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- THE PINOCHLE BUNCH, Shareware Version 1.08
-
- THE PINOCHLE BUNCH is 4 pinochle games - double-deck partnership,
- single-deck partnership, 3-hand, and 2-hand pinochle. 12 computer
- players, 6 cardbacks, changeable rules, save game, create a hand,
- undo mistakes, win/loss records, mouse or keyboard control, and more.
-
- THE PINOCHLE BUNCH requires 640k RAM, a VGA video card, and a
- hard drive.
-
- THE PINOCHLE BUNCH replaces DOUBLES PINOCHLE Version X.XX by Sean
- Smith. Vendors, sysops, etc, please remove DOUBLES PINOCHLE from
- distribution.
-
- Problems or questions, call SanDea Software at : 717-543-6388
-
- Please distribute the shareware version of THE PINOCHLE BUNCH
- to others. Give them the following files :
-
- 1) PIN.EXE 6) PIN.DAT 11) CARDS.DAT 16) README.DOC
- 2) DPIN.EXE 7) DPIN.DAT 12) DRULES.DOC 17) FILE_ID.DIZ
- 3) SPIN.EXE 8) SPIN.DAT 13) SRULES.DOC 18) ORDER.FRM
- 4) 3PIN.EXE 9) 3PIN.DAT 14) 3RULES.DOC 19) CATALOG.EXE
- 5) 2PIN.EXE 10) 2PIN.DAT 15) 2RULES.DOC 20) VENDINFO.DIZ
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- If uploading, please name the ZIP file SANPIN.ZIP
- If uploading as a self-extracting file, please name it SANPIN.EXE
-
- The ENHANCED VERSION of THE PINOCHLE BUNCH is now available!
- The same pinochle games with the following additions :
-
- 1) COMPLETE SCORING (which also enables SAVE/LOAD GAME, SCORING
- SUMMARY, and WIN/LOSS RECORDS.
-
- 2) MODEM PLAY! Modem play is great! Now you can play pinochle
- with a REAL person. Either as your partner or opponent.
- Message boxes at the top of the screen let you talk back
- and forth via the keyboard.
- Modem play requires 2 megabytes of RAM and a modem.
- Modems that must be manually dialed will not work; but
- such modems are obsolete and rare.
-
- 3) SPEECH - bids, trump, and more now verbally spoken in addition
- to being displayed. Sound Blaster and compatibles
- supported. Your PC speaker may also be used. Like modem
- play, speech requires 2 megabytes of RAM.
-
- 4) PRINTED MANUAL (includes the rules of pinochle and how to use
- the program)
-
- 5) ANIMATED PLAYERS
-
- 6) 3 MORE CARDBACKS
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- 7) CARD & FACE MAKER - draw your own players, facial expressions,
- cardbacks, and decks.
-
- 8) option to view all players' hands
-
- 9) option to rotate and replay a hand to see how the computer
- players would play your hand
-
- 10) option to throw in a hand when remaining tricks known
-
-
- $40 per copy. The file ORDER.FRM contains an order form.
- Run CATALOG.EXE for a description of other games available.
-
-
- DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY
-
- THIS SOFTWARE IS NOT WARRANTIED IN ANY WAY. THE USER MUST ASSUME THE
- ENTIRE RISK OF USING THE SOFTWARE. SANDEA SOFTWARE AND SEAN SMITH WILL
- NOT BE LIABLE IN ANY WAY.
-