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╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗ ║ TOMMY'S BELOTE, DOS VERSION, (C) COPYRIGHT 1998 BY ║ ║ TOMMY'S TOYS (TM). ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ║ ║ MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ║ ║ CATALOG #TM-234-1A ║ ║ HTTP://WWW.TOMMYSTOYS.COM TOMTOYS@AOL.COM ║ ╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ INSTRUCTIONS: ***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7, THEN THE Y KEY. ***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5. THIS PROGRAM PLAYS THE POPULAR FRENCH CARD GAME BELOTE, THE PC AGAINST YOU AT THE KEYBOARD/MOUSE. (NO, THIS WAS NOT THE NAME OF THE FRENCH VILLAIN IN THE HARRISON FORD HOLLYWOOD MOVIE "RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK", GRIN.) BELOTE IS A RELATIVE OF CLOBBY/KLABBERJASS/KLOBIOSH/BELA, THE LATTER BEING RENOWNED IN EUROPE, AND ESPECIALLY AMONG THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. WHILE KLABBERJASS MEANS JACK OF CLUBS, THE BELOTE IS THE QUEEN OF TRUMPS, AND THE REBELOTE IS THE KING OF TRUMPS (OR VICE-VERSA, DEPENDING ON WHO YOU'RE TALKING TO, HA HA). BELOTE IS MOST OFTEN PLAYED AS A 4-HANDED GAME, IN CONTRAST TO CLOBBY, WHICH IS MOST OFTEN PLAYED 2-HANDED, SO THIS TOMMY'S TOY IS BEING ADDED TO COMPLEMENT TOMMY'S CLOBBY (TM-140). SO GET A BAGUETTE LOADED UP WITH BUTTER AND BRIE, SOME RAW OYSTERS, A BOTTLE OF VIN OR SOME PERRIER, AND FIRE THIS PROGRAM UP! *NOTE: TO ANSWER A YES/NO (Y/N) QUESTION WITH THE MOUSE, JUST POINT TO THE "Y" OR THE "N" IN THE PROMPT AND CLICK. TO ANSWER ANY PROMPT QUESTION WITH THE MOUSE, JUST POINT TO THE DESIRED RESPONSE IN THE PROMPT AND CLICK. *NOTE: THE EVALUATION VERSION EXITS IF YOU TRY TO START A NEW HAND AFTER 5 MIN. (300 SEC.) OF PLAY TIME. PLEASE PURCHASE THE FULL VERSION. PLAYERS: THE GAME CAN BE PLAYED WITH 2-4 PLAYERS, BUT THIS PROGRAM PLAYS THE 4-HANDED VERSION ONLY: 4 PLAYERS IN 2 TEAMS, NORTH-SOUTH AND EAST-WEST. IN TOMMY'S BELOTE YOU PLAY NORTH AND THE COMPUTER PLAYS THE OTHER HANDS. A GAME OPTION LETS YOU PLAY ANY OR ALL HANDS (*NOTE: NOT AVAILABLE IN THE EVALUATION VERSION, PLEASE PURCHASE THE FULL VERSION). THE DECK: THE STANDARD 52-CARD FRENCH DECK, WITH THE 2'S THRU 6'S REMOVED, LEAVING 32 CARDS: AKQJT987. (THE FRENCH USE THE EXTRA CARDS FOR DIPPING PATE, NOTE TAKING, AND BODILY FUNCTIONS, SAVING FRANCS -- JUST KIDDING, HA HA). CARD POINT VALUES: CARDS IN THE TRUMP SUIT BOTH RANK AND SCORE DIFFERENTLY FROM THOSE IN OTHER SUITS: TRUMP SUIT: (HIGH) J9ATKQ87 (LOW) J = 20, NINE = 14, ACE = 11, TEN = 10, KING = 4, QUEEN = 3, EIGHT/SEVEN = 0. OTHER SUITS: (HIGH) ATKQJ987 (LOW) ACE = 11, TEN = 10, KING = 4, QUEEN = 3, JACK = 2, NINE/EIGHT/SEVEN = 0. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF TRICK POINTS IN A DECK ARE: 62 + 3 * 30 = 152. NOTE THAT THE JACK GOES FROM A MEASLY 2 POINTS TO A GRAND 20 POINTS WHEN IT IS THE TRUMP SUIT. IT IS TRULY A KNAVE (GRIN). AND THE NINE GOES FROM NOTHING TO 14, NOT BAD EITHER, MAYBE THAT'S WHAT THE BEATLES WERE TALKING ABOUT, THEY WENT TO FRANCE SO MUCH (GRIN). NOTE ALSO THAT IN FRENCH CARD DECKS THE ACE IS SHOWN AS A 1, WHICH MAKES IT NATURAL THAT IT BEATS A ONE-ZERO (TEN), AND GETS 11 POINTS (GRIN). THE JACK IS ABBREVIATED V, THE KING R, THE QUEEN D. GUESS WHAT V9110RD87 AND 110RDV987 MEAN. DEALER: THE FIRST DEALER IS CHOSEN RANDOMLY BY THE COMPUTER. AFTER THAT, DEAL ALWAYS ROTATES IN THE SAME DIRECTION, CLOCKWISE (N-E-S-W) OR ANTI-CLOCKWISE (N-W-S-E) (GAME OPTION). THE DEAL AND THE TURN-UP: THE DECK IS NEVER SHUFFLED. (READ THAT AGAIN, THEY JUST CUT THE DECK, AFTER ALL, THEY USUALLY HAVE BUTTER, BRIE, AND PERHAPS OYSTER JUICE ON THEIR FINGERS AND CARDS COST FRANCS, HA HA). THE PLAYER BEFORE THE DEALER IN ROTATION CUTS THE PACK. THE DEALER DEALS A SET OF 3 CARDS TO EACH PLAYER, THEN ANOTHER SET OF 2 CARDS, AND TURNS THE NEXT CARD FACE UP. EACH PLAYER NOW HAS 5 CARDS, AND THERE ARE 11 CARDS LEFT IN THE DECK. THE TAKER AND THE TRUMP SUIT: ELDER PLAYER (THE PLAYER AFTER THE DEALER IN ROTATION) CAN NOW "TAKE", I.E. CHOOSE THE TURN-UP CARD SUIT AS A TRUMP, OR PASS. IF THIS PLAYER PASSES, THE NEXT PLAYER CAN TAKE OR PASS, AND SO ON AROUND THE TABLE. IF ALL FOUR PLAYERS PASS, EACH IN TURN HAS A SECOND CHANCE TO TAKE, CHOOSING A TRUMP SUIT OTHER THAN THAT OF THE FACE UP CARD. IF ALL PLAYERS PASS A SECOND TIME, THE CARDS ARE COLLECTED TOGETHER AND THE NEXT PLAYER IN ROTATION DEALS. AS SOON AS ANY PLAYER TAKES, THE BIDDING ENDS. THE TAKER IS GIVEN THE TURN-UP CARD AND THE DEAL RESUMES. EACH PLAYER EXCEPT THE TAKER IS DEALT 3 CARDS, AND THE TAKER IS DEALT ONLY 2 CARDS. PLAYERS ARE DEALT THESE CARDS IN ROTATION. EACH PLAYER NOW HAS 8 CARDS, ACCOUNTING FOR THE WHOLE DECK OF 32. DECLARATIONS: DECLARATIONS ARE PARTICULAR SETS OF CARDS HELD IN PLAYERS' HANDS WHICH GIVE PLAYERS EXTRA POINTS. THERE ARE 3 SORTS OF DECLARATIONS: o BELOTE AND REBELOTE, THE QUEEN AND KING OF TRUMPS, HELD TOGETHER IN ONE PLAYER'S HAND: 20 POINTS o 4 CARDS OF THE SAME RANK, CALLED "CARRé" IN FRENCH, OR "SQUARE" * 4 JACKS: 200 POINTS * 4 NINES: 150 POINTS * 4 ACES, TENS, KINGS, QUEENS: 100 POINTS * 4 EIGHTS AND 4 SEVENS: 0 POINTS (NOT COUNTED) o SEQUENCES FROM 3 TO 5 CARDS OF THE SAME SUIT. HERE THE RANKING IS THE STANDARD: (HIGH) AKQJT987 (LOW) * 3 CARDS: 20 POINTS * 4 CARDS: 50 POINTS * 5+ CARDS: 100 POINTS SEQUENCES LONGER THAN 5 CARDS ARE DECLARED AND COUNTED AS THE HIGHEST 5-CARD SEQUENCE WHICH THEY INCLUDE. RANKING OF THE DECLARATIONS: ONLY THE TEAM HOLDING THE HIGHEST SQUARE OR SEQUENCE DECLARATION IS ENTITLED TO COUNT ITS DECLARATIONS. THE OTHER TEAM SCORES NOTHING EVEN IF IT HOLDS SEVERAL INFERIOR DECLARATIONS GIVING A SUM TOTAL HIGHER THAN THE HIGHEST DECLARATION. A PARTICULAR CARD MAY NOT BE INVOLVED IN MORE THAN ONE DECLARATION EXCEPT IN BELOTE-REBELOTE, WHICH ALWAYS SCORES 20 POINTS, IRREGARDLESS (A GOOD ALIEN WORD, HA HA, WHO SAYS IRRESPECTIVE?) OF OTHER DECLARATIONS: IT IS INVIOLABLE. SO, A JACK-QUEEN-KING OF TRUMPS SCORES 20 + 20 = 40 FOR A TEAM THAT HOLDS THE HIGHEST DECLARATION, AND 20 EVEN IF IT DOESN'T. A SQUARE IS HIGHER THAN ANY SEQUENCE. BETWEEN TWO SEQUENCES, LONGEST WINS. BETWEEN EQUALLY LONG SEQUENCES, THE ONE CONTAINING THE HIGHER RANKED CARD WINS. BETWEEN TWO SEQUENCES OF EQUAL LENGTH AND RANK, TRUMPS WINS OVER NON-TRUMPS, AND, IF BOTH ARE NON-TRUMP, THE SEQUENCE HELD BY PLAYER EARLIEST IN ROTATION WINS, BECAUSE HE 'DECLARED IT FIRST'. WHEN TO DECLARE, APART FROM BELOTE-REBELOTE (TRADITIONAL METHOD): * EACH PLAYER MAKES HIS DECLARATION(S) AT THE MOMENT HE PLAYS HIS CARD DURING THE FIRST TRICK, SAYING "4 KINGS", "SEQUENCE OF 4", ETC. * THE FIRST TRICK IS COLLECTED. * IF NECESSARY THERE IS A CONTENTION TO FIND OUT THE WINNING DECLARATION. ALL DECLARATIONS MADE BY THE SIDE WITH THE WINNING DECLARATION ARE SCORED. * A PLAYER OF THE OTHER TEAM MAY ASK TO SEE THE CARDS OF THE DECLARATION(S) WHICH WERE SCORED. THESE MUST THEN BE SHOWN. OF COURSE IF A CARD INVOLVED IN THE DECLARATION HAS BEEN PLAYED IN THE FIRST TRICK THE OPPONENTS WILL REMEMBER, BUT IN THIS PROGRAM THE DECLARATIONS ARE AUTOMATICALLY SHOWN ALWAYS. CONTENTIONS: IF NOBODY ANNOUNCES A SQUARE, SEQUENCES ARE ANNOUNCED. IF THE HIGHEST SEQUENCE ANNOUNCED BY EACH SIDE IS EQUAL, THE FIRST ANNOUNCER IN ROTATION SPECIFIES THE HIGHEST CARD OF THE SEQUENCE, AND THE NEXT ANNOUNCER EITHER SPECIFIES HIS HIGHEST CARD IF IT BEATS THE OPPONENT'S, OR SAYS "GOOD!" IF IT DOES NOT. IF THE HIGH CARDS ARE THE SAME, THE PLAYER(S) WHO HOLDS A TRUMP SEQUENCE SPECIFIES IT: IF BOTH HAVE A TRUMP SEQUENCE, THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE HIGHEST CARD IS IN ROTATION AS BEFORE. NOTE: NOWADAYS MOST PLAYERS WILL MAKE THEIR DECLARATIONS AND SHOW THEM AS SOON AS THEY NOTICE THEM IN THEIR HAND -- THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE IN THIS PROGRAM. WHEN TO DECLARE BELOTE-REBELOTE: A PLAYER WHO HOLDS THE QUEEN-KING OF TRUMPS DECLARES "BELOTE" WHEN PLAYING THE FIRST OF THESE TWO CARDS AND "REBELOTE" WHEN PLAYING THE SECOND. (BE SURE AND USE A DEEP PASSIONATE FRENCH ACCENT, AND DIG THE "O" SOUND UP FROM AS FAR DOWN IN THE THROAT AS POSSIBLE, HA HA. IF YOU'RE TOO REDNECK TO GET IT, SAY "BEAL-OAT", AND "REBEL-OAT", OR "BULL-OAT" AND "RABBLE-OAT", INSTEAD, HA HA). THE PLAY: ELDER HAND LEADS TO THE FIRST TRICK. THE SUBSEQUENT PLAYERS MUST FOLLOW SUIT IF THEY CAN. IF THE CARD LED IS A TRUMP, SUBSEQUENT PLAYERS MUST NOT ONLY FOLLOW SUIT, BUT ALSO PLAY A TRUMP CARD THAT BEATS ALL PREVIOUS CARDS IF THEY CAN (OVERTRUMPING). WINNER OF A TRICK LEADS TO THE NEXT. TO ENTER YOUR CARD FROM THE KEYBOARD: USE THE ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO POINT TO IT, THEN HIT THE <ENTER> OR SPACEBAR KEYS. ALTERNATIVELY, JUST HIT THE CARD NUMBER, 1 TO 8. OR, HIT THE "." KEY TO LET THE COMPUTER PICK A CARD FOR YOU. TO USE THE MOUSE, JUST POINT AT THE DESIRED CARD AND CLICK. IF YOU WANT TO BREAK OUT OF TRICK PLAY AND START IT ALL OVER, PERHAPS BECAUSE YOU MADE A MISTAKE, JUST HIT THE ESCAPE KEY. NOTE THAT STANDARD BELOTE RULES PERMIT PLAYERS TO EXAMINE THE PREVIOUS TRICK BUT NO MORE, SO IT IS ALWAYS DISPLAYED ONSCREEN. TRUMPING, OVERTRUMPING AND UNDERTRUMPING: IF A PLAYER IS UNABLE TO FOLLOW TO A NON-TRUMP SUIT, AND AT HIS TURN TO PLAY THE TRICK IS HELD BY AN OPPONENT, HE MUST TRUMP IF HE CAN, OTHERWISE HE MAY DISCARD ANY CARD. IF HIS PARTNER HOLDS THE TRICK HE IS FREE TO EITHER TRUMP OR DISCARD ANY CARD. IF A PLAYER IS THE THIRD OR THE FOURTH TO PLAY, AND IS UNABLE TO FOLLOW A NON-TRUMP SUIT, AND THE OPPONENT JUST BEFORE HIM HAS TRUMPED, HE MUST OVERTRUMP IF HE CAN. IF HE HAS TRUMPS BUT IS UNABLE TO OVERTRUMP, HE MUST PLAY STILL PLAY A TRUMP, ALTHOUGH HE IS 'PISSING IT AWAY'. THIS IS TERMED "UNDERTRUMPING", OR "PISSER" IN FRENCH BELOTE JARGON. IF A PLAYER IS THE FOURTH TO PLAY, HIS PARTNER HAS TRUMPED, THE OPPONENT BEFORE HIM HAS EITHER DISCARDED OR UNDERTRUMPED, AND HE IS UNABLE TO FOLLOW SUIT, HE MAY DISCARD EVEN IF HE HOLD TRUMPS. AND IF HE CHOOSES TO TRUMP, HE MUST OVERTRUMP IF ABLE. TO SUMMARIZE THESE LAST RULES, THE TRUMPING, OVERTRUMPING AND UNDERTRUMPING REQUIREMENTS ARE RELAXED WHEN THE PARTNER HOLDS THE TRICK (IN FRENCH: LE PARTENAIRE EST MAîTRE). DIX DE DER: THE LAST TRICK COUNTS 10 POINTS FOR THE TEAM WHO WINS IT. THIS IS CALLED "DIX DE DER(NIER)" IN FRENCH; DIX MEANS TEN AND DERNIER MEANS THE LAST. THE POINT TOTAL INCLUDING THESE 10 IS 10 + 152 = 162 POINTS. SCORING: THE TRICK POINTS WON BY EACH TEAM ARE ADDED TO THEIR DECLARATIONS: REMEMBER THAT, APART FROM BELOTE-REBELOTE, ONLY ONE TEAM CAN SCORE FOR DECLARATIONS. IF THE TAKERS GET MORE POINTS THAN THE DEFENDERS, THEY HAVE MADE THEIR CONTRACT, AND BOTH TEAMS ADD THEIR SCORES INTO THEIR GAME TOTALS; BUT IF THE TAKERS DON'T GET MORE POINTS THAN THE DEFENDERS, THEY ARE "DEDANS" (INSIDE, I.E. SET), AND THE DEFENDERS SCORE 162 POINTS PLUS THE TAKERS' DECLARATIONS, IF ANY, PLUS THEIR OWN DECLARATIONS, IF ANY. CAPOT: IF THE TEAM WHO TOOK WINS ALL THE TRICKS, THAT TEAM SCORES 100 POINTS INSTEAD OF THE 10 DE DER, GIVING A TOTAL OF 100 + 152 = 252 POINTS PLUS DECLARATIONS. THIS SITUATION IS CALLED "CAPOT" IN FRENCH ("êTRE CAPOT" FOR THE VICTIMS, "METTRE CAPOT" FOR THE WINNERS). THE TEAM WHICH TOOK NO TRICKS FORFEIT THEIR DECLARATIONS, IF ANY, OTHER THAN BELOTE-REBELOTE. IN SOME EXCEPTIONAL CASES IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TEAM WHO TOOK WINS NO TRICKS AT ALL: DESPITE THE LIKELY DERISION IN THIS CASE (BREAKOUT THE LIMBOURGER) THE OTHER TEAM WINS ONLY THE REGULAR 162 POINTS PLUS DECLARATIONS. GAMEPOINT: THE WINNING TEAM IS THE FIRST TO REACH A TOTAL OF 1000 POINTS. IF BOTH SIDES REACH 1000 POINTS ON THE SAME HAND, THE GAMEPOINT IS INCREASED BY 500 AND PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL THERE IS A WINNER. NOTE: THE GAMEPOINT MAY BE VARIED FROM 500 TO 9999 POINTS IN THE OPTION MENU. SCORE FILE: TOMMY'S BELOTE SAVES TOTAL POINTS FOR EACH SIDE N-S/E-W ON DISK AUTOMATICALLY, ALONG WITH OTHER STATISTICS, ON FILE BELOTE.SCR. IF YOU WANT TO ERASE THE MATCH AND START OVER, JUST ERASE THIS FILE. (*NOTE: NOT AVAILABLE IN THE EVALUATION VERSION, PLEASE PURCHASE THE FULL VERSION.) GAME OPTIONS: ------------- *NOTE: THESE ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN THE EVALUATION VERSION, PLEASE PURCHASE THE FULL VERSION. DIRECTION OF PLAY: CLOCKWISE OR COUNTER-CLOCKWISE (THE FORMER IS THE DEFAULT). TRICK POINTS ONLY IN CONTRACT: SOME DO NOT INCLUDE THE DECLARATIONS IN THE POINT TOTAL WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER THE TAKERS MADE THEIR CONTRACT. IN THIS CASE, MAKING ONE'S CONTRACT MEANS OBTAINING MORE THAN 162 / 2 = 81 POINTS, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE DECLARATIONS. DEDANS KEEP DECLARATIONS: YOU CAN ELECT THAT IF TAKERS ARE DEDANS THEY KEEP THEIR DECLARATIONS, AND THEY ARE NOT AWARDED TO THE DEFENDERS. CAPOT KEEP DECLARATIONS: YOU CAN ELECT THAT DEFENDERS KEEP THEIR DECLARATIONS IF THEY ARE CAPOT. TOURNAMENT MODE OPTION: DECLARATIONS OTHER THAN BELOTE-REBELOTE ARE NOT COUNTED IN TOURNAMENTS. KING-FIRST/QUEEN-FIRST OPTIONS: SOME PLAY THAT WHEN PLAYING THE KING AND QUEEN WHICH FORM A BELOTE-REBELOTE, THE QUEEN MUST BE PLAYED FIRST. SOME PLAY KING FIRST. MANDATORY 4TH UNDERTRUMP OPTION: SOME (PROBABLY INFLUENCED BY FRENCH TAROT) PLAY THAT THE FOURTH TO PLAY AFTER A NON-TRUMP CARD HAS BEEN TRUMPED BY HIS PARTNER, WHEN UNABLE TO EITHER FOLLOW SUIT OR OVERTRUMP, MUST UNDERTRUMP EVEN IF HIS PARTNER HOLDS THE TRICK. SCORE ROUNDING OPTION: ANOTHER PROBABLE INFLUENCE OF FRENCH TAROT IS ROUNDING UP SCORES TO THE CLOSEST MULTIPLE OF 5, TO MAKE POINT ADDING FASTER. NO TRUMPS/ALL TRUMPS OPTION: IN THIS OPTION, IN ADDITION TO THE 4 SUIT TRUMPS, ONE CAN CHOOSE NO TRUMPS, OR ALL TRUMPS (ALL SUITS ARE TRUMPS, MEANING NOBODY CAN TRUMP A TRICK). IN THE BIDDING, ALL TRUMPS OUTRANK NO TRUMPS WHICH OUTRANK THE SUIT TRUMPS, AND ALL/NO TRUMPS CAN BE BID IN EITHER ROUND, WITH ONE PLAYER ABLE TO OUTBID ANOTHER, UNLIKE IN CLASSIC BELOTE WHERE FIRST TAKER GETS IT. NOTE THAT IN ALL TRUMPS, UP TO 4 BELOTES CAN BE ANNOUNCED, AND IN NO TRUMPS, NO BELOTES CAN BE ANNOUNCED. THERE ARE 30 * 4 = 120 TRICK POINTS IN EACH NO TRUMP HAND, AND 62 * 4 = 248 TRICK POINTS IN EACH ALL TRUMPS HAND: THESE VALUES ARE USED INSTEAD OF 162 IN DEDANS HAND SCORING. IN ALL TRUMPS PLAY, IF EQUAL-RANKING CARDS ARE PLAYED TO A TRICK, FIRST CARD PLAYED WINS. NO TRUMPS/ALL TRUMPS SCORING MULTIPLIERS: YOU CAN SET THE MULTIPLIERS FOR SUIT, NO TRUMP, AND ALL TRUMP HANDS SEPARATELY, AS ANYTHING FROM 1 TO 10. THIS MEANS YOU CAN, FOR EXAMPLE, CAUSE NO TRUMP HANDS TO HAVE DOUBLED SCORES, AND ALL TRUMP HANDS TO HAVE TRIPLED SCORES. OPEN HANDS OPTION: FOR DEMONSTRATION AND LEARNING PURPOSES, ALL HANDS CAN BE PLAYED FACE UP. THIS MEANS THAT YOU CAN SEE THE COMPUTER'S HANDS BUT IT CAN'T SEE YOURS. REPLAY HAND OPTION: AT THE BEGINNING OF EACH HAND IT WILL OPTIONALLY ASK YOU IF YOU WANT TO REPLAY THE LAST HAND. LOG FILE OPTION: THE COMPUTER WILL OPTIONALLY SAVE ALL HANDS & TRICK PLAY TO DISK FILE "BELOTE.LOG", IN "APPEND MODE". INPUT HAND OPTION: IF THIS OPTION IS ACTIVE THEN THE COMPUTER HAS YOU DESIGN THE 4 OPENING HANDS FROM A SPREAD-OUT DECK ONSCREEN EACH TIME. JUST POINT AT THE DESIRED CARD, CLICK, THEN POINT AT THE DESIRED HAND TO PLACE IT IN. OR USE THE KEYBOARD AND SPECIFY THE CARD, E.G., 7D, 9S, TH, QH, ETC. THEN SPECIFY THE TO-HAND, N, E, S, W. HIT ESC IF YOU WANT TO START OVER. FUNCTION KEYS: THESE ARE HOT KEYS, MEANING THEY CAN BE PRESSED AT ANY TIME. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- F1 * SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE F2 * DEMO MODE TOGGLE. IN DEMO MODE THE COMPUTER PLAYS ALL HANDS WHILE YOU WATCH. F3 POP-UP THE OPTIONS MENU. USE THE ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD TO CHANGE OPTIONS; HIT ESC WHEN DONE. F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS F6 POP-UP A QUICK SCORESHEET (DISPLAYS EACH HAND IN THE CURRENT GAME, ONE BY ONE, STARTING WITH CURRENT AND GOING BACKWARDS) F7 QUIT THE PROGRAM F8 * AUTO TRICK PICKUP TOGGLE. IF OFF YOU HAVE TO HIT THE <ENTER> KEY OR SPACEBAR OR CLICK THE MOUSE AFTER EACH TRICK IS PLAYED TO PROCEED. F9 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BACKGROUND COLOR F10 (COLOR MONITORS ONLY) CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR *NOTE: THE LEGEND FOR A TOGGLE SWITCH INDICATES THE MODE THAT WILL BE ENTERED BY PRESSING THE KEY, WHICH IS THE OPPOSITE OF THE MODE IN EFFECT AT THE TIME. COMPUTER PLAY SPEED CONTROL: THE UP/DOWN ARROW KEYS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD CONTROL THE DELAY, IN SECONDS, BETWEEN COMPUTER MOVES. THE CURRENT VALUE IS SHOWN IN THE MIDDLE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN BELOW THE TIME OF DAY. THIS IS DISABLED ONLY WHEN YOU ARE IN THE OPTIONS MENU (F3). HAND PARAMETERS: THE PROGRAM AUTOMATICALLY COMPUTES AND DISPLAYS, ALONGSIDE EACH HAND: DURING PLAY PHASE: THE NUMBER OF HAND CARD TRICK POINTS (TP), TRUMPS (TR), VOIDS (V), AND WHETHER OR NOT (Y/N) HAND IS FLAT (NO VOIDS OR SINGLETONS AND AT MOST ONE DOUBLETON). DURING BIDDING PHASE: TRICK POINTS (TP). COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS: S START UP WITH SOUND OFF M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE * SKIP STARTUP SHOW D DISABLE MOUSE CHECK H DISPLAY CARD SYMBOLS AS LETTERS (HDCS) IN THE LOG FILE (FOR PRINTING) EXAMPLE: >BELOTE MS TERMS TO REMEMBER: ------------------ TRICK - ONE COMPLETE PLAY OF 4 CARDS IN THE PLAY PHASE. TRUMP - THE SUIT OF THE CONTRACT. HIGHEST TRUMP PLAYED IN A TRICK ALWAYS WINS, OTHERWISE HIGHEST CARD OF SUIT LED IF NO TRUMPS WERE PLAYED. VOID - NO CARDS IN A SUIT. SINGLETON - ONE CARD IN A SUIT. STIFF - SAME AS SINGLETON. DOUBLETON - 2 CARDS IN A SUIT. TRIPLETON - 3 CARDS IN A SUIT. TAKER: THE PLAYER WHO TAKES THE TURN-UP OR NAMES A TRUMP SUIT. TAKERS: THE TEAM OF THE TAKER AND HIS PARTNER. DEFENDERS: THE TEAM OPPOSING THE TAKERS. FINESSE: WINNING A TRICK WITH A CARD THAT IS NOT HIGHEST IN-HAND IN THAT SUIT, SAVING THE HIGHER CARD(S) FOR WINNING YET MORE. HOLDER OF A TRICK: DURING TRICK PLAY, THE CURRENT WINNER OF THE TRICK, WHICH CAN CHANGE AS THE TRICK IS PLAYED, IS CALLED ITS HOLDER. RENOUNCING: PLAYING A NON-TRUMP INSTEAD OF RUFFING TO A TRICK. RUFFING: PLAYING A TRUMP TO A NON-TRUMP TRICK (PLAYER MUST BE VOID IN LEAD TRICK SUIT). THIS IS NOT WHERE THE SAYING "A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH" CAME FROM, BUT IT'S HARD NOT TO GET IT MIXED UP (HA HA). UNDERTRUMP: PLAYING A TRUMP TO A TRUMP TRICK THAT DOESN'T CHANGE ITS HOLDER. OVERTRUMP: PLAYING A TRUMP TO A TRUMP TRICK THAT WINS IT FOR THE TIME BEING. PISSING: HAVING TO UNDERTRUMP AND THROW AWAY A TRUMP, MON DIEU! (FOR YOU PRUDES, THE WORD PISS IS IN THE KINGS JAMES BIBLE, SO THERE! GRIN) HARRISON FORD: THE GREATEST ACTOR FROM HOLLYWOOD SINCE BOGEY. DOES HE PLAY WITH TOMMY'S TOYS (TM)? HE HASN'T SAID, MAYBE HE DOESN'T GIVE A PISS (GRIN). ---------------------- DID YOU LIKE THIS TOY? DON'T FORGET TO TRY OUR GOBS OF OTHER NEAT LOW-PRICED GAMES AND TOYS FOR THE IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. 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