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╒════════════════════════════════════════╕ │ ONE │ ╘══╤══════════════════════════════════╤══╛ │ │ │ │ │ Dean Software │ │ 4914 78th Avenue │ │ Hyattsville, MD 20784 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (301) 577-1902 Voice │ │ │ │ │ ╘══════════════════════════════════╛ INTRODUCTION Copyright 1994 by Dean Software. All rights reserved. No portion of this publication or program may be reproduced, photocopied or transmitted; nor may it be leased, translated, disassembled, decompiled, altered, or modified in any manner except as provided by the license below. Any violation of these terms by the user constitutes immediate termination of the license as provided below. ONE is a copyrighted program and is protected under the United States Copyright Law and various International Treaty provisions. It is offered "as is" for personal use, testing, and evaluation. We make no claim as to the program's suitability for any specific purpose and shall not be held responsible for any consequential damages that may possibly occur through the use or misuse of the program. Your first use of ONE constitutes your agreement to the following provisions: Shareware License: A limited license at no charge is granted to all to use, test and duplicate in its entirety the copy of ONE you received for no more than 30 calendar days. Thereafter, if you did not license ONE directly from us, you must either pay the license fee to continue to use ONE or immediately cease all use of ONE. You will be in violation of this limited license agreement if you use this version of ONE for more than 30 days without paying the license fee. By your reading of this license and/or use of the software, you agree to adhere to the terms set forth herein. If you disagree with the terms set forth herein, you must immediately cease all use of this software and you must immediately destroy all copies of this software and documentation currently in your possession. License: Upon payment of the registration fee, we will grant a non-exclusive license to use ONE by one person regardless of whether the license is owned by the person or by a business (the "licensee"). Licensed copies of ONE may be kept only on computers actually used by the licensee. Disclaimer of Warranties. We make no claims as to the suitability of ONE for any specific use. We disclaim any and all warranties, express or implied, oral or written, including any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. Limitation of Liability. In no event shall we be liable for any damages whatsoever arising out of the use of ONE, including, and without limitation, any direct, incidental or consequential damages. [ 02 ] The user is granted a license to distribute the program as he/she received it to anyone he/she sees fit to do so provided the original files are complete and unaltered in any way. ONE may not be "resold" by Shareware distributors for a cost exceeding $5.00. The Shareware distributor should have a notice prominently displayed in their advertisement stating that the programs they distribute are copyrighted by others and by paying the Shareware distributor a fee to purchase the disk does not constitute the registration of the program. Section 1. GENERAL 1.1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. ONE will run on almost any minimal system configuration, although an EGA or VGA display is necessary. 1.2 BASIC HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE RECOMMENDATIONS As noted earlier, the program has been operated on several systems with varying degrees of performance. Although designed for optimum performance on today's newer systems, the program will nonetheless function on older machines. 1.2.1 The minimum hardware configuration is as follows: o - 256K random access memory (RAM) o - Sufficient hard disk space o - One 360K double-sided, double-density or 1.2 megabyte high-density 5.25" disk drive or One 720K double-sided, double-density or 1.44 megabyte high-density 3.5" disk drive o - Color (EGA or VGA; preferably, VGA) display 1.2.2 The minimum operating system is: MicroSoft Disk Operating System (MS-DOS) 3.30 or higher. Section 2: GETTING STARTED 2.1 SYSTEM BASICS. Simply follow the onscreen prompts when playing ONE. See Section 1 for system requirements. ONE is a simple, text- oriented game and demands little system overhead. [ 03 ] 2.2 PROGRAM INSTALLATION. Installation is as simple as copying all files from the distribution diskette(s) to your hard drive, (in the sub- directory of your choice), and unzipping all files. Any .ZIP files MUST be unzipped with PKUNZIP, Version 2.04g or higher. (In some cases you may receive a self-extracting file with an .EXE extension instead of a .ZIP file. If so, simply copy this file to your hard drive sub-directory of choice and extract the files by typing the file name. You may delete the original file from the sub-directory once the files have been extracted. Be careful not to destroy the original self- extracting file, wherever it may be located.) When completed, you will have the following files in your selected sub-directory: ONE100.COM <-- The main executable ONE100.DOC <-- This file ORDER.DOC <-- Order form for Registered versions Once all files have been unzipped or extracted, simply type ONE100 to begin the program. You may print either of the .DOC files to the printer (LPT1) by using the DOS command below at the DOS prompt: TYPE ONE100.DOC > PRN or TYPE ORDER.DOC > PRN Both .DOC files are standard ASCII text files and may also be browsed or printed with any text editor or any word processor which is capable of handling text files. 2.3 THE GAME PARAMETERS SCREEN This screen allows you to set the parameters used during game play. There are four parameters you may set as follows: PLAYER'S NAME (registered version only) - Enter your name here (up to 10 characters). If you hit the ENTER key at this point the game will automatically refer to you as "Player 1" during play (you are always "Player 1" the in unregistered version). PAUSE INTERVAL - Use this option to adjust the pause interval (in seconds) used during message displays. This can be useful for slowing down the messages on faster systems. Entering a 1 gives the shortest pauses, 9 gives the longest. We suggest you start with 3 (the default) until you are familiar with playing this game. NUMBER OF POINTS IN GAME - Use this option to set the number of points that will end the game. Remember, as soon as ANY player reaches this point value, the game is over and the player with the lowest score wins. [ 04 ] VERIFY CARDS PLAYED (registered version only) - Enter a Y here to activate the messages to verify each card before it is played. You are given the opportunity to verify the card and change your mind if you wish. Enter a N here to disable the messages. This is especially helpful for new players, but the game is generally played faster if this feature is disabled. (Unregistered version is always a Y and cannot be changed). BEEP WHEN CARD IS PLAYED - Enter a Y here to have the program beep whenever a card is played onto the DISCARD pile. This is especially helpful if you have the PAUSE INTERVAL set to a lower number and the game is playing quickly. Enter a N here to turn the beep off. PARAMETERS OKAY - Enter a Y here to accept the parameters as entered above. Enter a N here to reenter the parameters. DO YOU WISH THE MOUSE TO BE ACTIVE (registered version only) - Enter a Y here if you wish to use the mouse - otherwise the mouse driver is deactivated. (This option defaults to N in the unregistered version and cannot be changed). 2.4 KEYS TO KNOW Simple, single keystroke commands are used to play ONE. Messages are displayed in the communications box in the lower right-hand corner of the screen. Here is a list of valid keystrokes and functions: X - (not shown on any menu) - "Boss" key. This is a "hot" key that is available at all times. If you hit "X" at any time, a "Boss" screen is presented; that is a screen that looks like an ordinary DOS prompt. Strike any other key to restore the game and resume from that point. F1 - displays the HELP screen - this is available at any time. (EXCEPT in the SCORES screen) F2 - displays SCORES in the Score Table for the current match. This is available at any time. (EXCEPT in the HELP screen) Available ONLY during Player's turn: D - DRAW, draws one card. If you cannot play a card, you must draw at least one card. If you can then make a play, fine - otherwise you must pass (see PASS function below and RULES OF THE GAME section). PLEASE NOTE: No player can hold more than 18 cards in his hand at any one time - if you have 18 cards and cannot make a play, you MUST pass. P - PASS, pass your turn. If after you have DRAWN at least one card you still cannot play, you must pass (see DRAW function above and RULES OF THE GAME section). [ 05 ] O - ONE, declare ONE on this play. All players must declare ONE before they play the second to the last card in their hand. If you are down to two cards in your hand, you must make the ONE declaration BEFORE you play your second to the last card, otherwise you are penalized for not declaring (see RULES OF THE GAME section). Q - QUIT, terminates the game. Available only during COLOR SELECTION phase of Player's turn: Use these keys to select a color after playing a Wild or Wild Draw 4 card: B - Blue G - Green R - Red Y - Yellow TO PLAY A CARD: Type in the number of the card you wish to play. If you have more than 9 cards in your hand and wish to play a card that is numbered less than 10, you must include the preceding zero (i.e., to play card 7, type "07"). 2.5 RULES OF THE GAME ONE is an Uno-like game and adheres to the rules as outlined below: OBJECT: Points are scored by ridding yourself of all cards in your hand before your opponents. Point values of cards left over in your hand are added to your score at the end of the hand (whenever someone "goes out" by playing all of their cards until none remain in their hand). You win the game by having the lowest overall score whenever someone's score reaches or exceeds the game point score (500 points is the default, you can set this in the parameter screen to whatever you want). IN THE DECK THERE ARE: 19 Blue cards - 0-9, 19 Green cards - 0-9, 19 Red cards - 0-9, 19 Yellow cards - 0-9, 8 Draw Two cards - 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow, 8 Reverse cards - 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow, 8 Skip cards - 2 each in blue, green, red and yellow, 4 Wild cards and 4 Wild Draw Four cards. ONE IN SUMMARY: Each player is dealt 7 cards with the remaining ones placed face down to form a DRAW pile. The top card of the DRAW pile is turned over to begin a DISCARD pile. [ 06 ] The first player has to match the card in the DISCARD pile either by number, color or word. For example, if the card is a red 7, the player must discard a red card or any color 7. Or, the player can throw down a Wild card. If the player doesn't have anything to match, he must pick a card from the DRAW pile. If he can play what is drawn, great. Otherwise, the player passes and play moves to the next person. When you have two cards left and are about to play one, leaving only one card in your hand, you must declare ONE (signifying that you have only one card remaining in your hand). Failure to do this results in your having to pick two cards from the DRAW pile. This is, of course, if you get caught by the other players (and you ALWAYS get caught by the computer players!) Once a player has no cards left, the hand is over. Points are scored and the next hand is dealt. That's ONE in summary. CHOOSING A DEALER: Every player is dealt a card. The person who is dealt the highest number card deals. "Word" cards don't count. Player to the left of the dealer starts play. STARTING THE DISCARD PILE: If a word card is the first card turned over from the DRAW pile, this is what happens: Wild Draw Four - It's put back in the deck and another one is chosen. Wild Card - The player to the left of the dealer chooses a color then plays. Draw Two Card - The player to the left of dealer must pick two cards and then play moves to the next player. Reverse Card - The dealer plays first, but play then goes to the right instead of left. Skip Card - The player to the left of the dealer is skipped and play moves immediately to the next player. WHAT "WORD" CARDS MEAN: Draw Two Cards - When this card is played, the next person to play must draw 2 cards and lose his turn. Reverse - Reverse direction of play. Play to the left becomes play to the right, and vice versa. Skip - The next player to play loses his turn and is "skipped". [ 07 ] Wild Card - This card can be played on ANY card. The person playing the card calls any color to continue play, including the one presently being played if desired. A Wild card can be played even if the player has another playable card in his hand. Wild Draw Four Card - This is the best, the nastiest, the most tricky card to have. Not only does the player get to call the next color played, but the next player has to pick 4 cards and lose his turn. You can only play this card when you don't have a card in your hand that matches the COLOR of the card previously played. (A player may have a matching number or word cards of a different color in his hand and still play his Wild Draw Four card). ENDING THE GAME: The game is over when one player plays his last card. If the last card is a Draw Two or Wild Draw Four card, the next player will draw the two or four cards. These cards are counted when points are totaled. When the DRAW pile is depleted and no one has gone out, the cards are reshuffled and the play continues. 2.6 SCORING SCORING: At the end of the game, when one player has played his last card, the other players get points for each card left in their hand, as follows: All cards 0-9 - Face Value Draw 2 - 20 points Reverse - 20 points Skip - 20 points Wild - 50 points Wild Draw 4 - 50 points The WINNER is the person with the lowest score when the game total points are reached (see GAME PARAMETERS SCREEN section). 2.7 USING THE MOUSE (registered version only) Using the mouse simplifies the game and generally makes playing faster. Please note that if you do make the mouse active you may still use the keyboard also. The grey "buttons" in the upper left-hand corner of the screen may be clicked on with the left mouse button during Player 1's turn to select those functions. During Player 1's turn you may also use the mouse for the following manner: [ 08 ] For the DRAW, PASS, ONE and QUIT functions in the communication box, simply click on the desired word with the left mouse button to select that function. You may click on the "YES/NO" boxes in the communication box when they are presented to you with the left mouse button. Click on the desired color box with the left mouse button when they are presented to you for new color selection after playing a Wild or Wild Draw 4 card. You may also click on the DECK with the left mouse button to DRAW a card. You may PASS by clicking the right mouse button anywhere on the screen if you have already previously DRAWn a card. Press the middle mouse button (3-button mouse) OR the left and right mouse buttons simultaneously (2-button mouse) to pull up the "Boss" screen. (See KEYS TO KNOW section above) At any point where you may STRIKE ANY KEY to continue, you may press any mouse button instead if desired. 2.8 REPORTING ERRORS OR DISCREPANCIES Every effort has been made to ensure that the product you receive is free from errors or bugs. Should you have a problem that is related to the program, please contact us at the address below. To improve the playability of our products, we gladly accept any suggestions or ideas for improvements to the program. You may contact us at: Dean Software 4914 78th Avenue Hyattsville, MD 20784 (301) 577-1902 Voice 3.0 TRADEMARK ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS PKUNZIP is a registered trademark of PKWARE, Inc. MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. UNO is a registered trademark of Mattel Corporation. Other products and marks mentioned in this documentation are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. This documentation is copyrighted (C) 1994 by Dean Software - all rights are reserved. [ 09 ]