Info-Mac 3/Info_Mac_1994-01.iso/Abstracts/Game⁄Cards Abstract

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Abstracts from files in info-mac/game/crd as of Sun Dec 26 00:46:58 PST 1993


#### BINHEX     bakers-dozen-211.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Eric Snider)
Subject: Baker's Dozen 2.1.1 (Solitaire)
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 93 2:44:46 PDT

Here's the latest version of Baker's Dozen. This is version 2.1.1. It
has some very minor changes from version 2.1. The main difference is
that I added a blurb or two about my upcoming game "Eric's Ultimate
Solitaire" which will be shipping this Fall through Delta Tao Software.

Anyway, Baker's Dozen is a one deck solitaire game. An older version
received 3 mice in MacUser. Version 2.1.1 is much better than the
version that was reviewed though.

Baker's Dozen has some cool features like:
  Unlimited Undo
  Supports color on color machines
  Digitized Sounds
  Statistics (yay!)
  Double clicking to move cards
    (You can still drag cards to move 'em around too)

If you like solitaire games you may want to check out my other games,
Montana, and Forty Thieves.

Baker's Dozen is shareware ($10 US). If you play it then please
register your copy, otherwise why not give it to a friend?

Eric Snider
4941 Woodcliff Hill Rd.
West Bloomfield, MI 48323

[e-mail]


Thanks,

Eric


Here it is in all it's binhexed glory:


#### BINHEX     bezique.hqx   ****

Date: Wed, 29 Jul 92 15:32:05 CDT
From: PC0TMYS <[e-mail]>
Subject: bezique.hqx (card game)

Enclosed is a Stuffit 1.5.1 archive containing a Bezique game
program that I wrote. The program is freeware and can be run
on any Macintosh computer. It requires 300K of memory and is
32-bit clean.

Bezique is a card game for two people. The program allows you
to play against the computer.

Documentation is available online and as a "read me" file.

Bill Hale


#### BINHEX     black-jack-tutor.hqx   ****

Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 12:10 CDT
From: "Dwight Lemke @ Wisconsin Oshkosh" <[e-mail]>
Subject: [*] BlackJack Tutor (sw version)

This is the shareware version of BlackJack Tutor, the
blackjack game and tutorial.

(This BinHex file created by DownLine 1.1)


#### BINHEX     blackjack-136.hqx   ****

Date: Sun, 30 May 93 14:08:06 EDT
From: [e-mail] (Dan Morrow)
Subject: New Black Jack program (replaces blackjack-133.hqx)


Included is version 1.3.6 which replaces blackjack-133.hqx currently
on your archive site.

Please remove the old version.

Thanks,
Dan.



#### BINHEX     blackjack-color-10.hqx   ****

Date: Wed, 3 Mar 1993 20:36:44 -0500
From: [e-mail] (Burton Levine)
Subject: BlackJack 1.0

This is a BlackJack game. It is in eight bit color. It is shareware. I ask
for a $5 user fee ($3 low-income).
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#### BINHEX     card-shell-vol1-101.hqx   ****

From "Ralph Sutherland <[e-mail]>" Wed Aug 25 20:10:30 1993
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 17:43:21 -0600
From: Ralph Sutherland <[e-mail]>
Subject: Card Shell Volume 1 v1.01

Moderators,

        Here is yet another(last for a while I hope) update
of the cardshell games vol #1.  I was alerted to a case where they
will crash during startup on an accelerated 68000 machine
without colour quickdraw.  The games are meant to just quit gracefully
on any machine without colour QD. This has been fixed.  Otherwise
the games are unchanged and people with working copies of the
previous versions do not really need to down load these ones.
Although if they are going to spread the games further,then
it would be a good idea to use these fixed games.

Cheers

        Ralph

-- Ralph S. Sutherland       Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
-- [e-mail]        Colorado University, Boulder.
-- [e-mail]   --------------------------------------------

8<-----8<----Card-Shell-Vol1-1.hqx follows-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<----

ABOUT THE CARD SHELL GAMES VOLUME #1. v1.0.1
Code and Artwork (c)1992 Ralph S Sutherland.
Portions of code remain (c) Symantec Corp.

Welcome to the first of a series of solitaire card game releases.  Volume
#1 is the first four games to be developed with a new card game framework
called the Card Shell.  They all use full colour graphics including 40
pack designs and 60 background patterns.

This second 1993 release fixes a few more minor bugs.

Features include:

*They will (should?) work on all Apple screens at any colour depth.
The games require a mac with colour quickdraw capabilities (see below).

*The game applications have automatic saving of the current game
so you can play, quit and restart where you left off.

*They all have full undo and redo features to allow you to step
forward and backwards through a game and even use fast forward
and rewind to give rapid replays.

*Copies of games in play may be saved in sepearate files, in this way
several players could play the same setup and a tournament is possible.
All the saved games include their playing history.

*The game applications are designed with system 7.0 multiprocessing
in mind. When the player is not moving any cards around the games
use almost no cpu cycles and give maximum time to background processes.
When the user starts to play, the games take much more cpu time to give
a nice fast response.

*The shell design uses a shared resource file called 'Cards' which
contains all the bulky colour resources and sounds.  This is around
350K.  Each game can simultaneously share these reosurces, reducing
the disk space requirements greatly.  Each game is about 70-90K.

For more details see the online help in the games ;-)

*****System requirements

They are designed to work best under system 7.0 or newer, although
they will still function with some loss of smoothness under system
6.0.7.  The games use full 256 colour colour graphics, but they
have optimisations to work well under all depths from B&W to
32bit colour.  However they require a mac with colour quickdraw.
At the moment this includes:

all Mac II computers (including the SE/30), all LCs, all Quadras,
Centris machines, Performas, the Classic II and the Colour Classic.
all powerbooks (except the PB100) and probably all newer macs.

They each want about 1MB of ram under system 7.0 and up to 1.5-2MB under
system 6 without 32bit Quickdraw

*****Credits

Design & programming: Ralph S Sutherland.
Testing: Neville Smythe and Kim Holburn.

Freeware, Enjoy!

Ralph S Sutherland  August. 1993.

PS: The Example games folder contains some games that have worked out.
you can load them in and replay them with the rewind and fast forward
options.

-- Ralph S. Sutherland               Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
-- [e-mail]             Colorado University, Boulder.
-- [e-mail]      --------------------------------------------


#### BINHEX     card-shell-vol2-101.hqx   ****

From "Ralph Sutherland <[e-mail]>" Wed Aug 25 20:10:38 1993
Date: Wed, 25 Aug 93 17:44:59 -0600
From: Ralph Sutherland <[e-mail]>
Subject: Card Shell Volume 2 v1.01

Moderators,

        Here is an update of the second volume of the
cardshell games.  I was alerted to a case where they
will crash during startup on an accelerated 68000
machine without colour quickdraw.  The games are meant
to just quit gracefully on any machine without colour QD.
This has been fixed.  Otherwise the games are unchanged
and people with working copies of the previous versions
do not really need to down load these ones.  Although if
they are going to spread the games further,then it would
be a good idea to use these fixed games.

        This volume 2 is independent of volume 1, also posted.

Cheers

        Ralph

-- Ralph S. Sutherland       Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
-- [e-mail]        Colorado University, Boulder.
-- [e-mail]   --------------------------------------------

8<-----8<----Card-Shell-Vol2-1.hqx follows-----8<-----8<-----8<-----8<----

ABOUT THE CARD SHELL GAMES VOLUME #2.01
Code and Artwork (c)1992 Ralph S Sutherland.
Portions of code remain (c) Symantec Corp.

Welcome to a series of solitaire card game releases.  These are the second
release of three games, developed with a new card game framework called the
Card Shell.  They all use full colour graphics including 40 pack designs
and 60 background patterns.

This release fixes some minor bugs, particularly occuring when
starting on a machine that doesn't have Color QD.

**********************************************************
IMPORTANT: You do not require Volume #1 to use Volume #2,
but if you already have Volume #1 then you only require
one copy of the 'cards'  data file.  It can be shared by
all of the Card Shell games.  You can simply remove the
copy that comes with volume #1 and use the Volume #2
'cards' file for all the games.  This will save about
350K of disk space. [without file compression ;-)]
**********************************************************

Features include:

*They will (should?) work on all Apple screens at any colour depth.
The games require a mac with colour quickdraw capabilities (see below).

*The game applications have automatic saving of the current game
so you can play, quit and restart where you left off.

*They all have full undo and redo features to allow you to step
forward and backwards through a game and even use fast forward
and rewind to give rapid replays.

*Copies of games in play may be saved in sepearate files, in this way
several players could play the same setup and a tournament is possible.
All the saved games include their playing history.

*The game applications are designed with system 7.0 multiprocessing
in mind. When the player is not moving any cards around the games
use almost no cpu cycles and give maximum time to background processes.
When the user starts to play, the games take much more cpu time to give
a nice fast response.

*The shell design uses a shared resource file called 'Cards' which
contains all the bulky colour resources and sounds.  This is around
350K.  Each game can simultaneously share these reosurces, reducing
the disk space requirements greatly.  Each game is about 70-90K.

For more details see the online help in the games ;-)

*****System requirements

They are designed to work best under system 7.0 or newer, although
they will still function with some loss of smoothness under system
6.0.7.  The games use full 256 colour colour graphics, but they
have optimisations to work well under all depths from B&W to
32bit colour.  However they require a mac with colour quickdraw.
At the moment this includes:

all Mac II computers (including the SE/30), all LCs, all Quadras,
Centris machines, Performas, the Classic II and the Colour Classic.
all powerbooks (except the PB100) and probably all newer macs.

They each want about 1MB of ram under system 7.0 and up to 1.5-2MB under
system 6 without 32bit Quickdraw

*****Credits

Design & programming: Ralph S Sutherland.
Testing: Neville Smythe and Kim Holburn.

FreeWare, Enjoy!

Ralph S Sutherland  August. 1993.

PS: The Example games folder contains some games that have worked out.
you can load them in and replay them with the rewind and fast forward
options.

-- Ralph S. Sutherland               Joint Institute for Laboratory Astrophysics
-- [e-mail]             Colorado University, Boulder.
-- [e-mail]      --------------------------------------------


#### BINHEX     carte.hqx   ****

Subject: Carte.cpt.hqx
Date: Wed, 11 Aug 93 00:49:21 EDT
From: Art Min <[e-mail]>

This is the release version of Carte, a card game that is similar to
UNO. It is freeware, so enjoy. Full color, b/w support. Runs under both
System 6 and 7. Happy with any Mac. Neato sounds and very configurable.
Beta testers enjoyed it very much. Nuff said.

Art Min
[e-mail]
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#### BINHEX     chinese-poker-101.hqx   ****

From: David Blume <[e-mail]>
Subject: Chinese Poker 1.0.1
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 1993 17:09:20 -0800

Chinese Poker 1.0.1
(Administrator's Note: This replaces Chinese Poker 1.0 in /game/Cards/)

Requires: MacTCP,
          At least one other mac connected on a network.

Chinese Poker 1.0.1 is an interactive network card game for 2 to 4 players.
It is addictive and easy to learn.  (The goal is to discard your cards in
the form of valid poker hands before your opponents do.)  A 60 point game is
a perfect 10 minute break.

Revision Notes:
1.0.1  + User interface corrections.
       + System 6.X compatability. (Some cards were invisible under System 6.)
       + May use either host names or addresses in the "Connect" dialog.

Freeware by David Blume.
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#### BINHEX     forty-thieves-21.hqx   ****

Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1992 17:15:21 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Daniel K. Appelquist" <[e-mail]>
Subject: 40thieves.hqx

This is Forty Thieves 2.1, the insidiously addictive (and fun!)
shareware solitaire game.  In features spectacular graphics (ahem) in
both b&w and color as well as 2 card sizes (one for nine-inch monitors
and one for larger monitors.)

Dan Appelquist


#### BINHEX     gallery-30.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Info-Mac Moderator)
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1993 10:09:31 PDT

*Destination: SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU
Date: Thu, 8 Apr 1993 14:53:48 GMT
Subject: [*] Gallery 3.0 (solitaire card game)
From: Adrian Herzog <[e-mail]>
To: [e-mail]


Gallery is a classical solitaire card game with following
particularities:

- Comparison of your score with the result of a "non-strategy" (i.e.
  doing all legal moves in random order): Because of the great amount
  of unpredictable situations even a good player looses games (about
  20%).
- Statistics: The scores are recorded and evaluated; for further
  analysis you can write them out to a text file.
- CAP: "computer aided playing" (optional). Level 1: Markers indicate
  movable cards. Level 2: Gallery does evident, unproblematic moves
  automatically for you. In most situations you have the choice from
  different movable cards (or in many situations, to wait with some moves).
  Thus, you concentrate your efforts in taking good decisions instead
  of looking for movable cards.

Changes in version 3.0: Extended CAP options, minor bug fixing,
  balloon help, preference file etc.

Gallery is free (but my children like postcards). Enjoy!

Adrian Herzog
K377212@CZHRZU1A  or  [e-mail]


#### BINHEX     gin-rummy-20.hqx   ****

Date: Sat, 17 Apr 93 16:28:57 CDT
From: PC0TMYS <[e-mail]>
Subject: gin-rummy-20.hqx (card game)

This is version 2.0 of my Gin Rummy program. I am releasing this
version as shareware for $10. The program can be run on any Macintosh
computer. It requires 410K of memory and is 32-bit clean. This
submission is a binhexed, Stuffit 1.5.1 archive.

Gin Rummy is the well known card game for two people. The program
allows you to play against the computer. Documentation is available
online and as a "read me" file.

Version 2.0 has the following major enhancements:

1) You can move images of the cards instead of their outlines. You
   can grab cards instead of dragging them. You can click to move a
   card instead of clicking to select a card.

2) You can modify the points for bonuses and the points needed to
   end a game.

3) You can keep a tally of the winner's victories and points.

4) You can now undo "draw a card" and "pick up discard."

5) I added the Oklahoma game variation.

In addition, several other minor problems were fixed. The changes are
documented in the "read me" file.

Bill Hale


#### BINHEX     klondike-51.hqx   ****

From: Mike Casteel <[e-mail]>
Subject: Klondike version 5.1
Date: Mon, 9 Nov 92 8:41:51 PST

This is version 5.1 of Klondike solitaire, the latest version as
of November, 1992.

Version 5.1 fixes a particularly noisome bug in previous versions
which affected most Classic II users and some others. It also
adds more color support. Refer to 'News' on the 'Help' menu for
details (on System 7 and later, use the system 'Help' menu, the
question mark at the right end of the menu bar).

Mike Casteel (author)
[e-mail]


#### BINHEX     mille-bornes-121.hqx   ****

Subject: Mille Bornes 1.2.1
Date: Sat, 13 Jun 92 23:03:56 -0400
From: [e-mail]

Here's a new version of the card game "Mille Bornes".  Some of you may
remember "1000 Miles" by Robert Harris; well, I re-wrote it to look a bit
sharper.

The program requires an 8-bit, 13" (or larger) monitor, in order to run.
Also, the sound doesn't work unless you're running system 7.

Greg Abbas


#### BINHEX     montana-21.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] <Ken Hancock>
Subject: [*] Montana 2.1

A solitare card game.  Part of the GAMER distribution.


#### BINHEX     pair-picker-02b.hqx   ****

Date: Fri, 2 Jul 93 11:46:52 PDT
From: [e-mail]
Subject: Pair Picker 0.2B

Pair Picker is a simple concentration style game with a couple of wrinkles
thrown in.  This version only supports two players - future versions will
get into solitaire options and possibly networkability.  52 cards are dealt
in the playing area and the players take turns "flipping" them over to find
a match.  When a match is found, the player gets another turn.  The first
player to match more than half the cards wins.  Ties are settled by
whomever matches the bonus pair.  Each player is allowed to "preview" and
"reshuffle" the cards once per game.  The graphics and modest animation
support both color and b/w environments.  This version is freeware.  Please
send comments/bug reports to one of the following addresses:  CIS:
75226,3435, INTERNET: [e-mail].  Have fun, and let me know what you
think!       - Al Spohn
***************************************************************************
*      Al Spohn (N0JJD) | [e-mail] | 507-284-1666  |  Mayo Clinic   *
***************************************************************************


#### BINHEX     pinochle.hqx   ****

Date: Thu, 25 Mar 93 14:22:03 -0500
From: Eric Conger - Virex Developer <[e-mail]>

Moderator:
     Here is the latest COLOR version of the card game Pinochle (this
is a double-deck version).  Besides color, this version includes many
more user selectable options and better bidding.
     Registered users have already received a free update, but this
version has a little more pollish than the one they got.

--Thanks



#### BINHEX     poker-solitaire.hqx   ****

Date: Tue, 9 Feb 93 09:50:24 CST
From: [e-mail] (Michael Wolf)
Subject: Poker Solitaire v0.9B Submission

Included is a binhex archive of a solitaire game called
Poker Solitaire.  There is online help which is well
detailed.

Thanks

MJW


#### BINHEX     progression-solitaire-17.hqx   ****

From "[e-mail] (Michael Wolf)" Wed Sep  1 07:51:13 1993
Date: Wed, 1 Sep 93 09:31:21 CDT
From: [e-mail] (Michael Wolf)
Subject: Progression v1.7 Submission

Below is an update to the solitaire card game Progression.

This new version is 1.7.

The bug fix and a couple modifications are in the online help
section.

Enjoy.

MJW



#### BINHEX     romi-121.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Gerard Brochu)
Subject: Romi-121.hqx
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 08:36:26 PST


Romi is a program (Shareware $10) that lets you play games of Rummy
against the Macintosh at 3 different levels of expertise. This program
runs on any Macintosh with System 6.0.4 and higher, in color and black
 & white. With System 7.0 and higher, you can use balloon help.


#### BINHEX     strip-mac-24.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail]
Subject: Strip-Mac! 2.4 -- Adult party game
Date: Tue, 07 Dec 1993 14:07:05 +0800

A quick outline of the game: Strip-Mac! is a risque, computer-moderated
party game for adults. Briefly, the game plays as follows. Players take
turns in drawing a playing card from the deck. If a player fails to turn
up an appropriate card then s/he must choose between options that include:
    (a)  removing a piece of clothing;
    (b)  taking a 'punishment'; and
    (c)  purchasing a 'reward'.

Play continues until one or all players are naked. What happens next is up to
you.  :-)

Changes and additions to this version (2.4) are detailed in the enclosed
"Revision history" file.

Cheers,
Tim North.
-------------
    _--_|\   | Dept Computer Engineering, Curtin University of Technology
   /      \  | Perth. Western Australia. 6102.      Phone: [phone]
-->\_.--._/  | Internet: [e-mail]  FAX:   [phone]
         v



#### BINHEX     ultimate-solitaire-101-demo.hqx   ****

From: [e-mail] (Eric Snider)
Subject: Eric's Ultimate Solitaire Demo
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 93 11:48:11 PST

This is version 1.0.1 of the Eric's Ultimate Solitaire Demo from Delta
Tao software. It plays Eight Off which is one of the 17 solitaire
games that the full version offers. It supports color and b&w and has
lots of great features. You can move cards by dragging, double
clicking, and "throwing." To throw a card you give it a flick towards
a target and let go. Then it'll fly in a nice arc to the destination.
Other features include unlimited undo/redo, statistics, and what we
like to call "Weasel flavor." The artwork is by Howard Vives the same
artist that drew everything for Spaceward Ho!

That's it... Eric's Ultimate Solitaire demo is for free distribution
only. The retail price of the full version is $59 and is available
from the big mail order places or from Delta Tao directly. Delta Tao's
number is [phone] or [phone].

If you are a registered user of one of my shareware games (Forty
Thieves, Baker's Dozen, and Montana) then you can upgrade to Ultimate
Solitaire for $25.

Thanks,

Eric Snider
Delta Tao Software


#### BINHEX     video-poker-not.hqx   ****

Date: Tue, 13 Oct 92 14:01:45 PDT
From: [e-mail] (Gary Sager)
Subject: Video Poker ... NOT! version 1.1

Video Poker ... NOT!  Version 1.1

It may look like Video Poker, but it's not. If you like to win, VPN lets
you cheat. If you like to understand, VPN provides tools. If VPN does
not convince you to stop playing Video Poker, it may make you a better
player.  Features of VPN include:

    1. strength analyses help understand probabilities.
    2. fast advice heuristics tell the best way to play a hand.
    3. play two hands at once to compare strategies.
    4. set up hands to study specfic situations.
    5. change pay outs to study their effect on strategy.
    6. better than average card graphics, with some surprises.

VPN should run on any 68020 or higher Mac with System 6.0.7 or later.
Card displays look best on a color monitor.

VPN is shareware.  Copyright 1992, Gary R. Sager; All Rights Reserved.
See the enclosed ReadMeFirst file for details.

Gary Sager,
CompuServe: 75270,1453
InterNet: [e-mail]



#### BINHEX     war-of-flowers-20.hqx   ****

From: Minho Choi <[e-mail]>
Subject: war-of-flowers-2.hqx
Date: Wed, 22 Dec 93 19:04:32 in Whimori Time

     This is version 2.0 of War of Flowers.
     War of Flowers is an oriental card game.
The deck consists of 48 cards (4 cards for each month of a year).
The rule is based on a game known as Go-Stop.

*** System Requirement
- System 6.0.2 (or later) with ColorQuickDraw or System 7.
- Monitor at least 10" (640x400) large.

*** What's new in version 2.0
- Cards are smaller and the main window was redesigned.
          As a result, the board is much more comprehensive.
- Supports black & white monitors.
- Supports PowerBook (10") monitors.
- Preference file lists window position and options (System 7 only).
- Display scores for each rank.
- Some rules were simplified.
- More options.
- Cheat... command.
- Better on-line help.
- Better sounds.

Enjoy.

Moderators, please replace the old version in game/crd directory with this one.
This file may be included in the info-mac CD ROM.