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TOMMY'S SIXTY-SIX (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-066-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
SIXTY-SIX IS A NEAT CARD GAME (A SIMPLIFIED VERSION OF BEZIQUE/PINOCHLE AND
SKAT) PLAYED WITH A STRIPPED DOWN PACK OF 24 CARDS (ALL CARDS OF RANK 2
THROUGH 8 ARE REMOVED). THE CARD RANKS ARE AS FOLLOWS: A (HIGH), 10, K, Q, J,
9 (LOW).
SAID TO HAVE BEEN INVENTED IN 1652 AT AN INN AT PADERBORN IN WESTPHALIA, THIS
GAME IS POPULAR IN GERMANY AND AMERICA.
YOU PLAY AGAINST THE COMPUTER. YOUR HAND IS ALWAYS DISPLAYED ON THE LEFT
SIDE OF THE SCREEN, THE COMPUTER'S ON THE RIGHT.
INITIAL DEAL:
THE COMPUTER FLIPS A COIN TO DETERMINE WHO DEALS. THE DEALER THEN DEALS
3 CARDS TO THE OTHER PLAYER, 3 TO HIMSELF, THEN REPEATS. EACH PLAYER
NOW HAS 6 CARDS AND THERE ARE 12 CARDS LEFT IN THE DECK. DEALER THEN
DRAWS ONE MORE CARD AND LAYS IT FACE UP TO SERVE AS THE TRUMP CARD.
THE PLAY:
NON-DEALER LEADS TO THE FIRST TRICK BY PLAYING A CARD FROM HIS HAND. THE
OTHER PLAYER THEN PLAYS A CARD FROM HIS HAND COMPLETING THE TRICK.
THE HIGHEST CARD OF THE SUIT LED WINS, UNLESS ONE PLAYS A TRUMP SUIT CARD AND
THE OTHER DOESN'T, WHEREUPON TRUMP CARD WINS.
THE WINNER OF THE TRICK LEADS TO THE NEXT TRICK, BUT FIRST EACH PLAYER
DRAWS ONE CARD FROM THE DECK, THE WINNER DRAWING FIRST.
PLAY AFTER GAME IS CLOSED:
THIS PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL THE DECK IS EMPTY. THE NEXT PLAYER THEN GETS
THE TRUMP CARD AS HIS CARD. AFTER THAT THE GAME IS "CLOSED", AND PLAY
CONTINUES UNTIL THE PLAYERS' HANDS ARE EMPTY (REMEMBER EACH HAD 8 CARDS
IN HIS HAND UNTIL THE GAME WAS CLOSED).
NOTE THAT THERE IS NO TRUMP CARD NOW AND SO THE HIGHEST CARD OF THE LED
SUIT WINS; IN FACT, A PLAYER MUST FOLLOW SUIT WHEN ABLE TO THE CARD LED.
REVOKES:
A FAILURE, AFTER THE GAME IS CLOSED, TO FOLLOW SUIT WHEN ABLE IS CALLED A
REVOKE. AFTER A REVOKE OCCURS, ALL SCORES MADE FOR THE REST OF THE GAME
COUNT FOR THE OPPONENT, UNTIL HE REVOKES. IN TOMMY'S SIXTY-SIX, SINCE THE
COMPUTER NEVER REVOKES, IT ISN'T FAIR TO YOU FALLIBLE HUMANS TO KEEP
PENALIZING YOU FOR THIS, SO THERE IS NO REVOKE PENALTY: INSTEAD, YOU ARE
FORCED TO FOLLOW SUIT.
SCORING:
THE WINNER OF EACH TRICK INSTANTLY SCORES THE FOLLOWING POINTS DEPENDING ON
WHICH CARD HE HAS "CAPTURED" FROM HIS OPPONENT:
ACE=11 TEN=10 KING=4 QUEEN=3 JACK=2 NINE=0
LAST TRICK:
THE PLAYER SCORING THE LAST TRICK GETS 10 POINTS UNLESS EITHER PLAYER ORDERED
THE GAME CLOSED.
GAME POINT:
THE FIRST PLAYER TO REACH 66 POINTS WINS THE GAME, GETTING 1 GAME POINT
PLUS THE CARRY-FORWARD POINTS IF ANY (SEE BELOW).
IN ADDITION, HE GETS ANOTHER GAME POINT IF THE OTHER PLAYER HAS A SCORE
OF LESS THAN 33 ("SCHNEIDER"), AND YET ANOTHER IF THE OTHER PLAYER HAS
NOT WON EVEN A SINGLE TRICK ("SCHWARZ").
CARRY FORWARD:
IF ALL CARDS ARE PLAYED AND THERE IS STILL NOT A WINNER (WITH >=66 POINTS),
ONE GAME POINT IS CARRIED FORWARD FOR THE NEXT GAME.
MATCH POINTS:
THE FIRST PLAYER TO REACH 7 GAME POINTS WINS THE MATCH.
MARRIAGE:
IF IT IS YOUR TURN TO LEAD THE TRICK, AND YOU HAVE A KING AND QUEEN OF THE
SAME SUIT IN YOUR HAND, YOU CAN FIRST DECLARE A MARRIAGE, SHOW THE OTHER
PLAYER YOU HAVE THE CARDS TO DO IT, AND THEN PLAY ONE OF THEM (ENTER "K" OR
"Q" FOR YOUR MOVE AND THE MARRIAGE WILL BE MADE AND THE KING OR QUEEN PLAYED
AS YOU HAVE SELECTED). YOU THEREUPON INSTANTLY SCORE 40 POINTS IF THEY ARE
TRUMP SUIT CARDS, ELSE YOU SCORE 20 POINTS. IF THIS CAUSES YOU TO GO OVER 65,
YOU WIN THE GAME INSTANTLY. OF COURSE A LARGE PART OF STRATEGY IS TO ARRANGE
FOR MARRIAGES.
CLOSING THE GAME:
IF IT IS YOUR TURN TO LEAD THE TRICK, AND THE GAME IS NOT CLOSED YET,
YOU HAVE THE OPTION OF CLOSING IT. THE GAME IS THEN PLAYED OUT WITH
THE CARDS REMAINING IN THE PLAYERS' HANDS. NOTE THAT IF YOU ORDER THE
GAME CLOSED AND YOU DO NOT REACH 66 POINTS BY THE TIME THE GAME IS OVER, THE
OTHER PLAYER SCORES 2 GAME POINTS, PLUS 1 MORE IF HE WAS SCHWARZ.
EXCHANGE FOR THE TRUMP CARD:
PROVIDED YOU HAVE WON AT LEAST ONE TRICK, IF YOU HAVE THE 9 OF THE TRUMP SUIT
YOU MAY EXCHANGE IT FOR THE TRUMP CARD BEFORE YOU PLAY YOUR CARD. IF THE
GAME IS CLOSED THERE IS NO TRUMP CARD, SO YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE SWITCH: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND
OFF.
DEMO MODE TOGGLE SWITCH: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE ON AND OFF.
IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER PLAYS YOUR HAND AS WELL AS ITS OWN.
TO QUIT TOMMY'S SIXTY-SIX: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.
TO DISPLAY INSTRUCTIONS FROM WITHIN PROGRAM: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
THE SCORE DISPLAY: NOTE THE ABBREVIATION "SW" TO INDICATE A PLAYER IS SCHWARZ.
SPEED CONTROL: THE UP ARROW (ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD) INCREASES, AND THE DOWN
ARROW DECREASES, THE SPEED OF THE GAME. THE SPEED IS DISPLAYED AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN AS .1 (FASTEST) TO 10.0 (SLOWEST).
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
EXAMPLE: >SIXTYSIX MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. WE ARE WAITING TO SEND YOU OUR NIFTY 5.25 INCH
(360KB) OR 3.5 INCH (720KB) DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY CATALOG
AND OTHER GOODIES, FOR ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S. (U.S.
FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
HAVE FUN!