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Spin For Cash V.01a
Copyright ⌐ 1995 L.Safranyik
http://www.islandnet.com/~specter
Description:
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Spin for Cash is a word guessing game based on hangman. Spin for Cash can accommodate
up to 4 players and has 200 built in phrases which can be updated by registering the
product ( see registration for more info. )
Playing the game:
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S4C is broken up into four regular rounds and a bonus round for the winner of the earlier
rounds. At the beginning of a round a phrase is selected from the word database and is
displayed without letters in the phrase window ( on the top right of the screen). Along
with the phrase is the topic heading which the phrase belongs to which is displayed on
the top of the phrase window in blue. The available topics are: phrase, thing, person(s),
place and Word Link. The first four topics are self explanatory, but the last requires
additional explanation. A Word Link phrase consists of two short phrases that are linked
together by the last word of the first phrase. An example of this is: Easter egg on your face.
After the topic and phrase have been displayed it is time to commence the game (round).
Each player start the game with 0 dollars. To obtain money one must spin the wheel and
have it land on a non BROKE position and then guess a letter which is in the phrase.
If the letter is in the phrase the player gets the value of the wheel position times the
number of letters that are revealed. For instance: if the wheel stopped at the $100 dollar
space on the wheel and the player guesses an S and 4 S's are revealed, then that player
gets 4X$100 or $400 dollars. If there were no S's in the phrase that player would lose a turn.
The values associated with the wheel position are straight forward except for the four question
mark spaces. The white question mark spaces are worth a random amount of money increasing by
round. The value of the white question mark spaces are displayed in the white??? value box.
The black question mark spaces erase your score for that round and you lose a turn.
Spin!: The player spins the wheel and gets to guess a letter (if the wheel does not stop
at the black ?). Only the letters that are not dimmed (that are not gray) are
available to select.
Buy Vowel: Vowels cost $500 dollars and therefore this option is only available to players
who have a score = or greater than 500. All consonants are dimmed and
available vowels are displayed. Only the letters that are not dimmed (that are
not gray) are available to select.
Solve: A box will appear and the player has to type in the phrase and then hit the
accept button.
Play continues until someone wins the round by either guessing the correct phrase or filling in all
the empty letter positions of the phrase.
When a player correctly guesses the phrase thier current score in the round score box is added to
there total and the person with the highest total score is eligible to go on to the bonus round.
The bonus round is exactly the same as any other round except the player gets to select 5 consonants
and 2 vowels that he/she thinks may be in the phrase. After the letters have been selected, the ones
that are in the phrase are filled in. The player must then guess the phrase unable to select any
more letters.
Registering the game:
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This game is shareware and you may use the program for a 21 day trial period. After this trial
period has expired you may either register the program or remove it from your hard disk.
By registering, the nag screen that begins and ends the game will disappear and you will be able
to add, insert, delete and edit the phrases in the phrase database. In addition the code that
you will receive will enable you to get free upgrades for this product as soon as they are
available and will be updated on my future projects.
To register Spin For Cash by phone, please phone 1 800-427-2770 EXT 129 (also the product number)
and have your credit card handy. (we take all major cards)
To register by internet, make sure you are connected and, if you have Win 95 you can click on
the hotlink in the about box. Otherwise if you are on AOL you can open up the AOL browser and
go to http://www.islandnet.com/~specter/ and go to the register page.
To register Spin For Cash by mail, please send a check for $12.00(US) along with your e-mail address to:
L. Safranyik
141 Durrance Rd.
Victoria, BC, Canada
V8X 4M6
I welcome your questions comments and suggestions regarding this game. Please send them to:
lsafrany@uvic.ca
Disclaimer:
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This product is 'AS IS' meaning that the author assumes no responsibility for any damage caused
by the use of this product.