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- Yahtzee 1.03 for the Psion S3a/S3c
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-
- History:
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-
- 1.00 Aug 30 1996 Initial release.
- 1.01 Sep 3 1996 Small bugfix in using keys A-M after game end.
- 1.02 Oct 21 1996 Removed grey lines in menu. Works on S3c now.
- Checks if it is running on S3a/S3c. Does NOT run on
- a Siena.
- 1.03 May 14 1997 Made it smaller and faster. Updated registration info.
-
- Introduction/registering.
- -------------------------
- Yahtzee is a shareware program. So if you like it please register it
- on compuserve (GO SWREG, ID=12827) or send cash to the address below.
- The registration fee is only $10.
- After registration you will receive a registration code by email.
- Registration is valid for all coming versions of this program.
- It removes the nag screens and enables the 'Undo' feature.
- You can now also register on the Internet:
- http://www.swregnet.com/384p.htm.
-
- Lieuwe de Vries
- Taling 11
- 9101 ZG Dokkum
- Netherlands
-
- Email : 100121.3102@compuserve.com
- Homepage: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/platodva/psion.htm
-
- Installing:
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- 1. Copy yahtzee.app to any \APP directory.
- 2. Use Psion-I to install it to the system screen.
- 3. Start & Play.
-
- The program makes an ini file called yahtzee.ini in the \OPD directory
- on the internal drive. Its only 141 bytes in size. No more files are
- created or used.
-
- What is Yahtzee:
- ----------------
- Yahtzee is playing poker with dice (sort of).
- You have to fill up 13 categories, 6 in the left column and 7 in the
- right. The game ends when all the categories have been filled.
-
- Scoring in the left column:
- If you want to score the 'Five's', only the five's in the hand will count.
- So, three five's will give 15 points in the 'Five's' category.
- 63 points or more in the left column gives you a bonus of 35 points.
-
- Scoring in the right column:
- Three of a kind : Scores points in hand if you have three dice of the
- same kind.
- e.g. 5-5-5-4-2 scores 21 points.
- Four of a kind : Scores points in hand if you have four dice of the
- same kind.
- e.g. 6-6-6-6-3 scores 27 points.
- Small straight : Scores a fixed 30 points if you have 4 dice on a row.
- e.g. 1-2-3-4-6.
- Large straight : Scores a fixed 40 points if you have 5 dice on a row.
- e.g. 2-3-4-5-6.
- Full house : Scores a fixed 25 points if you have 3 of a kind AND
- 2 of a kind.
- e.g. 3-3-3-5-5
- Yahztee : Scores a fixed 50 points if you have 5 of a kind.
- e.g. 4-4-4-4-4
- This is the only category to which you can score
- more than once.
- Chance : Any combination is valid. Scores points in hand.
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- Playing:
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- After startup you see an about box, and some information about
- registering the program if it is unregistered.
- After that the game is ready to play, the first roll already done.
-
- I made the use of keys as simple as possible, so you can play it with one
- hand! No use of cursor-keys.
-
- Mark the dice you want to keep with the keys 1-5. Than roll again the
- unmarked dice with the ENTER key. There is a maximum of three rolls.
- Than you have to assign the score to a category. Use the keys A-M to do
- the allocating.
-
- If you score to an invalid category it will enter 0 points (after
- confirmation)
- e.g. allocate to the 'Five's' category, without having any five's or to
- the 'Yahtzee' without having a yahtzee.
-
- If all categories are filled, the game ends. If you have a highscore, it
- will ask for your name, else it will will tell you the game ended.
- Use Psion-N to start a new game.
-
- Using Psion-O offers you 2 options:
- 1. Hints
- If set to ON, it shows you hints on score allocation.
- In the left column it marks only 1 category if you have >= 3 of a kind.
- In the right column it might mark more than one category. If you have
- e.g. 3-3-3-4-4 it marks 'Three of a kind' AND 'Full house'.
- It hints only on unused categories.
- If it doesn't hint on anything, you are on your own in choosing the
- category.
- 2. Animation
- It animates the dice a little.
-
- Use undo the undo the last score allocation. Works only on registered
- versions. If used smartly it can boost your high scores.
-
- Information on screen:
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- Points in hand shows you the total number of points in the current hand,
- so you don't have to add them up yourself.
-
- Left deviation shows you information about the left column.
- If you enter three 'Ones', three 'Twos', three 'Threes' etc. you will
- end up having 63 points in the left column, which gives you 35
- points bonus. But, if you only entered e.g. two 'Threes' you deviate
- three points. Left deviation will then show '-3'.
- (You need e.g. four 'Fours' to compensate, or loose the bonus)
-
-
- Nag screens:
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- If you did not register the program, you will see a nag screen after
- startup, and before you enter a high score.
-
- About the program:
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- This program is written in C.
- If you find any bugs or have any remarks, please let me know.
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- Have fun,
- Lieuwe.
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