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BULLS AND BEARS
BULLS AND BEARS (BAB) is a stock market game intended for use by
anyone wanting to learn a little about the effects of news headlines
on different areas of the economy. It may reside on floppy disk or
hard disk. It is completely 'menu driven' and has five (5) phases
of operation: (With lots of graphics).
1) Input - The number of players (up to 4) and their first names
are asked to be typed in. Then, a response to a question of
allowing the computer to play is answered, and the game begins.
Each player is allotted $5000 to try to make it grow to $100,000.
The first player to reach $100,000 is declared the winner.
Special User Keys:
1st ESC ------- Return to start of game
2nd ESC ------- Exit BULLS AND BEARS
Any Ctrl X ---- Exit BULLS AND BEARS
2) Present scores - All players stock values and cash-on-hand is
displayed.
3) Portfolio updates - The portfolio of each player is presented in
the input order. The player may sell,buy, or hold any of his
equities. If he chooses HOLD, the next player is presented. The
computer always plays last.
4) Market session - A list of equities paying dividends along with
a list of the day's gainers and losers is listed.
5) Market news - The morning news headlines are displayed. The news
headline is an indicator of what will happen to the market that
day. If the players can interpret the news correctly, it will be
very profitable during the portfolio update phase.
*** NOTICE ***
This program is produced by a member of the Association of
Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the
shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve
a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the
member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can
help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but
does not provide technical support for members' products. Please
write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI USA
49442-9427 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to
ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
Technical support for BULLS AND BEARS is provided at no charge by
contacting the author:
Ronald L. Crabb
2113 White Cloud NE
Albuquerque, NM 87112
Ph: (505) 299-6285