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TOMMY'S TRICKS (C) COPYRIGHT 1987 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #87-103-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS PROGRAM PLAYS CONTRACT BRIDGE. THE PLAY IS AT A TECHNICALLY CLEAN
INTERMEDIATE LEVEL. THE PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY EMPLOYS BLACKWOOD (4NT OR 5NT)
AND STAYMAN (1NT, 2CL), AND USES WEAK JUMP OVERCALLS AND SHUTOUT BIDS.
YOU CAN PLAY FOR ANY OR ALL OF NORTH, EAST, SOUTH, OR WEST, THE COMPUTER
PLAYING FOR THE REST.
TO OPERATE TOMMY'S TRICKS:
STARTUP SCREEN:
USING THE ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD, SELECT WHICH HANDS YOU WANT TO
PLAY (THE COMPUTER PLAYS THE REST). IF YOU LET THE COMPUTER PLAY ALL 4 HANDS,
YOU ARE IN SO-CALLED DEMO MODE.
THE PLAY SCREEN:
THE PROGRAM IS SELF-EXPLANATORY. YOU CAN EXIT THE PROGRAM AT ANY TIME BY
HITTING CTRL-C, OR BY GIVING "X" AS YOUR BID OR PLAY.
NOTE THAT THE POINT VALUE OF YOUR HAND IS SHOWN AS HIGH CARD COUNT PLUS
DISTRIBUTION POINTS (OF COURSE THERE ARE 40 HIGH CARD POINTS AVAILABLE
PER HAND).
AUTOPLAY MODE: TYPING "O" FOR YOUR PLAY CAUSES THE COMPUTER TO PLAY YOUR
HAND OUT UNTIL THE NEXT DEAL ONLY.
TO ENTER CARD RANKS: TYPE 3S, 3H, 3D, 3C FOR TREY OF SPADES, HEARTS, DIAMONDS,
OR CLUBS. TYPE T INSTEAD OF TEN, E.G., TH.
TO TOGGLE SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF: HIT CTRL-S.
GAME REPORT FILE:
ALL HANDS PLAYED ARE SAVED ON FILE "TRICKS.SCR"; IF YOUR DISK OVERFLOWS, THE
PROGRAM WILL BOMB OUT, SO MAKE SURE YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS.
DON'T FORGET!
DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR OTHER LOW PRICED TOYS FOR THE IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES.
OUR DS/DD DEMO DISK IS ONLY $2 US, $3 FOREIGN.
HAVE A GOOD TIME!