7sWild
Introduction

7sWild is a game where you try to get rid of all your cards before the computer does.

File Name

7sWild ver 1.00r2 Mar 16, 1997

Author

7sWild was written by Alexander Smoljanovic of Calex Software.

You may direct questions, comments or requests to Alex Smoljanovic via E-Mail:  alex@ilos.net

Welcome  I hope you enjoy 7sWild

Help is available for the following topics.

Game Play	Options

Music


Game Play

Description

Rules:

[1] You may only play the hand at the top of the screen.  The other hand is played by the computer.

[2] Sevens are wild.  You may throw out a seven at any time during your turn.  You may throw out any card if a seven is sitting on the discard pile during your turn.

[3] If a 2 is discarded, the other player will automatically receive 2 extra cards.

[4] If an Ace is discarded, the other player will automatically miss a turn.

[5] All other discards must match either the suit or the value of the card on the discard pile.

[6] Jack = 11  Queen = 12  King = 13 Ace = 14  All other cards are equal to their face value.

[7] The first player to begin play is randomly selected

Game Play:

One game consists of 5 rounds. First player to discard all cards is the winner of the hand for the current round.  A player who accumulates 16 cards in one hand loses the round. The value of the losers cards are added and displayed as the score for the winner.  The subtotals for each round are added together at the end of the five rounds.  The final score is the difference between the scores of each player.  Player 1 is eligible for a high score entry if the score for player 1 is higher than the score for Player 2 and if the score for player 1 is higher than any of the scores previously entered.  Only Player 1 is eligible for a high score entry.  You may play using the mouse or keyboard.  Press the key corresponding to the character displayed above the selected card to discard.  Press any arrow key to receive a new card from the deck.  Cards in the deck loop back to the beginning when they are all dealt out.


Options

Description

The Options menu allows you to change the way the game plays and looks.  Three-D effects may be turned on or off.  You may select any of 5 different wallpapers for a change of scenery.  You have the option to play background Music during play.  Comments on the right side of the screen may be turned on or off.  Sound effects for both the PC speaker or system sound card may be individually turned on or off.  You may enable or disable a built-in Screen Saver, turn it on, or set it to automatically start between 1 and 90 minutes.

All options are automatically saved.


Music

Description

Selecting Music opens up a midi player, or focuses on the player if already open.  The player allows you to select any midi files that are available on your PC.The background music is automatically looped.  Clicking the pause button temporarily stops play.  Clicking the stop button stops play and kills the midi player.  The player is minimized once play begins.