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- TOMMY'S OLD MAID (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
- P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
- CATALOG #86-031-1A
-
- INSTRUCTIONS:
-
- THIS IS WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, A PROGRAM FOR PLAYING OLD
- MAID WITH A PC!
-
- TO PLAY OLD MAID, YOU THROW ONE QUEEN OUT OF THE DECK AND THEN DEAL THE
- REST TO THE TWO PLAYERS (ONE GETS 26 CARDS AND THE OTHER GETS 25).
- THE CARDS ARE DEALT FACE UP.
-
- THE TWO PLAYERS THEN PICK OUT ALL PAIRS IN THEIR HANDS AND DISCARD THEM.
- ONE OF THE PLAYERS WILL HAVE A QUEEN AND THE OTHER WON'T.
- THE ONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE QUEEN GOES FIRST.
-
- THE TWO HANDS ARE NOW TURNED OVER SO THE OTHER PLAYER CAN'T SEE.
-
- THE PLAYER WHOSE TURN IT IS THEN DRAWS ONE CARD FROM THE OTHER'S HAND,
- AND DISCARDS IT WITH ITS MATE IF IT MAKES A PAIR WITH ONE OF THE CARDS
- FROM HIS HAND. IT IS NOW THE OTHER PLAYER'S TURN.
-
- THE PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL ONE PLAYER IS LEFT WITH THE QUEEN AND BECOMES
- THE OLD MAID.
-
- IN TOMMY'S OLD MAID, THE COMPUTER'S HAND IS ALWAYS DISPLAYED IN THE TOP
- TWO ROWS OF THE SCREEN, AND THE HUMAN PLAYER'S HAND IN THE BOTTOM TWO ROWS.
- SINCE THE PAIRING AND DISCARDING IS AUTOMATIC, THE PLAYER'S OWN HAND IS
- LEFT FACE DOWN.
-
- FUNCTION KEYS
-
- THE FUNCTION KEY LEGENDS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE BOTTOM (25TH) ROW OF THE
- SCREEN. FOR ALL 'TOGGLE SWITCH' FUNCTIONS, THE LEGEND DISPLAYED INDICATES
- THE MODE THAT WILL BE ACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE FN KEY, NOT THE MODE IN
- EFFECT AT THE TIME.
-
- FN KEY FUNCTION
- ------ --------
- F1 DEMO/MANUAL MODE TOGGLE. IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER PLAYS
- YOUR HAND AS WELL AS ITS OWN.
-
- F4 QUICK MODE TOGGLE. IN QUICK MODE, THE INITIAL DEAL IN OLD
- MAID IS DISPENSED WITH; INSTEAD, EACH PLAYER IS DEALT OUT ALL
- THE CARDS IN ONE SUIT FROM ACE TO KING, THEN ONE PLAYER'S
- QUEEN IS REMOVED, THEN THE REMAINING HANDS ARE SCRAMBLED.
-
- *NOTE* THE PROGRAM ALWAYS STARTS OUT IN QUICK MODE.
-
- F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
-
- F6 NOT USED.
-
- F7 CHANGE CARD BACK COLOR (FOR COLOR MONITORS).
-
- F8 NEW GAME. HITTING THIS KEY CAUSES THE CURRENT GAME TO BE
- ABORTED AND A NEW ONE TO BE STARTED.
-
- F9 QUIT THE GAME. HITTING THIS KEY (OR THE ESC KEY) CAUSES THE
- PROGRAM TO ABORT.
-
- F10 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE. THIS KEY PERMITS YOU TO TURN OFF
- THE SOUND EFFECTS.
-
- GAME SPEED:
- THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE GAME.
- THE DELAY, IN SECONDS, BETWEEN MOVES IS DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE
- SCREEN.
-
- SOUND PITCH:
- THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROWS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD CONTROL THE PITCH OF THE
- SOUND EFFECTS. THIS VALUE, IN HERTZ, IS SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
-
- STARTUP SHOW:
- TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW, HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN
- CALLING THE PROGRAM UP FROM DOS.
-
- COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
- S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
- M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
- C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
- * SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
-
- EXAMPLE: >OLDMAID MS
-
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-
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-