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Championship Spades (tm) v6.2
32-bit Edition for Windows 95, 98, and NT
Copyright 1999 by DreamQuest(tm) Software
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GAME DESCRIPTION:
For avid players, Championship Spades v6.2 is an exciting card game that
features rich sounds, good layout, fast play, a MIDI jukebox of songs,
autoresume, and help with tutorials. Play your favorite variations such
as Jokers, Swap, Blind, Suicide, and Cut. The polished interface is unique
in using 8 customizable personalities that adapt and learn. Choose from 14
decks, 15 tables, and 104 sounds. Evaluate free for 30 days. <ASP>
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:
MIN: Pentium, 24MB memory, 8MB disk space, mouse, 256-color video.
PREFER: Pentium MMX, 32MB memory, 16MB disk, Wave-table sound card.
spades32 is a 32-bit program that only works on Windows 95, 98, and NT.
HIGHLIGHTS OF IMPROVEMENTS IN THE 6.1 AND 6.2 RELEASES:
1. Over 50 bid and 90 play improvements, many regarding Nil play.
2. Added blind bids 5 and 8 for both computer and human players.
3. Added Mirror, Suidice, and Navy Team variations.
4. Added 'profiles' so all game settings are now autorestored by name.
5. Textual taunts are now displayed if sound unavailable or disabled.
6. 'Throw pie' option now available on main menu.
7. Delay range increased and smoothness of play improved.
8. Startup/shutdown file sounds now faster and clearer.
9. Some obscure trickcard/hand drawing problems fixed.
10. Reminder dialog now shows a random benefit & nags are less annoying.
11. New statistics added and bid/taken now shown on hand analysis.
12. Improved MIDI jukebox operation, including 45 more songs.
13. Added support for importing and exporting desktop 'themes'.
CERTIFICATIONS:
Championship Spades v6.2 runs under Windows 2000 and NT and meets Microsoft
Logo requirements. It has been fully Year 2000 tested, includes full uninstall
support, and has been designed for use worldwide. DreamQuest is also a member
of the Association of Shareware Professionals, which promotes professional
shareware and ethics. The ASP Ombudsman helps guarantee our support and
product quality. Contact them at omb@asp-shareware.org or 317-888-2194.
UPGRADES:
We highly recommend that people upgrading from older versions first
uninstall the previous version. Even if you uninstall, your name,
statistics, and register key will be automatically transferred over.
INSTALLATION FROM A SELF-EXTRACTING ZIP (EXE) FILE:
Simply double-click on the EXE. Select Setup and then specify the
directory to install. After installation, the game will create an icon
and allow you to start playing. You can now safely delete spades32.exe
to conserve disk space. If you have problems extracting and installing,
try unzipping the EXE first using WinZip or Pkunzip and then follow the
diskette installation instructions below.
INSTALLATION FROM SETUP DIRECTORY OR DISKETTES:
Run setup.exe and follow the prompts to install. You can specify your
own installation directory and group, if you desire. You also specify
the type and size of the installation you desire: minimum (no sounds),
custom, or full (recommended).
7 QUICK TIPS FOR GOOD LUCK:
1. Change game speed and enable autoplay under Options...General menu.
2. Quickly set the level of opponents using the Difficulty menu.
3. Learn using the undo and rebid/play options under the Practice menu.
4. View your opponent's playing styles by clicking on their face.
5. Tryout the 300+ variations (Cutthroat, Blinds, Suicide, Swap, leads)
6. Use the keyboard number keys to quickly bid and play.
7. Use Shift-Ctrl-B (boss key) to quickly minimize and turn off sound.
Use Shift-Ctrl-N or option menu to skip to the next soundtrack.
Use Shift-Ctrl-P to have the computer play itself for a whole game!
Use popup menu 'Throw pie' command to vent out your frustrations!
REGISTRATION:
This game is NOT freeware. The author has spent a great deal of time
making a quality Spades game. If you have enjoyed this, please register
so you can help fund improvements. You have 30 days to evaluate this
game and either register it or uninstall it.
Registered users receive a key to disable all registration reminders,
personalization of their copy, an extensive Spades tutorial, lifetime
free upgrades, licenses for 2 workstations, participation in the
multiplayer Beta, and freedom from guilt and good karma for supporting
shareware over corporate game development.
For details, see the registration section from the Help menu in the
game. To order, print the order.txt file or visit us at www.dq.com
The price has permanently been lowered to $29 ($19 with discount)!
HOW TO UNINSTALL:
To uninstall, use Start->Settings->Control Panel->Add/Remove Programs
and select Championship Spades. If standard uninstall fails, you may
just delete the Spades directory manually. If you are using the
autosave function, your save games will not be uninstalled. You can
manually delete the Championship Spades directory if you do not want
these files after you have used the uninstall program.
LICENSE, WARRANTY, VENDOR REDISTRIBUTION:
Details on this stuff can be found in the vendinfo.diz file.
FREQUENT QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS TO COMMON PROBLEMS:
See faq.txt file for detailed answers to most common problems.
FEEDBACK, SUPPORT, QUESTIONS:
Please e-mail spades@dq.com with feedback and ideas for improvement.