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VERSION HISTORY OF CANASTA
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Version 1.0 1/12/93
* Initial release
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Version 1.1 11/12/93
* Disabled melding Black Threes.
* Enlarged area in which a joker can be added to a row of cards on the table
* Added menu option to switch between single and double clicking
when discarding a card.
==================
Version 1.2 14/3/94
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that allowed discarding a card while taking the pile.
* Fixed bug that allowed undo directly after receiving the pile.
* Fixed bug in undoing making a canasta.
* Fixed bug that made computer make the first move in a new round.
Enhancements:
* Added Alt+letter shortcuts in Options|Mouse menu.
* Removed Alt+letter shortcuts in Shareware Message.
* Added Description to exe-file.
* Added specified scoring results.
* Added option to enter player's name.
* Added option to choose whether or not a canasta is required to
make score count positively.
* Added use of BWCC.DLL. Greatly enhances dialog boxes.
* Modified shareware message to include four, instead of two buttons
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Version 2.0 19/4/94
Major Enhancements:
* Adopted official Canasta rules and terminology of the
National Canasta Laws Commission.
* Added option to draw extra card when Red Three is drawn.
* Added option to block the discard pile with a Red Three.
* Added option to select number of canastas needed to go out.
* Added option to add the top of the discard pile to a canasta.
* Improved decision-algorithms for registered version.
* Enlarged cards and reorganized screen lay-out to make 'em fit.
* Changed card designs.
* Added Beginner, Advanced and Expert levels for computer opponent.
* Included registration by key.
Minor Enhancements:
* Reorganized option dialog boxes.
* Made text size and font independent of video-driver (I hope).
* Made adding a joker more intuitive.
* Changed score dialog to include a 'Details' button. In this way,
the specified scores are only shown for those interested.
* Disabled resizing the Canasta window.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that allowed computer to go out without a canasta.
* Fixed several other minor bugs.
=================
Version 2.01 24/5/94
Bugfixes:
* Corrected resizing of Canasta window when minimizing.
* Fixed bug in going out with three Black Threes.
* Fixed bug in going out by making a Canasta.
* Fixed bug in Registration Name when canasta.ini
is corrupted.
Enhancements:
* Added indicator for number of cards on draw pile.
* Moved canasta.ini file to Windows directory.
* Slightly improved Expert level.
* Added indicator for required minimum by clicking
on scoreboard.
=================
Version 2.02 4/6/94
Enhancement:
* Added option to draw two cards in each turn.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bugs in passing the discard.
* Fixed bug that occurs when the 'Number of Canastas needed to
finish' setting is Two and a player adds a card to his first
canasta. This was seen as a second canasta.
=================
Version 2.1 14/7/94
Major Enhancements:
* Advanced and Expert levels are now available in shareware
version.
* Added Sound support.
* Included Install utility.
* Added option to choose color of cardbacks.
* Added option to choose background color.
* Added Hiscore Tables.
* Added programmable time delay in computer's melds.
* Improved Expert level.
Minor Enhancements:
* Changed color of scoreboard for better readability.
* Disabled changing computer level during the game.
* Removed Deal Again menu item to prevent cheating.
* Included E-mail address.
* Confined cursor to Canasta window while dragging
a wildcard.
Bugfix:
* Fixed bug in taking the discard pile using the last cards
in hand.
==============
Version 2.2 8/8/94
Major Enhancements:
* Added Load and Save Game options.
* Extended Undo to include all melds since previous draw.
* Added rule option to choose whether the top card of the
discard pile counts for the initial meld or not.
Minor Enhancements:
* Added 'Clear' button to reset highscore tables.
* Changed highscores to register *difference* between scores of
player and computer. So, clear your V2.1 highscores!
* Added shareware reminder as closing screen.
* Add possibility to use discard pile as draw pile when
that becomes empty.
* Added option to view current scores with right-click on
the scoreboard.
* Smoothened dragging wildcards.
* Increased readability of cards.
* Improved Expert level.
* Enhanced 'Game Over' dialog.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that always showed the 'Canasta required for
positive score' to be 'Yes' even when the real setting
was 'No'.
* Fixed bug that occurred when 'Number of cards drawn each
turn' was two and the draw pile was empty.
* Fixed bug that occurred when 'Number of canastas required
to finish' is two and computer goes out with only one canasta.
* Fixed bug that occurred when player has:
- One card in hand
- Not enough canastas to go out
- Drawn a red three
==============
Version 2.3 28/8/94
Major Enhancements:
* Included full-screen Canasta on 800x600 and 1024x768!
* Added multiple player names, plus running total of wins/losses
over matches to 5,000.
Minor Enhancements:
* Added option to choose whether the discard pile is blocked
at beginning of each round or not.
* Lowered premium for payment by check from $10 to $5.
* Split off card DLLs from canasta.exe.
* Reorganized highscore tables.
* Increased drawing speed of dialogs.
Bugfixes:
* Fixed bug that let computer take top card of discard pile
without taking the rest of the pile.
* Fixed bug that let player go out after passing the discard.
* Fixed bug that incorrectly restored canastas when loading
saved games.
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Version 2.4 5/10/94
Major Enhancements:
* Improved Expert level a LOT.
* Added more cardbacks, with user-friendly selection method.
Self-definable bitmaps for registered users.
* Made sounds completely configurable. Up to three separate
sounds can be selected for each event in the game. Add
your personal favorites!
Minor Enhancements:
* Added AutoSave feature.
* Added configurable aggressiveness on Expert level.
* Added melding of complete column by shift+clicking.
* Added melding triple by ctrl+clicking.
* Added melding wildcard by clicking on melded column.
* Added creating canasta by shift+clicking on melded column.
* Added automatic adding of wildcard when column of two cards
is melded.
* Added command line parameter: enter the name of a canasta
saved game after 'canasta.exe' to load it.
* Changed some sound files.
* Adopted 'natural' = red / 'mixed' = black card on top
convention for melded canastas.
* Added version info to .exe and .dlls.
* Fixed a lot of bugs (including 'joker not found' bug).
Mark-Jan "Masta of Canasta" Harte
100407.2632@compuserve.com