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- Spin For Cash V.01a
- Copyright ⌐ 1995 L.Safranyik
- http://www.islandnet.com/~specter
-
- Description:
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-
- Spin for Cash is a word guessing game based on hangman. Spin for Cash can accommodate
- up to 4 players and has 200 built in phrases which can be updated by registering the
- product ( see registration for more info. )
-
- Playing the game:
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-
- S4C is broken up into four regular rounds and a bonus round for the winner of the earlier
- rounds. At the beginning of a round a phrase is selected from the word database and is
- displayed without letters in the phrase window ( on the top right of the screen). Along
- with the phrase is the topic heading which the phrase belongs to which is displayed on
- the top of the phrase window in blue. The available topics are: phrase, thing, person(s),
- place and Word Link. The first four topics are self explanatory, but the last requires
- additional explanation. A Word Link phrase consists of two short phrases that are linked
- together by the last word of the first phrase. An example of this is: Easter egg on your face.
- After the topic and phrase have been displayed it is time to commence the game (round).
- Each player start the game with 0 dollars. To obtain money one must spin the wheel and
- have it land on a non BROKE position and then guess a letter which is in the phrase.
- If the letter is in the phrase the player gets the value of the wheel position times the
- number of letters that are revealed. For instance: if the wheel stopped at the $100 dollar
- space on the wheel and the player guesses an S and 4 S's are revealed, then that player
- gets 4X$100 or $400 dollars. If there were no S's in the phrase that player would lose a turn.
-
- The values associated with the wheel position are straight forward except for the four question
- mark spaces. The white question mark spaces are worth a random amount of money increasing by
- round. The value of the white question mark spaces are displayed in the white??? value box.
- The black question mark spaces erase your score for that round and you lose a turn.
-
- Spin!: The player spins the wheel and gets to guess a letter (if the wheel does not stop
- at the black ?). Only the letters that are not dimmed (that are not gray) are
- available to select.
-
- Buy Vowel: Vowels cost $500 dollars and therefore this option is only available to players
- who have a score = or greater than 500. All consonants are dimmed and
- available vowels are displayed. Only the letters that are not dimmed (that are
- not gray) are available to select.
-
- Solve: A box will appear and the player has to type in the phrase and then hit the
- accept button.
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- Play continues until someone wins the round by either guessing the correct phrase or filling in all
- the empty letter positions of the phrase.
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- When a player correctly guesses the phrase thier current score in the round score box is added to
- there total and the person with the highest total score is eligible to go on to the bonus round.
-
- The bonus round is exactly the same as any other round except the player gets to select 5 consonants
- and 2 vowels that he/she thinks may be in the phrase. After the letters have been selected, the ones
- that are in the phrase are filled in. The player must then guess the phrase unable to select any
- more letters.
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- Registering the game:
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-
- This game is shareware and you may use the program for a 21 day trial period. After this trial
- period has expired you may either register the program or remove it from your hard disk.
-
- By registering, the nag screen that begins and ends the game will disappear and you will be able
- to add, insert, delete and edit the phrases in the phrase database. In addition the code that
- you will receive will enable you to get free upgrades for this product as soon as they are
- available and will be updated on my future projects.
-
- To register Spin For Cash by phone, please phone 1 800-427-2770 EXT 129 (also the product number)
- and have your credit card handy. (we take all major cards)
-
- To register by internet, make sure you are connected and, if you have Win 95 you can click on
- the hotlink in the about box. Otherwise if you are on AOL you can open up the AOL browser and
- go to http://www.islandnet.com/~specter/ and go to the register page.
-
- To register Spin For Cash by mail, please send a check for $12.00(US) along with your e-mail address to:
-
- L. Safranyik
- 141 Durrance Rd.
- Victoria, BC, Canada
- V8X 4M6
-
- I welcome your questions comments and suggestions regarding this game. Please send them to:
-
- lsafrany@uvic.ca
-
- Disclaimer:
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-
- This product is 'AS IS' meaning that the author assumes no responsibility for any damage caused
- by the use of this product.
-