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H O L L Y W O O D H U S T L E R
- The American Classic -
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HOLLYWOOD HUSTLER COMES ON 3 DISKS, COMPLETE WITH A COLOR PRESENTATION
CASE AND COMPREHENSIVE MANUAL, WHICH AS WELL AS THE RULES AND PLAY
GUIDE, ALSO CONTAINS DETAILS OF THE CAST AND THE STORY SO FAR.
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS PURCHASING HUSTLER, YOU CAN OBTAIN THE GAME
DIRECT FROM:
DESERT STAR SOFTWARE
120 BURDEN ROAD
BEVERLEY
N. HUMBERSIDE HU17 9LH
ENGLAND
TEL: (+44) 1482 871210
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RULES OF THE GAME
The basic rules of Five Card Draw Poker - the popular American bar-
room and casino game - are reasonably simple, though the tactical
aspects of play are a shade more complex as you will discover.
1. At the start of every hand each player deposits $5 in the pot, your
opening stake.
2. You are then dealt five cards, which form the basis of your hand.
The various types of hand are listed below in ascending order of
value:
HIGH CARD ONLY AC JD 4S 6H 9D
PAIR 7C 7H AS 4C 2S
TWO PAIR 4H 4S 9C 9D JH
THREEOF A KIND 3C 3H 3D 8S AH
STRAIGHT/RUN 4C 5S 6H 7C 8H
FLUSH 3S 5S AS 9S QS
FULL HOUSE 5C 5H 5D AC AH
FOUR OF A KIND 8H 8C 8S 8D 4C
STRAIGHT FLUSH 5D 6D 7D 8D 9D
C-lubs D-iamonds H-earts S-pades
NOTE - Aces are counted as high.
3. After assessing the potential of your hand, you can either continue
or DROP, the latter move costing you only your original stake
4. If you decide to proceed with your hand, you will encounter a round
of betting, after which you can change up to 3 cards.
5. The betting then continues until all but one of the players Drop,
or all those remaining Check and expose their cards, either way
producing a winner.
CONTROLS
Hustler is a joystick driven game that uses a simple set of commands,
allowing you to concentrate fully on the game. Control of your hand is
communicated through the following basic combinations.
To DROP - Highlight correct panel and press fire-button.
To CHECK - Highlight correct panel and press fire-button. This will
cost you the amount featured in the box, though sometimes the value
will be nil if you happen to be the first player in the round, or
those before you have declined to make a bet.
To BET or RAISE - Highlight correct panel, then press the fire-button.
Moving the joystick UP now allows you to increase your bet in stages
between $10 and $25. Pulling DOWN will lower the amount if you happen
to be a tad too eager. Once you have settled on your Bet or Raise,
just press the fire-button to confirm.
CHANGING CARDS
At the appropriate stage of the hand a cursor will appear round your
first card. You can now change up to 3 cards, though of course if Lady
Luck has been really kind you may not wish to change any. Use the
joystick to move from card to card. Pull DOWN to remove unwanted
cards, or Push UP to restore a card in the event of an error. When you
have finished making your discards, HOLD the fire-button Down and Push
RIGHT. Your new cards, if requested, will then be dealt.
THE COMPETITION
Most computer card-games can be fun for a while, but eventually they
become predictable and boring. HOLLYWOOD HUSTLER is different. Each
time you play, your computer opponents Joe, Chuck and the one and only
Montana Slim provide you with a fresh challenge, starting every new
game in a different mental state to the last - more or less confident,
more or less likely to bluff etc. So no two games are ever the same!
Wow! You've finally made it on to the Hi-Score table, huh? Ah, but
watch out next time, because any of these guys can rob of you of your
proud position and knock you straight back into the cruel depths of
obscurity.
To be a winner at HOLLYWOOD HUSTLER, you will need to be one mean card
player - a genuine Hustler worthy of taking on the real Pros. Unlike
standard computer card-games, your opponents don't have the power to
cheat - i.e. possess knowledge of your hand. They don't need to! Once
you've played against Montana Slim and the boys you'll know that
artificial intelligence is here, and with a vengeance! They watch,
they listen, they analyze, they bluff... and in your darkest moments
you could be forgiven for thinking they're actually... no, that's
crazy!
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IN THIS DEMO THE CARD SELECTION AND PLAYER PSYCHOLOGY PROCESSES ARE
CONTROLLED - IN THE REAL GAME ALL ELEMENTS ARE RANDOM - WHICH MEANS
ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN... AND IT DOES!
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Copyright DESERT STAR SOFTWARE, 1995