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TEN-THOUSAND A CLASSIC DICE GAME FOR TWO TO SIX PLAYERS WRITTEN BY STATUS QUE SOFTWARE October 19, 1992 (c) Copyright Status Que Software 1992 All Rights Reserved Worldwide. This software and user documentation is protected by both United States copyright law and international treaty provisions. The TEN-THOUSAND program and it's documentation are published by Shareware Distribution Services P.O. Box 52 El Paso, IL. 61738 (309) 527-8579 Monday - Friday 6 pm till 9 pm Saturday 1 pm till 9 pm C.S.T. High Quality, Not High Prices! VGA ONLY -------- Initial release of Ten-Thousand version 1.0 only works with VGA Screens. Contact Shareware Distribution Services about future versions for CGA and EGA. IDEA OF THE GAME ---------------- The idea of the game is to reach an overall score of 10000 points before the other players. During each turn the player will roll their dice and remove those dice from the board that increase their current hand the best. The player's turn ends when they choose to stand, therby adding their current hand to their overall score. However, if the player chooses to take their chances and rolls the remaining dice, they run the risk of not getting any useable dice. In that event the player loses their current hand. WHICH DICE ARE USEABLE ---------------------- Only ones and fives are worth points by themselves. Ones are worth 100 points each and fives are worth 50 points each. All other dice are scored in groups of three or more and are worth one hundred times their face value, for example: (3) fours are worth 400 points. Now if you add one more four in this group then you double the original score to 800 points. If you add another four to the group the double the previous score of 800 points and you have 1600 points, and so on... When calculating your score to add to your hand, add the total of the ones and the fives to the total of all the groups removed from the board. Example A: ((3)fours = 400 pts) + ((2)ones = 200 pts) so: 400 pts + 200 pts = 600 pts Example B: ((4)fours = 800 pts) + ((1)one = 100 pts) + ((1)five = 50) so: 800 pts + 100 pts + 50 pts = 950 pts Value Of Groups --------------- Ones Twos Threes Fours Fives Sixes ------------------------------------------- 3 | 1000 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | ------------------------------------------- 4 | 2000 | 400 | 600 | 800 | 1000 | 1200 | ------------------------------------------- 5 | 4000 | 800 | 1200 | 1600 | 2000 | 2400 | ------------------------------------------- 6 | 8000 | 1600 | 2400 | 3200 | 4000 | 4800 | ------------------------------------------- Although fives are worth 50 points each, when there are three or more of them they are scored like the groups. (see table above) The ones are different because although they are worth 100 points each, when there are three of them they are worth 1000 points. Example: (3)ones = 1000 pts, (4)ones = 2000 pts, (5)ones = 4000 pts, (6)ones = 8000 pts Doubles ------- If on the first roll of the turn, the player rolls three groups of two dice with different values then they are entitled to 1000 points. Example A: (2)sixes, (2)fours, (2)twos = 1000 pts Example B: (2)ones, (2)threes, (2)fives = 1000 pts Straights --------- If on the first roll of the turn, the player rolls six dice with different values then they are entitled to 1500 points. Example: (1)one, (1)two, (1)three, (1)four, (1)five, (1)six = 1500 pts WHEN ALL DICE ARE REMOVED FROM BOARD ------------------------------------ When all dice are removed from the board because they have all been used and the player wishes to continue rolling then they are given another set of dice to roll with. Removing all the dice is normal and can be done as many times as possible. LAST ROLLS ---------- When one of the players reaches an overall score of 10,000 points or more then the other players have one last turn in which to reach the highest score. The player with the higest score wins. SPECIAL KEYS ------------ 1.If you should wish to end your game early then you may press the ESC key at any time. 2.If you should wish to restart the game then you may press the F8 key. ENJOY & GOOD LUCK! DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ---------------------- SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES hereby disclaims all warranties relating to this software (including instructions for its use), whether express or implied, including without limitation any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES will not be liable for any special, incidental, consequential, indirect or similar damages due to loss of data or any other reason, even if SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES or an agent of SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event shall SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES liability for any damages ever exceed the price paid for the license to use the software, regardless of the form of the claim. The person using the software bears the entire risk as to the quality and performance of the software. If the software or written materials are defective, you, and not the author(s), SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES or its dealers, distributors, agents or employees, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing, repair or correction. Neither the authors(s) nor SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES nor anyone else who has been involved in the creation, productions, or delivery of this software shall be liable of any direct, indirect, consequential, or incidental damages (including those damages from loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, and the like) arising out of the use or inability to use such software even if SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES has been advised of the possibility of such damages. This Disclaimer of Warranty and limitation of liability is governed by the laws of the State of Illinois. THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT --------------------- User supported software is an method of marketing and distributing computer software based on the following: 1. That the value and utility of software is best assessed by the user on his/her own system. 2. That the creation of personal computer software can and should be supported by the computing community. 3. That copying of programs should be encouraged, rather than restricted. Anyone may legally obtain an evaluation copy of the program from a friend or computer club. After you have had a chance to use and evaluate the program in your own environment, you are trusted to either forward payment to SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES or to discontinue use of the program. Free distribution of software eliminates costs for advertising and copy protection schemes. Users obtain quality software at greatly reduced cost. They can try it out before buying, and do so at their own pace and in the comfort of their own home or office. The best programs will survive, based purely on their quality and usefulness. Shareware is great for companies like us who haven't got the resources to run expensive ad campaigns. Since the software is copied by one person to another there is very little cost of distribution. That's one of the major reasons why we can charge a lot less than the cost of commercial software. Shareware is also great for customers like you. You can try out the software before paying for it. We'll know if our software is successful, because only satisfied customers pay for it. The existence of shareware infuses healthy competition in the entire software market, for both price and quality. Finally, let's consider the distribution houses. They provide a legitimate service, for which they charge a reasonable price. The best houses act as librarians, evaluating and cataloging software. Their cut is far less than the distributor's cut for commercial software (they prosper because their volume is bigger). If it weren't for XYZ House, you might never have heard of TEN-THOUSAND. So we hope you'll be happy with shareware, and actively desire to support it. You'll feel good about promoting a healthy situation for everybody. And you'll encourage the best programmers in the world to keep writing for you, instead of for the big corporations. RESTRICTED PERMISSION TO COPY ----------------------------- TEN-THOUSAND is NOT a public domain program! This software and documentation is protected by both United States Copyright Law and international treaty provisions. The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms outlined below. LICENSED USERS May treat this software just like a book with the following exception. STATUS QUE SOFTWARE authorizes you to make archival copies of the software for the sole purpose of backing up your software and protecting yourself from loss. By saying, just like a book, STATUS QUE SOFTWARE means that this software may be used by any number of people and may be freely moved from one computer location to another, so long as there is no possibility of it being used at one location WHILE It's being used at another. Just as a book which can't be read by two different people in two different places at the same time, neither can this software be used by two different people in two different places at the same time. UNLICENSED USERS Unlicensed users are granted a 30 day period in which to actively evaluate TEN-THOUSAND. If after 30 days of active evaluation, unlicensed users should either license TEN-THOUSAND or stop using it. Active evaluation consists of actually using the software, not just possessing a copy of it. Regardless of whether TEN-THOUSAND is licensed or not, it may be copied and shared as described below. INDIVIDUALS Individuals are granted permission to freely copy the TEN-THOUSAND disk for their own evaluation or for others to evaluate, so long as no price or other consideration is charged. COMPUTER CLUBS Computer clubs and other nonprofit organizations are granted permission to freely copy the TEN-THOUSAND software and share it with their members for the purposes of evaluation, so long as: 1. No price or other consideration is charged. However, a distribution cost may be charged for the cost of the diskette on which this program is supplied, so long as it is not more than US $7.50 total. This includes shipping, handling, and all other charges. 2. Club members who receive the programs are informed in writing of the user supported concept and encouraged to support it with their payments. 3. The programs and documentation are not modified in any way and are distributed together. BUSINESS USE, PRODUCTIVE USE, INSTITUTIONAL USE Companies, schools, universities, government, and other organizations are granted permission to copy the TEN-THOUSAND programs for use on other computers and at other locations in the company, so long as either: 1. The registration fee been paid for each and every system on which the program will be used. 2. A Volume License or Educational License has been purchased. Volume Licenses and Educational Licenses are available upon request. SUPPORT POLICY -------------- SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES supports TEN-THOUSAND by either mail or phone. If you are having a problem installing or using this program, please call us we would like to help. Our policy is to provide support regardless of registration status. It is our hope that in not restricting the support you will find us to be professional and pleasant to work with. SHAREWARE DISTRIBUTION SERVICES will return phone calls only if you invite us to call you collect. We reserve the right to amend this policy at any time without any written or prior notice. Contact us at: Shareware Distribution Services P.O. Box 52 El Paso, IL. 61738 (309) 527-8579 Monday - Friday 6 pm till 9 pm Saturday 1 pm till 9 pm C.S.T. -- END OF FILE -- #EOF#