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PC-YAHTZEE
v1.8
by
Al Lawrence
Sunrise-80 BBS
(404) 256-9525
OVERVIEW
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PC-Yahtzee is played exactly like the board game and the BBS Door game,
Triple Yahtzee. A 50 entry high score file is maintained. Since this
game can take a while to play to completion, a game save feature has
been included. This feature allows you to save the game contents and
return to the same game on your next play automatically. You will also
be able to particpate in the Triple Yahtzee door game, being played on
you favorite BBS by uploading your scores to the BBS and having the
Sysop merge them with the Triple Yahtzee scores.
INSTALLATION
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Installation is fairly easy and straight-forward. The following steps and
examples should have you up and running in a very short period of time.
1) Create a directory to hold all PC-YAHTZEE files. (MD PCYAHTZ)
2) Unzip PCYATZxx.ZIP into the the above directory
3) Modify the PCYAHTZ.BAT file to reflect the name of the directory you
created in step # 1 above. If you wish you may change the name of
PCYAHTZ.BAT to any name you wish, with a .BAT extension.
C:
CD\PCYAHTZ
PCYAHTZ PCYAHTZ.CFG
4) Move the .BAT file to any directory in your PATH or add the directory,
created in step #1, to the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
CONFIGURATION File
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If running an unregistered version of PC-YAHTZEE, DO NOT change
anything in the configuration file.
When you register PC-YAHTZEE, place your name ( or the name you
used to register the game), plus the registration number on line #1
using the format:NAME/REGISTRATION #.
Supplemental registrations follow the same format, but they must be
placed on line 2 thru n.
HIGH SCORE FILE UPLOADING
(Registered Versions Only)
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High score file uploading to your favorite BBS' requires that your
version of PC-Yahtzee BE REGISTERED so as to create a xxxxxxxx.UPL file.
Upon completion of a game of Yahtzee, the high score is added to the
.SCO file as well as to the xxxxxxxx.UPL file (provided the name you
used matches EXACTLY to one of the names in the .CFG file.
The next step would be to upload the xxxxxxxx.UPL to the BBS.
Whether you must ZIP the file before uploading, or not, depends on the
BBS requirements (check with Sysop). After uploading, delete the file
as follows: DEL xxxxxxxx.UPL
Please NOTE: Only the name of the registered user (if he/she is the
current player) will be entered in the .UPL file. Should you have other
members of your household that you would like to be entered in the .UPL
file you must have each one fill out a separate registration form
indicating they are Supplemental players.
REGISTRATION
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Registration and the subsequent placement of your name and registration
number in the .CFG file, allows for the display of your name on the
opening screen, and the elimination of all "beeping", pauses, and
EVALUATION messages. BEST of ALL, registration allows you to save your
high scores to a file and upload the file to your foavorite BBS. The BBS
will in turn take your score(s) and update the BBS' Yahtzee high score file.
This is a liesurely way of particpating in the BBS' Triple Yahtzee game,
similar to offline message reading and replying.
Please contact your favorite BBS' to be sure that the Sysop has the latest
version of the Triple Yahtzee door game (version 3.7 or later) and that
he/she is set up to handle uploaded PC-Yahtzee score files.
To register your copy of PC-YAHTZEE, please fill out the registration form
(REGISTER.FRM) and mail it along with a small donation ($15) to the name
and address on the form. If there are other members of your household that
you would like to be able to upload their scores to the BBS, be sure to
add their name to the registration form, as a Supplemental user, along with
the appropriate additional contribution.
Based upon information supplied on the registration form, I will pre-
register you on my BBS. You will then be able to call SUNRISE-80 and pick
up your registration number OR you can include a self-addressed stamped
envelope for me to return your registration number.
LEGALITIES
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THIS SOFTWARE AND ACCOMPANYING MATERIALS ARE DISTRIBUTED "AS IS"
WITHOUT WARRANTY, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ANYONE INVOLVED WITH
THE CREATION AND PRODUCTION OF THIS PRODUCT BE LIABLE FOR INDIRECT,
SPECIAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, ARISING OUT OF ANY USE THEREOF
OR BREACH OF ANY WARRANTY.
DISTRIBUTION
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You may make this file available for downloading from your BBS or you may
upload it to any BBS of your choice, provided that you do not make any
changes to the contents of the archive (ZIP file). The archive and its
individual contents may not be used by any service that charges any money
whatsoever, without the written permission of the author.
MISC
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The latest version of PC-YAHTZEE and other fine SUNRISE DOOR and stand-alone
programs are always available for download from SUNRISE-80 BBS.
Remember, should you have any problems, questions or suggestions, be sure
to drop me a message on either of the SUNRISE-80 BBS or via PCRelay/RIME
network where I monitor the SYSOPS, BBS_DOORS, PCBHints and SHAREWARE
conferences. You may also contact me via the SN_SYSOPS conference on
SMARTNET.