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TOMMY'S ROULETTE (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-036-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
TOMMY'S ROULETTE IS EASY TO PLAY. USE THE UP AND DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE
NUMERIC KEY PAD TO POSITION THE HILITE ON THE KIND OF BET YOU WANT TO PLACE,
THEN USE THE NUMERICAL KEYS ON THE TOP ROW OF THE KEYBOARD TO ENTER THE BET.
THEN HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TO SPIN THE WHEEL. THE COMPUTER WILL AUTOMATICALLY
POST WINNINGS TO YOUR POT.
***TO QUIT THE PROGRAM: HIT THE ESC KEY.***
BETTING ON THE NUMBERS:
TO BET ON UP TO SIX INDIVIDUAL NUMBERS, POSITION THE HILITE ON ONE OF THE 6
LIGHTED AREAS, SELECT A NUMBER FROM 00,0,1..38, THEN POSITION TO THE ROW
BELOW IT AND ENTER THE BET.
HOUSE RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS:
1. BET LIMIT IS $999
2. WHEN YOU ARE IN THE HOLE (NEGATIVE POT), BET LIMIT IS $100
NOTE ON ODDS:
THE ODDS PAID ON THE VARIOUS BETS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
(1) EVEN OR ODD: 1 TO 1
(2) LOW (1-18) OR HIGH (19-36): 1 TO 1
(3) ON THE DOZEN (1-12, 13-24, 25-36): 2 TO 1
(4) ON A NUMBER:
IF ONE NUMBER BET ON, 35 TO 1
IF TWO NUMBERS BET ON, 17 TO 1
IF THREE NUMBERS BET ON, 11 TO 1
IF FOUR NUMBERS BET ON, 8 TO 1
IF SIX NUMBERS BET ON, 5 TO 1
IF A 0 OR A 00 COMES UP, THE HOUSE COLLECTS ALL BETS OTHER THAN ON
(4) ABOVE.
SINCE ONE OF THE TWO ZEROES SHOULD COME UP TWICE IN 38 TIMES, THE
HOUSE'S PERCENTAGE IS 2/38 OR 5.26%.
WARNING: IF YOU ATTEMPT TO BET ON FIVE NUMBERS, THE COMPUTER PENALIZES
YOU BY GIVING YOU THE SAME ODDS AS IF YOU HAD BET ON SIX NUMBERS.
IF YOU BET ON THE SAME NUMBER MORE THAN ONCE, THE COMPUTER GIVES YOU
THE SAME ODDS AS IF YOU HAD BET ON DIFFERENT NUMBERS.
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.
DEMO MODE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. IN DEMO MODE, A
NOMINAL BET IS ENTERED AND THE WHEEL IS SPUN BY THE COMPUTER.
NOTE THAT THE LEGEND FOR FUNCTION KEY F2 INDICATES THE MODE THAT WILL
BE ENTERED BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE
IN EFFECT AT THE TIME.
TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.
TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.
POT FILE:
YOUR POT IS AUTOMATICALLY SAVED AND RESTORED FROM A FILE NAMED ROULETTE.SCR,
ALLOWING YOU TO TEST YOUR LUCK OVER SEVERAL WEEKS. IF YOU WANT TO RESET YOUR
POT BACK TO THE INITIAL VALUE OF $100, JUST ERASE THIS FILE FROM THE DISK.
TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW: HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN
RUNNING THE PROGRAM FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >ROULETTE MS
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DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY?
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED TOYS AND GAMES FOR THE
IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
CATALOG AND OTHER GOODIES, IS ONLY $2 TO ANY U.S. ADDRESS, $3 OUTSIDE U.S.
(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US
NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
ENJOY!