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- CasinoStud 1.0
- Copyright(c) 1999, Rose Software
- All Rights Reserved
-
-
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- Introduction
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-
- Thank you for trying CasinoStud. CasinoStud is a collection of four
- stud poker games for the Palm Computing Platform. It consists of
- CaribStud (Caribean Stud Poker), DoubleDown, LetItRide, and ThreeCard
- (Three Card Poker). Each of the four games contain the same rules as
- the similarly named games found in many casinos.
-
- Each of these four games are available individually from Rose Software.
- CasinoStud packages them together into one game with a common bankroll
- and the ability to quickly switch games. The price of these games
- individually would total $25. However, by purchasing CasinoStud at
- the competitively low price of $15, you save almost half.
-
- The initial bankroll provided by this program is $500. If you run out
- of money, you will need to register the program in order to be able to
- "buy" additional chips and continue playing the game. You may register
- on-line via credit card or by mail with a check or money order. Please
- see the "Registration" section below for more details.
-
- For the latest version of this and other Pilot apps, visit the Rose
- Software web page at:
-
- http://members.tripod.com/~MichaelWalters/rose.html
-
-
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- How to Play
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-
- The initial screen for the game allow you to select the initial game
- that you would like to play. The four available menu buttons are:
-
- CaribStud - Play CaribStud, a Caribean Stud Poker game.
-
- DoubleDown - Play DoubleDown Stud Poker.
-
- LetItRide - Play LetItRide Stud Poker.
-
- ThreeCard - Play ThreeCard, a Three Card Stud Poker game.
-
- The rules for each of the individual games are provided below. To
- switch to another game, press the Menu button on your Palm Pilot to
- display the menubars at the top of the screen. The "Switch" menubar
- contains menu options to switch to one of the other three games. The
- "Game" menubar provides menu options that pertain to the game you are
- currently playing. Please refer to the "Menu Buttons" section below
- for more information on the menu options.
-
-
- CaribStud
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-
- The screen for the CaribStud game is divided as follows:
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- +---------------------------------------+
- |CaribStud |
- | |
- | Dealer Card Area |
- | |
- |---------------------------------------|
- | Player Card Area |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- |----------+------+---------------------|
- | Bankroll | Ante | Play Buttons |
- +----------+------+---------------------+
-
- The ante amount can be changed by selecting inside the Ante area. Valid
- ante amounts are $5 to $25 in increments of $5. After selecting the ante
- amount, press the Deal button to wager the ante amount and deal the cards.
-
- Five cards are dealt each to the player and dealer, with only one of the
- dealer's cards being exposed. If you decide to drop your hand, select the
- Drop button, and only your ante amount will be lost. If you decide to
- bet your hand select the Bet button. You will be wagering an additional
- amount equal to twice the ante. For example, if you have a $5 ante amount,
- the total amount wagered will be the $5 ante plus a $10 bet.
-
- When the Bet button is pressed, the dealer's remaining cards will be
- exposed. If the dealer does not "qualify" (meaning an Ace-King or higher),
- then you win an amount equal to the ante. If the dealer does qualify, then
- it becomes your hand against the dealer's. If you win the hand, then you
- win the ante amount, plus an amount determined by the amount of the bet
- (not ante) and the poker hand. Each poker hand will pay out a different
- amount.
-
- The payouts are as follows:
-
- Pair or less 1:1
- Two Pair 2:1
- Three of a kind 3:1
- Straight 4:1
- Flush 5:1
- Full House 7:1
- Four of a Kind 20:1
- Straight Flush 50:1
- ROYAL FLUSH 100:1
-
- In addition to the above payouts, you may be entitled to additional payouts
- from the progressive jackpot. These are paid if you bet, but regardless of
- whether the dealer qualifies or whether you win the hand or not.
-
- Flush $50
- Full House $100
- Four of a Kind $500
- Straight Flush 10% of progressive jackpot
- ROYAL FLUSH 100% of progressive jackpot
-
- The progressive jackpot starts at $10,000, and is increased by $1 for each
- hand played. The amount in the progressive jackpot may be viewed by selecting
- the "Progressive Jackpot" menu button. Each time one of the above amounts is
- won, it is subtracted from the progressive jackpot. However, the minimum value
- of the progressive jackpot is always $10,000.
-
-
- DoubleDown
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-
- The screen for the DoubleDown game is divided as follows:
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- +---------------------------------------+
- |DoubleDown |
- | |
- | |
- | Player Card Area |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- |----------+------+---------------------|
- | Bankroll | Ante | Play Buttons |
- +----------+------+---------------------+
-
- The ante amount can be changed by selecting inside the Ante area. Valid
- ante amounts are $5 to $25 in increments of $5. After selecting the ante
- amount, press the Deal button to start the game.
-
- When the deal button is pressed, you start by wagering an amount equal to
- ante amount. Five cards are dealt, with four of the cards being exposed
- and the remaining card being covered.
-
- After the cards are dealt, the "Stnd" and "Dbl" buttons are displayed in the
- Play Buttons area. If you like your cards, you may press the Dbl button to
- double your bet. If you do not like your cards, you may press the Stnd
- button to leave your bet as-is.
-
- After either button is pressed, the covered card is exposed. If the
- player has a pair of sixes or better he is paid based on the amount of bet
- and the payout odds, which are based on the final hand.
-
- The payouts are as follows:
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- Pair (6s or better) push
- Pair (Jacks or better) 1:1
- Two Pair 2:1
- Three of a kind 3:1
- Straight 5:1
- Flush 8:1
- Full House 11:1
- Four of a Kind 50:1
- Straight Flush 200:1
- ROYAL FLUSH 2000:1
-
- Since you cannot lose with a pair of sixes or better, it is in your best
- interest to double the bet when you have a pair of sixes or better showing, and
- to stand if you have a low possibility of finishing with a paying hand.
-
-
- LetItRide
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-
- The screen for the LetItRide game is divided as follows:
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- +---------------------------------------+
- |LetItRide |
- | |
- | |
- | Player Card Area |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- | |
- |----------+------+---------------------|
- | Bankroll | Ante | Play Buttons |
- +----------+------+---------------------+
-
- The ante amount can be changed by selecting inside the Ante area. Valid
- ante amounts are $5 to $25 in increments of $5. After selecting the ante
- amount, press the Deal button to start the game.
-
- When the deal button is pressed, you start by wagering an amount equal to
- three times the ante amount. However, you will have the opportunity to
- pull back up to two of the ante amounts if you don't like your cards. Five
- cards are dealt, with three of the cards being exposed and the remaining
- two cards being covered.
-
- After the cards are dealt, the "Bet" and "Pull" buttons are displayed in the
- Play Buttons area. If you like your cards, you may press the Bet button to
- leave your bet as is. If you do not like your cards so far, you may press
- the Pull button to pull back one of your ante amounts.
-
- After either button is pressed, one of the covered cards is exposed, and the
- process repeats. After both of the covered cards have been exposed, if the
- player has a pair of tens or better he is paid based on the amount of bet
- remaining and the payout odds, which are based on the final hand.
-
- The payouts are as follows:
-
- Pair (10s or better) 1:1
- Two Pair 2:1
- Three of a kind 3:1
- Straight 4:1
- Flush 5:1
- Full House 7:1
- Four of a Kind 20:1
- Straight Flush 50:1
- ROYAL FLUSH 100:1
-
- Since a payout is guaranteed for a pair of tens or better, it is in your best
- interest to leave the bet when you have a pair of tens or better showing, and
- to pull your bets back if you have a low possibility of finishing with a
- paying hand.
-
-
- ThreeCard
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-
- The screen for the ThreeCard game is divided as follows:
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- +---------------------------------------+
- |ThreeCard |
- | |
- | |
- | Dealer Card Area |
- +---------------------------------------+
- | Player Card Area Betting |
- | Buttons |
- | |
- | |
- |----------+------+---------------------|
- | Bankroll |BetAmt| Play Buttons |
- +----------+------+---------------------+
-
- The bet amount can be changed by selecting inside the BetAmt area. Valid
- bet amounts are $5 to $25 in increments of $5.
-
- ThreeCard is actually two games in one. In the first game, called
- PairPlus, you are only betting that you will get one pair or higher. You
- are not betting against the dealer with this hand. To play this game,
- press the "PairPlus" button in the Betting Buttons area of the screen.
- The PairPlus button toggles a chip icon that indicates whether you are
- playing this game or not.
-
- After selecting the PairPlus button (and/or the Ante button - see below),
- press the "Deal" button in the Play Buttons area to start the game.
-
- If you get a pair or better with your three cards, you will be paid according
- to the following payout odds:
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- One pair: 1:1
- Flush: 4:1
- Straight: 6:1
- Three of kind: 30:1
- Straight flush: 40:1
-
- In the second game, referred to in this document as Ante/Play, you are
- betting that you will beat the dealer. To play this game, press the "Ante"
- button in the Betting Buttons area of the screen. This button toggles a
- chip icon that indicates whether you are playing this game or not.
-
- After the deal, you will need to back up your Ante bet with a Play bet if
- you wish to stay in the game. A Play bet is made by pressing the "Play"
- button in the Betting Buttons area of the screen.
-
- The dealer only plays with a Queen high or better. If the dealer does not
- have at least a Queen high, there is a push on the Play bet, and you win
- the Ante bet 1:1. If the dealer does play, and your hand is higher than
- the dealer's hand, you are paid 1:1 on both the Ante bet and the Play bet.
- The hand rankings are slightly different for three card poker than they are
- for five card. The hands in increasing order are:
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- No Pair (high card)
- One Pair
- Flush
- Straight
- Three of a Kind
- Straight Flush
-
-
- There is also an additional payout called the AnteBonus payout that is
- paid on certain hands in the Ante/Play game. This payout is made regardless
- of whether the dealer plays or whether the player's hand beats the dealer's
- hand. The AnteBonus payouts are as follows:
-
- Straight 1:1
- Three of Kind: 4:1
- Straight Flush: 5:1
-
- One final note about the Ante/Play game: Since the dealer only plays with
- a Queen high or better, it is generally the best strategy for the player
- to play only with a Queen high or better.
-
- You can play either the PairPlus game or the Ante/Play game, or both.
-
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- Menu Buttons
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- The following menu buttons are available:
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- Game Menu:
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- Statistics - View buy-in amount, winnings, and hand statistics for player and/or dealer.
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- Buy Chips 500 - Buy an additional $500 in chips. (Only available to registered users.)
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- Cash in Chips 500 - Cash-in $500 in chips. (Only available to registered users.)
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- Instructions - Game play instructions.
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- Payouts - Display payout amounts for each poker hand.
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- Progressive Pot - Gives the amount of the Progressive Pot for CaribStud.
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- About CasinoStud - Gives version number and other info.
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- Register - Allows entry of registration code.
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- Switch Menu:
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- CaribStud - Switch to CaribStud.
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- DoubleDown - Switch to DoubleDown.
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- LetItRide - Switch to LetItRide.
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- ThreeCard - Switch to ThreeCard.
-
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- Registration
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-
- To register by mail, please send a check or money order for $15(US). Make
- check payable to Rose Software, and write "CasinoStud" on the check.
-
- Please include your email address so that I can send you a registration
- code. Your registration code will then need to be entered via the
- Register option in the pulldown menu in order to activate the ability
- to purchase additional chips.
-
- Your inclusion of an e-mail address also allows me to notify you of updates
- and future products. If you would not like this automatic notification,
- please let me know. I hate spam as much as you do. Rest assured that
- your e-mail address will never be given or sold to any other parties.
-
- Mail to:
-
- Mike Walters
- Rose Software
- 7022 Circleview Drive
- St. Louis, MO 63123
-
-
- Credit card transactions are handled through Pilot Gear HQ, and can be
- made on-line or via phone or fax. Links to Pilot Gear HQ for ordering
- on-line can be found on our web site in the Sales/Support section and
- the Products section. The web address is:
-
- http://members.tripod.com/~MichaelWalters/rose.html
-
- To order via phone or fax, contact Pilot Gear HQ at:
-
- (817) 640-6558 phone
- (817) 640-6614 fax
-
- When ordering, please be sure to specify the name of the product (CasinoStud)
- and the version number.
-
- After ordering, the registration code that you will need to enable the
- ability to buy chips will be e-mailed to you, usually the same day.
-
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- Installation
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- Install CasinoStud.prc using instapp.exe.
- instapp.exe can be found in your pilot directory. (ex. c:\pilot\instapp.exe)
-
- Alternately, this application can be installed via the Palm Desktop application.
- Go to the "Install" Icon under Palm Desktop, and then click "Add...". This
- will bring up a browse window which you can use to find CasinoStud.prc. Select
- CasinoStud.prc, and the next time you do a HotSync, the application will be
- transferred to your Palm Pilot.
-
- Installation of CasinoStud will not affect previous installations of CaribStud,
- DoubleDown, LetItRide, or ThreeCard.
-
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- Revision History
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- 1.0 - Initial Release Features
- - Basic game operation
- - Adjustable ante amount
- - Auto pop-up when amount in bankroll can not cover bet
- - Game statistics, including
- - Buy-in and winnings
- - Hand statistics for player and/or dealer
- - Reset feature for statistics
- - Buy additional chips or cash chips in
- - Online instructions
- - Payout amounts
- - Ability to switch games
- - Game state maintained when you switch apps
-
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- Legal Stuff
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-
- Rose Software is not responsible for lost data. We have tested the apps
- thoroughly; however, you are responsible for assuring that your pilot system
- has been properly backed up in case any software causes your pilot to fail.
-
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- Bug Reporting
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-
- In the very unlikely event of a bug, if you are the first registered user to
- report the bug, you are entitled to a refund of your registration fee. Please
- report any bugs or program suggestions to:
-
- walters5@swbell.net
-
-
- Copyright(c) 1999, Rose Software
- All Rights Reserved
-