet│ Credits │ │Bet│ Credits │ │
- │ ├───┴──────────┤ ├───┴──────────┤ ├───┴──────────┤ │
- │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │
- │ │ Player 1 │ │ Player 2 │ │ Player 3 │ │
- │ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ └──────────────┘ │
- └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
-
-
- ┌──────────────────┐
- │ PLAYING THE GAME │
- └──────────────────┘
-
- BETTING: At the begining of each hand a set of numbered boxes
- will pop up in the top right corner of the screen. Start-
- ing with Player 1, each player selects a bet amount. To do
- this, use the mouse to position the arrow cursor over one of
- the numbered boxes and press any button on the mouse to
- register the player's bet.
-
- THE DEAL: After each player has placed a bet, the first two cards are
- dealt. The dealer's first card is dealt face up, and his
- second card is face down.
-
- OPTIONS / Playing the hand: Again starting with Player 1, each player
- in turn plays his or her hand to conclusion. An Option box
- will pop up in the right hand corner of the screen with up to
- four playing options listed (hit, stand, double, and split).
- If an option does not apply to the player's hand, it will not
- be presented. For example, if the player's hand is not a
- pair, that player does not have the option of splitting
- pairs.
- If a player has black-jack, play is automatically passed to
- the next player.
- If a player "busts", play is automatically passed to the next
- player.
- If a player elects to double-down, play is automatically
- passed to the next player.
- If a player acheives a score of 21, play is automatically
- passed to the next player.
- (On the left side of the option box is an area with a number
- from 1 to 3. This number indicates which player is
- currently playing. Be sure to refer to this number in order
- to keep track of whose turn it is.)
- Each player must conclude his or her turn by selecting the
- "stand" option. (Unless, as mentioned earlier, play has
- automatically been passed to the next player.)
-
- RESULTS / Dealer's hand: After all players have finished their turns,
- the Dealer will play his hand to conclusion, and post the
- results of the hand in each player's playing area, and any
- winning hands are paid to that player's credit amount.
-
- PLAY / QUIT: Depending on if you want to play another game or not,
- move the arrow cursor to the appropriate box, "PLAY" or
- "QUIT", and press any mouse button.
-
- KEYBOARD PLAY: If you do not wish to use your mouse, you can play the
- game by using the arrow keys on your keyboard to move the arrow
- cursor on the screen, and by pressing the ENTER key whenever
- pressing a mouse button would be required. However, it is
- still necessary to have the mouse and driver installed.
-
- Be sure to check out the files READ.ME and REGISTER.FRM for more
- information about the game and help with ordering BLACK-JACK, and
- also check out the file READ.ME2 to see how you can actually win a
- jackpot while playing any of J & J's VEGAS PACK games.
-
- -Thanks,
- Jim & Jan...