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- GuizmoSuite v1.4
- * PokeMe v1.4
- * Backjack v2.2
- $Header: //JDMdev/My Palm Code/GizmoSuite/Docs/ReadMeGuizmoSuite.txt#3 $
- Released Oct 18, 1999 - PokeMe UPDATE.
- Copyright 1999, Jim Murff
- http://members.aol.com/jmurff1
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- GuizmoSuite :: This is the beginings of a suite of Card Games.
- Currently, it contains Backjack (aka 21, aka Backjack) and PokeMe
- (aka 5 Card Draw).
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- 1.) Push a button to select:
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- Backjack - 21 or Blackjack card Game.
- PokeMe - 5 Card Draw Poker Game.
-
- 2.) Push the DEAL Button to take you to the corresponding game
- screen and start the game.
-
- The Menus available on this screen:
- - allow you to play either game.
- - allow you to see statistics from either game.
- - See the about this program.
- - Quit Gizmo Suite. (why would you want too?).
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- Backjack :: This is a simple implementation of BlackJack
- (aka 21, aka Backjack).
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- Rules:
- - The Goal is to get your Cards to total 21 without going over that score.
- * Cards 2-10 = face value.
- * Cards J,K,Q = 10 pts.
- * Ace = 1pt or 11pts.
-
- - This implementation uses one Deck(52 cards).
-
- - The HIT button deals you a card.
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- - The STAND button passes turn to the Dealer.
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- - If you bust (go over 21) or get 21, deal automatically passes to Dealer.
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- - Pilot has to hit(take a card) on any score of less than 17.
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- - If the NEW DEAL button is hit the deck continues to be used unshuffled.
-
- - Hitting the NEW DECK button causes the deck to be shuffled and re-dealt.
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- - Once a deck is used up it causes a reshuffle and a new hand is dealt.
-
- - There is no splitting currently.
-
- - Statistics are available for Current games and Running Totals from the
- first time ever played. Select the Statistics menu item from the Backjack
- main screen.
-
- Future ideas include in no Particular Order:
- - Splitting.
- - Psuedo Money.(Betting)
- - Double Down.
- - Save State.
- - 6 deck version. (Las Vegas Style).
- - Odds calculations.
- - Ability to setup a hand and play it out with odds.
- - Virtual Players so Odds can be calculated with more than
- just You and the Dealer.
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- PokeMe :: This is a simple implementation of Poker.
- (aka 5 Card Draw).
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- Goal of Poker is to have a higher hand than the other players. Hand Ranks:
- * Royal flush - 10,J,K,Q,A same Suit.
- * Straight flush - Any straight with all cards of Same Suit.
- * Four of a kind.
- * Full House - 3 of a Kind and a Pair.
- * Flush - 5 cards of all the same suit.
- * Straight - 5 cards in Series not of same suit.
- (e.g. A,2,3,4,5 or 7,8,9,10,J)
- * Three of a kind.
- * Two Pairs.
- * One Pair
- * High Card - If both cards are same then High Suit decides it.
- * Suit Order: (lo->hi) Diamond,Clubs,Hearts,Spades.
-
- - 4 cards can be discarded if an Ace is held.
-
- - This implementation uses one Deck (52 cards).
-
- - If you hit NEW DEAL button it causes the deck to be shuffled and re-dealt.
-
- - DRAW button replaces cards not held (TAP a card to HOLD it)
- by the player and passes turn to the Dealer.
-
- Future ideas include in no Particular Order:
- - Psuedo Money.(Betting)
- - Save State.
- - Odds calculations.
- - Ability to setup a hand and play it out with odds.
- - Virtual Players so Odds can be calculated with more than
- just You and the Dealer.
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- Installation:
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- 1.) Using your favorite PalmPilot Install program, install
- GuizmoSuite.prc. This runtime version will replace any other
- installed version of GuizmoSuite.
-
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- Files included:
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- GuizmoSuite.prc - Palm Application. (30k on the Palm. 1k Database)
- Credits.txt
- Changes.txt
- ReadMeGizmoSuite.txt - this file.
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- Contact:
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- This has been tested on PalmIII and Palm IV.
- Feedback welcome! Please report Bugs to Jim Murff (jmurff1@aol.com).
-
- Support Shareware!
- If you like this game pay $5 at palmcentral.com or palmgear.com.
-
- If not that's cool too! Enjoy!!
- Gizmo is a Good Dog
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- Legal:
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- This software is provided as is, with no guarantee of fitness for any particular
- task. The user assumes all responsibility for its use.
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