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BACCARAT Version 3.OO (C) Copyright 199O by Raymond M. Buti All Rights Reserved United Innovations Plus Post Office Box 21O81 Castro Valley, CA 94546 (415) 886-O958 TERMS 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: 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. 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. 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. REGISTRATION AGREEMENT 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 Innovations Plus. TABLE OF CONTENTS PROGRAMS ON DISK ............................................ 1 PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS ........................................ 1 SHAREWARE VS REGISTERED VERSION ............................. 1 BACCARAT .................................................... 2 NUMBER OF CARDS ............................................. 2 BETS AVAILABLE .............................................. 2 CARD VALUES ................................................. 2 OBJECT OF BACCARAT .......................................... 3 RULES ....................................................... 3 THIRD CARD RULES ............................................ 3 Rule 1 .................................................... 3 Rule 2 .................................................... 3 Rule 3 .................................................... 3 Rule 4 .................................................... 3 PAYOFFS ..................................................... 4 MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM BETS .................................... 4 STARTING BACCARAT ........................................... 4 PLAYING SCREEN .............................................. 4 PLAYING SCREEN OPTIONS ...................................... 5 F1/ENTER (Deal Hand) ...................................... 5 ALT-D (Auto Play) ......................................... 5 F3 (SetUp Menu) ........................................... 5 F5 (System Menu) .......................................... 5 F8 (High Scores) .......................................... 5 (B) Change Banker Bet ..................................... 5 (P) Change Player Bet ..................................... 6 (T) Change Tie Bet ........................................ 6 - i - F10 (Quit) ................................................ 6 SETUP MENU .................................................. 6 SETUP OPTIONS ............................................... 7 1 Sound .................................................. 7 2 Show Card Movement ..................................... 7 3 Sliding Screens ........................................ 7 4 Save High Games ........................................ 7 5 Snow Removal ........................................... 7 6 Card Movement Speed .................................... 7 7 Change Card Colors ..................................... 7 8 Auto Play Mode ......................................... 7 9 Auto Play Hands ........................................ 8 0 Clear Bets ............................................. 8 A Use Score Card ......................................... 8 B Mark Score Card Using .................................. 8 C Display Hands .......................................... 8 D Display Card Count ..................................... 8 BETTING SYSTEMS ............................................. 9 SYSTEMS MENU ............................................... 10 SYSTEMS EXPLAINED .......................................... 10 Cancellation ............................................. 10 Card Count ............................................... 10 D'Alembert ............................................... 11 Follow The Shoe .......................................... 11 Martingale ............................................... 11 Opposite The Shoe ........................................ 12 Progressive Win ............................................ 12 Thirty-One ............................................... 12 - ii - Triple Cancellation ...................................... 13 HIGH SCORES ................................................ 13 OTHER PROGRAMS ............................................. 13 Casino/Gambling Games .................................... 13 Solitaire Games .......................................... 13 Other Games .............................................. 13 Utilities ................................................ 13 REGISTRATION FORM .......................................... 14 - iii - PROGRAMS ON DISK The following is list of file names that you should have on your distribution disk. File Name File Description Baccarat.Exe - The main program for Baccarat. Baccarat.Doc - The documentation for Baccarat. BaStart .Bat - Batch file to read the documentation, print the documentation and install Baccarat on a Hard Drive. BaRead .Com - Used by BaStart.Bat BaReply .Com - Used by BaStart.Bat BaIntro - Used by BaStart.Bat BaPrt - Used by BaStart.Bat BaHd - Used by BaStart.Bat BInstall.Exe - Used by BaStart.Bat or as a stand-only installation program. BaReg - Baccarat Registration Form Bac3S.Arc - Shareware Version of Baccarat. PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS You must have an IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 or TRUE compatible. The only file required to play Baccarat is BACCARAT.EXE. SHAREWARE VS REGISTERED VERSION Baccarat is written in two versions, a ShareWare version and a Registered version. The ShareWare version is not a crippled version of the Registered version. This is a fully functional ShareWare program of Baccarat. Users of the ShareWare version will occasionally have a message appear stating that the program is NOT free and continued use of the program requires registration with United Innovations Plus. The Registered version of Baccarat has added features for users that register their copy by filling out the Registration Form and sending in the required registration fee. The following documentation for Baccarat 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 version ONLY. - 1 - BACCARAT The Casino game of Baccarat is played widely throughout Europe, Reno, Las Vegas, and Atlantic City. A Baccarat table usually accommodates from 12 to 14 players. Mini-Baccarat tables accommodate fewer players. NUMBER OF CARDS Baccarat is normally played with eight decks of cards. Each deck consists of a standard 52 card deck, making a total of 416 cards. The cards are dealt from a shoe. BETS AVAILABLE There are only three bets available on the Baccarat layout. A player can wager on the Banker hand, the Player Hand or on the Tie bet. CARD VALUES All tens and picture cards have a value of 0. The ace counts as 1 and the remaining cards are counted at face value. The four suits have no meaning in Baccarat. Example hand totals: Cards Total Cards Total 3 + 4 = 7 6 + Ace = 7 K + Q = 0 10 + Ace = 1 2 + Ace = 3 J + 5 = 5 In Baccarat, the highest possible hand is a 9. Any time the cards total a count greater than 9, then the total count must be subtracted by 10. Example hand totals over 9: Adjusted Cards Total Count 7 + 8 = 15 5 4 + 9 = 13 3 6 + 5 = 11 1 The easiest way to adjust the total of the cards when the count exceeds 9 is to drop the first digit. In the examples above, a hand of 15 equals 5; 13 equals 3; 11 equals 1. The only possible hand totals in the game of Baccarat range from a count of 0 to 9. A two card total of either 8 or 9 is called a natural. - 2 - OBJECT OF BACCARAT There are only two hands dealt in Baccarat, regardless of how many players are seated at the game. Before the dealer deals the cards, each player places their bet on either the Banker hand, the Player Hand or on the Tie bet. Whichever of the two hands is closest to 9 is the winner. In the event both hands total the same, it's a tie. Nobody wins unless a bet was made on the Tie bet. RULES Four cards are dealt face up, two for the Player and two for the Banker. If an 8 or 9 (natural) is dealt to either or both hands, the round is over and the hand with the highest total is declared the winner. If neither hand totals 8 or 9, the possibility for drawing a third card comes into effect. THIRD CARD RULES The decision to draw a third card to either hand are subject to preset rules. These rules are rigid and cannot be modified. The following rules determine whether either or both hands may draw a third card: Rule 1 If either hand totals an 8 or 9, the round is over, both hands must stand. If neither hand has a natural, the Player hand must act first. Rule 2 If the first two cards of the Player hand totals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, the Player hand must draw a third card. If the Player hand totals 6 or 7, the Player hand must stand. Rule 3 If the Player hand doesn't draw a third card, then the third card rules for the Banker hand are the same as the Player hand (See Rule 2). Rule 4 If the Player hand draws a third card, the Banker hand must either stand or draw by following these strict rules: - 3 - If the Banker Banker hand draws Banker hand stands 2 card total when Player when the Player is: third card is: third card is: 0,1,2 Always draws 3 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,9 8 4 2,3,4,5,6,7 0,1,8,9 5 4,5,6,7 0,1,2,3,8,9 6 6,7 0,1,2,3,4,5,8,9 7 Always stands PAYOFFS All winning bets that are made on the Player hand are paid off at even money. All winning bets made on the Banker hand are also paid off at even money except the player must pay a 5% commission on the amount wagered. The minimum commission charge is 25 cents. All winning bets made on a Tie bet are paid off at 8 to 1. MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM BETS The minimum bet is $5 and the maximum bet is $5OO. STARTING BACCARAT From your DOS prompt, type BACCARAT and press the ENTER key. Baccarat will save high scores and game statistics to disk (Registered Version Only). In order for Baccarat to do this, you must be logged onto the directory where BACCARAT.EXE resides. Your monitor will first display a log-on screen. This will show the version number and copyright notice. You may then press the ENTER key to clear this screen. PLAYING SCREEN The next screen you see will be the main screen where Baccarat will be played. From this screen, you will have many options to choose from. Your current options will be displayed in the upper right hand corner of the screen. You should see the following: Options (ALT-H for Help) F1/ENTER, ALT-D, F3, F5, F8, F10, B, P, T By pressing the ALT-H keys for help, the options will be displayed in more detail. You will see the following: - 4 - F1/ENTER Deal Hand B Change Banker Bet ALT-D Auto Play P Change Player Bet F3 SetUp Menu T Change Tie Bet F5 System Menu F8 High Scores F10 Quit PLAYING SCREEN OPTIONS F1/ENTER (Deal Hand) Pressing the Function 1 or the ENTER key will deal a hand. If this is the first hand you are dealing, the cards will be thoroughly shuffled and placed in the shoe located at the lower right portion on your screen before the hand is dealt. The cards will be dealt each time you press one of these keys. The deck will be reshuffled when there are approximately 16 to 30 cards remaining. ALT-D (Auto Play) Pressing the ALT-D keys will deal the cards for a specific amount of hands. The amount of hands that are dealt must be set in the Setup Menu (See Setup Menu). When starting the Auto Play, the bottom of your screen will display the amount of hands yet to be dealt. Pressing the ESC key will pause the dealing of hands. You may then continue or quit the Auto Play feature. F3 (SetUp Menu) Pressing the Function 3 key will bring up the Setup Menu. The Setup Menu will allow you to alter some of the features in Baccarat. F5 (System Menu) Pressing the Function 5 key will bring up a betting systems menu. You will be able to select and modify any of the 9 playing systems displayed. F8 (High Scores) Pressing Function 8 will display a screen showing the top 15 high scores. (B) Change Banker Bet Pressing the letter B will allow you to change the amount you wish to bet on the Banker hand. After pressing B, use the arrow keys to change the bet. You may also use the number 0 to quickly clear your bet. The following arrow keys function in this manner when making a bet change: - 5 - UP Arrow Increase your bet by 1 DOWN Arrow Decrease your bet by 1 LEFT Arrow Decrease your bet by 5 RIGHT Arrow Increase your bet by 5 0 Clear the bet to zero You will not be able to bet less than the minimum or more than the maximum allowable table limits. When you are satisfied with the bet, press the ENTER key to lock in your bet. (P) Change Player Bet Pressing the letter P will function in the same manner as described above, except that it will change the bet on the Player hand. (T) Change Tie Bet Pressing the letter T will function in the same manner as described above, except that it will change the bet on the Tie hand. The minimum bet on a Tie hand is $5. The maximum bet on a Tie hand is $25. F10 (Quit) Pressing the Function 10 key will end the game of Baccarat and bring you back to your DOS prompt. If you have the Registered version of Baccarat, your game statistics and scores will be saved. SETUP MENU (F3) 1 Sound On 8 Auto Play Mode Off 2 Show Card Movement On 9 Auto Play Hands 0 3 Sliding Screens On 0 Clear Bets On 4 Save High Games Off A Use Score Card On 5 Snow Removal Off B Mark Score Card Using X's 6 Card Movement Speed 20 C Display Hands On 7 Change Card Colors D Display Card Count On ENTER Returns to game These are the default settings for Baccarat. In the Registered version of Baccarat, all of these options may be selected and changed to suit the user. - 6 - SETUP OPTIONS 1 Sound (Registered Version Only) Pressing the number 1 will allow you to turn the sound Off or On. 2 Show Card Movement Pressing the number 2 will toggle the card movement Off or On. This will speed the game up especially when using the Auto Play mode. 3 Sliding Screens Pressing the number 3 will toggle the fancy screen splitting Off or On. This occurs when going from one screen to another. 4 Save High Games (Registered Users Only) Pressing the number 4 will allow you to save high scores to disk. When this is set to ON, your high score will be saved when you quit playing Baccarat. If your score is high enough for the top 15 scores, you will be asked for your name. 5 Snow Removal If you are experiencing any snow or interference while playing Baccarat, change this to ON by pressing number 5. This should help with the snow effect. 6 Card Movement Speed (Registered Users Only) The card movement speed can be set by pressing the number 6. To adjust the speed, use your arrow keys. Using the left and right arrows keys will adjust the speed setting. The smaller the number, the faster the cards will move. 7 Change Card Colors To change the card colors and borders, select this option by pressing the number 7. Another menu will appear allowing you to select and view the changes. 8 Auto Play Mode Pressing the number 8 key will enable you to use the Auto Play Mode. This option must be set to ON in order to use the ALT-D keys from the Main Playing screen. You must also have the amount of hands that are to be dealt set in option 9 below. - 7 - 9 Auto Play Hands Pressing the number 9 will allow you to set the amount of hands that will be dealt out automatically when selecting ALT-D from the Main Playing screen. The maximum allowable hands that may be dealt are 200,000 for the Registered version, and 20 hands for the ShareWare version. 0 Clear Bets When this option is set to ON, changing a betting position from the Banker, Player or Tie will clear all the bets except where you have placed your bet. If this option is set to OFF, a change of betting positions will leave your other bets in effect. This would be useful if you want to bet on a Tie hand and the Banker or Player hand. A Use Score Card Pressing the letter A will allow you to use the score card that is shown on the left side of your Main Playing screen. Casinos supply players with a score card while they are playing Baccarat. The score card is used to track the winning hands of the Banker, Player and Tie. B Mark Score Card Using When pressing the letter B, you will toggle between X's and #'s. The X's are telling Baccarat to mark the side that wins with an X. This is the way most players would use the card. When using the #'s marker, the side that wins will be marked with the number of times that side has won the hand. In the event the hand is a Tie, a line is usually drawn through both the Banker hand and the Player hand. This will be done regardless of the way the card is marked. C Display Hands Pressing the letter C will allow you to display the actual cards in the Banker hand and Player hand or not to display them. When this option is set to ON, you will view the actual cards. When set to OFF, you will only see the final total of each hand. The game will play faster with this option set to OFF. D Display Card Count Pressing the letter D will toggle the displaying of the card count ON and OFF. When this is set to ON, the card count of the deck will be displayed near the bottom center of the screen. An explanation of the card counting technique will be explained later (See Betting Systems). - 8 - BETTING SYSTEMS (F5) Among the many published betting systems for Baccarat, the following are 9 of the most popular. None of these systems are guaranteed to make the user a profit nor are they used to encourage the user to use them in a gambling establishment. United Innovations Plus or Raymond M. Buti assumes no responsibility for any losses incurred should the user decide to use any of these systems. Any comments made by the author of this software is only his personal point of view. A betting system is designed to try to make a profit for the user. Most all betting systems work and do make a profit for the player. The problem with them is that they only work part of the time. With some systems, you could win for hours, days, weeks etc. until you run into a bad losing streak. What usually happens then is that you lose back any money you may have won plus whatever money you brought with you to the Casino. The following betting systems are for your enjoyment and instructional purposes. When you press Function 5 from the Main Playing screen, you will see the following menu: Select Edit Min. Max. Restart Bets System System Bet Bet On Max Bet On 1 F1 Cancellation 5 500 Yes Player 2 F2 Card Count 5 5 Yes Player 3 F3 D'Alembert 5 500 Yes Player 4 F4 Follow The Shoe 5 5 Yes N/A 5 F5 Martingale 5 500 Yes Player 6 F6 Opposite The Shoe 5 5 Yes N/A 7 F7 Progressive Win 5 500 Yes Player 8 F8 Thirty-One 5 500 Yes Player 9 F9 Triple Cancellation 5 500 Yes Player 1 to 9 Select, F1 to F9 Edit, ALT-C Clear or ENTER to Quit To choose one of the systems, press the appropriate number from 1 to 9 that represents the system that you wish to use. To choose and edit one of the systems, use the Function key that represents the system that you wish to edit. When editing a betting system, you will be asked a series of questions you must answer. If you are currently using a system and wish to play Baccarat by betting manually, you must select ALT-C to clear any system currently being used. When you have either cleared a system or selected one, press ENTER to return to the Main Playing screen. Once a system has been selected, you may either deal a hand by using the F1 or ENTER key or by using the ALT-D keys. - 9 - SYSTEMS MENU The systems menu will display the 9 betting systems. Each of these systems will have a minimum and maximum allowable bet. This will be entered when you use one of the Function keys to edit a system. You also will have a restart if the maximum bet was reached while playing the system. This will be entered with a Yes or No reply. The final part of the systems betting is determining where the bets will be placed, either on the Banker hand or the Player hand. Some of these systems do not require all the same information. Therefore, you will not be asked the same questions for all systems. SYSTEMS EXPLAINED Cancellation The Cancellation system requires you to write down a series of numbers. Here are three examples: 1 2 3 4 5 10 15 20 25 2 5 8 11 14 17 20 Always bet the total of the first and last numbers of the series. When you win a bet, cross off the first and last number. If you lose a bet, add the amount bet to the end of the series. Continue betting in this manner until you have crossed off all the numbers. In the event you only have one number remaining in the series, bet that amount. Card Count The Card Count system is based on giving each card a value. As a card is dealt, that value is either added or subtracted from a running count. Your bet is placed on either the Banker hand or the Player hand depending on the running count of the cards. The following is a list of the cards and their card values: Card Card Count Value Ace,6,7 0 2,5 1 3 2 4 3 8,10,J,Q,K -1 9 -2 When selecting this betting system, the card count will be totaled as each card is dealt. You will need to set the amount of each bet. Your bets will then be placed on the Banker hand when the card count is 1 or greater. When the count is less than 1 (0 or a minus count), your bet will be placed on the Player hand. - 10 - On a new shoe, the starting count begins at 14. This may be changed by the user while editing this system. D'Alembert This is a progressive type of betting system. You start off by betting one unit. The unit is your minimum betting amount. When you lose a bet, you increase your bet by one unit. When you win a bet, you decrease your bet by one unit. You continue in this manner until you bet and win your initial first unit bet. Example: Your minimum bet is $5. You played a total of 12 hands betting on the Player hand. The results of each hand were W,L,L,L,W,W,L,L,W,W,W,W. L=Lost bet W=Won bet Bet Outcome Result Profit/Loss Start 5 W + 5 + 5 End of series Start 5 L - 5 0 10 L -10 -10 15 L -15 -25 20 W +20 - 5 15 W +15 +10 10 L -10 0 15 L -15 -15 20 W +20 + 5 15 W +15 +20 10 W +10 +30 5 W + 5 +35 End of series Start 5 etc. Follow The Shoe Following the shoe is simply making a bet on the last winning side. When the Banker hand wins, your next bet is on the Banker. When the Player hand wins, your next bet goes on the Player hand. When you play in this fashion, you are hoping that each side that wins, will win 3 or more times in a row. If that were the case, you couldn't lose. Martingale This is one of the most popular forms of betting systems. It is also a progressive betting method. If you win one hand, then you've successfully completed the Martingale system. You start with a one unit bet. When you lose a bet, your next bet is double the last bet you made. You keep doubling your bet until you win one hand. Doing this, you will win one unit each time you win a hand. Playing the Martingale system could result in a player losing a rather larger sum of money. It's possible you play for hours and consistently win. It's also true that you could play 9 or - 11 - 10 hands and lose each one in a matter of minutes. This would cost you dearly. Gambling establishments really don't care to lose their money. For this reason, they place betting limits on their games. You can play all the betting systems you wish to, however, you will eventually reach the limit of the game. When that happens, you'll never be able to retrieve the money already lost with this system. Opposite The Shoe This is the exact opposite of following the shoe. Here you place your next bet on the opposite side of the last winning hand. If the Banker won the last hand, you bet on the Player hand. If the Player won, you bet on the Banker hand. When you play in this fashion, you are hoping that the shoe is choppy. Player hand wins, then Banker hand wins, etc. Progressive Win The Progressive Win follows a betting sequence of 1 2 3 5 5 8. Each of these numbers represent one betting unit. In this system, you start with your first 1 unit bet. After each win, your next bet is the next unit bet in the number sequence. If you keep winning, you keep progressing up until you reach the maximum unit bet of 8. Keep betting the 8 unit bet until you lose a hand, then start over. The object in this system is to bet more when you are winning. When you're winning, you increase your bets, and when you're losing, you are betting the minimum. Thirty-One The 31-System is quite simple. You start with 31 betting units. Let's assume these units are equal to $1. You have a betting progression you must follow. Your bets are governed on when and how many hands you've won or lost. The progression is 1 1 1 2 2 4 4 8 8, which totals 31. Your first bet is 1 unit. If you win the first bet, you start the progression from the beginning. As soon as you lose a bet, you bet the next amount in the progression, which would also be a 1 unit bet. As soon as you win a bet, you let the bet ride. In essence, you double your bet. If you win the double up bet, you start the progression from the beginning. If you lose the double up bet, your next bet would be the next unit bet in the progression. Once you lose the first bet, you must win two hands in a row before you start the progression over or until you lose the last bet in the progression. In the progression above, you're highest bet would be 16 units. - 12 - Triple Cancellation The Triple Cancellation system is identical to the previous Cancellation system (F1) with one exception. Instead of crossing out the first and last numbers in the series, the first three numbers are crossed out. HIGH SCORES (Registered Version Only) The Registered version of Baccarat will allow the user to save the high scores or winnings to disk. By selecting F8 (High Scores) from your Main Screen, you will be able to view the top fifteen players and their scores. To leave the high score screen, press the ENTER key. OTHER PROGRAMS * Shareware programs will run on CGA or Monochrome ALL REGISTERED VERSIONS run on either CGA or Monochrome unless otherwise noted. Casino/Gambling Games *Lowball Poker Draw Poker *Baccarat Roulette *Blackjack Connoisseur *Chuck-a-Luck *Holdem Poker *Knock Poker *Red Dog Sic Bo (EGA/Mouse) Craps (EGA/Mouse) Poker Slot (EGA) Solitaire Games *Pyramid *Poker *Osmosis *Accordion Baker (VGA) *Golf Thinking Man's (EGA) Other Games *SuJu Jigsaw Mania (VGA) *Pig Peg (VGA) Fifteen Utilities DCS EU Kill DX CDate JMSC (VGA) - 13 - REGISTRATION FORM Registration entitles the user to full support, major upgrade notifications, discounts on all programs and future programs. BACCARAT Version 3.OO Registration Please specify disk size Registration Fee ( ) 5 1/4" ( ) 3 1/2" $15.OO _______ If you have previously registered any program with United Innovations Plus, deduct $5.OO _______ 29 ShareWare Versions ( ) 5 1/4" ( ) 3 1/2" $1O.OO _______ Foreign orders add $ 5.OO _______ Total $ _______ Name _______________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________ City _____________________________ St. ______ Zip __________ Computer System ________________________________________________ Where did you acquire this version of Baccarat? ________________________________________________________________ Comments & Suggestions ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________ For our records, please indicate your systems display adapter. ___MONO ___CGA ___EGA ___VGA Mouse ___Yes ___No United Innovations Plus Make checks payable to: Post Office Box 21O81 Castro Valley, CA 94546 - 14 -