Noisy Video Poker for Windows is copyrighted and owned by Ultimate Software. You are granted a license to evaluate this product for up to 30 days. If you use this product beyond that 30-day evaluation period then you must register. Failure to do so is a violation of copyright law.
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
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Noisy Video Poker for Windows is similar to the video draw poker machines found in casinos. The objective is to hold the best five card hand possible. A pair of jacks or better will return the amount of your bet. Two pair, three of a kind, a straight, a flush, a full house, four of a kind, a straight flush, and a royal flush return increasingly greater pay-offs. If you have no pairs or a pair of cards of lower value than jacks, you lose your bet.
Why do we call it NOISY VIDEO POKER? It won't take you long to figure that one out! If you have a sound card, you will be treated to a variety of sounds during the game. When you win, you will hear coins dropping a metal coin tray. When you lose, other sounds are played randomly. There are explosion sounds, a car crash, a donkey, and other sounds. These sounds certainly add to the entertainment value of this product, however, the best features of Noisy Video Poker are the beautiful card designs, fast play, and easy-to-use user interface.
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System Requirements
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Noisy Video Poker will work on most systems capable of running MicroSoft Windows 3.0 or higher. Minimum requirements are:
o 286, 386, 486 or Pentium processor
o VGA, SuperVGA or XVGA monitor
o 2 megs or RAM
o Hard drive
o Mouse
o Sound card recommended (not req.)
o MicroSoft Windows 3.0 or higher
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REGISTRATION INFORMATION
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Registration is only $20 and gets you the registered and enhanced version of this program. The enhanced version allows you to record and display your playing stats, turn the sound on or off, and gives you unlimited credits. You also get a JOKERS WILD and DEUCES WILD version of the video poker program.
For an extra $5 ($25 total) you can also order the registered version of NOISY BLACKJACK for Windows. That saves you $15 because the VIDEO BLACKJACK program is $20 if ordered separately. What a deal!
To print a registration form, click on the Register button. This will bring up a Print button. Click on it to print the registration form.
To register, call 1-800-925-3147 for VISA or MasterCard orders.
You can also order by mail. Send your check to:
Ultimate Software
P.O. Box 5015
Central Point, OR 97502
For Technical Support or phone calls outside the United States and Canada, call:
1-317-741-5331
Or FAX your order to:
1-317-286-3182
You can also send your comment, questions, and suggestions via electronic mail:
CompuServe ID: 71203,1301
America On-Line: MarkC51
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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Please do not call our 800 order number for technical support. The staff at that number cannot help you. For technical support call our customer service department at 317-741-5331. It is best if you are at your computer when calling.
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GETTING STARTED
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From the main menu click on the graphic image of five playing cards to run Noisy Video Poker (NVPOKER) for Windows. You can also click on the graphic image of two playing cards to see a demo of Noisy BlackJack for Windows.
When you first run NVPOKER, simply click on one of the five coin buttons. If you wish to bet five coins, click on the button labeled "5." After the first deal, you can left click on the deal button or simply right click anywhere on the blue background to deal subsequent hands.
After you are dealt five cards, you must choose which ones you wish to hold and which to discard. You do this by clicking with either button on the cards you wish to hold. Then left click on the draw button (or right click on the blue background) to draw new cards for the ones you have chosen to discard.
If you now hold a winning hand, you will be paid instantly. The payoffs always appear at the top of the NVPOKER screen. The payoffs are based on a certain payoff for each type of winning hand multiplied by the number of coins you have chosen to wager. The only exception is a royal flush with five coins bet; this pays a huge bonus. Royal flushes are rare, but your heart will start beating a little faster if you get one, even thought this is a simulation with no money actually wagered.
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TYPES OF WINNING HANDS
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JACKS OR BETTER is the easiest winning hand to get, but it pays back only the amount of your bet. You get back your bet, so you really don't win anything. If you have two jacks, queens, kings or aces, then you have jacks or better.
TWO PAIR pays back twice your bet. If you have two pair of any card, you win. Neither of the pairs have to be jacks or better. A pair of twos and a pair of threes pays the same as a pair of aces and a pair of kings.
THREE OF A KIND pays back three times your bet. This can be three of any card value. Three twos pays the same as three kings.
A STRAIGHT pays back four times your bet. A straight is a consecutive series of five cards. The ace is a special card which can both precede the two in a series or follow a king. One example of a straight is a five, six, seven, eight, and nine card. Note: you simply need to posses five cards that make up a consecutive series; they don't need to appear in order on the screen.
A FLUSH is five cards of any value which are all of the same suit. You can have five clubs, five hearts, five diamonds or five spades. A flush pays back five times your bet.
A FULL HOUSE pays back eight times your bet. A full house is three of a kind plus a pair of cards of another value. For example, three fives and two jacks would be a full house. If you had two pair after the deal, you would want to hold the four cards that make up the two pair. When you then draw one card, you will be hoping for it to match one of the pairs which you are holding. If it does, then you have a full house, otherwise you would have two pair which pays substantially less than a full house.
FOUR OF A KIND is a very good hand which pays back 25 times your bet. If you bet five coins and get four of a kind, you get to hear the machine go crazy spitting out 125 coins! Four of a kind can be all four of any one card value. Four twos pays the same as four aces.
A STRAIGHT FLUSH pays back 50 times your bet. To get a straight flush you need all five cards to be in a consecutive series (a straight) plus be all of the same suit (a flush). If your straight flush consists of a ten card, jack, queen, king, and ace, then you have a royal flush which pays even better than other straight flushes.
A ROYAL FLUSH is the ultimate hand you can posses in poker. A royal flush consists of a ten, jack, queen, king, and ace all of the same suit. A royal flush pays back 200 times your bet. However, if you bet five coins, there is a bonus, and you are paid a total of 4000 coins! If you get one, you will start screaming for your whole family (and maybe even your neighbors) to come and see it!
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PROGRAM CREDITS
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Programming:
Mike Comish
Graphics:
Mark Comish
Testing:
Matt Comish
Pat Comish
Mechelle Bowsher
A very special thanks to Stephen Murphy for allowing us to use his QCARD.DLL 2.0 for this project. Without it, NVPOKER would have been much harder to complete, and the results wouldn't have been nearly as good.
