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Welcome to
MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS
Copyright 1991 by Michael Wegner
All Rights Reserved
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> This document, program, and related graphics are copyrighted by
> Michael Wegner. You are hereby authorized and encouraged to use
> this program free of charge for a temporary trial period. You
> are also authorized to distribute it without charge, excepting
> a small charge to cover disk copying and mailing service.
> If you like the program and desire to continue using it beyond
> the temporary trial period, you are required to pay for it.
> Instructions for registration are provided on the last page of
> this document.
The author of this software is not liable for damages of any kind
associated with use of this software. All risks are borne by the
user.
Please notify the author if any bugs or irregularities are found
in this program. Although every effort has been made to correct
bugs, I can in no way guarantee this program to be completely
"bug-free".
Speaking of bugs, any that get through are my fault. Those that
you won't see are thanks to:
John Playtester
Karen Playtester
Ray Playtester
Terrye Playtester
Brad Playtester
Of course, they're not all related and their real names are not
Playtester, but they know who they are and they've got my deepest
thanks!
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MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS is a poker slot machine game that has the
same great graphics and playability as MULE'S END 21. It's not
only easy to play, it's also just about the best looking card
game on the market, with very few exceptions. Those of you who
have tried other card games advertized as having "FANTASTIC
GRAPHICS" will see the difference immediately. Those of you who
have not just got lucky!!
MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS and MULE'S END 21 are both shareware.
Shareware is a method of software distribution. What that means
is that you get to try it before you buy it, and you can give it
away to anyone you want. It also means that the price of share-
ware is generally lower than that of commercial software, simply
because those of us distributing via the shareware method have
very little overhead. If you register this program, you are
directly responsible for keeping the cost of high quality software
affordable. I stress the words "HIGH QUALITY". I don't hide
behind a company name. I don't have a secretary (well, I do, but
I'm not sure if it counts since we were married before she became
my secretary.), and most importantly, MY NAME IS ON THIS PROGRAM.
That's important to me. And because it's important to me, your
input is listened to with both ears tuned in. Try getting a
feature added or bug fixed with software produced by a big company.
I listen, I care. And when you try out this program, you'll
see exactly what I mean.
'nuff said about that. Let's get on with the good stuff!
MULES'S END POKER-SLOTS requires the following hardware:
IBM(tm) PC or compatible
EGA graphics display card and monitor
384K RAM (approximate) and
360K disk drive
Of course, these are minimum requirements and this will run with
VGA, a hard drive, etc. It's possible (though not likely) that
this game may be updated to include a CGA and Monochrome version,
but don't hold your breath. With the price of good VGA monitors
coming down all the time and with the abundance of EGA monitors
in place, there isn't a lot of reason not to have the benefit of
a good color monitor. And CGA makes me seasick. It's hard to
program that way.
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MULES'S END POKER-SLOTS is extremely easy to play, with only a few
keypresses to remember. They are:
S .......... Sound Toggle (on and off)
B .......... Boss key. This blanks the screen and waits
for another B to resume. This might save
your job if you happen to be playing at
work. You wouldn't do that, would you?
Q .......... I hate to say it, but eventually you will
want to quit. This is the quit key.
1-5 ........ The number keys from 1 to 5 (either the top
row or the numeric keypad) are used to bet
between 1 and 5 coins and are also used to
toggle the hold buttons for the apprpriate
cards on and off.
MOUSE ...... If you have a Microsoft compatible mouse, you
can just click on the numbers, hold buttons,
and deal button to do the same job as the number
keys.
The payoff chart at the top of the screen shows the payoffs paid
with certain poker hands, depending on the number of coins bet.
The appropriate box will light up when you have a winning hand.
If you have never played poker before, or you're not sure of the
rules and terminology, this is for you:
STRAIGHT FLUSH - This is a straight (5 cards in sequence) that
are also all of the same suit.
FOUR OF A KIND - Four cards of the same number or face, such as
four Kings or four Threes. The fifth card is of no importance.
FULL HOUSE - Three cards of the same number or face, and two cards
of the same number or face, such as three Jacks and two Nines.
FLUSH - Five cards of the same suit but not in sequence.
STRAIGHT - Five cards in sequence, but not in the same suit.
THREE OF A KIND - Three cards of the same number or face.
TWO PAIR - Two cards of the same face or number, and two more
cards of the same face or number. For instance, two Sevens and
two Fives.
ONE PAIR - Two cards of the same face or number. In MULE'S END
POKER-SLOTS, a pair of Jacks is the lowest winning hand.
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Over 200 hours were spent drawing cards - that's roughly 5 weeks
of 8 hour days, and that was just on the cards. If you happen
to be a programmer and want to use these cards in your program,
I will sell you a copy of them for $49.95 (US) and I can supply
them in PCX format (either full screen pictures, one suit per
screen) or in BASIC "bsave/bload" format. Actually, if you want
them, I'll give you both for the same price. However, you are not
allowed to sell them as stand alone graphics images and must be
part of a program. This protects my investment in time spent and
maybe I'll get to play some great games with truely FANTASTIC
GRAPHICS.
Don't forget to try out MULE'S END 21! It's easy to play, but
don't let that fool you, it still has all the excitement of 21!
Double-down - Insurance bets - Split a pair - BLACKJACK!!
It's all there in wonderful color graphics, just waiting for you
to play a hand or two. Our resident expert, Slim, will even give
you pointers to get you started. Just a few keypresses to
remember (even fewer than MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS) and you're off
and running. If you like to play 21, but can't put up with the
awful graphics of most games, try MULE'S END 21!!
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Software Registration Form - MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS
Fill out the following form, enclose $17.95(US) and mail to:
MICHAEL WEGNER
1110 FIRST STREET
TAWAS CITY MI 48763
NAME ___________________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________________
ADDRESS ___________________________________________________
CITY _____________________ STATE _________ ZIP _________
THE QUESITONS BELOW ARE OPTIONAL AND NEED NOT BE COMPLETED.
ALL ANSWERS ARE CONFIDENTIAL.
WHERE DID YOU GET THIS PROGRAM:
FRIEND
SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION COMPANY ________________________
BULLETIN BOARD ________________________________________
WHAT DO YOU MOST LIKE ABOUT MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS ____________
_______________________________________________________________
WHAT DO YOU LIKE LEAST ABOUT MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS ___________
_______________________________________________________________
WHAT PROGRAMS WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IN THE FUTURE _____________
_______________________________________________________________
HAVE YOU TRIED MULE'S END 21 YES NO
If you are registering this program and have not seen or tried
MULE'S END 21, a trial copy will be sent to you upon receipt of
this form.
***** THANK YOU FOR REGISTERING MULE'S END POKER-SLOTS *****