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- RUMMY 500 (Version 6.1) - READ500.TXT
- =====================================
-
- This file contains the following section:
- Revision History
-
- See the MeggieSoft Games README.TXT file for information
- concerning:
- Introduction
- System Requirements
- Installation
- Registration
- Distribution
- Frequently Asked Questions
-
-
- Revision History
- ----------------
- Version 1.x - Development versions.
-
- Version 2.0 - First Shareware release. Fully functional.
-
- Version 2.1 - Scoreboards.
- 2.11 - Minor improvements.
-
- Version 2.2 - Player can freely select the last discard.
-
- Version 2.3 - Startup window.
-
- Version 3.0 - 3D-style user interface.
- - Multiple player scoreboards .
- - AutoResume.
- - Sound effects.
- 3.01 - Maintenance release
- 3.02 - Maintenance release
-
- Version 3.5 - Conforms to "Hoyle's Rules Of Games".
- - Suggest.
- - Undo.
- - Hall Of Fame.
- - League Table.
- - Displays of total games won.
- - Swap Cards.
- - AutoPlayer.
- - Quick Display.
- - Animate Display (removed in version 3.9).
- - Updated Help.
-
- 3.51 - Revised discard algorithms.
-
- Version 3.6 - Changed method of taking discards.
- - Undo
-
- Version 3.7 - Sort by Suit
- - Show Remaining
-
- 3.81 - Overlap Melds
- - Display Turn Count
- - "Master" skill level
-
- Version 3.9 - Updated user interface
- - Stagger Player Hand
- - Cut For Deal
- - Reset Scoreboard
- - Restart Round
-
- 3.91 - Maintenance release
-
- Version 4.0 - Custom card backs
- - "Trim Corners"
- - "AutoMouse - Dialogs"
-
- 4.01 - Maintenance release
-
- 4.02 - Maintenance release
-
- Version 4.2 - Expanded "Hint"
- - Double-click discard.
- - "Check Meldable Discard"
- - "Color Opponent Melds"
- - "AutoSave"
- - "AutoStart"
- - Enhanced "Champion" and "Master"
-
- Version 4.3 - Trapping and ignoring of double-clicks
- - Manual arrangement of cards in player's hand
- - "No Sorting"
- - Descriptions of melded cards.
- - "No Bell"
- - "Display Error Box"
-
- Version 5.0:
- Display - Enhanced 3D cosmetics for main display window.
- - Almost all texts now displayed "unbolded".
- - Improved handling of "Large Fonts" display mode.
- - Dialog background color can now be changed.
- - Card-by-card dealing.
- - "Quick Deal"
- - "Assist" button in some dialog boxes.
- - "On-Screen" scoresheet.
- - Other on-screen counters moved to status bar.
- - Scoremasts display player name and opponent skill.
- - Rummy 500 main window is now dynamically resizable.
- - Four screen resolution sizes plus custom resizing.
- - Four different card sizes.
-
- Interface - ALT key with the left mouse button is equivalent to
- the right mouse button.
- - "Drag and Drop".
- - Ability to set aside cards as a separate group.
- - Top stock card displayed while the mouse is down.
- - New status bar button to invoke Assist!
-
- Assistant - "Recall", "Deduce" and "Show Distribution" options.
-
- Sound - MIDI music files support.
- - "Shuffle" and "Play Card" sound effects.
- - "Speak-To-Me" synthesized speech capability
-
- Logic - Improved opponent logic.
- - Improved Suggest (hint) facility.
-
- Rules - "Persian Jokers"
- - "Born To Meld"
- - Optional scoring bonuses.
- - Bonuses and rule options reminder display.
-
- Miscellany - "AutoMouse" options moved to "Player" menu.
- - AutoPlayer information counter displays.
- - Various minor improvements.
- - Some maintenance fixes.
-
- Price - The registration fee has increased to $15 ($20 with
- diskette) and a new registration coding introduced.
-
-
- Version 5.01 - Maintenance release
- - Fixed problem with Ace sometimes not being able to
- be melded by the player.
- - Improved Champion and Master skill level algorithms.
-
- 5.02 - Maintenance release
- - Fixed problem with Joker being meldedable as an Ace.
- - Fixed problem with opponent red jokers disappearing.
- - Adjusted Master skill level algorithm to be less
- aggressive/reckless in latter part of a round.
- - Fixed problem with "cut for deal" display at larger
- screen resolution sizes.
- - Fixed "Invalid Property Value" problem.
- problem caused by missing fonts.
- - Fixed "Type Mismatch" problem.
-
- 5.03 - Maintenance release
- - Fixed problem where "Sound Effects" enabled setting
- not being saved.
- - Fixed Carefree skill level hanging problem.
- - Added shuffle after cut for deal to ensure player
- doesn't take advantage of card positions in the
- deck.
-
- 5.04 - Maintenance release
- - Fixed problem which could very rarely permit the
- opponent to not meld a discard that it took.
-
- 5.05 - Maintenance release
- - Fixed problem where Music details were sometimes
- not correctly updated after having been changed.
- - Display of cards dealt now in order (non-dealer
- receives first card).
- - Corrected window positioning when window size
- equals screen resolution setting.
- - Updated help file and order form to accomodate
- release of Pinochle.
- - Fixed problem of Hall Of Fame being incorrectly
- displayed when "Speak-To-Me" option is enabled.
-
- 5.06 - Maintenance release
- - Detects invalid sound file definitions and
- ignores sound instead of giving "Bad File Name"
- message.
- - Fixed failure to show "True Corners" on some
- melded cards.
-
- 5.07 - Fixed problem where card display in player's
- hand was sometimes not correctly refreshed when
- highlighting and melding.
- - Altered shuffle method to overcome reports of same
- hands sometimes being redealt.
-
- Version 5.1 - Incorporated WinSpeech technology as an
- integral part of Rummy 500. WinSpeech is
- licensed by MeggieSoft Games from PC WholeWare.
- - Speak-To-Me facility now includes ability to
- change pitch, tempo, and volume.
- - Changes to file selection facility for music and
- sound effect files.
-
- Version 5.2 - Meld scores are now spoken as melds are played.
- - Added rule options for Run Melds and Rank Melds
- only.
- - Improved handling when missing speech file is
- detected.
- - Fixed problem of abrupt exit from File Selector
- when a referenced directory has been removed.
-
- Version 6 - Reorganized menus to Windows 95 style (even
- when running under Windows 3.x). Added Edit
- Preferences feature to consolidate configuration
- and rule options.
- - Right-clicking now displays a pop-up menu of
- frequently used main menu options.
- - Released both 16-bit and 32-bit versions. 16-bit
- versions continue to use RUMMY500.INI for saving
- option preferences; 32-bit versions use the
- registry.
- - Added card movement animation with adjustable
- animation speed (may be suppressed via Preferences
- options.)
- - Added visual Drag-and-Drop to display card as it
- is dragged (may be suppressed via Preferences
- options.)
- - Added custom mousepointer cursors.
- - Scores may be displayed either as scoremasts, or
- in the title bar, or in the status bar.
- - Melds may now be laid down card-by-card.
- - Freely selectable optional table and mat
- background images (wmf or bmp).
- - Freely selectable card back images (wmf or bmp).
- - Cards are now completely rectangular (no grey
- corner flash) except when "Rounded Corners" option
- is selected.
- - Highlighted card color tint now customizable as an
- alternative to using a negative image.
- - Added "Tool Tips" for status bar buttons.
- - "Silent Deal" speeds card-by-card dealing when
- "Play Card" sound effect is active.
- - VBCTL3D.VBX support dropped (3-D effects are now
- supported from within the Visual Basic programming
- language).
- - New "Start Button"
- - Help menu now provides access to readme files and
- MeggieSoft Games web site (if system configured for
- internet access).
- - Sound synchronization is now suppressable for users
- who find that their systems give problems when
- Rummy 500 waits for silence between sound effects
- and speech outputs.
- - The double-clicking method of protecting against
- accidental discarding has been replaced by a
- confirming pop-up menu entry.
- - The Default player settings are no longer used as
- defaults for other players. All defaults are the
- factory defaults.
- - Completely rewritten help file.
- - Various other minor improvements.
- - Maintenance fixes to address reported problems.
-
- Version 6.1 - Fixed bug whereby a previously finished game
- scoreboard was being continued when the program
- was next run
- - Replaced sound effects with uncopyrighted sound
- files
- - 32-bit versions now work correctly with Windows NT
- - Card selection now works correctly with staggered
- hand displays
- - Minor bug fixes and cosmetic improvements
-
- Rummy 500 ⌐ MeggieSoft Games 1994-1997. All Rights Reserved.
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