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|A║ |6Fun 'n Games |A║══════════════ ^1Poker Slot Machine |A══════════════║ |6Fun 'n Games |A║
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^Cby
^CAnthony Oreglia
^Cand
^CJim Row
Welcome to Vegas Night! ^1Poker Slot Machine^0 is similar to the popular
poker slot machines found in gambling casinos. One hand is dealt and you try
to draw to the highest hand possible to increase your winnings. If you
should run out of money, you can always talk to Guido "the Loan Shark". He
will be more than happy to lend you some more . . . at very reasonable rates.
Rank Order of Poker Hands
Royal Flush
Straight Flush
Four of a Kind
Full House
Flush
Straight
Three of a Kind
Two Pairs
One Pair
PLAYING THE GAME
Once you have cleared the title screen (by pressing any key while it is
displayed), you will be asked whether or not you want sound effects. Answer
"Y" or "N" appropriately. You will then be asked if you want instructions.
If you answer "Y", a brief page of instructions will be displayed. The next
screen displays the rank order of poker hands in this game from highest to
lowest. Following this is a screen giving the payoffs for the various hands
based on a bet of one dollar. Note that a pair pays one dollar per dollar
bet and is thus a break-even hand. Now you are ready to play the game.
^1Placing a bet
The game starts you off with a bank of $100. The bet selection screen
displays your bank (the amount of money you currently have) and the range of
bets you can place based on your bank. Enter how much you wish to bet and
press the "Enter" key.
^1Initial Deal
In the upper left corner of the screen is your current balance or
winnings; your bet is in the upper right corner. The cards, displayed in the
center of the screen, are dealt and flipped through in slot machine fashion.
Once the cards have stabilized you may select the cards to be discarded.
^1Discarding
You can select any combination of the five cards you wish: none, all
five, the first one, the second and fifth, etc. Using the left and right
arrow keys, move the cursor to the card you wish to discard and press the
space bar. The word "Discarded" will appear underneath the selected card.
Continue this procedure until you have selected all of the cards you wish to
discard. If you change your mind about any of your selections, move back to
the card and press the space bar again. This acts as a toggle and will
deselect the card. Once you are sure about your choices (all cards with
"Discarded" below them will be discarded), press the "Enter" key.
^1Final Deal
If you have selected cards to discard, new cards are dealt. Your final
hand is displayed and the screen will display how much you lost or won and
your new balance. The bottom two lines of the screen list the options
available at this point: Play again, Change bet, Reset game, Sound off (on),
or Quit. Press the first letter of the desired option. Pressing "P" will
cause another hand to be dealt; i.e. the sequence Initial Deal to Final Deal
is repeated, keeping your current bank and bet. "C" takes you to the bet
selection screen and deals another hand using your new bet while keeping your
current bank. "R" starts an entirely new game beginning with the sound
effects prompt. "S" toggles the sound off and on. "Q" exits Poker Slot
Machine (with a prompt to confirm your desire to quit).
Guido the Loan Shark
Any time you run out of money while playing the game, you will be given
the opportunity to obtain a loan from Guido. Answering "Y" will give you a
new $100 bank. Guido is quite generous and will continue to loan you money
every time you run out, if you so desire.
Breaking the Bank
Poker Slot Machine has a limit of approximately $32,000 of winnings.
Once you have surpassed that limit, you have "broken the bank". At this
point you can either play a new game or quit.
^1OPTIONS FOR RUNNING POKER SLOT MACHINE
Poker Slot Machine can be run from the DOS prompt with the following
options:
M Starts the program in monochrome mode. Use this option if
you are using a composite monitor.
C Starts the program in color mode. Use this option if you
have a color graphics adapter (CGA, VGA, EVGA, etc.).
Examples:
>poker M - Run Poker Slot Machine in monochrome mode.
>poker C - Run Poker Slot Machine in color mode
NOTE: This program automatically detects the type of monitor being used
and adjusts accordingly. However, due to the wide variety of
computer hardware on the market, it is possible that the detection
may not work properly on all systems. This is the reason we have
provided the options mentioned above.
To run this program outside the ^1Big Blue Disk^0 menu, type: ^1POKER^0.
DISK FILES THIS PROGRAM USES:
^FPOKER.EXE
^FLARGCARD.DCK