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║   TOMMY'S RED DOG, DOS VERSION, (C) COPYRIGHT 1987-1998 BY                   ║
║   TOMMY'S TOYS (TM).  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.                                   ║
║   MAILING ADDRESS: P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.                    ║
║   CATALOG #TM-104-1A                                                         ║
║   HTTP://WWW.TOMMYSTOYS.COM             [e-mail]                      ║
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INSTRUCTIONS:

***TO EXIT, HIT FUNCTION KEY F7, THEN THE Y KEY.
***TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS FROM THE PROGRAM, HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.

RED DOG IS A CARD GAME FOR BETTERS.  ALSO KNOWN AS HIGH CARD POOL, IT IS NOT
OFTEN PLAYED IN CASINOS BUT US REDNECKS LOVE IT.

*NOTE: THE EVALUATION EXITS IF YOU TRY TO START A NEW HAND AFTER 5 MIN.
(300 SEC.) OF PLAY TIME.  PLEASE PURCHASE THE FULL VERSION.

NOTE: TO ANSWER A PROMPT USING THE MOUSE, JUST POINT AT THE DESIRED RESPONSE
CHARACTER IN THE PROMPT (E.G., Y OR N) AND CLICK.

THE PLAYERS:
THIS IS A CARD GAME FOR TWO TO TEN, BUT THIS PROGRAM HAS A CAPACITY OF EIGHT.
YOU PLAY THE HAND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, THE COMPUTER PLAYS THE OTHER
SEVEN AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN.  IN DEMO MODE THE COMPUTER WILL PLAY YOUR
HAND AS WELL.

THE DECK: A STANDARD DECK OF 52 CARDS IS USED.  ACE IS HIGH AND DEUCE IS LOW.
THERE IS NO RANK OF SUITS.

THE DEALER: THE FIRST DEALER IS RANDOMLY CHOSEN BY THE COMPUTER.  AFTER THAT
THE DEAL ROTATES CLOCKWISE.

THE POOL: EACH PLAYER PUTS AN AGREED UPON NUMBER OF CHIPS (CALLED THE ANTE)
INTO THE POOL (THE NUMBER IS USUALLY 3 FOR GAMES OF FOUR PLAYERS OR LESS;
2 FOR GAMES OF FIVE TO EIGHT PLAYERS; 1 FOR GAMES OF NINE OR TEN PLAYERS).
THIS POOL IS THE COMMON PROPERTY OF ALL PLAYERS, IN EQUAL SHARES, IN CASE
ANY WANT TO LEAVE THE GAME.

THE DEAL: EACH PLAYER GETS 5 CARDS, DEALT ONE AT A TIME ALTERNATELY. (IF THERE
ARE 9 OR 10 PLAYERS, EACH GETS 4 CARDS INSTEAD).  THE REMAINDER OF THE DECK IS
PLACED FACE DOWN ON THE TABLE TO FORM THE STOCK.

THE PLAY: BEGINNING WITH ELDEST HAND, AND GOING CLOCKWISE, EACH PLAYER MUST:

A. THE BET
BET FROM 1 TO N CHIPS, WHERE N IS THE NUMBER OF CHIPS IN THE POOL, OR FORFEIT
1 CHIP TO THE POOL.  (THE BET, IF ANY, IS NOT PLACED IN THE POOL, BUT OUTSIDE
THE POOL IN FRONT OF THE PLAYER BETTING.)  NOTE: THE BET IS AGAINST THE POOL,
NOT THE OTHER PLAYERS!

NOTE: TO PLACE YOUR BET, ENTER THE NUMBER OF CHIPS THEN HIT THE SPACE BAR OR
THE <ENTER> KEY; TO FORFEIT, HIT THE "F" KEY.

B. THE PLAY
AFTER A BET, DEALER TURNS THE TOP CARD OF THE STOCK FACE UP.  THE PLAYER MUST
THEN EITHER:

     1. TAKE A CARD OF HIGHER RANK IN THE SAME SUIT AS THE TOP CARD OUT OF
        HIS HAND AND SHOW IT.  THE DEALER THEN PAYS THE PLAYER THE AMOUNT
        OF HIS BET FROM THE POOL (NOTE: NO MORE THAN THE POOL CAN BE PAID
        BECAUSE NO MORE THAN THE POOL CAN BE BET.)

     2. SHOW HIS ENTIRE HAND ("BUST"), WHEREUPON THE DEALER PLACES THE
        PLAYER'S BET IN THE POOL.

NOTE: TO PLAY A CARD, JUST TYPE IN ITS NUMBER (1..5); TO BUST, TYPE "B".

RENEWING THE POOL: IF THE POOL GOES BUST, EACH PLAYER PUTS IN ANOTHER ANTE.

GAME:
IN TOMMY'S RED DOG, THE GAME ENDS WHEN YOU GO BANKRUPT, OR WHEN THERE ARE
LESS THAN 2 PLAYERS LEFT WHO ARE NOT BANKRUPT (BANKRUPT MEANS NOT AT LEAST
AN ANTE PLUS 1 CHIP).

FUNCTION KEYS:
SOUND EFFECTS TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F1 TOGGLES THE SOUND EFFECTS ON AND OFF.

DEMO MODE TOGGLE: FUNCTION KEY F2 TOGGLES THE DEMO MODE. IN DEMO MODE, THE
COMPUTER PLAYS YOUR HAND TOO.

TO QUIT: HIT FUNCTION KEY F7.

TO CHANGE THE SCREEN BORDER COLOR (COLOR MONITORS ONLY): HIT FUNCTION KEY F10.

TO DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS: HIT FUNCTION KEY F5.

GAME SPEED CONTROL: THE UP ARROW (ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD) INCREASES, AND THE
DOWN ARROW DECREASES, THE DELAY BETWEEN COMPUTER TURNS.  THE VALUE OF THIS
DELAY, IN SECONDS, IS DISPLAYED ON THE BOTTOM LINE OF THE SCREEN, RIGHT SIDE.

STRATEGY:
THE BASIC STRATEGY IS TO FORFEIT OR BET ONLY ONE CHIP WHEN YOU THINK THERE
ARE MORE CARDS THAT CAN BEAT YOU THAN YOU CAN BEAT; AND TO BET MORE WHEN YOU
THINK THE OPPOSITE.

TO CALCULATE YOUR CHANCES, DO AS FOLLOWS:
   CALL THE NUMBER OF UNKNOWN CARDS Y (E.G., IF YOU WERE DEALT 5 CARDS AT
   FIRST, THEN X IS 52-5=47).
   FOR EACH SUIT, FIND THE HIGHEST CARD IN YOUR HAND FOR THAT SUIT.  THEN
   SUBTRACT ITS VALUE FROM 14, COUNTING NO CARD AS 1, DEUCE AS 2, ..., ACE
   AS 14.
   SUM THESE 4 DIFFERENCES AND CALL IT X, THE NUMBER OF CARDS YOUR HAND CAN'T
   BEAT.
   THE PERCENTAGE OF CARDS THAT YOUR HAND CAN'T BEAT IS X/Y.  THUS, THE
   LOWER X/Y IS, THE MORE BOLD YOUR BETTING SHOULD GET.
   AS THE GAME PROGRESSES, KEEP UPDATING X AND Y INCREMENTALLY.

COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
   S    START UP WITH SOUND OFF
   M    FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
   C    FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
   *    SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
   D    DISABLE THE MOUSE CHECK

EXAMPLE: >REDDOG MS

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