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┌────────────────────────────────────────────┐
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│ BLACKJACK BATTLE DELUXE │
│ ======================= │
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│ A Live Game for Many BBS's! │
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│ Game Release Version 3.0 - 01/01/91 │
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│ (C)opyright 1990 │
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│ By │
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│ SECRET SERVICE BBS │
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│ Mike Wilson │
│ P.O. Box 9521 │
│ Huntington, WV │
│ 25704 │
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│ BBS (304) 429-6838 │
│ 1200/2400/9600 24 hrs. │
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└────────────────────────────────────────────┘
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 - Page 1
Warranty
This is product is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The
entire risk as to the results and performance of the program is assumed by
you. Futher more, I the author do not warrant, guarantee, or make any
representations regarding the use of, or the results of the use of the
program, and you rely on the program and results solely at your own risk. I
the author cannot accept responsibility for system damage, loss of profit, or
any other special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use
or inability to use this product.
Copyright
The Multi-Board BlackJack Battle Deluxe live game is distributed as SHAREWARE.
Under this concept you may use the SHAREWARE (unregistered) version for a
reasonable period of time, which I consider to be three weeks, after which you
must either register your copy or discontinue usage.
Registration
With registration you will recieve the latest registered copy of BlackJack
Battle Deluxe with the ability to download any futher updates from Secret
Service BBS at no extra cost. You will also recieve any support the author
can give in reference to bugs or other problems that may arise in using the
game.
I feel that sysop's have enough expense without charging a high cost for a
game for their users. I have set the cost of registration at $20.00 which I
feel if people will follow the shareware concept will be enough to cover
shipping and handling and encourage me to write more doors for Wildcat!.
See register.txt form for ordering instructions.
Distribution
You are free, in fact encouraged, to distribute the SHAREWARE (unregistered)
version of the multi-board BlackJack Battle Deluxe Game provided that all
files contained in the original BlackJack Battle Deluxe archive are
distributed in their original unmodified state.
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 2
Introduction
&
How To Play
BlackJack Battle Deluxe
BlackJack Battle Deluxe plays much the same as the card game of BlackJack.
Users can compete against the House or bet against other users accounts.
The object of BlackJack is to get as close to 21 without exceeding it
and also outscore the other player. Card values are equal to the
numerical value of the card, or 10 for all face cards. For those who
don't know how to play blackjack the game totals the card point values
for them. They only have to know the strategy is to get as close to 21
without exceeding it. If a player bets against another user the game
is recorded in the Daily News as well as the results of the game.
Options and Information
This door game will also create color and mono top 10 bulletins and write them
in directories of your choice written in the .CFG file. It also writes
files for daily news (so players can see who played them and what the results
were.). The all time champions scores is also kept.
Installation and Setup
Installation of the game is fairly simple. Create a directory and dissolve
the contents of Deluxe.zip into it.
Run the program Setup.exe and answer the questions as they appear. If you
do not know the response to a question then please read the detailed
instructions below.
Setup up a batch file to call the game from your bbs. Read batch file
setup instructions below for your particular board.
Run the maint.exe program once in a while to prevent your Deluxe.new
(news file) from getting too big (or set it up as an event to run nightly)
The following is a list of all files and what they contain:
Deluxe.CFG contains:
The Secret Service BBS <-- Name of BBS
Mike <-- Sysop's first name
Wilson <-- Sysop's last name
C:\Path\bbsinfo.fil <-- Path and filename for Board info file (see below)
C:\Path\Color.Scr <-- Path & Filename to create COLOR bulletin
C:\Path\ASCII.bbs <-- Path & Filename to create MONO bulletin
NO <-- NO or locked COM PORT Baud Rate
O <-- O for One play per day or U for
Unlimited plays per day.
** The line above that asks for Board Info. File refers to the path
and filename of the file that your particular BBS creates when it
drops out to run a door. The following are what each BBS creates:
Wildcat prior to V3.0 --> Callinfo.bbs Spitfire -->SFDoors.dat
GAP or WILDCAT 3.0+ ----> Door.sys PCBoard -> PCBoard.sys
QuickBBS -----> DorinfoX.def (the X is 1 or 2 depending on node)
A proper example of the line would be: C:\Wildcat\Callinfo.bbs
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 3
The lines that refer to color and mono bulletins need a path and
file name that you want the top ten user bulletins written to.
**** NOTES FOR MULTINODE BBS'S *****
You may have as many .cfg files as you need to match the number of nodes.
If you are running multiple nodes just make the next .cfg Deluxe2.cfg and
the third Deluxe3.cfg etc.
Just call the game as: Deluxe Deluxe.cfg for first node
Deluxe Deluxe2.cfg for second node, etc.
If you are running multinodes and need to change the port address or IRQ
for ports 3 and 4 please read the file PORT.DOC.
Deluxe.DAT contains:
This file stores the following user data:
"THE CHAMPION","01-15-1990"," 1000"
Data has to be kept in this format.
Deluxe.NEW
This file will store the BlackJack Battle Deluxe news files.
The format for this file is:
" BLACKJACK DELUXE NEWS","12"
" ---------------------","12"
Deluxe.TXT contains:
This is the instruction file for BlackJack Battle Deluxe. When a user selects
the instructions option during the game, this file is read for instructions.
This file MUST BE PRESENT and Not altered in any way for BlackJack Battle
Deluxe to run properly
MAINT.EXE
---------
This little program should be run from DOS to maintain the Deluxe.NEW
file. It is a little text editor that will compress your daily news
down to a reasonable size. The news file will get LARGE if this
program is not done often. You may want to set it up as a program
to be run as an external event each day when you do maintenance.
BOARD.TXT
---------
Don't worry about this file. It is created when you run setup.exe
This file tells the game which BBS Software you are running and
tells it to read the correct board file. THERE SHOULD NOT BE A
BOARD.TXT FILE IN THE GAME DIRECTORY IF YOUR RUNNING WILDCAT
PRIOR TO VERSION 3.0!
The game looks for this file and defaults to Wildcat if it isn't
found.
For other boards it will contain one line with one of the following:
QuickBBS --------> QBBS GAP or WILDCAT 3.0+ ---> GAP
PCBoard ---------> PCB Spitfire --------------> SPITFIRE
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 4
List of Files In Archive
The following files are found in your BlackJack Battle Deluxe Zip
Setup.exe <--- Setup program for game
Maint.exe <--- Maintenance file to purge news files
Deluxe.EXE <--- Executable Program.
Deluxe.CFG <--- Configuration File. (Created by setup.exe)
Deluxe.DAT <--- Store User's Name, Last Play Date & Score.
Deluxe.TXT <--- Instructions Used By Program.
Deluxe.NEW <--- File that stores the Daily News text
BULL##.SCR *<--- COLOR Bulletin
BULL##.BBS *<--- MONO Bulletin
Port.Doc <--- Text to read if you need to alter IRQ or Com address
Deluxe.DOC <--- This File.
Champion.txt <--- The all time champion is stored here.
* DENOTES that file is created during RUN-TIME.
Batch Files
=================
Be sure that you have edited or created the Deluxe.CFG file with the correct
information as described earlier in these docs. The individual setups do not
repeat this necessary process.
Wildcat! 1.13 & 2.0+ Setup:
---------------------------
First, create your DOOR##.BAT (2.0+) or LIVE##.BAT (1.13) like this eample:
ECHO OFF
CD \WILDCAT\DOORS\Deluxe
Deluxe Deluxe.CFG
CD \WILDCAT
CAT.BAT
place this batch file in your Node# directory if running Multi-Nodes or in
your Wildcat (default) directory if single node.
Second, Create a sub-directory for the door program such as in the following
example:
C:\WILDCAT\DOORS\Deluxe
Third, put the Deluxe game files in the \WILDCAT\DOORS\Deluxe directory.
Forth, add this game to your live program menu for user selection and your
ready to run the door.
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 5
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
Gap Setup:
----------
First, add the number and name of the door to your menu. This will allow the
user to select the door by number.
Second, edit or create the file called DOORS.DAT which is normally in the GEN
directory. Following is an example line to add:
BJ 10
where 'BJ' stands for the name of the batch file (shown below) to invoke the
the door and '10' is the required security level.
Third, create a sub-directory for Deluxe to be placed in. And example
would be:
C:\GAP\Deluxe
place all the files in the Deluxe.ZIP archive inside this directory.
Forth, create a batch file called Deluxe which should be placed in the
default directory. Following is example contents of this file:
ECHO OFF
CD\GAP\Deluxe
Deluxe Deluxe.CFG
CD\GAP
GAP
the last line in the Deluxe file should invoke the batch file which loads
the GAP BBS system.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
Spitfire Setup:
---------------
First edit your SFDOOR.MNU and add the following line. If you are not running
and doors at this time you will need to create this file.
Deluxe, 10
Where Deluxe is the name of the door to appear on your menu and the 10
is the lowest security level that will be allowed to enter the door. Don't
forget the comma (,) after the name.
Second create a sub-directory to place the door game in. In this example we
will use 'C:\SF\DOOR_A' for the game directory.
Third move all the files in the Deluxe.ZIP archive into this directory.
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 6
Forth edit your SF.BAT file adding the following lines.
:DOOR_A
CD\SF\DOORS_A
Deluxe Deluxe.CFG
CD\SF
GOTO LOOP
Fifth, rerun Sf.BAT and your ready to begin play.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
PCBoard 14.0+ Setup:
--------------------
First, edit your DOORS and DOORSG file so that it shows Deluxe with the door
number relating to it's position in DOORS.DAT.
Second, edit the DOORS.DAT file so that it includes Deluxe.
Third, create a sub-directory for Deluxe to be placed in. And example
would be:
C:\PCB\Deluxe
place all the files in the Deluxe.ZIP archive inside this directory.
Forth, create a batch file called Deluxe which should be placed in the
default directory. Following is example contents of this file:
ECHO OFF
CD\PCB\Deluxe
Deluxe Deluxe.CFG
CD\PCB
BOARD
the last line in the Deluxe file should invoke the batch file which loads
the PCboard BBS system.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
QuickBBS Setup:
---------------
First, add the game to your games menu and select the correct type for doors.
Second, create a sub-directory for the game and move all the files from the
zip file to this directory.
Third, the game reads the file DORINFOx.DEF. Where 'x' is the node number.
Since QuickBBS only supports one node at this time then this file should be
'DORINFO1.DEF'. This file's drive\path\filename should be on the third line
of the configuration file.
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 7
Note: It was told to me that the upcoming 3.0 version of QucikBBS will
support Multi-Nodes and that the 'DORINFOx.DEF' will be changed
to 'DORINFxx.DEF' to support Multi-Nodes. This game is written
where you can specify this new name as well as any others.
Forth, create a batch file called Deluxe which should be placed in the
default directory. Following is example contents of this file:
ECHO OFF
CD\QUICKBBS\Deluxe
Deluxe Deluxe.CFG
CD\QUICKBBS
QBBS.BAT
the last line in the Deluxe file should invoke the batch file which loads
the QuickBBS system.
If this is a little unclear then please read your systems documentation for
more detailed instructions.
If you use a door monitoring program then read their documentation for
their specific setup.
Technical Support
If you have problems with the BlackJack Battle Deluxe live game you
may contact Mike Wilson at the Secret Service BBS 24 hours per day
(304) 429-6838.
Order Information
Just mail $20.00 Check,Money Order or Cash to:
MASTERCARD and VISA also welcome!
Mike Wilson
P.O. Box 9521
Huntington, WV 25704
Thank you for trying BlackJack Battle Deluxe and look for more games and
utilities for Wildcat! in the near future.
Thanks to Jeff Sumberg for some great C routines use in this game!
BlackJack Battle Deluxe (C)opyright 1990 Page - 8