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T&T Software
Monte Carlo V1.10
(c) Copyright 1996
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║ ■ MONTE V1.10 Overview & Instructions ■ ║
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═ Overview ═
MONTE is Monte Carlo Solitaire, an easy but challenging solitaire card game.
MONTE will ONLY support ANSI mode, this will be checked upon program start
up and if ANSI is NOT on the user will be asked if they can support ANSI. If
the user responds "Y" then ANSI is turned on for the duration of the door but
is turned off when the door exits! If the user responds "N" then they are
returned to the BBS.
The users will be allowed to play upto the maximum amount of games allowed
per day (set by the SysOp in Registered Versions ONLY, default: 10).
Free games are awarded when the game is won, upto the maximum allowed per
day (set by the SysOp in Registered Version ONLY, default: 9999)!
The SysOp may also set the amount of make up/play ahead days that may be
played per day. (set by the SysOp in Registered Versions ONLY, default: 1).
When a user chooses to make up/play ahead a day a calendar is displayed
(CALENDAR.ANS), if you do not want this calendar to be displayed simply
delete it.
The Sysop has the option to change the playing screen background and the
playing card colors via the key file (REGISTERED VERSIONS ONLY, default:
white on white).
Users may quit out of the door and their information will be saved in
MONTE.DAT so they can come back in and finish their games anytime.
═ Instructions ═
Create a directory for MONTE and unarchive or copy all the files into that
directory.
Create configuration files for each node that you wish to run MONTE on or
use one for all nodes, depending on your set up!
(See the example configuration files for details).
The door can be run with one command line parameter:
MONTE NODE1.CFG <-- Configuration filename
if this parameter is left off MONTE looks for MONTE.CFG and uses it if
found, if it is not found then the program will abort.
To run in the local mode, simply log onto the BBS and run the door or you can
play it without the BBS by setting the LocalMode in the configuration file and
then running MONTE <config.file>.
****Special Configuration File Note****
The configuration file looks really overpowering, but don't shy away from it!
Everything you need to know about the configuration file is within the
configuration file!
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║ ■ MONTE Drop File Support ■ ║
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MONTE will support the following drop files:
1. DORINFO?.DEF 6. SFDOORS.DAT
2. EXITINFO.BBS 7. SFMAIN.DAT
3. CHAIN.TXT 8. SFMESS.DAT
4. CALLINFO.BBS 9. SFFILE.DAT
5. DOOR.SYS 10. SFSYSOP.DAT
and any other with the use of the CustomFile in the configuration file.
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║ ■ MONTE Multi-Node Support ■ ║
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MONTE is completely Multi-Node aware. If you are running more than one node,
simply create different configuration files for each node and include that
configuration filename on the command line!
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║ ■ MONTE Adopted Screen ■ ║
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After the OPENING.ANS is displayed there is an optional screen called
ADOPTED.ANS that will be displayed. This screen is completely user
configurable. You can thank someone for registering the door for you or
try to encourage someone to do it for you or give them instructions for
the door, whatever you like!
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║ ■ MONTE How to Play ■ ║
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Monte Solitaire is one of the easiest solitaire games to understand,
however it is not that easy to win! Below is a copy of the HELP.ANS (in
ASCII format):
┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│ The Rules of Monte Carlo Solitaire. │
│ │
│ Layout: The cards are dealt with 25 in a box, 5 rows of 5. This │
│ leaves 27 cards in the stock pile. │
│ Play: Discard cards in pairs of the same rank, provided that the two │
│ cards of the pair are adjacent in a row, column, or a diagonal. │
│ After all possible pairs are removed the tableau will be │
│ consildated and filled with cards from the stock pile. │
│ In this example: │
│ ┌─────┐┌─────┐┌─────┐┌─────┐┌─────┐ Numbers 01 & 02 can be discarded. │
│ │A ││A ││J ││4 ││4 │ Numbers 04 & 05 can be discarded. │
│ │ A││ A││ J││ 4││ 4│ NOTE: Suit does NOT play a role. │
│ └───01┘└───02┘└───03┘└───04┘└───05┘ │
│ Scoring: 10 points for each card removed & 480 points if the game is won! │
│ A total of 1000 points can be awarded per game! │
│ Winning: The game is considered won when ALL cards have been discarded! │
│ A free game is won for every game you win! │
│ Tips: If a card can be paired with either of two others, pick the pair │
│ that will give more additional plays after consolidation. │
└──────────────────────────<Press any Key to Continue>───────────────────────┘
Game Limit: There is a default game limit of 10, this value can be changed
from 0-65534 from within the MONTE.KEY, but ONLY in the
registered version!
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║ ■ MONTE Scoring ■ ║
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Scoring is simple, 10 points for every card removed. 480 points is
awarded when a game is won. There is a maximum of 1000 points per
game (if won).
Scores are kept for one month in the MONTE.DAT file and the Top Ten
is kept in MONTE.SCR. An alltime high is kept in MALLTIME.DAT.
MONTE.MB4 will contain the previous months scores!
On the first of the month MONTE.DAT will be removed and MONTE.SCR
will be renamed to MONTE.MB4 when the first player enters the door!
When in the game 'V' will display the scores, with the Alltime high and
last months highest score first, with this months top ten following in
the next screen.
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║ ■ MONTE Files in Archive ■ ║
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Your TMONT110.ARJ file should contain the following files:
Monte.exe -> The Executable File.
Monte.doc -> This Document File.
Monte.reg -> Registration Form.
Monte.upg -> Upgrade Instructions.
100to110.exe -> Upgrade from v1.00 to v1.10.
Mbullet.exe -> Creates External Bulletins
Mbullet.cfg -> Configuration File for Pbullet.exe.
File_id.diz -> Short Program Description.
Monte.key -> Registration Key File.
Monte.cfg -> Example Configuration File.
Main.ans -> Ansi Main Menu.
Help.ans -> Ansi Help Screen.
Opening.ans -> Ansi Opening Screen.
Wongame.ans -> Ansi Screen Shown When a Game is Won.
Adopted.ans -> [Optional] Ansi Screen.
Calendar.ans -> [Optional] Ansi Calendar Screen (for Make up Days).
Edituser.exe -> Data File Editor.
Edituser.doc -> Document File for Edituser.
Monreset.bat -> Deletes all Monte Data Files.
Support.doc -> Support Information.
Others.doc -> Other Doors by T&T Software.
═════ Files Created at Run-Time ═════
Monte.dat -> User Data, contains the Username,
Last date played, games won, total points,
and games played.
Monte.scr -> Top Ten Scores Data File.
Malltime.dat -> Alltime high Data File.
Monte.mb4 -> Scores From the Month Before.
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║ ■ MONTE Configuration File ■ ║
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The Configuration file may be named anything you wish to name it, but it must
be included on the command line for MONTE to use it. If you do not specify
a configuration file on the command line then MONTE will try to use
MONTE.CFG, if that is not found the program will abort.
Everything that you need to know about the Configuration file is within the
configuration file.....
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║ ■ MONTE Registration Information ■ ║
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Registration of MONTE reflects the concept of Shareware.
Please see MONTE.REG for details on registering.
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║ ■ MONTE External Bulletins ■ ║
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MONTE can create external bulletins via MBULLET.EXE. MBULLET will read
the MBULLET.CFG and will create any or all of the Ansi, Ascii, or Rip
bulletins. Simply run MBULLET and it will pick up the default MBULLET.CFG
configuration file, or specify which configuration file you would like to
use on the command line:
MBULLET <configfilename>
MBULLET must reside in the same directory as MONTE and MONTE needs to
be registered. If MONTE is NOT registered, a message will be displayed
and the program will exit!
Please see the enclosed MBULLET.CFG for details on how to configure MBULLET.
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║ ■ MONTE V1.10 Credits and Many Thanks ■ ║
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Special thanks go to Brian Pirie who wrote "OpenDoors, Door Programming
Toolkit Version 5.10" with which MONTE was created!
A very special thanks go to the following for spending the time to BETA
test the earliest versions of the door:
Cammy Cochrane
Bob Hindal
Della Moore
Steve Newman
Brian Tremblay
Full support will be given on The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS, please call we
would like to hear any concerns or comments!
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║ ■ MONTE Warranty and Disclaimer ■ ║
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= Warranty =
This 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.
Futhermore, we the authors do not warrant, guarantee, or make any represent-
tions 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. We the authors cannot
accept responsibility for system damage, either directly or indirectly from
the use of this product.
= Disclaimer =
The Authors of this program, The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS and its Co-sysops
are in no way responsible for any damages sustained either directly
or indirectly from the use of MONTE. Also if the file has been
modified in any way we will take no responsibility for it's use Whatsoever!
The .EXE file has been tested on several machines, from 286's to 486's and
worked perfectly on all. If you should have any problems with this file
please call The Ultimate House Of Fun BBS to obtain a good copy.
The latest version of this program may be FREQ'd by using:
MONTE