[CONCENTRATION]
+How to Play:
Concentration is played with two players. You
have the option to choose which of the sets of
cards you would like to play with. The cards
are shuffled and are placed face-down. Each
player must turn up any two cards, one at a
time, leaving them in their original positions.
If they are a pair, the player takes them and
gets to have another turn. If they
are not a pair, he turns them face down again
and the next player gets a turn.
By carefully watching, a player can remember
where cards of certain kinds are placed.
After turning up your first card, you may
remember what card to turn up to find its
mate.
+Object of the game:
The object is to get as many pairs as possible,
and the one who gets the most matches wins the
game.
[CONCENTRATION SETUP]
+Choose your opponent:
Click on the yellow arrows that are located
under the picture to choose your opponent.
The picture and name of the character is the
current selection.
+Board Size
This allows you to choose the board size, which
means how many cards need to be matched.
Click on your desired choice. The current
selection is shown with a black dot in the
circle.
+Deck Preferences
Click on the deck that you would like to play
with. You may choose from the following:
Alphabet, Numbers, Animals, Transportation,
Household, or Music. The white box
surrounding the card is the current selcetion.
+Skill levels:
You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
"Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
your preference. The current selection is
shown with a black dot in the circle.
+Go
Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
[CRAZY 8'S]
+Number of players:
4 players, playing individually.
+Deal:
Each player is dealt 5 cards. The rest of the
packis placed face down, and its top card is
turned face-up beside it as the starter. The
opponent to the left of the dealer starts play.
+Play:
A play consists of placing one card face up on
the pile begun by the starter. Each card
played must match the previous play in either
suit or rank. If a player is unable to play a
card in turn, he must draw cards from the top
of the stock and add them to his hand until able
to play. Even if he can play a card, a player
may choose to draw rather than playing it.
After the stock is exhausted, a player unable
to play must pass.
+Wild cards:
Eights are wild and can be played on any
preceding card. The owner of the eight must
specify a suit (not necessarily its own) which
the eight calls for, and the next player must
follow with that suit or with another eight.
+Options:
There are several rule variations that are
available to be used with Kids Cards. When
these cards are played, then something special
happens to the play. They are as follows:
* A King causes play to reverse directions.
* A Jack causes next players turn to be
skipped.
* A Two causes next player to draw two cards.
+Scoring:
Play ends when any player gets rid of the last
card in his hand. He scores the total of the
cards remaining in all other hands, 50 for each
eight, 1 for each ace, 10 for each face card,
the index value for each other card.
+Object of the game:
The first player to reach 500 points wins the
game.
[CRAZY 8'S SETUP]
+Choosing opponents:
Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
picture to choose your opponents. The picture
and name of the character is the current
selection.
+Skill levels:
You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
"Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
your preference. The current selection is
shown with a black dot in the circle.
+Winning score:
There is a winning score already set for you.
However, if you would like to change this score,
simply type a number in the white space from
1 to 9999.
+Game rule options:
There are 4 rule options available within this
game. There are coordinating check boxes next
to each option.
These are as follows:
* Two played makes next player draw two
cards.
* Jack played makes next player to lose turn.
* King played makes the direction of the game
to change.
* Only drawing one card if you cannot play a
card.
+Go
Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
[FROGS IN THE POND]
+Play:
This game can be played with or without
partners. The Ace is the highest ranking card,
then the king, queen, and on down until the
two, which is the lowest rank. If playing with
partners, then you and your partner want to
work as a team.
Each player plays one card at a time and all
players must follow suit if able. The player
with the highest ranking card wins the trick
and also gets the top card from the FROG
PILE. This card's point score is combined with
all the point cards from the trick. Then, the
winner leads the card for the next trick. The
winner, or winning team, if playing teams, is
declared when the total point accumulation is
100 (or the desired set amount as set in the
game rule options).
+Object of the game:
The object of the game is to score 100 points,
or the amount set in the game rules, by winning
cards that contain points.
+Scoring:
Cards contain the following point value:
Each ten is worth 10 points.
Each five is worth 5 points.
Each ace is worth 4 points.
Each king is worth 3 points.
Each queen is worth 2 points.
Each jack is worth 1 point.
[FROGS SETUP]
+Choosing opponents:
Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
picture to choose your opponents. The picture
and name of the character is the current
selection.
+Skill levels:
You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
"Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
your preference. The current selection is
shown with a black dot in the circle.
+Winning score:
There is a winning score already set for you.
However, if you would like to change this score,
simply type a number in the white space from
1 to 9999.
+Game rule options:
This enables you to turn the Team Play option
on or off. If you turn it off, then you must
get to the desired winning score amount all on
your own- without any help from a partner.
However, iif you have the Team Play option
selected, then both you and your partner (the
player directly across from you) are on the
same team and work together at achieving the
winning score.
The Jack of Spades scores minus ten option
results in whichever player takes a trick, or
receives the Jack of Spades in the Frog Pile,
the player scoring 10 less then he/she would
have if it wasn't for receiving the card.
However, if you are able to force an opponent
to get this card, then this can be a good thing.
+Go
Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
[GO FISH]
+Number of players:
4 players, playing individually.
+Deal:
Each player is dealt five cards. A regular
pack of cards is used, and the cards are dealt
one at a time. The rest of the pack is placed
face down to become the stock.
+Play:
Each player is trying to get a "book" or all
four cards of the same value. This is done by
first clicking on a player's image and then
selecting a card. If you receive any of the
asked-for cards, then you get an additional
turn. If you do not, you are told to "Go Fish".
Upon going fish, if you should receive the card
that you asked for, then you get an additional
turn at asking a player for another card. This
entire process is repeated until the game is won.
+Object of the game:
The player who gets the most books wins the
game.
[GO FISH SETUP]
+Choosing opponents:
Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
picture to choose your opponents. The picture
and name of the character is the current
selection.
+Skill levels:
You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
"Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
your preference. The current selection is
shown with a black dot in the circle.
+Match Pairs:
Choose this option if you would like each
book to consist of two cards. When not
checked, a book is four cards.
+Winning method:
If you want the player with the most books at
the end of the hand to win the game, then
select the first method option. However, if
you want the winner to be determined as the
one who gets a desired amount of "books"
(four of a kind), then choose the second option
AND be sure to include the number of books
needed to win the game. This number should be
from 1 to 99.
+Go
Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
[OLD MAID]
+Number of players:
4 players, playing individually.
+Deal:
Using a special deck, an Old Maid card
is added. All the cards are dealt among the
players. The number of cards does not have to
come out even.
+Play:
Each player discards all his pairs, face-up, but
not three of a kind. Then, each player in turn
shuffles his hand and offers it face down to
his left-hand opponent, who draws one card,
discards a pair if he has drawn one, and offers
his shuffled hand to his left.
+Object of the game:
Eventually, one player must be left with the
"Old Maid." The goal is that you are not the
"Old Maid".
[OLD MAID SETUP]
+Choosing opponents:
Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
picture to choose your opponents. The picture
and name of the character is the current
selection.
+Ending score value:
You need to set the desired amount of Old
Maids needed to end the game (any number
from 1 to 99). When a player reaches this
number, the game ends, and the player with
the least number of Old Maids wins.
+Deck
Choose which of the four specialty decks you
would like to play with. You can use either
Animals, Transportation, Household, or
Music.
+Go
Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
[WAR]
+Number of players:
War is played with 2 players.
+Deal:
All cards are dealt, aces are the highest.
+Play:
To begin play, both players turn up the top
card from their hand. The higher card wins all
the cards, and those cards are returned to the
bottom of the winning player's packet. Play
continues in this manner until both cards played
are of the same rank; this is called a War.
Both players lay three cards face down, and
turn up the fourth card from the top of their
packets. The higher card wins all the cards
on the table. If these cards are of the same
rank, another war occurs, and the winner wins
all of the cards involved.
If a player has less than four cards remaining
when a war ensues, his last card is the card he
turns up, regardless of how many cards he is
able to lay face down.
+Object of the game:
When one player wins all cards in the deck, the
game is over and he is the winner.
[WAR SETUP]
+Choose your opponent:
Click on the yellow arrows that are located
under the picture to choose your opponent.
The picture and name of the character is the
current selection.
+War options:
You have to select the number of cards to be
turned face-down when undergoing a war. Click
on the drop-down arrow and select 1, 2, or 3.
+Go
Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
[OPTIONS]
+Card Back
Choose a card back from among the 12 pictured
backs. Each of the six games have their own
card back option, so feel free to customize
each game to look the way you want.
+Music Enabled
When this option is checked, music will play in
the background.
+Sound Enabled
When this option is checked, sound effects will
be played throughout the game.
[MULTIPLAYER SETUP]
+Connection Types
Choose the appropriate connection type from
the list.
* Internet - Use this option to play against
a friend using your internet connection. The
player hosting the game will need to supply
their IP address to players that are going to
join.
* Local(TCP/IP) - Use this option if all
computers playing the game are on the same
local network.
* Local(IPX/SPX) - Use this option if all
computers playing the game are on the same
local network.
* Modem - Use this option to connect using
your modem.One player will host the game,
while the other enters the host's phone number
to join.
* Serial - Use this option to connect two
computers using a serial cable.
+Games Available to Join
If you are using Local(TCP/IP) or
Local(IPX/SPX), all games awaiting players on
the local network will be listed here. Select
one of them and click Join to join the game.
+Host
To host a game, choose the appropriate
Connection Type, and click on the Host button.
For a Modem connection, you will be prompted
to select your modem from a list. For a serial
connection, you will need to select your COM
port. The other Connection Types do not
require any additional information.
+Join
Select the appropriate Connection Type. For a
Local game, choose the game from the Games
Available to Join, then click Join. For other
Connection Types, click on Join and fill in the
required information. For Internet, you will
need to enter the host's IP address. For
Modem, you will need to choose your modem and
enter the host's telephone number. For Serial,
you will need to specify your COM port.
[PLAYER SIGN-IN]
+Select your player name
Using the building blocks at the top of the
screen, enter your name. If you make a
mistake, you can erase a character by clicking
on the green left arrow (bottom right block).
Use the purple block with the line to enter a
space.
+Choosing your character image
Choose a character image by clicking on the
yellow arrows in the picture frame.
+Using a previously created name
To use a name you entered in the past, simply
click on it in the list.