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HEARTS.TXT (Ver. 6c)
-- Requirements --
This program requires a computer with color monitor
capabilities, DOS 2.xx or greater, and the following files
present (in the same directory) to operate properly.
HEARTS.EXE - HEARTS.DAT - HEARTS.TXT
-- How to Play --
HEARTS is a very easy card game to play and one that will
give you many hours of enjoyment. The rules for this game are
quite simple. After the cards are shuffled, they are dealt
clockwise to each player. There are four players in this game
with each receiving 13 cards (a total of 52). The direction of
play, like most card games, is clockwise around the table. A
player must always match the SUIT of the first card in play. If
a player does not have the LEAD suit then he or she can play any
card in their hand. The cards are RANKED in descending value
from the Ace (A) to the 2. The Ace being the HIGHEST rank. The
player having the highest ranked card in the lead suit takes
that TRICK and BEGINS play on the next trick. There are four
cards in each trick (one from each player) and 13 tricks per
hand.
You cannot lead a HEART or the QUEEN OF SPADES until they
are BROKEN (one has already been played), or unless this is all
that remains in your hand. Each NEW HAND is started by leading
the TWO OF CLUBS.
3 The players are numbered from 1 to 4, with YOU playing
2 4 position number "1" at the bottom of the table.
1
-- Scoring of Hearts --
The scoring of HEARTS is what makes this game unique from
most other card games. The LOWEST accumulated score wins the
game. The score is determined by the number of POINT CARDS that
a player has received in the tricks that he or she has taken.
The point cards are - all HEARTS, each counting as one point and
the QUEEN OF SPADES, which counts as 13 points. There is a
total of 26 points for each hand. The score from each hand is
then added to your Game Score. When a player reaches or exceeds
the Game Point, then the game ends and the player with the
LOWEST score wins that game.
-- Shooting The Moon --
If a player is able to take all 26 points in a hand, then
that player "SHOTS THE MOON" (a run) and each of their opponents
will receive 26 points. Remember, LOW score wins, and a score
of 25 does not qualify as a run.
-- Passing Three Cards --
At the beginning of each hand all players have the oppor-
tunity to PASS three cards to another player. The direction of
the pass is counterclockwise. The first pass is to the player
on your RIGHT. The next pass is to the player ACROSS from you,
and the last is to the player on your LEFT. The next hand is a
HOLD hand, in which no cards are passed. The pass rotation then
begins again.
When selecting your cards to PASS, you may void your
selection at any time by pressing the ESCAPE key, UP arrow, or
RIGHT mouse button. The passing process will then begin again.
-- The Option Menu --
The Option Menu can be called at any time throughout the
game. This is done with the ESCAPE key, UP arrow, or RIGHT
mouse button. The hand you are playing will be SAVED and the
game will continue upon your return from the Option Menu.
When using the DOS Shell from the Option Menu, be sure
that Hearts can find the file COMMAND.COM. This can be done
by setting the environment variable COMSPEC. At the DOS prompt,
type and Enter - set comspec=[location]\command.com. An example
of this entry would be - set comspec=c:\sys\command.com. Be
sure that COMMAND.COM is located where you say it is!
-- Game Commands --
Use the RIGHT and LEFT arrow keys or ROLL the mouse to
select the card to play. After you have selected your card,
press the ENTER key or LEFT mouse button to play that card. The
keyboard CURSOR will skip played cards and will jump to the low
card of the suit in play. The CURSOR also will wrap from end to
end. Pressing the ENTER key or LEFT mouse button after each
trick will bypass the Delay and speed the game along.
The DOWN arrow key or LEFT mouse button will act the same
as the ENTER key and will respond "Y" to a question and the UP
arrow key or RIGHT mouse button will act the same as the ESC key
and will respond "N" to a question. This allows game play to be
conducted entirely from a centrally located area.
Within the Game Point Option screen, you have the choice
of weather or not the Trick Points received by each player is to
be displayed on the score board. After entering your Game Point
number or selecting the default, you are asked if you would like
to show the Trick Points. Answering No (N) will remove the
Trick Points for each hand from the score board. The Game
Points are not effected and will continue to be displayed.
You can reset the Games Won counters to zero by typing an
"x" in place of a Game Point number while in the Game Point
Option screen.
Any comments or suggestions will be gratefully accepted
and an honest attempt will be made to answer them. Please read
the file HEARTS.REG for additional information.
This program is produced by a member of the Association
of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that
the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to
resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by con-
tacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP
Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an
ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members'
products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road,
Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via easyplex
to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536.
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