 Dragon Poker Help Index

Menu Commands

File menu

Options menu

Window menu

Register

Help menu

How to Play

Rules

Variations


File menu commands

The File menu offers the following commands:

New Player	Resets the Credits to 1000 and deals a new game.
Open Player File	Opens a previously saved game.
Save Player File	Saves the current game.
Save Player File As	Saves the current game under a new name.
Recent File List	Allows quick selection of the four most recently used files.
Exit	Exits Dragon Poker.


Options menu commands

The Options menu offers the following commands:

Use Large Pips	Places larger card markings in the upper left corner for better visibility.
Sound Effects	Toggles Sound Effects on or off.
MIDI Options	Allows user to set preferences for MIDI music playback.
CD Options	Allows user to control their CD drive’s audio playback features.
Rules	Allows user to chose the video poker style.  See Variations in the Rules section.
Choose Card Deck	Allows user to choose a built-in card deck or load one from disk or CD.     (NOTE:  You may use decks downloaded from http:\\www.wyvern.com )


Window menu commands

The Window menu offers the following commands:

Minimize	Allows you to minimize the window.

Shortcuts

Keys:	CTRL+M


Register

This menu option will bring up a window that gives instructions on how to register your copy of Wyvern Dragon Poker, and show your UserID and Registration ID if you have already registered it.


Help menu commands

The Help menu offers the following commands, which provide you assistance with this application:

Help Topics	Offers you an index to topics on which you can get help.
Payoffs	Displays the payoff table for the current video poker variation.
About	Displays the version number and credits for Dragon Poker.
License Agreement	Displays the License Agreement for Dragon Poker.
Catalog	Displays a list of some of Wyvern Studios’ other products.


File New command
New Player command (File menu)

Use this command to deal a new game.

You can open a previously saved game with the Open Player File command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	CTRL+N

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File Open command
Open Player File command (File menu)

Use this command to open a previously saved game

You can deal a new game with the New  Player command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	CTRL+O


Recent Files command
Recent File List command (File menu)

Choose one of up to four recently used player files.  The most recently saved player file is automatically opened when you start the program.


File Save command
Save Player File command (File menu)

Use this command to save the current game.  If the game has not been saved previously, you will be prompted to designate a file name to save it to.  Saved files are required to have a .drg extension on the filename.

To save the game under a different name use the Save Player File As command.

Shortcuts

Keys:	CTRL+S


File Save As command
Save Player File As command (File menu)

Use this command to save the current game under a new file name.  You will be prompted to designate a file name to save it to.  Saved files are required to have a .drg extension on the filename.

To save the game under the current name use the Save Player File command.


File Exit command
Exit command (File menu)

Use this command to end your Dragon Poker session.  You can also use the Close command on the application Control menu.  If  you have not done so, you will be prompted to save your game before quitting.  Doing so is optional.

Shortcuts

Mouse:	Double-click the application's Control menu button.

Keys:	ALT+F4


MIDI options command (Options menu)

Use this dialog box to set your preferences for MIDI music playback.

Current MIDI Selection	Shows the current song selection.  Use the drop down list to select a new song.  The current selection will loop through the play list one by one as each song finishes.
Default Play List	Selecting this option will use the built-in play list included with the game.
User Play List	Selecting this option will use the user-defined play list created with the play list buttons.
New Play List	Discards the current user-defined play list and opens a browse dialog to allow a new list to be defined.  Use CTRL and/or SHIFT with the mouse to select multiple song choices at once.
Add to Play List	Appends new selections to the user-defined play list.  This feature is useful for selecting songs from different directories.
Play MIDI Music	Starts playback of MIDI music.
Stop MIDI Music	Stops playback of MIDI music.
Ok	Exits the MIDI Options dialog.


CD Options command (Options menu)

You may use this dialog box to control your CD drive’s audio playback functions.

Total Time	Shows the total length of the current CD.
Current Track	Shows the current track number that the CD is queued to play or is playing.
Current Time	Shows the time index of the track that is queued to play or is playing.
Stop	Stops the CD playback and resets to the start of the first track.
Play	Starts the CD playback from the currently queued position.
Pause	Stops the CD playback without changing the playback position.
Resume	Resumes playback from the last queued position.
Previous	Advances to the next track on the CD.
Next	Returns to the previous track on the CD.
Ok	Exits the CD Options dialog.


Help Topics command (Help menu)

Use this command to display the opening screen of Help.  From the opening screen, you can jump to step-by-step instructions for using Dragon Poker and various types of reference information.

Once you open Help, you can click the Contents button whenever you want to return to the opening screen.


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Variations of Video Poker

There are three variations of video poker rules included with Dragon Poker:  Jacks or Better, Deuces Wild, and Joker Poker.  Each variation is summarized below.

Jacks or Better

A simple version of five-card draw poker where the object is to hold cards that total a pair of Jacks or any higher hand.  There are no wilds, and Aces are high.

WINNING HANDS  (Low to High)

One Pair	Must be Jacks, Queens, Kings, or Aces

Two Pair	Any two pairs

Three of a Kind	Any three cards of the same rank

Straight	Five cards with sequential ranks (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9) of any suit

Flush	Five cards of identical suit

Full House	Three cards of one rank and an additional pair of a different rank

Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same rank

Straight Flush	Five cards with sequential ranks (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9) and identical suit

Royal Flush	The Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of one suit

Deuces Wild

A volatile version of five-card draw poker where the object is to hold cards that total three of a kind or any higher hand.  Deuces (twos) are wilds and substitute for any other card. Aces are high.

WINNING HANDS  (Low to High)

Three of a Kind	Any three cards of the same rank

Straight	Five cards with sequential ranks (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9) of any suit

Flush	Five cards of identical suit

Full House	Three cards of one rank and an additional pair of a different rank

Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same rank

Straight Flush	Five cards with sequential ranks (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9) and identical suit

Five of a Kind	Five cards of identical rank

Royal Flush(with Deuces)	Any royal flush combination that uses a wild

Four Deuces	All four deuces (or twos)

Royal Flush(no Deuces)	The Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of one suit without wilds

Joker Poker

A popular version of five-card draw poker where the object is to hold cards that total a two pair or any higher hand.  The Joker is wild and may substitute for any other card.  Aces are high.

WINNING HANDS  (Low to High)

Two Pair	Any two pairs

Three of a Kind	Any three cards of the same rank

Straight	Five cards with sequential ranks (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9) of any suit

Flush	Five cards of identical suit

Full House	Three cards of one rank and an additional pair of a different rank

Four of a Kind	Four cards of the same rank

Straight Flush	Five cards with sequential ranks (i.e. 4,5,6,7,8,9) and identical suit including any

royal flush combination that uses a wild

Five of a Kind	Five cards of identical rank

Royal Flush	The Ten, Jack, Queen, King, and Ace of one suit without wilds


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Rules (HowTo)

Placing a Bet and Dealing the Cards

During the betting phase, three animated controls appear in the lower left portion of the window:  a small bag of gold, a large bag of gold, and a gold Wyvern logo labeled Deal.  Use the small bag of gold to bet one credit at a time.  You may bet a maximum of five (5) credits.  Use the large bag of gold to bet the maximum of five credits and deal the cards.  Use the gold Wyvern logo to deal the cards after placing a bet with the small bag of gold.

Setting Your Holds and Drawing Cards

During the draw phase, a gold Wyvern logo labeled Draw will appear at the bottom of the screen.  Click on any of the five cards you would like to discard.  The selected card will turn face-down to indicate it will be discarded.  You may turn it back over by clicking it again.  Once you are satisfied with your selections, click the gold Wyvern logo to discard your selected cards and receive replacement cards from the deck.

When You Run Out of Money

If you have no credits left to bet with, you must start a new game, but you can save the file over your old game.

How to Cheat

There are two cheat modes available in Dragon Poker.  Cheater poker allows you to select the cards from a list whenever one is drawn from the deck.  Psychic poker allows you to see the next five cards in the deck during the draw phase, thus allowing you to set the optimum holds for each hand.  After all this is only a game.  If you try you can probably figure out how to start these modes, but if you need further help, complete instructions for starting these modes is available on Wyvern Studios web page at http:\\www.wyvern.com .