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- ROULETTE
- EGA Version
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- (C) Copyright 199O
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- TERMS
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- This software is distributed as ShareWare. What this means is,
- you a granted free license to use, copy and distribute this
- software as often as you wish so long as the following
- restrictions have been met:
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- 1 - When distributing this software, it must be in its
- original unmodified form. The ARCed or Compressed .EXE
- version of this software will only be distributed to
- Bulletin Board Systems and computer information exchanges,
- i.e. The Great American Dream Machine (415)-581-3019, GEnie,
- Delphi, The Source, Compuserve etc.
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- 2 - Prior written consent from United Innovations Plus must be
- obtained before a fee or charge is made for copying or
- distribution, with the exception of the computer information
- exchanges as mentioned above.
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- 3 - This software shall not be included with other programs,
- goods, services, etc. without prior written consent from
- United Innovations Plus with the exception of the computer
- information exchanges as mentioned above.
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- REGISTRATION AGREEMENT
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- United Innovations Plus requires you to register this software
- if you plan on using it. Registered users will receive the
- latest version with all options available, full support and
- notification of later releases. Please note that not all
- options and functions are available with this Shareware
- release. To register your copy of this software, please use the
- Registration Form and make checks payable to United
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- TABLE OF CONTENTS
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- TRADEMARKS .................................................. 1
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- PROGRAMS ON DISK ............................................ 1
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- PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ........................................ 1
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- SHAREWARE VS REGISTERED VERSION ............................. 1
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- ROULETTE WHEEL .............................................. 2
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- ROULETTE LAYOUT ............................................. 2
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- WAGER TYPES ................................................. 2
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- WAGERS, BETTING LOCATIONS, & ODDS ........................... 3
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- Straight Bet .............................................. 3
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- Split Bet ................................................. 3
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- Street Bet ................................................ 3
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- Square Bet ................................................ 3
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- Line Bet .................................................. 3
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- Line Bet on 5 numbers ..................................... 4
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- Line Bet on 6 numbers ..................................... 4
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- Column Bet ................................................ 4
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- Dozen Bet ................................................. 4
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- Even Money Bet ............................................ 4
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- STARTING ROULETTE ........................................... 5
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- ROULETTE TABLE OPTIONS ...................................... 5
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- SELECTING OPTIONS ........................................... 5
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- TABLE OPTION FUNCTIONS ...................................... 6
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- Spin Wheel ................................................ 6
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- Setup Menu ................................................ 6
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- Replace Last Bets ......................................... 6
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- Erase All Bets ............................................ 6
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- Selecting Chips ........................................... 6
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- Quit ...................................................... 7
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- PLACING YOUR BETS ........................................... 7
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- CURRENT STATISTICS .......................................... 7
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- Wager ..................................................... 7
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- Profit/Loss ............................................... 7
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- Spins ..................................................... 7
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- SETUP MENU .................................................. 8
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- "Microsoft" is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation
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- PROGRAMS ON DISK
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- The following is list of file names that you should have on your
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- File Name File Description
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- Roulette.Exe - The main program for Roulette.
- Roul01 .Inf - Graphics file required by Roulette.Exe.
- Roul02 .Inf - Graphics file required by Roulette.Exe.
- Roul03 .Inf - Graphics file required by Roulette.Exe.
- (Available on the Registered Version Only)
- Roulette.Doc - The documentation for Roulette.
- RoStart .Bat - Batch file to read the documentation, print,
- read and install Roulette.
- RoRead .Com - Used by RoStart.Bat
- RoReply .Com - Used by RoStart.Bat
- RoIntro - Used by RoStart.Bat
- RoPrt - Used by RoStart.Bat
- RoHd - Used by RoStart.Bat
- RInstall.Exe - Used by RoStart.Bat or as a stand-only
- installation program.
- RoReg - Roulette Registration Form.
- Roul1S .Arc - Shareware Version of Roulette.
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- PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
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- You must have an IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or TRUE compatible, at least
- 350K of free Ram, an EGA graphics adapter, and a MicroSoft
- compatible mouse to play Roulette. The files required to play
- Roulette are ROULETTE.EXE, ROUL01.INF, ROUL02.INF and
- ROUL03.INF. These files must be present on your play disk
- or directory. Use the "Copy" command found in your DOS
- manual for making copies from one disk to another. A hard
- disk is recommended but not required. NOTE: ROUL03.INF
- available on the Registered version only.
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- SHAREWARE VS REGISTERED VERSION
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- Roulette is written in two versions, a ShareWare version and
- a Registered version. The ShareWare version is not crippled
- in any way. This is a fully functional program of Roulette
- . The Registered version comes with added features which will
- allow the user more flexibility with Roulette. Users of
- the ShareWare version will have a message appear at the end
- of the game. The message will state that the program is
- NOT free and continued use of the program requires
- registration with United Innovations Plus.
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- To register Roulette, fill in the registration form on the
- last page of this documentation and send in the required
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- The following documentation for Roulette explains all the
- features for the Registered version. The words "Registered
- Version Only" may appear throughout the documentation. These
- are the added features which are available in the Registered
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- ROULETTE WHEEL
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- The Roulette wheel has 38 pockets containing the numbers 1
- through 36, O and OO. The numbers on the wheel are laid out in
- circular fashion as to separate them by color, high, low, odd,
- and even. The symbols O and OO are directly opposite each
- other, separated by eighteen numbers on each side. The symbols
- O and OO are green in color. The remaining numbers are red and
- black which alternate in color around the wheel.
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- ROULETTE LAYOUT
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- The main portion of the layout is comprised of 36 numbered
- rectangular spaces arranged in three long columns of 12 spaces
- each. The spaces at the head of the rows are numbered 1, 2, 3.
- The numbering continues in sequence across the rows, ending with
- 34, 35, 36. There are 2 spaces located at the left side of the
- first row of 1, 2, 3. These 2 spaces contain the symbols O and
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- Along the front side of the long columns are three rectangular
- spaces marked: 1st. 12, 2nd. 12, and 3rd. 12. Along the front
- side of these spaces are 6 rectangular spaces marked: 1-18,
- Even, Red, Black, Odd, 19-36.
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- At the end of each of the long columns of 12 numbers is a space
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- WAGER TYPES
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- There are 8 different types of wagers that can be made on the
- Roulette layout. The following is a chart showing the possible
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- Straight Bet
- Split Bet
- Street Bet
- Square Bet
- Line Bet
- Column Bet
- Dozen Bet
- Even Money Bet
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- WAGERS, BETTING LOCATIONS, & ODDS
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- Each of the 8 wager types can be broken down into a total of 154
- different locations where a player may place a wager on the
- layout. The following will explain each of the possible wagers,
- betting location, Casino payoff odds, and betting limits.
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- Straight Bet
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- Betting on a single number is known as a Straight bet. The
- numbers 1 through 36, O and OO make a total of 38 possible
- Straight bets. Your bet must be placed squarely on a number so
- as not to be confused with any other type of bet.
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- Betting Limit: $25 Payoff Odds: 35 to 1
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- Split Bet
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- Betting on two numbers at the same time is known as a Split bet.
- Your bet must be placed on any line separating and two numbers.
- There are a total of 58 possible Split bets. When making a
- Split bet on O and OO, there are two locations where this bet
- may be placed. You may place your bet on the line separating O
- and OO or you may place your bet on the line separating the 2nd.
- 12 and 3rd. 12. Either betting location is an acceptable bet
- for a Split bet of O and OO.
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- Betting Limit: $5O Payoff Odds: 17 to 1
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- Betting on three numbers at the same time is known as a Street
- bet. Your bet must be placed on the outside line of a row.
- Example: Placing a bet on the line separating the number 1 and
- the 1st. 12 is a Street bet that covers the numbers 1, 2, and 3.
- There are a total of 12 possible Street bets.
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- Betting Limit: $75 Payoff Odds: 11 to 1
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- Square Bet
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- Betting on four numbers at the same time is known as a Square
- bet. Your bet must be placed on any intersection of the lines
- between any four numbers. There are a total of 22 possible
- Square bets.
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- Betting Limit: $100 Payoff Odds: 8 to 1
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- Line Bet
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- Betting on six numbers at the same time is known as a Line bet.
- Your bet must be placed on the outside line intersecting two
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- numbers O, OO, 1, 2, & 3. Your bet must be placed on the
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- Line Bet on 5 numbers
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- Betting Limit: $100 Payoff Odds: 6 to 1
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- Betting Limit: $100 Payoff Odds: 5 to 1
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- Column Bet
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- Placing a bet on one of the 3 spaces marked 2:1 is known as a
- Column bet. Example: Placing a bet on the middle 2:1 space
- covers the numbers 2, 5, 8, 11, 14, 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 32, and
- 35. You are playing 12 numbers at the same time. There are a
- total of 3 possible Column bets.
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- Betting Limit: $250 Payoff Odds: 2 to 1
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- Dozen Bet
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- Placing a bet on either the 1st. 12, 2nd. 12, or 3rd. 12 is
- known as a Dozen bet. Example: Placing a bet on the 2nd. 12
- space covers the numbers 13 through 24. You are playing 12
- numbers at the same time. There are a total of 3 possible Dozen
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- Betting Limit: $250 Payoff Odds: 2 to 1
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- Even Money Bet
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- Placing a bet on any of the 6 spaces marked 1-18, Even, Red,
- Black, Odd, or 19-36 are Even Money bets.
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- 1-18 Covers the numbers 1 through 18.
- 19-36 Covers the numbers 19 through 36.
- Even Covers the even numbers (2, 4, 6, 8 etc.).
- Odd Covers the odd numbers (1, 3, 5, 7 etc).
- Red Covers the red numbers.
- Black Covers the black numbers.
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- There are a total of 6 possible Even Money bets.
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- Betting Limit: $500 Payoff Odds: 1 to 1
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- The maximum allowable bet on the Roulette table is $500. These
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- STARTING ROULETTE
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- From your DOS prompt, type ROULETTE and press the ENTER key.
- In order for Roulette to run, you must be logged onto the
- directory where ROULETTE.EXE, ROUL01.INF, ROUL02.INF and
- ROUL03.INF reside.
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- The first screen you see will be the boot screen. This will
- display the copyright notice and version number of Roulette. A
- message will be displayed on the bottom of the screen asking you
- to press a mouse button.
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- The next screen you see will be the Roulette table layout.
- You will be playing Roulette from this screen.
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- ROULETTE TABLE OPTIONS
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- The lower portion of the Roulette layout screen will display
- some of the options you have available. Your available options
- will depend on whether you are using the ShareWare version or
- the Registered version. All the options will be a rectangular
- yellow button with the function written inside.
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- Spin Wheel
- View Wheel
- Erase All Bets
- Chip Selection
- Quit
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- Spin Wheel
- Setup Menu
- View Wheel
- Statistics
- High Scores
- Replace Last Bets
- Erase All Bets
- Chip Selection
- Quit
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- SELECTING OPTIONS
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- To select one of the options, move the mouse cursor over to the
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- TABLE OPTION FUNCTIONS
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- Spin Wheel
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- When you choose "Spin Wheel", you will be viewing Roulette
- wheel spinning. Due to lack of space and clarity, only 3
- numbers will be shown at any one time. When the wheel comes to
- a stop, the Roulette ball will bounce between the 3 remaining
- numbers before coming to a stop. Once the ball has come to a
- complete stop, the winning spaces on the Roulette layout will
- light up. If you have a bet on the winning number or if the
- winning number is covered by one of the Wager types, you are a
- winner.
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- Setup Menu (Registered Version Only)
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- Selecting this option will allow Registered users to change the
- current settings of Roulette (See Setup Options).
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- View Wheel
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- Selecting this option will display the Roulette wheel.
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- Statistics (Registered Version Only)
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- Selecting this option will allow Registered users to view a
- statistics screen. This screen will display a running count of
- how many times each number has appeared. This will also display
- a running count for the Column, Dozen, and Even Money spaces.
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- High Scores (Registered Version Only)
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- Selecting this option will allow Registered users to view the
- top fifteen high scores (See High Scores).
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- Replace Last Bets (Registered Version Only)
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- In Roulette, all losing bets are removed from the layout after
- the spin of the wheel. Winning bets remain on the layout.
- Selecting this option will replace all your previous bets made
- on the last spin of the wheel. Your current bets are held in
- memory for this option after you spin the wheel.
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- Erase All Bets
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- Selecting this option will remove any bets currently on the
- layout. You cannot replace these bets with "Replace Last Bets",
- described above.
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- Selecting Chips
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- The section marked "Chip Selection" and "Current Chip" will
- allow you to select the value of you betting chip. Select the
- value of your bet by moving your mouse cursor over the value of
- the chip you wish to bet. Press either mouse button to make
- that the Current chip value. Future bets will use the Current
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- PLACING YOUR BETS
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- To place any wager on the Roulette layout, move your mouse
- cursor to the betting area where you wish to place your bet.
- Press the Left mouse button to place the Current chip
- value at the location. You may increment your bet by
- continually pressing the Left mouse button until the table
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- To remove your wager, move your mouse cursor to the betting area
- where you currently have a wager and press the Right mouse
- button. This will remove your wager from that betting location.
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- NOTE: When placing a bet, be sure the mouse cursor is close to
- the area you wish to have your bet placed. It is suggested that
- you experiment in placing bets to get a feel of where the mouse
- cursor must be placed for the various types of bets.
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- CURRENT STATISTICS
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- In the lower right portion of the screen you will notice the
- words, WAGER, PROFIT/LOSS, and SPINS.
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- Wager
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- Whenever you place or remove a bet, the amount bet is changed.
- This is displayed in the Wager column. After each spin of the
- wheel, the result will also be shown in this column. The
- result is your profit or loss from each spin of the wheel.
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- Profit/Loss
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- In the Profit/Loss column, your current profit/loss is displayed
- as you play Roulette. The current profit/loss is started each
- time you start playing Craps. Below the current profit/loss is
- your total profit/loss. Your total profit/loss will show
- you a running total of all your Roulette games.
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- Spins
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- The Spins section will display the total spins of the wheel.
- This will show the current spins and a running total of the
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- SETUP MENU (Registered Users Only)
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- Selecting the Setup Menu will bring up the following options:
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- Sound On
- Save High Scores Off
- Show Wheel Movement On
- Reset Roulette Statistics
- Quit/Leave Setup Menu
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- SETUP OPTIONS (Registered Users Only)
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- To change any of the default settings, select the option by
- moving the mouse cursor to the option and press either button.
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- Sound
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- This will allow you to turn the sound on or off.
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- Save High Scores
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- Your scoring may be saved to disk if this option is set to ON.
- If this option is set to ON, you will be asked for your name
- when you have finished playing Roulette, assuming your
- score is high enough for the top 15 scores. Once you have
- entered your name, you will not have to enter it again when
- asked, just press the ENTER key. The last name entered
- becomes the default name.
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- Show Wheel Movement
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- Selecting this option will speed up the play of the game. When
- this option is set to OFF, you will not view the partial section
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- Reset Roulette Statistics
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- Selecting this option will reset all the game statistics to
- zero. The only thing that is not reset is the High Scores (See
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- Quit/Leave Setup Menu
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- Selecting this option will clear the Setup Menu from your screen
- and return you to your Roulette layout.
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- HIGH SCORES (Registered Version Only)
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- The Registered version of Roulette will allow the user to save
- the high scores or winnings to disk. By selecting "High
- Scores" from your Main Options, you will be able to view the top
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- The High Score screen will display a Clear Scores toggle in the
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- To leave the High Score screen, move your cursor to area marked
- "Leave High Scores" and press either mouse button.
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