Table of Contents
1 | Welcome and Registration | ||||||||||
1.1 | About Casino | ||||||||||
1.2 | System Requirements | ||||||||||
1.3 | Registering Casino | ||||||||||
1.4 | Contacting Stand Alone Inc. | ||||||||||
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1.5 | Reporting Bugs | ||||||||||
1.6 | Version History | ||||||||||
2 | Entering the Casino | ||||||||||
2.1 | Choosing a Game | ||||||||||
2.2 | Blackjack | ||||||||||
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2.3 | Craps | ||||||||||
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2.4 | Roulette | ||||||||||
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2.5 | Slots | ||||||||||
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2.6 | Video Poker | ||||||||||
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2.7 | Help and Settings | ||||||||||
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1 | Welcome and Registration |
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1.2 | System Requirements |
Casino is designed to work on both the PalmPilot 5000k, Professional and Personal units, as well as the Palm III device. Throughout this manual, PalmPilot is used to refer to any of these units. | |
1.3 | Registering Casino |
Casino is Shareware, and costs $24.95. | |
The Casino Demo will work for a 30 day trial period. At the end of the 30 Days,it will stop working. To avert this tragedy, you will need to get in touch with Stand Alone to register your software. You can register with us by several different methods. | |
You will need to include the following information, no matter how you choose to register. Most importantly, you need to include your name EXACTLY as it is entered in your PalmPilot, including spaces. We use this to generate your password, so it must be precise. You will need to specify which programs you wish to register, and include payment for each of them. We accept Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. If you are using normal mail, you can send us a check as well. Make sure to include your card number, the expiration date, and what type of card you are using. You also need to give us a way to get in touch with you. Email is the preferred way, followed by your address and phone number. An Email address is not strictly necessary, but it will result in much faster service. | |
For instant gratification, register by phone, and pay using Visa or Mastercard. To do so, call (773) 477-2492 and we will give you a password right over the phone. | |
Alternatively, you can send us a check to the address below. | |
You can also Email us at sales@standalone.com. Just Email us the relevant information, and we'll send you a code. If you are registering through Compuserve, use, GO SWREG. | |
Once you register, you will receive a password from us. You can install this password one of two ways. There is an option to Enter Password via the Enter Password option in the menu. Tap on it to bring up a screen that has a space to enter the password. |
1.4 | Contacting Stand Alone Inc. |
There are several ways to get in touch with us here at Stand Alone, Inc. Email is the preferred form of communication, but whatever works for you is fine. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or compliments, please don't hesitate to contact us through any of the methods listed below. | |
1.4.1 |
Business Hours |
Stand Alone is open from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday to Thursday, 9 AM to 6 PM Friday, and 10 AM to 4 PM Saturday. These times are CST and GMT -5.We are closed on Sunday. | |
1.4.2 |
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internet: info@standalone.com | |
AOL: Std Alone | |
CompuServe: 76342,3057 | |
1.4.3 | Phone |
Voice: (773) 477-2492 | |
Fax: (773) 477-2579 | |
1.4.5 | World Wide Web |
http://www.standalone.com |
1.5 |
Reporting Bugs |
If you find a bug in our software, it would be helpful if you reported the bug to us. To report a bug, please Email us with Bug Report Request in the subject line. In the Email, please include the following information: ·The type of PalmPilot you are using (i.e. Personal) ·The software name & version number (i.e. Lingua Franca 1.0) ·The error number ·A brief description of how we can recreate the error ·Your name and Email address (so we can contact you) When reporting bugs, it is best to Email us, so that the programmers have a written record of the information they need to solve the problem. As soon as we receive your Email, a programmer will examine the problem and fix it.. Because our programmers are busy creating software, it can take a while for them to reply, but they will release a new version of the software that fixes the bug as soon as they can. |
1.6 | Version History | |
Version | Date | Notes |
1.0 | June1, 1998 | First public release |
2 | Entering the Casino |
Welcome to Casino for the PalmOS. Casino gives you all the excitement of a casino right in the palm of your hand. When you first open Casino, the Stand Alone Dealer greets you. The box in the upper right corner is your starting bank. To enter start playing, tap the Deal Me In button. | |
2.1 |
Choosing a Game |
To change games, just the Menu silkscreen button. Next, select the Games menu, and choose the game that you want to play. Alternatively, you can use the following Graffiti commands to switch between games: | |
Blackjack: Command-B | |
Craps: Command-C | |
Roulette: Command-R | |
Slots: Command-S | |
Video Poker: Command-P | |
2.2 |
Blackjack |
Blackjack is the classic card game where you try to get combinations of cards to add up to 21 points, without going over. If you go over twenty-one point, you Bust, and lose the hand. If your points are higher than the dealer's points, or the dealer Busts, you win the hand. If your points are lower than the dealer's, or you Bust, you lose. | |
2.2.1 |
Deciding the Wager |
To play Blackjack, you first need to decide at which table you wish to play. The table determines the size the bet that is wagered on each hand. To select the table, tap the Menu silkscreen button, select Table Bet, and then choose the bet for each hand. | |
2.2.2 |
Card Values |
Each card in Blackjack has a point value. Aces are worth either one or eleven points. 2-10 are worth the face value of the card. All of the face cards are worth ten points. | |
2.2.3 |
Playing Blackjack |
Each hand of Blackjack begins with you being dealt two cards face up, and the dealer getting one card face up and one face down. At the bottom of the screen, you have up to five options of how to play the hand. | |
Hit | |
Tapping the Hit button deals you one more card. You can Hit multiple times,as long as you don't go Bust. | |
Stand | |
When you have decided that you are happy with your cards, tap the Stand button. The dealer will then flip over his hidden card, and you will see if you've won. | |
Double Down | |
Tap Double Down when you are convinced that you will have a great hand with the addition of one card. Double Down doubles the bet, and deals you one more card. Once you have your new card, the dealer reveals his hidden card and the hand ends. | |
Insurance | |
Insurance is only an option if the dealer's starting face up card is an Ace, and you are betting on the Dealer having a natural 21. If you choose to take Insurance, then you place a second bet of half the normal bet's value. If the dealer has a natural 21, then you lose your original bet and get paid twice the new bet. The net result is that you break even. If the dealer doesn't have 21, then you lose the insurance bet and the game continues. | |
Split | |
Split is only an option if your first two cards are a pair. By choosing to Split, you break your hand into two separate hands, with one of your starting cards in each. | |
Next, each hand gets a second card and you play as normal. Each hand has the starting wager placed on it, and both hands play against the dealer. | |
2.2.4 |
Winning and the Payback |
You win a hand of Blackjack when your total points are higher than the dealer's, but not over 21. When you win a hand, you win an equal amount to your bet. If you get a natural 21 with your first two cards, then you win 150% of your original bet. | |
2.2.5 |
Blackjack Settings |
You can set the number of decks in Blackjack. To do so, tap the Menu silkscreen button, choose the Option menu, and then select Settings. You can select between one and six decks of cards, and you can choose to have the dealer deal until between zero and six decks are left before reshuffling. For more information on settings, please see Section 2.7. |
2.3 |
Craps |
Craps is a game where you bet on the roll of a pair of dice. The betting is broken up into several rounds, and many different bets can be in play at once. | |
Standard Bets | |
To bet, you tap your chips in your bank in the upper right hand corner, and move them onto the betting board. To make a standard bet, you can move individual chips straight from the bank to the board. | |
Custom Bets | |
Alternatively, you can tap on a selection of chips to set the special slot at the lowest level of the bank, which creates a custom bet. Then, once the level of the custom bet is set, drag the chips out to the betting board. Tapping the circle with the line through it sets the custom bet to zero. | |
2.3.1 |
Step One in Craps Betting |
When starting a game of Craps, you have the option of placing a bet before the dice are rolled for the first time. You can place a Pass bet, or a Don't Pass bet on the first roll. You can also place a Proposition bet, but those will be explained latter. | |
If you place a Pass bet, you win if the die roll is 7 or 11. If you place a Don't Pass bet, you win if the roll is 2, 3, or 12. If the die roll is 4, 5, 6, 8, or 10, then you that number is established as the point. You keep rolling until you roll the point again, in which case you win, or you roll a 7, in which case you lose. | |
2.3.2 |
Establishing the Point |
So, the first die has been rolled, and the bets placed. How the game proceeds from there depends on what was rolled in the first round. If a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 12 was rolled in the first round, then the game ends and you go back to round one after collecting your money. However, if the first roll was a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, then the game goes into a second round. After the first round, you bet on the Come or Don't Come. If you bet on Come, then you roll the dice again. You win if the next roll is a 7, or 11, and you lose if it is a 2, 3, or 12. If you roll a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, then you keep rolling. If you roll the number a second time, then you win. If you roll a 7, then you lose. These bets are made in addition to any Pass bets that have been placed, and often you can have bets on seval numbers at once. | |
2.3.3 |
Hard Way Bets |
There are a number of bets that are made after the Point has been established. These bets not only require that you roll the Point before rolling a 7, but the Point has to be rolled in a certain way. These four bets require that the 4, 6, 8, or 10 be attained by rolling doubles. If you get the Point by a way that doesn't involve doubles, then you lose the bet. | |
2.3.4 |
One-Roll Bets |
One-roll bets are risky bets that can be made at any time. When you place one of these bets, you are betting that the next roll with be a certain number. The odds for each of these bets is different, and is printed on the betting board. |
2.4 | Roulette |
Roulette is an elegant game of chance. The roulette wheel has 38 spaces. They are numbered 1 to 36, and then there is a 0 and a 00 space. A ball is dropped onto the wheel, and then the wheel is spun. You bet on where you think the ball will land. To play Roulette, place you bets on the board, and tap Spin to spin the wheel. | |
2.4.1 |
Betting |
Below the Roulette wheel is the betting board, with all the possibilities for betting. Standard Bets To bet, you tap your chips in your bank in the upper right hand corner, and move them onto the betting board. To make a standard bet, you can move individual chips straight from the bank to the board. Custom Bets Alternatively, you can move chips to the special slot at the lowest level of the bank, to create a custom bet. Then, once the level of the custom bet is set, drag the chips out to the betting board. | |
2.4.2 |
Odds and the Payoff |
You can place bets at many different points on the board. Each place where you bet is based on the number or numbers where you think that the ball will land. When you drag your chips to the board, a small window will appear which tells you the odds for each bet that you make. | |
Inside Bets Straight (a bet on a single number): 35-1 | |
Split Bet (two adjacent numbers on the board): 17-1 | |
Street Bet (three numbers in a row): 11-1 | |
Square Bet (four numbers in a square on the board): 8-1 | |
Five-number Line Bet (00, 0, 1, 2, 3): 6-1 | |
Outside Bets Column (one of the three columns): 2-1 | |
Dozen bet (1-12, 13-24, or 25-36): 2-1 | |
High-Low (1-18 or 19-36): 1-1 | |
Color (Red or Black): 1-1 | |
Odd-Even (odd or even): 1-1 |
2.5 | Slots |
Slots is a game of chance that can be quite rewarding. The amount that you win on a spin depends on how many of the wheels stop on the same symbol. | |
2.5.1 |
Making Bets |
To place a bet, tap the coin slot on the upper right hand side of the slot machine. Each time you tap the slot, you deposit an additional coin. The value of each coin is determined by the type of slot machine you are playing. To set the type of machine, tap the Menu silkscreen button, and then select the value for each coin. | |
2.5.2 |
The Payoff |
You win at Slots when more than one of a symbol appears on the wheel. | |
2 of a Kind: 2-1 | |
2 different 2 of a Kind: 4-1 | |
3 of a Kind: 20-1 | |
3 of a Kind and 2 of a Kind: 22-1 | |
4 of a Kind: 200-1 | |
Jackpot (5 of a Kind): 7000-1 |
2.6 | Video Poker |
In Video Poker, you try and get the best poker hand that you can. The better the hand, the larger amount of money that you win. | |
2.6.1 |
Betting |
In the upper left hand corner of Video Poker, are four coins. Each coin is worth $10, and you can play up to four per hand of Video Poker. To set the value of your bet, finish your current hand, and tap OK, rather than Play Another Game. Then, select how many coins you are going to use by tapping on them. After selecting how many coins your are going to use each hand, tap the Deal Me In button to start playing. | |
2.6.2 |
Playing Video Poker |
When you start a game of Video Poker, you are dealt five cards. You can discard up to three cards to try and improve your hand. To discard cards, tap on the cards that you want to discard. When you have selected the cards you wish to throw away, tap the Deal button. If, when you start a new hand, you don't want to replace any cards, tap the Stand Pat button. After any cards that you chose to discard have been replaced, Video Poker finds your score and pays you your winnings. | |
2.6.3 |
Payback |
Tapping the Odds button gives you a quick reference to the payoff for each of the hands. Tap the Never Tell Me the Odds button to return to the game. | |
Royal Flush: 1000-1 | |
Straight Flush: 50-1 | |
Four of a Kind: 25-1 | |
Full House: 9-1 | |
Flush: 6-1 | |
Straight: 4-1 | |
Three of a Kind: 3-1 | |
Two Pair: 2-1 | |
Pair of Jacks or Better: 1-1 | |
2.6.4 |
Settings |
You can turn off the confirmation for Standing Pat through the Settings screen. To do so, tap the Menu silkscreen button, select Options, and then choose Settings. From the Settings screen, check off the box next to Don't confirm when standing pat. |
2.7 | Help and Settings |
Casino has a number of options to help you with rules, or let you set your preferences for games. | |
2.7.1 |
Help |
If you need help with the rules for any of the games, Casino has a Help screen. To access it, tap the Menu Button, select Options, and tap Help. | |
2.7.2 |
Settings |
Settings includes a number of options for Casino. To access the Settings screen, tap the Menu silkscreen button, select Options, and the tapSettings. Don't Show Win/Lose Windows | |
Check this option if you don't want to have the Win/Lose windows appear. Blackjack | |
You can set the number of decks that are used by the dealer between 1 and 6. You can also set the dealer to shuffle the cards when there are anywhere from 0 to 6 decks remaining. Video Poker | |
You can turn of the confirmation for Standing Pat with by checking this box. Craps | |
If this box is checked, then the dice have animation. If the box is unchecked, then they do not. | |