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- TOMMY'S SPACE FARMER (C) COPYRIGHT 1988 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
- P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- CATALOG #88-109-1A
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- FARMER IS AN EARTHLING CARD GAME THEY SAY IS LOVED DOWN ON THE FARM, BUT JUST
- WHY NO ONE KNOWS. IN ACTUAL FACT, IT IS EVERY BIT AS FUN AS THE GAMES PLAYED
- IN THE JET SET CASINOS OF MONTE CARLO. RESEMBLING BLACKJACK, YOU GO FOR 16
- INSTEAD OF 21. PERHAPS IT IS CALLED FARMER BECAUSE IT IS SO EASY FOR CARD
- SHARKS TO CHEAT AT THAT ONLY HONEST FARMERS COULD PLAY A GAME AND KEEP IT
- FAIR.
-
- SPACE FARMER:
- NOT SURPRISINGLY, IN OUTER SPACE THIS GAME IS PLAYED A LOT BY WHAT YOU MIGHT
- CALL SLIME DEVILS, BECAUSE THEY HAVE SO MANY SUCKERS THEY CAN CHEAT BETTER AT
- THIS GAME THAN ANY OTHER; TO COUNTER THE PURE LUCK THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HELP
- DETERMINE THE WINNER THEORETICALLY, THE REAL CHEATERS MAKE IT UP ON THE
- SHUFFLE, CUT, AND DEAL, NOT TO MENTION THE CARDS HIDDEN UNDER THEIR TENTACLES.
-
- THE CHEAT BUTTON:
- TO CAPTURE THE REAL FUN OF THIS GAME, TOMMY'S SPACE FARMER FEATURES BUILT-IN
- CHEATING BY THE COMPUTERIZED PLAYERS: IF YOU SUSPECT A PLAYER OF CHEATING,
- HIT THE CHEAT BUTTON (THE ESC KEY), AND, IF YOU ARE RIGHT, THE CHEATER IS
- ZAPPED, THE REMAINING PLAYERS SPLIT HIS POT, AND THE GAME CONTINUES AS LONG
- AS THERE ARE ANY PLAYERS LEFT. ON THE OTHER HAND, IF YOU ACCUSE A PLAYER OF
- CHEATING AND HE WASN'T, YOU GET ZAPPED AND THE PROGRAM TERMINATES (YOU'LL
- HAVE TO TRUST TOMMY THAT YOU WERE ZAPPED WHEN YOU DESERVED IT). THIS CHEAT
- BUTTON THEREFORE REQUIRES SOME EXPERIENCE AND PRUDENCE, SO YOU MIGHT FORGET
- ABOUT IT FOR THE FIRST HUNDRED GAMES OR SO AND TAKE YOUR LICKS IN CHIPS.
-
- TO DISABLE ALL CHEATING AND PLAY A FAIR GAME: HIT FUNCTION KEY F6.
-
- THE PLAYERS:
- THIS IS A CARD GAME FOR TWO TO EIGHT. IN TOMMY'S SPACE FARMER, YOU PLAY
- AGAINST SEVEN COMPUTERIZED PLAYERS; YOU PLAY THE HAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE
- SCREEN, THE COMPUTER PLAYS THE OTHER SEVEN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. IN DEMO
- MODE THE COMPUTER WILL PLAY YOUR HAND AS WELL. (NO, THE COMPUTER WILL NOT
- CHEAT WHEN PLAYING YOUR HAND.)
-
- THE DECK: A STANDARD DECK OF 52 CARDS IS USED, WITH ALL EIGHTS AND ALL SIXES
- EXCEPT THE SIX OF HEARTS REMOVED (45 CARDS). THE CARDS COUNT AS IN BLACKJACK
- EXCEPT THAT ACES ALWAYS COUNT AS 1, NEVER 11.
-
- THE FARMER: THE FIRST FARMER (DEALER) IS RANDOMLY CHOSEN BY THE COMPUTER (IN
- A REAL GAME THE CARDS ARE DEALT UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS THE 6 OF HEARTS TO SELECT
- A FARMER).
-
- THE FARM: EACH PLAYER PUTS AN AGREED-UPON NUMBER OF CHIPS (CALLED THE ANTE)
- INTO THE FARM (POOL). THE STANDARD ANTE IS USUALLY 1 CHIP.
-
- THE DEAL: EACH PLAYER GETS 1 CARD, DEALT STARTING AT FARMER'S LEFT. THE
- REMAINING CARDS ARE THEN PUT ON THE TABLE FACE DOWN AND BECOME THE STOCK.
-
- THE PLAY: BEGINNING WITH ELDEST HAND, AND GOING CLOCKWISE, EACH PLAYER MUST
- DRAW ONE OR MORE CARDS, ONE AT A TIME, AS LONG AS HIS CARD COUNT IS LESS
- THAN 16. AFTER A PLAYER HAS "STAYED", HE MAY DRAW NO MORE CARDS THAT HAND.
- THE NEXT PLAYER GOING CLOCKWISE THEN PLAYS.
-
- NOTE: TO DRAW, JUST HIT THE SPACE BAR. TO STAY, HIT THE <ENTER> KEY. YOU
- CAN ALSO HIT THE "D" KEY TO DRAW, THE "S" KEY TO STAY.
-
- WINNING THE FARM:
- AFTER FARMER HAS PLAYED, ALL PLAYERS TURN THEIR CARDS UP SO THE OTHERS CAN
- EXAMINE THEM.
-
- 1. ANY PLAYER HOLDING A COUNT OF 16 WINS THE FARM, UNLESS THERE ARE TIES.
-
- 2. IN CASE OF TIES, THE FARM GOES TO (IN ORDER):
-
- A. THE PLAYER HOLDING THE 6 OF HEARTS.
- B. THE PLAYER WITH THE FEWEST CARDS.
- C. THE FARMER.
- D. THE FIRST PLAYER TO FARMER'S LEFT.
-
- 3. THE WINNER OF THE FARM BECOMES THE NEXT FARMER.
-
- 4. IF NO ONE HOLDS A HAND OF 16 POINTS THEN THE FARM REMAINS UNTAKEN
- AND THE FARMER REMAINS THE SAME.
-
- THE PAYOFF:
-
- 1. AFTER THE WINNER (IF ANY) OF THE FARM IS SETTLED, EACH PLAYER WHOSE
- HAND HAS BUSTED (GONE OVER 16) MUST PAY ONE ANTE TO THE FARMER WHO
- DEALT THE HAND. IF THE FARMER BUSTS, HE PAYS HIMSELF.
-
- 2. IF NO ONE HELD A COUNT OF 16, THE NON-FARMER PLAYER WITH A COUNT
- NEAREST 16 GETS ONE ANTE FROM EACH NON-FARMER PLAYER HOLDING A LESSER
- COUNT; IN CASE OF TIES ON THE COUNT NEAREST 16, THE TIED PLAYERS DIVIDE
- THE PAYOFF EQUALLY; IF THERE ARE ANY ODD CHIPS, THEY ARE FLIPPED FOR.
-
- NOTE ON STRATEGY:
- STANDARD ADVICE IS TO STAND ON 9. OBVIOUSLY, HOWEVER, THE LARGER THE FARM
- GETS THE MORE TEMPTING IT IS TO TAKE A RISK AND TAKE A CARD; AS AN EXTREME
- EXAMPLE, IF THE FARM IS A ZILLION CHIPS, YOU ONLY RISK LOSING A CHIP BY
- HITTING 15, IN RETURN FOR A GOOD CHANCE FOR A ZILLION. MAYBE THIS IS WHY
- THEY CALL IT FARMER: YOU DON'T TAKE TOO MANY RISKS WHILE THE FARM IS SMALL,
- BUT YOU AREN'T AFRAID TO TAKE A CHANCE FOR A BIG HARVEST. OF COURSE, IF YOU
- ARE THE FARMER, YOU MIGHT AS WELL GO FOR BUST EVERY TIME.
-
- FUNCTION KEYS:
- SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
-
- DEMO MODE TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. IN DEMO MODE, THE
- COMPUTER PLAYS YOUR HAND TOO.
-
- TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
-
- TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
-
- TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
-
- TO TOGGLE CHEAT MODE: HIT FUNCTION KEY F6.
-
- GAME SPEED CONTROL: THE UP ARROW (ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD) INCREASES, AND THE
- DOWN ARROW DECREASES, THE DELAY BETWEEN COMPUTER TURNS. THE VALUE OF THIS
- DELAY, IN SECONDS, IS DISPLAYED ON THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE SCREEN, RIGHT SIDE.
-
- TO SKIP STARTUP SHOW: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN RUNNING
- THE PROGRAM FROM DOS, OR USE THE * PARAMETER ON THE COMMAND LINE.
-
- COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
- S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
- M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
- C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
- * SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
-
- EXAMPLE: >FARMER MS
-
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