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- HEARTS ATTACK!
- Version 1.0 - April 1996
- by Stuart White and Kevin Prince
-
- Contents:
-
- I) What is HEARTS ATTACK! ?
-
- II) What are the system requirements to play HEARTS ATTACK!
- and how do I install it?
-
- III) What are the rules of the game?
-
- IV) How do I play HEARTS ATTACK! ?
-
- V) How can I reach the authors of HEARTS ATTACK! for
- questions, comments or bugs?
-
- VI) How much does HEARTS ATTACK! cost?
-
- VII) Credits
-
-
- I) What is HEARTS ATTACK! ?
-
- HEARTS ATTACK! is a DOS-based card game written by Stuart White
- and Kevin Prince. We are both Computer Systems Engineering Students
- and the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. HEARTS ATTACK! will play
- much like any other HEARTS card game and you will be playing
- against three computer opponents.
-
-
-
- II) What are the system requirements to play HEARTS ATTACK!
- and how do I install it?
-
- HEARTS ATTACK! will require at minimum an 80286
- processor, VGA graphics, and a mouse. We recommend running
- HEARTS ATTACK! from your hard drive (not a floppy!).
-
- To install HEARTS ATTACK, create a new subdirectory and copy
- all the files into it. You should have the following files:
-
- HEARTS.EXE - The actual game
- CARDS1.DAT - File containing the cards information
- CARDS2.DAT - "
- CARDS3.DAT - "
- CARDS4.DAT - "
- README.DOC - This file (optional)
-
- After doing this, just change into the directory and type
- 'HEARTS'.
-
-
-
- III) What are the rules of the game?
-
- HEARTS ATTACK! follows the basic set of rules for the
- card game HEARTS found in most card game rule books. The
- particular set of rules we used are as followed:
-
- The point of the game is to be the player with the LEAST
- number of points at the end of the game. The game ends
- when any of the four players' scores exceed 100 points.
-
- Once the cards are dealt, each player will select three
- cards from his/her hand to pass left. (Passing cards is done
- "blindly" which means a player must choose cards from the
- ones he/she was dealt, not ones that were passed to them)
-
- Play will begin with the player who holds the two of
- clubs and play will take a clockwise direction.
-
- Players MUST follow the suit which was led if possible.
-
- Players who do not have a particular suit that was led
- are free to play any card they choose (EXCEPTION: On the
- first hand players are not allowed to play a Heart or the
- Queen of Spades - known as "no blood on first trick")
-
- The player which plays the highest card in the suit
- that was led `wins' the hand.
-
- Any card in the suit of Hearts is worth 1 point and the
- Queen of Spades is worth 13 points.
-
- If any point cards are played in the current hand, the
- winner of that hand will collect the appropriate amount of
- points
-
- If any player collects 100 or more points then the game
- is over and the player with the lowest amount of points
- wins.
-
- If any player has not reached 100 points play resumes
- with redealing the cards at which time a player will choose
- three cards and pass them to the appropriate direction.
- Passing of cards at the beginning of each new hand will
- follow this order: LEFT, RIGHT, ACROSS, HOLD-no passing.
- (then repeat the cycle)
-
- A player may not lead a Heart unless someone has
- already played a heart on a previous trick. (known as
- breaking Hearts)
-
- Special scoring: If a player `wins' all 13 Hearts AND
- the Queen of Spades, the player is said to "Shoot the Moon".
- If this occurs, each player will add 26 points to their
- score and the person who "Shot the Moon" will not receive
- any points.
-
-
-
- IV) How do I play HEARTS ATTACK! ?
-
- HEARTS ATTACK! is a very simple game to play once you understand the
- rules of Hearts. (above) You will be dealt 13 cards to play from. You will
- then select cards to pass (if applicable). You can select the cards you wish
- to pass simply by using the mouse pointer and clicking on the card you wish
- to pass. Cards that will be passed are designated by white arrows which
- appear above the selected card. If you wish to deselect a card, you simply
- click again on the selected card and the card is no longer selected. Scoring
- will be shown after a complete hand is played. (all cards played) When a
- person is in first place, his/her name will be shown in red, while the others
- will be shown in black. Playing a card is simply a matter of clicking on the
- card you would like to play.
-
-
-
- V) How can I reach the authors of HEARTS ATTACK! for
- questions, comments or bugs?
-
- We may be reached by E-mail at kprince@comp.uark.edu or
- cswhite@comp.uark.edu. We would love to hear what you have to say about
- our game. You can always find the latest version of HEARTS ATTACK and
- any other projects we might be working on by checking out our homepages:
-
- http://www.engr.uark.edu/~csw1
- http://www.engr.uark.edu/~kdp
-
- Also, if you find any bugs or problems with the game please
- include a detailed description of the nature of the problem and
- point during the game at which the error occurred. Above
- all, have fun and we hope you enjoy the game!
-
-
-
- VI) How much does HEARTS ATTACK! cost?
-
- NOTHING! However, if you like HEARTS ATTACK! and continue to play
- it, we ask that you register your copy. Please fill out the following
- form and email it to us at one of the addresses above.
-
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- | |
- | HEARTS ATTACK! Registration Form |
- | |
- | NAME: ________________________________________________________ |
- | |
- | E-MAIL ADDRESS:_______________________________________________ |
- | |
- | TYPE OF COMPUTER: (Check one) |
- | [ ] lower than 286 |
- | [ ] 286 |
- | [ ] 386 |
- | [ ] 486 |
- | [ ] Pentium |
- | [ ] Other (please specify) ________________________________ |
- | |
- | WHAT IS ONE THING YOU LIKE ABOUT HEARTS ATTACK? |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | |
- | WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE? |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | |
- | WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE INFORMED OF FUTURE VERSIONS OF HEARTS |
- | ATTACK? |
- | [ ] YES |
- | [ ] NO |
- | |
- | DID YOU FIND ANY BUGS? IF SO, PLEASE DESCRIBE. |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | |
- | DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | ______________________________________________________________ |
- | |
- | THANKS FOR REGISTERING YOUR COPY OF HEARTS ATTACK! |
- | |
- | HEARTS ATTACK! Copywrite (c) 1996 by Stuart White & Kevin Prince |
- | |
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-
- Again, it costs nothing to register your copy of HEARTS ATTACK. We
- would just like to know if people enjoy our game. By sending us this
- information, you will help us make the game better and we can keep you
- informed of new versions. Thanks!
-
-
- VII) Credits
-
- Thanks go out to the following people who contributed:
-
- Graphics routines: Sharon Johnson
- Playing card faces: Oxymoron
- Rules: D. Barker (Hoyle's Rules of Card Games)
- Beta testing: Jeff "Vitto" Ventimiglia
-
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- | HEARTS ATTACK! Copyright (c) 1996 |
- | May be freely distributed without modifications/changes. |
- | |
- | "Any day is a good day for a HEART ATTACK!" |
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