===== Program Description ======================================== Poker Challenge 1.4 for Windows. This addictive new card/puzzle game from award winning designer John Cutter, combines the excitement of high stakes Poker with the strategy of Tetris, Shanghai and Yahtzee. GameNet's 1996 "Puzzle Game of the Year!" Shareware ($15.00). Requires VBRUN300.DLL. NOTE: Version 1.4 fixes a "Type Mismatch" error that only seemed to affect players living in Europe and other non-U.S. countries. ===== Installation =============================================== If you wish to install this game manually, simply create a directory for it (C:\POKERCHL is suggested) and copy the files into that directory. Add POKERCHL.EXE into the Program Manager or the Win95 Start menu, or run the game directly from the File Manager or the Win95 Explorer. If you wish to use the automated installation utility (this is recommended), copy the files into a temporary directory and run SETUP.EXE, either from the Program Manager "File/Run" menu (in Windows 3.x), the Start button's "Run" command (in Windows 95), or from the Win95 command line. The setup program will prompt you to select a destination directory, then copy the files and add a Poker Challenge group to the Program Manager or the Start menu. You may then delete all the files in the temporary directory. The help file (PC.HLP) contains the primary documentation for this program, as well as licensing and registration information. Poker Challenge requires VBRUN300.DLL, which has not been distributed with this program. You most likely already have it on your computer, but if you do not, it is available from most BBS's, CD-ROMs, and FTP and shareware sites, as well as from Microsoft. You can also find a copy on the Poker Challenge Homepage at: http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/john_c/pokerchl.htm ===== Removing the Game ========================================== If you decide to delete Poker Challenge, you may remove it from your computer by simply erasing the files from the game directory, and removing its group from the Program Manager or Windows 95 Start menu. ===== Registering the Game ======================================= The registration fee for Poker Challenge is only $15.00! After you register we will send out a code (usually within 24 hours) that you can type into the game to "unlock" it. This will IMMEDIATELY allow you to turn off the title screen, and play 15 new contests! You can register with a check, money order, through CompuServe or even using your Visa, MasterCard or Discover card. For complete instructions, refer to the product help file. Please share this game (the UNREGISTERED version, of course) with your friends and relatives. You may even post it on your network or a BBS, as long as the files are not changed. The free trial period for this game is 21 days. After that period of time you should either pay the nominal $15.00 registration fee or remove the game from your computer. Thanks for supporting the shareware concept! ================================================================== John Cutter 23734 NE 24th Pl Redmond, WA 98053 74151.1445@compuserve.com http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/john_c/pokerchl.htm