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╒════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ Crazy8's │ ╘══╤══════════════════════════════════╤══╛ │ │ │ │ │ Dean Software │ │ 4914 78th Avenue │ │ Hyattsville, MD 20784 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (301) 577-1902 Voice │ │ │ │ │ ╘══════════════════════════════════╛ INTRODUCTION Copyright 1992 by Dean Software. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication or program may be reproduced, photocopied or transmitted; nor may it be leased, translated, disassembled, decompiled, altered, or modified in any manner except as provided by the license below. Any violation of these terms by the user constitutes immediate termination of the license as provided below. Crazy8's is a copyrighted program and is protected under the United States Copyright Law and various International Treaty provisions. It is offered "as is" for personal use, testing, and evaluation. We make no claim as to the program's suitability for any specific purpose and shall not be held responsible for any consequential damages that may possibly occur through the use or misuse of the program. Your first use of Crazy8's constitutes your agreement to the following provisions: Shareware License: A limited license at no charge is granted to all to use, test and duplicate in its entirety the copy of Crazy8's you received for no more than 30 calendar days. Thereafter, if you did not license Crazy8's directly from us, you must either pay the license fee to continue to use Crazy8's or immediately cease all use of Crazy8's. You will be in violation of this limited license agreement if you use this version of Crazy8's for more than 30 days without paying the license fee. By your reading of this license and/or use of the software, you agree to adhere to the terms set forth herein. If you disagree with the terms set forth herein, you must immediately cease all use of this software and you must immediately destroy all copies of this software and documentation currently in your possession. License: Upon payment of the registration fee, we will grant a non-exclusive license to use Crazy8's by one person regardless of whether the license is owned by the person or by a business (the "licensee"). Licensed copies of Crazy8's may be kept only on computers actually used by the licensee. Disclaimer of Warranties. We make no claims as to the suitability of Crazy8's for any specific use. We disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, oral or written, including any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Limitation of Liability. In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use of Crazy8's, including, and without limitation, any direct, incidental or consequential damages. The user is granted a license to distribute the program as he/she received it to anyone he/she sees fit to do so provided the original files are complete and unaltered in any way. Crazy8's may not be "resold" by Shareware distributors for a cost exceeding $5.00. The Shareware distributor should have a notice prominently displayed in their advertisement stating that the programs they distribute are copyrighted by others and by paying the Shareware distributor a fee to purchase the disk does not constitute the registration of the program. Section 1. GENERAL 1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. Crazy8's will run on almost any minimal system configura- tion, although an EGA or VGA display is necessary. 1.2 BASIC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RECOMMENDATIONS As noted earlier, the program has been operated on several systems with varying degrees of performance. Although designed for optimum performance on today's newer systems, the program will nonetheless function on older machines. 1.2.1 The minimum hardware configuration is as follows: o - 256K random access memory (RAM) o - Sufficient hard disk space o - One 360K double-sided, double-density or 1.2 megabyte high-density 5.25" disk drive or One 720K double-sided, double-density or 1.44 megabyte high-density 3.5" disk drive o - Color (EGA or VGA; preferably, VGA) display 1.2.2 The minimum operating system is: MicroSoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) 3.30 or higher. Section 2: GETTING STARTED 2.1 SYSTEM BASICS. Simply follow the onscreen prompts when playing Crazy8's. See Section 1 for system requirements. Crazy8's is a simple, text-oriented game and demands little system overhead. 2.2 PROGRAM INSTALLATION. Installation is as simple as copying all files from the distribution diskette(s) to your hard drive, (in the sub- directory of your choice), and unzipping all files. Any .ZIP files MUST be unzipped with PKUNZIP, Version 2.04g or higher. (In some cases you may receive a self-extracting file with an .EXE extension instead of a .ZIP file. If so, simply copy this file to your hard drive sub-directory of choice and extract the files by typing the file name. You may delete the original file from the sub-directory once the files have been extracted. Be careful not to destroy the original self- extracting file, wherever it may be located.) When completed, you will have the following files in your selected sub-directory: EIGHTS.EXE <-- The main executable EIGHTS.DOC <-- This file ORDER.DOC <-- Order form for Registered versions Once all files have been unzipped or extracted, simply type EIGHTS to begin the program. You may print either of the .DOC files to the printer (LPT1) by using the DOS command below at at the DOS prompt: TYPE EIGHTS.DOC > PRN or TYPE ORDER.DOC > PRN Both .DOC files are standard ASCII text files and may also be browsed or printed with any text editor or any word processor which is capable of handling text files. 2.3 THE GAME PARAMETERS SCREEN This screen allows you to set the parameters used during game play. There are five parameters you may set as follows: PLAYER NAME - Enter your name. If you simply hit the ENTER key at this point, the game will refer to you as "PLAYER" during play. NUMBER OF POINTS IN GAME - Enter the number of points you wish to play to before game ends. If you simply hit the ENTER key, this value will default to 200 points. IF JACK PLAYED, OTHER PLAYER LOSES ONE TURN - Enter Y or N for this option. If Y is entered, every time a jack is played the other player loses one turn. This option also effects scoring. If Y is entered, jacks score 15 points; if N is entered jacks score 10 points. IF TWO PLAYED, OTHER PLAYER DRAWS TWO CARDS - Enter Y or N for this option. If Y is entered, every time a two is played the other player draws two cards. This option also effects scoring. If Y is entered, twos score 20 points; if N is entered twos score 2 points. Please note that even when the other player must draw two cards, he then proceeds with his turn as usual. PAUSE INTERVAL ADJUSTMENT - Use this option to adjust the pause intervals used during message displays. This can be useful for slowing down the messages on faster systems. Entering a 1 gives the fastest pauses, 9 gives the slowest. 2.4 KEYS TO KNOW There are only four letter keys used during play, three of which are only used during the player's turn. Otherwise, the number keys are used to play cards from the player's hand. The letter keys used are: D - used to draw a card if desired P - used to pass player's turn if desired Q - used by player to terminate the game if desired B - "Boss" key. If the "B" key is pressed at any time, a DOS screen is displayed. Press any other key to return to the game. Use the number keys to play cards in your hand (numbers appear below the cards). Please note that if you are holding more than nine cards in your hand, you must include the zero in order to play cards with corresponding numbers of less than ten. Also, be sure to read any messages that appear in the communications box at the bottom of the screen since many of them give information directly related to the progress of the game. If the messages appear and/or disappear too quickly or too slowly then increase or decrease the pause interval adjustment option on the PARAMETERS SCREEN as described above. 2.5 RULES OF THE GAME Crazy8's is based on the traditional card game of Crazy Eights and is extremely easy to play, even for children. Please remember there are many variations to this game and we have tried to faithfully incorporate some of the more common options into this software. The only other liberty taken herein is the maximum number of thirteen cards in each hand due to display limitations. Each player is dealt eight cards, then the deck is placed in the middle with a discard card showing face up on the discard pile. Players alternate turns. On each turn, a player must try to play a card by matching either the discard card value or the discard card suit. For example, if the six of diamonds is showing on the discard pile the next player must try to play either a six or a diamond. If the player is unable to play either a six or a diamond and is holding an eight in his hand, he may play the eight and declare the suit as whatever he pleases. If he is unable to make a play, he must draw a card from the deck at which time he may attempt to play again or pass his turn. If at any time during play all cards from the deck have been drawn then the top card in the discard pile is set aside, all remaining cards in the discard pile are replaced in the deck and the deck is reshuffled. The discard card that was set aside is then used to restart the discard pile and the game is resumed. Please note that a maximum of thirteen cards may be drawn, after which the turn must be passed if the player is unable to make a play. Also, if the options are active, be sure to use jacks and twos in your playing strategy. The overall object is to play all of your cards while you try to force your opponent to hold as many cards in his hand as possible, which count against him in scoring (see SCORING section below). 2.6 SCORING After one of the players has played all the cards from his hand, the opponent's hand will be scored and the value of the cards remaining in his hand will be added to the winning player's score. This continues through subsequent hands until one of the players meets or exceeds the game point limit (see PARAMETERS SCREEN section above, default is 200 points). The point values for individual cards are as follows (note that points for jacks and twos may vary according to options set when game starts - see PARAMETERS SCREEN section above): Ace 1 point Two 2 points (20 points if draw option is set to Y) Eight 50 points Jack 10 points (15 points if lose turn option is set to Y) Queen 10 points King 10 points All other cards score face (pip) value. Obviously, given the high point values of certain cards, play strategy dictates that you try to play them as soon as possible, especially if the opponent is about to go out. 2.7 REPORTING ERRORS OR DISCREPANCIES Every effort has been made to ensure that the product you receive is free from errors or bugs. Should you have a problem that is related to the program, please contact us at the address below. To improve the playability of our products, we gladly accept any suggestions or ideas for improvements to the program. You may contact us at: Dean Software 4914 78th Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20784 (301) 577-1902 Voice 3.0 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PKUNZIP is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Other products and marks mentioned in this documentation are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This documentation is copyrighted (C) 1992 by Dean Software all rights are reserved.