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| ____|__ | Association of
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|___|___| MEMBER
Copyright (c) 1997 by Sage Software.
All Rights Reserved.
Welcome to Sage Software's Sage Concentration.
SAGE CONCENTRATION. This is a great game for ages 9 to 99. It simulates
the card game "Concentration" where all 52 cards of a standard deck are
dealt face-down and players alternate taking turns trying to flip two
cards over that match. You have the option of playing against another
human opponent or you can play against one of four levels against the
computer. This program has great sound effects, animated graphics, and
20 different card back designs to choose from.
A registration form can be found in the file ORDERFM.DOC and can also be
found in the Online help when you run sagecon.exe.
Sage Software also provides a number of other programs.
A list and a brief description of other programs that Sage Software
provides follows:
SAGE VIDEO POKER SIMULATOR. This is a Video Poker simulator with
realistic sound effects, great graphics, and user definable payout
tables. This program can simulate Draw Poker, Joker's Wild, and Deuces
Wild machines. Statistics of the different types of hands the player
has gotten during play are kept. Also, all settings and statistics can
be saved to disk and loaded at a later time.
SAGE VIDEO POKER. This is a more advanced version of the Simulator. It
can do everything that the Simulator can do plus has functionality which
can analyze the poker hands to find which are the best cards to discard
for any poker hand (this analyzing functionality is available for the
Draw Poker and Joker's Wild games, not Deuces Wild). This analyzing
functionality includes Advice, Tutor, Analyze Hands, and Analyze Game.
The Advice button can be selected anytime during a game after the
initial cards are dealt. This will tell you which the best cards to
discard are for the current hand and what the expected winnings will be.
It will also show the expected winnings for every possible discard
combination. When the Tutor is turned on, it will notify you whenever
you do not choose the proper cards to hold to yeild maximum returns
during a game. The Tutor will also keep a list of all the mistakes you
made and will show you the percent advantage that you lost due to your
errors. The Analyze Hands functionality displays the same information
as the Advice button does but you can specify any poker hand to be
analyzed. The Analyze Game functionality will analyze the current game
you have specified. After analyzing a game, you will be shown what the
player's expected advantage is upon perfect play. Also you will be shown
what percent of the time you can expect to get each of the payout hands
upon perfect play. As a bonus, there is a Tournament Play mode in this
program. This is a fast-paced exciting break from standard play mode.
The object is to score as many points as you can in a 10 minute period.
If you are good enough to score in the top 10, you get to place your
name on the top 10 list (sorry, you don't get a prize!). This program
is for someone who wants to go beyond just playing the game. It allows
you to find which video poker machines in a casino offers the best
returns and it can help you learn the correct cards to hold in order to
maximize your winnings.
SAGE BLACKJACK SIMULATOR (UNREGISTERED). This is the shareware version
which has animated graphics, sound effects and background music. This
program can simulate the house rules of most casinos in the world. Up to
seven players may play at the same time. Any seat can be unplayed,
played by the user, or played by the computer. A random shuffle is used
to shuffle the cards. From 1 to 8 deck games can be specified. The
minimum bet, maximum bet, and shuffling point can all be defined by the
user. Also, various statistics such as current bankroll, largest
bankroll, smallest bankroll, winnings, number of rounds played, and more
are kept.
SAGE BLACKJACK SIMULATOR. This program is given to the user when he
registers the unregistered version. It attempts to simulate a casino
blackjack game as close as possible. It has all the functionality of the
unregistered version plus has a few more sound effects and comes with a
few more music files. Also, this program has the ability to save the
game to disk and to load it back later, the speed of the game can be
adjusted to as slow or as fast as you want, a casino shuffle can be
specified (casino shuffles are not random and can have an effect on the
game), dealer statistics are kept, a face-down game can be specified
(most single and double deck games at the casinos are dealt face-down),
and more. With the casino shuffles and because all cards are collected
and discarded in the same order as the casinos do, this program is one
of the best casino blackjack simulators on the market at any price!
SAGE BLACKJACK. This is the top of the line as far as blackjack programs
go. This program was designed to teach the user winning blackjack
strategies and can also be used to test and even create them. It has
many teaching aids available for doing this. One teaching aid provided
by this program is the Tutor. When the Tutor is turned on, the computer
will monitor each playing action the user makes while he plays and will
notify him if he makes a mistake. The user can define any playing
strategy to be tutored on, including playing strategies based on a true
count. Another teaching aid is the Count Training functionality that can
help teach the user how to count cards. Card counting is a method that
experienced blackjack players use to gain an advantage over the casinos.
It is no secret that a player who counts cards can gain an advantage
over the casinos. Yet another training aid provided by this program is
the Flash Cards. Any playing strategy that you define for a player can
automatically be transferred to flash cards which you can scroll through
to help you learn the proper playing actions to take under different
situations. To test playing or betting strategies, this program has the
ability to define most playing and betting strategies to each of the 7
seats. When the graphics are turned off and the game is started, the
computer can deal more than 1,000,000 hands an hour (or closer to
6,000,000 when a 100mhz pentium or better is used). At this high rate,
it is possible to evaluate different strategies by assigning them to
different seats and comparing the statistics. The player`s advantage for
each strategy will converge toward the actual value when a large number
of hands are tested. Also this program has the Evaluation functionality
that can be used to find the best playing action to take under different
conditions. This functionality can be used to calculate the basic
strategy for different house rules and can also be used to calculate
count based strategies for different counting methods! The decks used in
the game can also be modified. The players can be programmed to enter
and leave the game under different conditions, such as based on the true
count or based on money won or lost or the number of rounds played amoung
many others. This program offers a wealth of statistics including
statistics based on the types of hands, the true count, count reversal,
progression, sessions, previous hands, and more. The animated graphics,
sound effects, and user selectable background music makes this a great
blackjack program to play for the shear entertainment as well. This
program comes packaged with a manual and can be found in a few selected
stores.
BARRAGING BARRIERS is a challenging multi-level maze game. The object
is to score as many points as you can by collecting bonuses as you
advance to higher and higher levels, trying not to let the barraging
barriers barricade you.
DITTO. This is a game where a good short-term memory will take you far.
The object is to repeat the sequence of button selections that are shown
to you. The sound effects and animation add a bit of entertainment to
this mind stimulating game.
A registration form for these programs can be found in the file
OTHERORD.DOC.
If you have additional questions about any of these programs or about
registering, please call Sage Software at (205) 830-9364 9:00am - 5:00pm
CST Monday - Friday. Or if you have Internet access, send E-mail to:
102225.2363@compuserve.com (102225,2363 for CompuServe members).