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- VERSION HISTORY OF CANASTA
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- Version 1.0 1/12/93
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- * Initial release
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- ==================
- Version 1.1 11/12/93
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- * Disabled melding Black Threes.
- * Enlarged area in which a joker can be added to a row of cards on the table
- * Added menu option to switch between single and double clicking
- when discarding a card.
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- ==================
- Version 1.2 14/3/94
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- Bugfixes:
- * Fixed bug that allowed discarding a card while taking the pile.
- * Fixed bug that allowed undo directly after receiving the pile.
- * Fixed bug in undoing making a canasta.
- * Fixed bug that made computer make the first move in a new round.
-
- Enhancements:
- * Added Alt+letter shortcuts in Options|Mouse menu.
- * Removed Alt+letter shortcuts in Shareware Message.
- * Added Description to exe-file.
- * Added specified scoring results.
- * Added option to enter player's name.
- * Added option to choose whether or not a canasta is required to
- make score count positively.
- * Added use of BWCC.DLL. Greatly enhances dialog boxes.
- * Modified shareware message to include four, instead of two buttons
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- ==================
- Version 2.0 19/4/94
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- Major Enhancements:
-
- * Adopted official Canasta rules and terminology of the
- National Canasta Laws Commission.
- * Added option to draw extra card when Red Three is drawn.
- * Added option to block the discard pile with a Red Three.
- * Added option to select number of canastas needed to go out.
- * Added option to add the top of the discard pile to a canasta.
- * Improved decision-algorithms for registered version.
- * Enlarged cards and reorganized screen lay-out to make 'em fit.
- * Changed card designs.
- * Added Beginner, Advanced and Expert levels for computer opponent.
- * Included registration by key.
-
- Minor Enhancements:
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- * Reorganized option dialog boxes.
- * Made text size and font independent of video-driver (I hope).
- * Made adding a joker more intuitive.
- * Changed score dialog to include a 'Details' button. In this way,
- the specified scores are only shown for those interested.
- * Disabled resizing the Canasta window.
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- Bugfixes:
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- * Fixed bug that allowed computer to go out without a canasta.
- * Fixed several other minor bugs.
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- =================
- Version 2.01 24/5/94
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- Bugfixes:
- * Corrected resizing of Canasta window when minimizing.
- * Fixed bug in going out with three Black Threes.
- * Fixed bug in going out by making a Canasta.
- * Fixed bug in Registration Name when canasta.ini
- is corrupted.
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- Enhancements:
- * Added indicator for number of cards on draw pile.
- * Moved canasta.ini file to Windows directory.
- * Slightly improved Expert level.
- * Added indicator for required minimum by clicking
- on scoreboard.
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- =================
- Version 2.02 4/6/94
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- Enhancement:
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- * Added option to draw two cards in each turn.
-
- Bugfixes:
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- * Fixed bugs in passing the discard.
- * Fixed bug that occurs when the 'Number of Canastas needed to
- finish' setting is Two and a player adds a card to his first
- canasta. This was seen as a second canasta.
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- =================
- Version 2.1 14/7/94
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- Major Enhancements:
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- * Advanced and Expert levels are now available in shareware
- version.
- * Added Sound support.
- * Included Install utility.
- * Added option to choose color of cardbacks.
- * Added option to choose background color.
- * Added Hiscore Tables.
- * Added programmable time delay in computer's melds.
- * Improved Expert level.
-
- Minor Enhancements:
-
- * Changed color of scoreboard for better readability.
- * Disabled changing computer level during the game.
- * Removed Deal Again menu item to prevent cheating.
- * Included E-mail address.
- * Confined cursor to Canasta window while dragging
- a wildcard.
-
- Bugfix:
- * Fixed bug in taking the discard pile using the last cards
- in hand.
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- ==============
- Version 2.2 8/8/94
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- Major Enhancements:
-
- * Added Load and Save Game options.
- * Extended Undo to include all melds since previous draw.
- * Added rule option to choose whether the top card of the
- discard pile counts for the initial meld or not.
-
- Minor Enhancements:
-
- * Added 'Clear' button to reset highscore tables.
- * Changed highscores to register *difference* between scores of
- player and computer. So, clear your V2.1 highscores!
- * Added shareware reminder as closing screen.
- * Add possibility to use discard pile as draw pile when
- that becomes empty.
- * Added option to view current scores with right-click on
- the scoreboard.
- * Smoothened dragging wildcards.
- * Increased readability of cards.
- * Improved Expert level.
- * Enhanced 'Game Over' dialog.
-
- Bugfixes:
-
- * Fixed bug that always showed the 'Canasta required for
- positive score' to be 'Yes' even when the real setting
- was 'No'.
- * Fixed bug that occurred when 'Number of cards drawn each
- turn' was two and the draw pile was empty.
- * Fixed bug that occurred when 'Number of canastas required
- to finish' is two and computer goes out with only one canasta.
- * Fixed bug that occurred when player has:
- - One card in hand
- - Not enough canastas to go out
- - Drawn a red three
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- ==============
- Version 2.3 28/8/94
-
- Major Enhancements:
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- * Included full-screen Canasta on 800x600 and 1024x768!
- * Added multiple player names, plus running total of wins/losses
- over matches to 5,000.
-
- Minor Enhancements:
- * Added option to choose whether the discard pile is blocked
- at beginning of each round or not.
- * Lowered premium for payment by check from $10 to $5.
- * Split off card DLLs from canasta.exe.
- * Reorganized highscore tables.
- * Increased drawing speed of dialogs.
-
- Bugfixes:
- * Fixed bug that let computer take top card of discard pile
- without taking the rest of the pile.
- * Fixed bug that let player go out after passing the discard.
- * Fixed bug that incorrectly restored canastas when loading
- saved games.
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- =================================
- Version 2.4 5/10/94
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- Major Enhancements:
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- * Improved Expert level a LOT.
- * Added more cardbacks, with user-friendly selection method.
- Self-definable bitmaps for registered users.
- * Made sounds completely configurable. Up to three separate
- sounds can be selected for each event in the game. Add
- your personal favorites!
-
- Minor Enhancements:
-
- * Added 'Save on Exit' feature.
- * Added configurable aggressiveness on Expert level.
- * Added melding of complete column by shift+clicking.
- * Added melding triple by ctrl+clicking.
- * Added melding wildcard by clicking on melded column.
- * Added creating canasta by shift+clicking on melded column.
- * Added automatic adding of wildcard when column of two cards
- is melded.
- * Added command line parameter: enter the name of a canasta
- saved game after 'canasta.exe' to load it.
- * Changed some sound files.
- * Adopted 'natural' = red / 'mixed' = black card on top
- convention for melded canastas.
- * Added version info to .exe and .dlls.
-
- * Fixed a lot of bugs (including 'joker not found' bug).
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- =================================
- Version 2.41 22/10/94
-
- * Fixed incompatibility problem with VGA video driver.
- * Replaced BWCC.DLL with CTL3D.DLL for 3-D effects.
- Total file decrease of about 250k.
- * Fixed some minor bugs.
- * Changed author's address.
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- =================================
- Version 2.42 6/11/94
-
- * Improved Expert level a little when playing on "Two
- Canastas needed to go out".
- * Added registration via Public Software Library (PsL).
- See README.TXT.
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-
- Mark-Jan "Masta of Canasta" Harte
- 100407.2632@compuserve.com