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  1.  
  2.                   Public (software) Library
  3.                Copyright 1994 Nelson Ford, PsL
  4.  
  5. ACBJ.ZIP        62815  06-14-83  Atlantic City Blackjack 1.0 (Goldfayn, Oleg;
  6.                                | $25) is a game of casino blackjack for
  7.                                | Windows 3.1. Up to seven gamblers can
  8.                                | participate, and the computer will auto-play
  9.                                | any unused hands. You can even customize the
  10.                                | playing strategy of the computerized hands.
  11.                                | Other features include on-screen advice,
  12.                                | card counting, three dealing speeds, and
  13.                                | more. VGA is required.
  14. BJWIN.ZIP       92310  09-17-93  Blackjack for Windows 2.1 (John Washburn;
  15.                                | $40) is a casino-style card game. It allows
  16.                                | you to set the size of the shoe, the dealer
  17.                                | play, the player and house rules, and more.
  18. BJW12.ZIP       53156  03-25-94  Blackjack for Windows 1.2 lets up to six
  19.                                | people play blackjack against the computer.
  20.                                | Features include the ability to split hands
  21.                                | up to six times, table minimum and starting
  22.                                | bankroll selection, six decks in the shoe,
  23.                                | and more. (Shamblen Enterprises, reg. fee:
  24.                                | $15)
  25. CASINO21.ZIP    85823  12-06-93  Casino BlackJack for Windows 2.1s (Pyramid
  26.                                | Software Development; $10) lets you play the
  27.                                | game of blackjack against the computer. You
  28.                                | can play from one to four decks, and start
  29.                                | out with up to $100,000 to bet with. The
  30.                                | game allows multiple splits and doubling
  31.                                | down, and lets you customize the rules.
  32.                                | Strategic hints are displayed, as well as an
  33.                                | optional card-counting chart. This is an
  34.                                | entertaining game with nice graphics. A
  35.                                | 386SX or higher is recommended.
  36. ULTIMA21.ZIP   532174  11-04-93  Ultima 21 Deluxe for Windows 1.7c (Bitwise
  37.                                | Software International, reg. fee: $40)
  38.                                | allows you to play blackjack in one of four
  39.                                | different casinos with computerized or human
  40.                                | players. You can control the card count,
  41.                                | change dealers, keep statistics, and change
  42.                                | any or all of the casino rules. Requires 2MB
  43.                                | RAM, hard disk, VGA.
  44. VEGAS.ZIP      237383  06-09-94  Vegas 1.0 (DeskSoft; $39) is a blackjack
  45.                                | game for Windows. It includes VBCARDS.DLL
  46.                                | which is required by other shareware card
  47.                                | games.
  48. WINBJ2.ZIP     152085  04-22-94  Windows Blackjack 2.0 is a game of blackjack
  49.                                | you play against the computer. (Robert R.
  50.                                | Villwock, reg. fee: $10)
  51. WINBJ.ZIP       86838  12-06-93  WinBJ (Skylight Software; $20) is an
  52.                                | advanced casino blackjack game for Windows.
  53.                                | Features include animated dealing, card
  54.                                | counting help, win/loss statistics, a tutor,
  55.                                | and much more. You can double down, split,
  56.                                | buy insurance, and surrender. The tutor can
  57.                                | also automatically pop up to offer help from
  58.                                | several different playing strategies.
  59. WJ3_0.ZIP      252769  04-22-94  WinJack 3.0i (Opaque Software, reg. fee:
  60.                                | $12) is a game of Blackjack for Windows. You
  61.                                | can double down, split, buy insurance, and
  62.                                | more. The program is fast, with well-done
  63.                                | graphics and animation.
  64. BRIDGE.ZIP     110735  04-22-94  Bridge Assistant 1.0 enables you to improve
  65.                                | your game of bridge by study and practice
  66.                                | away from the table. The program can save
  67.                                | and restore hands and also deal hands of
  68.                                | chosen types enabling you to study aspects
  69.                                | of bridge where you are weak. Requires
  70.                                | WIN31. (SoftTech, reg. fee: $38)
  71. WBRIDGE.ZIP    293576  04-22-94  Bridge For Windows 3.40 (Full Circle
  72.                                | Software; $53) is a simple bridge game for
  73.                                | novices. It deals random hands, but picks
  74.                                | the best hand for you and the second best
  75.                                | hand for your partner, so you don't ever get
  76.                                | to defend. You always bid first, which
  77.                                | limits the type of bidding you do. The
  78.                                | bidding and play of the game are pretty
  79.                                | weak. Despite its shortcomings, it should be
  80.                                | enjoyable for novices, and it is the only
  81.                                | shareware bridge game for Windows. However,
  82.                                | we recommend MVPBridge in the DOS Games
  83.                                | section.
  84. CSBTUT.ZIP     107506  06-09-94  CardShark Bridge Tutor Level I (Ford, Nelson
  85.                                | ASP; $25) assumes you know absolutely
  86.                                | nothing about bridge and teaches you
  87.                                | everything you need to know to bid and play
  88.                                | a good, sound game. It is also a good review
  89.                                | course for experienced players. This is an
  90.                                | interactive tutorial which displays deals,
  91.                                | asks frequent questions for reinforcement,
  92.                                | and has review quizzes. Level I consists of
  93.                                | one course on Play and four on Bidding: (1)
  94.                                | Intro to Bridge & Opening Bids, (2)
  95.                                | Responding to Opening Bids, (3) Rebids by
  96.                                | Opener, (4) Competitive Bidding. The course
  97.                                | on Play covers basic offense and defensive
  98.                                | play. Advanced course files are commercially
  99.                                | available covering intermediate and advanced
  100.                                | bidding and play, conventions, specific
  101.                                | bidding systems, etc.
  102. BDCRIB.ZIP     157313  03-17-94  Black Dog Cribbage 1.0c (Black Dog Software,
  103.                                | reg. fee: $15) is an excellent game of
  104.                                | Cribbage for Windows. Optional in-game
  105.                                | instructions guide you through the game like
  106.                                | cue cards.
  107. CRIBBAG.ZIP     67049  01-25-94  Cribbage (Walter Warniaha, reg. fee: $15) is
  108.                                | a nice game of Cribbage for Windows.
  109. CRIBWIN.ZIP     43136  06-09-94  Cribbage for Windows 1.1 (RR Enterprises;
  110.                                | $20) is the card game Cribbage. Features
  111.                                | include having the computer play a hard or
  112.                                | easy game, and the Fair or Cheat mode, in
  113.                                | which you can see the computer's cards. You
  114.                                | have to restart the program after every game.
  115. WINCRIB.ZIP     61668  02-10-94  Cribbage for Windows 3.02c (Proudtech
  116.                                | Limited, reg. fee: $15 Pounds) lets you play
  117.                                | a game of Cribbage against the computer.
  118.                                | There are two skill levels, and a variety of
  119.                                | configuration options.
  120. CSHEARTS.ZIP   391811  06-09-94  CardShark Hearts 4.14 (Ford, Nelson ASP;
  121.                                | $29) lets you play Hearts against three
  122.                                | computer hands or up to three other humans
  123.                                | over a network. Features include an
  124.                                | AutoPlay/Hint mode, Show All Hands,
  125.                                | automatic cash-in when one hand has all high
  126.                                | cards remaining or when all points are in,
  127.                                | animated players with digitized sounds, user
  128.                                | selectable playing styles and strengths, and
  129.                                | the ability to change your mind after
  130.                                | selecting a card but before playing it.
  131.                                | Other features include a "Duplicate" mode
  132.                                | which lets the computer replay your hand
  133.                                | against the other computerized players, a
  134.                                | Ten/Jack of Diamonds = -10 option, and many
  135.                                | other rules options. This is one Hearts game
  136.                                | you will have a tough time beating.
  137.                                | VBRUN300.DLL and a mouse are required.
  138. CANASTA.ZIP     49022  02-09-94  Canasta for Windows 1.0 lets you play
  139.                                | Canasta against the computer. The included
  140.                                | help file provides an introduction to this
  141.                                | classic card game, as well as detailed
  142.                                | rules. (Mark-Jan Harte, reg. fee: $20)
  143. ECNEUQ.ZIP     126582  07-31-93  Ecneuqes 1.1 (Smith, Matthew L.; $10) is an
  144.                                | unusual combination board/card game. The
  145.                                | object of the game is to place chips on the
  146.                                | playing board matching the corresponding
  147.                                | card played from your hand. The first player
  148.                                | with two rows of five chips wins the game.
  149.                                | Features include game save/recall,
  150.                                | multimedia sound support, two levels of play
  151.                                | difficulty, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
  152. EUCH11.ZIP     133611  03-22-94  Euchre 1.1 is a nicely-done version of
  153.                                | Euchre for Windows. Euchre is played by two
  154.                                | teams of two players. The objective is to be
  155.                                | the first team to score 10 points by winning
  156.                                | tricks in each of a number of hands.
  157.                                | Detailed instructions are available in the
  158.                                | help file for those unfamiliar with this
  159.                                | card game. (Land-J Technologies, reg. fee:
  160.                                | $0)
  161. PINWIN.ZIP      25117  03-24-94  JJR Pinochle is a version of the card game
  162.                                | Pinochle for Windows. (Joseph J. Roehrig,
  163.                                | reg. fee: $10)
  164. SCAT10.ZIP      93658  01-25-94  Scat 1.0 is an interesting and addictive
  165.                                | card game you play against the computer. The
  166.                                | program deals you and your three computer
  167.                                | opponents three cards. The objective is to
  168.                                | obtain a final hand that is all of the same
  169.                                | suit and whose value is not the lowest among
  170.                                | the four players, and the player with the
  171.                                | lowest card hand loses that hand.  You can
  172.                                | choose one of three playing strategies for
  173.                                | the computer players. Other features include
  174.                                | dealing speed control, the ability to leave
  175.                                | the cards face up or down during play,
  176.                                | user-defined names for computer players,
  177.                                | computer player comments, and a colorful
  178.                                | selection of card backs. Requires VBRUN300.
  179.                                | (Bob Dolan Software, reg. fee: $10-$15)
  180. TABLNET.ZIP     44165  06-09-94  Tablenette 1.0 (Sycomp Limited; $0) is an
  181.                                | interesting card game you play against the
  182.                                | computer. Requires VBRUN.
  183.