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- WinPoker Version 1.0
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- A Video Poker Game for Windows 3.0
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- Dean Zamzow
- 1171 Cordelia Ave
- San Jose, CA 95129
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- Compuserv ID 73500,3156
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- WINDOWS VIDEO POKER - VERSION 1.0
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- WinPoker is distributed as user supported software, popularly
- referred to as SHAREWARE. You may freely copy and distribute
- the program so long as it is not modified and this
- documentation file accompanies it. A nominal service charge
- may be assessed for copying and distributing the program so
- long as it does not exceed $7. If you use the program you are
- expected to compensate the author for his efforts. This
- encourages the continued development of better quality
- programs which are supported by their users.
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- DOUBLE UP OPTION TO REGISTERED USERS:
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- The registration fee for WinPoker is $15 U.S. Dollars.
- An order form has been included with this package and is in
- the WINPOKER.ORD file. Just print this form, fill it out,
- enclose payment, and mail it to me. Those who register now,
- will receive an updated copy of WinPoker that has the Double Up
- Option included. This is an option found in some Nevada Casino
- Poker machines that allows the chance to double your winnings.
- It adds an exciting twist to playing conventional video poker.
- This option is only available to registered users, so if you
- would like this addition to the standard Video Poker, register
- today.
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- Also, the unregistered version has a reminder screen that pops
- up after about every 50 hands. The registered version does
- not have this pop up screen.
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- THE FILES:
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- There should be three files included with WinPoker
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- winpoker.exe - The executable
- winpoker.doc - This file
- winpoker.ord - The order form
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- THE GAME:
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- This game is modeled after the video poker machines that are
- found in most Nevada casinos. It is your basic five card draw
- video poker game, with odds paid based on the hand you draw.
- After selecting DEAL, the computer will display 5 cards face
- up. You can hold any, all, or none of the five cards. Any cards not
- held are replaced with new cards from the deck upon hitting DEAL
- again. Your payoff is based upon the amount bet and the odds
- below
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- ROYAL FLUSH - 4000 Coins if 5 coins bet, otherwise, 300 FOR 1
- STRAIGHT FLUSH - 50 FOR 1
- 4 OF A KIND - 25 FOR 1
- FULL HOUSE - 8 FOR 1
- FLUSH - 5 FOR 1
- STRAIGHT - 4 FOR 1
- 3 OF A KIND - 3 FOR 1
- TWO PAIR - 2 FOR 1
- PAIR OF JACKS OR BETTER - 1 FOR 1
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- For those of you who are not familar with odds, the word FOR means
- how much is returned FOR a unit bet (The amount is already bet and is
- NOT returned) When odds are quoted as TO such as 1 TO 1 then you
- get 1 unit for 1 unit bet, plus the original bet is return.
- 1 FOR 1 on the other hand, is like a push, you just get your bet back.
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- Well thats it for my discussion of video poker. If you would like
- more information on the game itself, I would suggest going to your
- local bookstore and getting a book on casino games. A lot of the
- more popular ones include a chapter on Video Poker Machines due
- to their increased popularity in casinos.
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- THE CONTROLS:
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- MOUSE USERS - The RIGHT mouse button will deal the cards at
- the beginning of a new hand, AND when you need
- replacement cards. ( An alternate way to deal or
- start play is to click on the "Deal / Play" menu
- item once with the left button.)
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- The LEFT mouse button is used to toggle the HOLD
- on the cards you want to keep. Just click the left
- button anywhere inside the card you want to keep.
- Click a second time to free the HOLD.
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- The BET menu is where you can change your
- bet. The game starts with 5 coins bet, and you
- can change the bet from 1 to 5 coins. Once the
- bet is set, it will stay that way until you change
- it via the BET menu. The accelerator keys are
- F1 (for 1 coin) to F5 (for 5 coins).
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- Thats all you need to play the game with a mouse.
- Right button to start the game ... left button
- to hold the cards you want to keep ... right button
- again to deal the "new" cards.
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- KEYBOARD USERS - To start play and deal the cards, hit ENTER. An alternate
- method is to use the hot key (Alt-D) to activate the
- "Deal / Play" menu item.
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- To hold the cards you want to keep, enter the numbers 1 thru
- 5 with 1 correspinding to the card on the far left and
- 5 corresponding to the card on the far right.
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- To change the bet use the Alt-B hot key to get to the
- BET menu item and cursor down to the bet you want.
- An alternate, is to use the Accelerator Keys. F1 to
- bet 1 coin to F5 for 5 coins.
- Remember, once the bet is set you don't need to enter it
- each hand, unless you want to change it.
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- OTHER OPTIONS - The other option is to change the background color.
- From the options menu item choose colors then pick one
- of the three available colors (Black, Blue, or Green)
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- BANKROLL - The bankroll will start at 0 whenever WinPoker is started.
- If you end up with a positive number, thats is your
- winnings, if negative, that is what you would have lost.
- There is currently no option for the player to change
- the bankroll.
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- MISCELLANEOUS INFORMATION:
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- This game is a Windows 3.0 application. It will not run in
- real mode of windows 3, nor will it run in prior versions of Windows.
- It was designed for a standard VGA display. Users of EGA displays
- will not see the bottom of the cards. I am willing to fix this
- for the next release if there is any demand. (Be sure to let me
- know via compuserv or U.S Mail and I will send you a copy when
- I add the EGA support). It was not tested on any higher
- resolution than 640 X 480 (VGA).
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- I only tested this program with a standard VGA display on
- an IBM PS/2 Model 70 with 3 MB of RAM. It works in both
- the standard, and 386 enhanced mode of Windows 3.0. If there
- are problems, I would like to know about them. Leave me a
- note on Compuserv or send me mail and I will try to respond
- as soon as I can.
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- THE FINE PRINT:
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- This software is for entertainment purposes only, and
- is sold "as is", without any warranty as to performance
- or any other warranties whether expressed or implied. Because of the
- many hardware and software environments into which this program may
- be used, no warranty of fitness for a particular purpose is offered.
- The user must assume the entire risk of using the program. Any
- liability of the seller will be limited exclusively to product
- replacement or the refund of the registration fee.
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- Thanks for supporting SHAREWARE
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- Dean Zamzow
- 1171 Cordelia Ave
- San Jose, CA 95129
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- Compuserv ID 73500,3156
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