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HEARTS.TXT (Ver. 6.5)
-- Requirements --
This program requires a computer with color monitor
capabilities, DOS 2.xx or greater, and the following files
present (in the same directory) to operate properly.
HEARTS.EXE - HEART65.DAT - HEART65.TXT
-- How to Play --
HEARTS is a very easy card game to play and one that will give
you many hours of enjoyment. The rules for this game are quite
simple. After the cards are shuffled, they are dealt clockwise
to each player. There are four players in this game with each
receiving 13 cards (a total of 52). The direction of play, like
most card games, is clockwise around the table. A player must
always match the SUIT of the first card in play. If a player
does not have the LEAD suit then he or she can play any card in
their hand. The cards are RANKED in descending value from the
Ace (A) to the 2. The Ace being the HIGHEST rank. The player
having the highest ranked card in the lead suit takes that TRICK
and BEGINS play on the next trick. There are four cards in each
trick (one from each player) and 13 tricks per hand.
You cannot lead a HEART or the QUEEN OF SPADES until they are
BROKEN (one has already been played), or unless this is all that
remains in your hand. Each NEW HAND is started by leading the
TWO OF CLUBS.
3 The players are numbered from 1 to 4, with YOU playing
2 4 position number "1" at the bottom of the table.
1
-- Scoring of Hearts --
The scoring of HEARTS is what makes this game unique from most
other card games. The LOWEST accumulated score wins the game.
The score is determined by the number of POINT CARDS that a
player has received in the tricks that he or she has taken. The
point cards are - all HEARTS, each counting as one point and the
QUEEN OF SPADES, which counts as 13 points. There is a total of
26 points for each hand. The score from each hand is then added
to your Game Score. When a player reaches or exceeds the Game
Point, then the game ends and the player with the LOWEST score
wins that game.
-- Shooting The Moon --
If a player is able to take all 26 points in a hand, then that
player "SHOTS THE MOON" (a run) and each of their opponents will
receive 26 points. Remember, LOW score wins, and a score of 25
does not qualify as a run.
-- Passing Three Cards --
At the beginning of each hand all players have the opportunity
to PASS three cards to another player. The direction of the
pass is counterclockwise. The first pass is to the player on
your RIGHT. The next pass is to the player ACROSS from you, and
the last is to the player on your LEFT. The next hand is a HOLD
hand, in which no cards are passed. The pass rotation then
begins again.
When selecting your cards to PASS, you may void your selection
at any time by pressing the ESCAPE key, UP arrow, or RIGHT mouse
button. The passing process will then begin again.
-- The Option Menu --
The Option Menu can be called at any time throughout the game.
This is done with the ESCAPE key, UP arrow, or RIGHT mouse
button. The hand you are playing will be SAVED and the game
will continue upon your return from the Option Menu.
When using the DOS Shell from the Option Menu, be sure that
Hearts can find the file COMMAND.COM. This can be done by
setting the environment variable COMSPEC. At the DOS prompt,
type and Enter - set comspec=[location]\command.com. An example
of this entry would be - set comspec=c:\sys\command.com. Be
sure that COMMAND.COM is located where you say it is!
-- Game Commands --
Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys or ROLL the mouse to select
the card to play. After you have selected your card, press the
ENTER key or LEFT mouse button to play that card. The keyboard
CURSOR will skip played cards and will jump to the low card of
the suit in play. The CURSOR also will wrap from end to end.
Pressing the ENTER key or LEFT mouse button after each trick
will bypass the Delay and speed the game along.
The DOWN arrow key or LEFT mouse button will act the same as the
ENTER key and will respond "Y" to a question and the UP arrow
key or RIGHT mouse button will act the same as the ESC key and
will respond "N" to a question. This allows game play to be
conducted entirely from a centrally located area.
Within the Game Point Option screen, you have the choice of
weather or not the Trick Points received by each player is to be
displayed on the score board. After entering your Game Point
number or selecting the default, you are asked if you would like
to show the Trick Points. Answering No (N) will remove the
Trick Points for each hand from the score board. The Game
Points are not effected and will continue to be displayed.
You can reset the Games Won counters to zero by typing an "x" in
place of a Game Point number while in the Game Point Option
screen.
Hearts now has a new Game Level option. Use the menu item, "Set
Game Level", to pick the desired playing difficulty.
Any comments or suggestions will be gratefully accepted and an
honest attempt will be made to answer them. Please read the
file HEARTS.REG for additional information.
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 49442 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex to ASP
Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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