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GIN RUMMY CHALLENGE
Version 7.1, March 1991
For IBM PC/XT/AT/PS Systems, Compatibles, And Clones
Copyright 1991 by Jim Cody
(CIS ID: 72276,1366)
John Scarne's "Encyclopedia Of Card Games" (Harper & Row) recognizes Gin
Rummy as America's most popular two-handed card game.
Gin Rummy Challenge (RUMMY) is a dynamic and elegant way to play Gin Rummy
against a resident expert (your computer), or against another human player
via modem-to-modem communications between two computers. A Hayes-compatible
modem is necessary only for modem-to-modem play. A mouse device is optional.
RUMMY runs on color (CGA/EGA/VGA), black-&-white, or monochrome video
displays in DOS modes CO40/80, BW40/80, and MONO. Of course, color is the
preferred mode of operation. From the DOS command prompt or from a batch
file, you should start RUMMY with command syntax appropriate for your video
capabilities.
Color: Black-&-White: Monochrome:
[MODE {CO40|CO80}] [MODE {BW40|BW80}] [MODE MONO]
RUMMY RUMMY RUMMY
All of the instructions and help you will need are contained within the
program. The simplest way to play the game is to use a MOUSE or the <Enter>
and <Right-Arrow> keys to signal your Gin Rummy draw/discard decisions. Be
sure to read the help screens, which are available whenever the message
"Press <F1> For Help" appears on a game screen.
If you have a color video display (CGA/EGA/VGA), you will find that playing
in ZOOM mode is preferable after you have familiarized yourself with the
features of the game. ZOOM mode may be enabled whenever the message "Press
<F2> To ZOOM" appears on the game screen.
A sample game save/resume file (RUMMY.GS4) has been included. Simply delete
this file in order to start your own game save/resume file. If you have a
save/resume file (RUMMY.GS3) from a previous version of RUMMY, you must
rename it as RUMMY.GS4 in order to use it with V7.1.
RUMMY V7.1 introduces extended help and diagnostics for modems and data
communications. When you give copies of RUMMY to friends and relatives,
even first-time modem users should be able to play modem-to-modem RUMMY
without hand-holding. V7.1 also features minor improvements with respect
to the card arrangement algorithm and the computer's playing strategy.
RUMMY is FREE; however, if you enjoy the game, your charitable donation of
$20 (or more) to the AMERICAN NARCOLEPSY ASSOCIATION would be appreciated
by the 200,000 Americans who suffer from NARCOLEPSY, a chronic disorder of
the central nervous system. Please mail your tax-deductible donation to
AMERICAN NARCOLEPSY ASSOCIATION, P.O. BOX 1187, SAN CARLOS, CA 94070.
NARCOLEPSY CONTRIBUTION FORM
DATE: _________________________
TO:
AMERICAN NARCOLEPSY ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 1187
SAN CARLOS, CA 94070
Please accept my enclosed charitable contribution in the amount of $_______.
I have enjoyed playing Gin Rummy Challenge V7.1 which I obtained from:
___ A Friend/Relative.
___ CompuServe Information Network
___ Other Information Network (Name: ______________________________)
___ Other Distribution Source (Name: ______________________________)
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