Five Card Draw Video Poker Version 1.0 (C)opyright May 1994 by Deborah Lynn Franzen ** SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ** 1) About 312K of disk space. 2) About 273K of free Dos Memory (RAM). 3) 320 X 200 X 256 VGA graphics mode. (NOTE: The game will load much quicker if it is on the hard drive rather than on a disk.) ** FILES LIST ** Five Card Draw Video Poker should come with the following 5 files: FILE NAME FILE DESCRIPTION ********* ***************************************************** POKER.EXE Program file (to run type POKER at dos prompt). CARDS.PIC Graphics file. README.DOC This file. HELP.DOC Game help. SHAREW.DOC Shareware information. (NOTE: A file named WINNERS.DAT will be created the first time you play the game.) If any of these files are missing please notify me or the BBS where you downloaded these files from. PLEASE DO NOT pass this game on to others if one or more files are missing! ** GAME DESCRIPTION ** Five Card Draw Video Poker is a single player video poker game. The rules are very much like the video poker games you will find in a casino. The object is to build the best possible hand by making different card combinations. After dealing and discarding, your winnings are given based on your final hand. **GAME INSTRUCTIONS** For keyboard play, just type in the capitalized letter that is in parenthesis. It makes no difference whether or not you hit the shift key. For mouse play just click on the box with the option you choose. Before dealing the cards the first time you must place your wager. The game will allow you to drop below zero credits. Once you have placed a wager you do not have to do so again unless you choose to. When dealing the cards the game will check to see what you have in your hand. At the top you will see what you have, or could possibly have in your hand. Once cards are dealt you can discard any cards you choose. The cards are in order from left to right, 1 to 5 respectively. For keyboard play, just hit the numbers corresponding to the cards you wish to discard. For mouse play, just click on the cards with the left mouse button. If you change your mind about a card just hit the number or click on it again. Once you have chosen your discards either hit ENTER or the right mouse button. The cards will then be discarded and new cards will be put in their place. The game will check again to see what you have. If you have one of the following hands, you will be asked whether or not you want to play for double or nothing. If so, then five cards will be dealt, 1 up and 4 down. You must choose a down card that is higher than the up card in order to win. If you win, you can play again and again until you choose (N)o or you lose. WINNING HANDS & WINNING PAYOFFS: HANDS (Examples) PAYOFF ****************************************************************** Royal Flush (Ten to Ace all in same suit) 250/1 Straight Flush (Cards in sequence all in same suit) 50/1 Four of a Kind (4 of the same number card) 25/1 Full House (3 of a kind plus a pair) 9/1 Flush (Five cards of the same suit) 6/1 Straight (All cards in sequence) 4/1 Three of a Kind (3 of the same number card) 3/1 Two Pair (2 sets of 2 of the same number card) 2/1 Jack's or Better (2 of the same number, Jack's or higher) 1/1 ** THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT ** Even if you are new to this type software distribution it shouldn't take you long before you realize why Shareware is becoming so popular among users and software programmers. Shareware is a distribution policy. It is not a classification of software. Shareware is created by proficient programmers just like the retail software market. You will find that there is excellent and not so good Shareware software just as there is good and bad retail software. The basic difference between Shareware and retail software is the manner in which the user commits to the purchase of the software. With Shareware you can try the software before you buy. There is no sales clerk to hang around and bother you, no driving around from store to store looking for deals, and no more buying a software program just to find out it isn't what you wanted at all. All you have to do is DOWNLOAD and sit back and try it out at home on your own computer. If you find that the Shareware package isn't something you're interested in, then you are not obligated to spend anything for it. If, on the other hand, you find that the Shareware package is something you will continue to use, then all you need do is register. Whether or not you like the program it is hoped that you will pass it on unchanged for others to try. The Shareware Registration is not only required but by the same token it will also help maintain the exceptional level of software quality that the Shareware Authors have continued to produce over the years. Without your assistance the Shareware Market would not have endured. Numerous programs which are in the software market nowadays would in no way have become accessible without the Shareware marketing concept. Gratify this view by registering those programs you truly use and by sharing them with others. Thanks for your support. ** REGISTRATION ** If you've enjoyed this game and plan to continue using it beyond the 30 day evaluation period, please support shareware by registering. For a measly $9.00 registration fee, you will receive a copy of this game's most recent update minus the shareware notices, plus save and restore game features. You will also be put on a mailing list and be notified of any future software that I create. Be sure to specify the disk type and size you need, include your name and address, and include the name and number of the BBS you downloaded this game from. Constructive criticism is ALWAYS WELCOME!!! Please send your check or money order to... Deborah Lynn Franzen 805 11th Ave. S.E. Rochester, MN 55904 Thanks to all of you who support SHAREWARE!!! Five Card Draw Video Poker is SHAREWARE! (C)opyright May 1994 by Deborah Lynn Franzen. Any unauthorized use of this software package without the express written permission of the above stated copyright holder is a violation of Copyright Law. If any terms or conditions are violated then persons accountable will be prosecuted by the copyright holder. **ABOUT THE AUTHOR** Hello! My name is Deborah, although I'll bet you already knew that. You're pretty smart aren't you? Well I'm very pleased that you decided to take a couple of minutes from your busy life to read about mine. I was born on a cold January evening in 196.....oops! Now I wouldn't want to go giving away my age would I! Besides, if I started there I'd have to sit here typing for days, and to be honest, I really don't know how to type the proper way. I just hunt and peck, which I've gotten very good at since I started programming. Instead I'll start 2 years ago, April 1992. My boyfriend (Joe), brought home this game called Ultima Underworld. I didn't think much of it while watching him play it, but was bored one night and decided to start a character. Well, for the next month you couldn't get me away from the computer! Every waking hour I was playing that game, which at one point added up to 57, yes 57 STRAIGHT HOURS!!! I was as addicted as anyone can get to a computer game! My entire world existed inside the eight levels of that dungeon. After nearly a month of playing, I discovered that my present character had said the wrong thing to someone and had no way of winning. What a disappointment! I started over from the beginning with a new character and stayed awake until I was almost ready to win (another 24 hours). I took a short break, and when Joe came home I had him there with me when I finally won the game. It was the most incredible game I had ever played! After that, Joe bought me the CDROM of Ultima's I-VI. After completing the first five I realized that I no longer wanted to just play games, I wanted to write them. In Nov. '92 I came down with mono (fun stuff), and Joe bought me QuickBasic. I was able to teach myself that in a week, and decided it wasn't going to do the things I wanted it to. So, for Christmas he bought me Borland's Turbo C/C++ and a tutorial book. I have now been programming for a total of 18 months so am far from an expert, (actually still a beginner) but I am an incredibly fast learner or I wouldn't have taken on the task of teaching myself something as complex as programming. I'm really a musician, (I am a lead singer, keyboardist, & bassist for a rock & roll band), an actress, and an artist, (I prefer sketching over painting). The types of games I'm hoping to write are dungeon adventure games with lots of graphics and sound. Those are the kinds I like to play, so those are what I want to write. Of course I'll try other things, like for instance this game, and I've also released a BLACKJACK game. Well, I think that I've rambled on long enough. I hope that I haven't put you to sleep! Look for more games from me in the future. Until then, keep smiling! People will wonder what you're up to!!!