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Black Jack For Time 2.0 Copyright 1990 by John M. Parlin All rights reserved Release Date: 12/25/1991 ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ LICENSING INFORMATION ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ This program is not Freeware. This is SHAREWARE which means it is user- supported software. If you use this program for more than 30 days, you are required to register or remove it from your system. The registration fee is a mere $10.00 and is not a lot to ask. The concept works only with your support. If you find that you can use this program, then a registration fee of $10.00 U.S. funds will help defray the development cost and encourage the authorship of other programs that might be useful to you. A Registration Form for this purpose is included with the distribution archive and is called BJREG.DOC. Black Jack For Time is Copyrighted 1991 by John M. Parlin and all rights are reserved. You may copy this program and documentation for backup purposes. You also may copy and share UNMODIFIED copies of the program package, providing that the copyright notice is reproduced and included on all copies. You may not sell the product for a fee and/or distribute the product along with other products without expressed written permission from John Parlin, nor may you modify or remove the Copyright Notice from the program or the documentation. Those who register this program within one year of its release by the author, will receive a registration key. The key will be delivered either by personal upload, netmail or postal service. Allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. This program is not guaranteed to do anything except take up hard disk space. This program is designed specifically for RemoteAccess BBS software and also includes support for QuickBBS 2.75 and ProBoard 1.20. Comments, suggestions and bug reports are welcome. If you have any, you should contact John Parlin at one of the Fidonet addresses listed below: System Name | Location | Sysop Name |Phone Number|Fido Node --------------------|-------------------|---------------|------------|--------- O-Zone BBS | New Hope, MN | Jim Biggs |612-591-7767|1:282/30 Beg, Borrow or Steal| Eden Prairie, MN | Paul Andre |612-934-2982|1:282/37 Odyssey BBS | Edina, MN | Stan Hirschman|612-832-5127|1:282/40 If you're reporting a bug, please give as much detail as possible about the problem you are experiencing so that it can be duplicated and fixed. ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ INTRODUCTION ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Black Jack For Time is an online door program written specifically for RemoteAccess BBS software. In addition, this program supports QuickBBS 2.64 thru 2.75 and ProBoard 1.20. The game challenges players to beat the dealer at the game of Twenty-One or "Black Jack". Players gamble their online time in this fast-paced game. The program allows the System Operator to define settings such as maximum number of hands playable per day per player, and chip or "coin" value in minutes. Black Jack For Time is "aware" of upcoming system events as defined in RemoteAccess or QuickBBS and will not allow players to over-run these system events. If a player wins an amount of time that would over-run an upcoming system event, Black Jack For Time will automatically deposit the correct number of minutes into the player's time bank account if a time bank such as RATS (RemoteAccess TimeBank System) is being used. Due to the graphic nature of the game, this version requires players to have ANSI graphics enabled. Players are given a choice between color and "mono graphics". ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ INSTALLATION ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Black Jack For Time can be setup in minutes. Just create a subdirectory for the program and unpack the distribution archive into this subdirectory. Next, edit the configuration file BJ.CFG. This file is an ASCII text file. The first 7 lines are read from this file to gather the configuration information. All other lines are ignored. Here is a sample BJ.CFG file: <Top of file> \RA\ \RA\ 1 2 15 50 120 <End of file> Here is an explaination of what each line of data is: Line 1 : Path to DORINFO1.DEF/EXITINFO.BBS. (i.e. \RA\) Line 2 : Path to RATS.EXE. This is where the external time bank support file will be appended/created. Line 3 : This is the 'node' or 'line' number in use. BJ will always look dor a DORINFO1.DEF dropfile in the path indicated by line number 1 above. The number indicated here is reflected on the status bar display. Line 4 : Coin Value. This is how many minutes each coin/chip is worth. Line 5 : This is the maximum number of coins that can be bet on any one hand. Line 6 : This is the maximum numbers of turns a player may have per day. Line 7 : Maximum winnings. This is a value between 1 and 32000. If not in this range, the default of 500 will be used. This is the maximum number of minutes that a player can come back to the BBS with. Anything over this amount will be automatically deposited in the user's RATS bank account (or chopped off it RATS is not being used). If you're not using RATS, set this value high if you want to avoid chopping the user's time off. You the Sysop can have control over how much a player can win. By setting the maximum bet per hand and maximum number of turns a player may have per day, you can taylor Black Jack For Time so that users don't win "too much" time. The setting shown in this configuration example would allow players to bet up to 15 coins (15 x CoinValue) per hand and play up to 50 hands per day. Once this file is edited, Black Jack For Time should be executed using a type 7 menu entry. There are no command line parameters required or accepted. Here is a sample of a type 7 menu entry that might be used to execute Black Jack For Time: Type 7 command line: *C /c \RA\BJACK.BAT BJACK.BAT: CD \RA\BJACK BJ.EXE BJ.CFG CD \RA Or, if you are running Black Jack For Time from the BBS system directory, no batch file is needed: Type 7 command line: BJ.EXE BJ.CFG That's all there is to installing Black Jack For Time. ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ SUPPORT FILES ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ The following is a list of files related to the operation of this program. It is noted whether or not the file is absolutely required in order for the program to run. Filename Required Description ------------ -------- ------------------------------------------------- BJ.EXE Yes The main executable. BJOPEN.ANS Yes Introduction graphic - color. BJOPEN.ASC Yes Introdcution graphic - mono. BJSCREEN.ANS Yes The graphic game board - color. BJSCREEN.ASC Yes The graphic game board - mono. YOUWON.ANS Yes Graphic displayed to winners - color. YOUWON.ASC Yes Graphic displayed to winners - mono. YOULOST.ANS Yes Graphic displayed to losers - color. YOULOST.ASC Yes Graphic displayed to losers - mono. BJ.CFG Yes The configuration file. BJ.HLP Yes The online help file. BJ.DOC No This documentation. BJ.NEW No A text file describing new features. BJ.TRN No A player turn file. This is created by the main executable and is used to track player's daily turns. BJ.DTE No Julian date file. This is created by the main executable and is used to track date changes. BJREG.DOC No The program registration form. ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ PLAYING THE GAME ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Betting: Before the deal begins, the player must place his bet in coins. This is done by selecting <P>lace Bet. The game will allow players to gamble up to a pre- determined number of coins (per hand) as defined by the System Operator. Players may not, at anytime, gamble their last coin. Coins have a value pre- determined by the System Operator. For example, one coin may be worth 1 or more minutes as defined by the System Operator. Once a bet is placed, the amount of the bet is subtracted from the player's pot. The player's time remaining field is updated as well. The Deal: After the player's bet is down, the dealer removes the top card from the dealing box and lays it down, face-up on the player's table. Next, the dealer deals one card, face-up on his own table. He then deals a second face-up card on the player's table and one face-down card on his own table. The Play: If the dealer's face-up card is a 10 count, he must look at his hole (face- down) card. If he has a natural 21 (a count of 21 with two cards), he must face it and announce "Twenty-One". If the player also has Twenty-One, the dealer declares this to be a 'stand-off' or 'push'. There is no action on this hand and no payoff is made. The player's bet is returned and there is no winner or loser. If the dealer's face-up card is an Ace, the player may buy insurance at an amount equal to half of the current bet. If the dealer holds a natural twenty-one, the player wins the insurance bet and is paid 2 minutes for each minute wagered. If the dealer does not hold a natural twenty-one, the player loses the insurance bet and plays the hand through to conclusion with the original amount bet riding on the hand. When the dealer does not hold a Twenty-One, but the player does, the player wins the hand and is payed off at 3 to 1 odds. The dealer does not take a turn and the hand is then ended. If neither the dealer nor player have Twenty-One and the player's two cards total less than 21 the player may chose to Double Down. If the player choses to Double Down, the amount bet is doubled and the dealer deals ONE FINAL card to the player's hand. The dealer then takes his turn in sequence. If the player wins the hand, the Double Down is paid off at 2 to 1 odds. If the player does not select to Double Down, he may: <S>tay Either the player is satisfied with his count or he suspects that drawing another card may make his count go over 21. <H>it To draw a card or cards. When the player is not satisfied with his count, he may draw as many cards as he likes. When he believes his count is as good as he can do, the player should elect to <S>tay. If the player goes over a count of 21, the dealer announces a bust. The player loses the hand and the hand is then ended. If the player receives 5 cards and has a count of less than 21, the game will declare a "Five-Card Charlie". The dealer then pays off at 3 to 1 odds. If the player holds a count of 21, the dealer pays off at 3 to 1 odds. The Dealer's Turn at Play: If the player has busted, the hand is ended and the player is returned to the game menu. If the player's hand is still active, the dealer plays his hand. - The dealer turns up his hole card so that all his cards are exposed. - If his count is 17, 18, 19 or 20, the dealer must stay. - If his count is 16 or less, he must draw a card and continue to draw until his count reaches 17 or more--at which point he must stay. If the dealer holds a 'soft' 17, i.e., a 17 count which includes an ace, he must also stay. This also applies to a soft 18, 19 or 20. It is important to note here that the Black Jack dealer has no choice of whether to stay or draw. His decisions are predetermined and known to the player. Since all the dealer's cards are exposed at this turn of play, he has no opportunity for any departure from these rules. The rule requiring the dealer to hit on 16 or less and stay on 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21 is standard today in all major casinos here and abroad. If the dealer has played 5 cards and has a count of less than 21, the dealer announces a "Five-Card Charlie" and wins the hand. Even if the player's count is 21, a "Five-Card Charlie" wins the hand in this BBS- Style game of Black Jack. Final Settlement: At the end of his play the dealer pays off the player if the player has a higher count than his. If the player has a higher count, but does not have Twenty-One, the dealer pays off at 2 to 1 odds. In other words, the player will get back the amount of coins bet, and the dealer will also match this amount. So, if a player has bet 2 coins, the dealer will pay 4 coins if the player's count is greater than his. The Double Down: The player, after being dealt his first two cards (which may be any two cards) may elect to double his bet and draw one additional card only. This is known as double down or down for double. Once the first two cards are dealt to the player, the player will be prompted whether he would like to go double down. The program will not prompt the player if the player does not have enough coins remaining to double his bet and still leave one coin in his pot. The player is then dealt a third and final card. The dealer then takes his turn at play. Once the dealer's play is ended, the player's hand is counted. ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ SYSTEM EVENTS AND AUTOMATIC TIME DEPOSITS ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ When the player either reaches the maximum number of turns allowed per day (as defined by the System Operator), or selects to end the game, a brief statement is displayed which shows how the player did. Most Bulletin Board Systems have a System Event schedule. These events are run at predetermined times and are used to ensure that tasks such as maintenance and mail-hours are executed. If a player wins an amount of time that would over-run an upcoming system event, Black Jack For Time will adjust the player's time remaining to avoid over-running the event and will deposit time that would otherwise be lost (taken back by the system), into the player's online time bank account. If the System Operator is not running a time bank program such as RATS (RemoteAccess TimeBank System) the system will then trim the player's winnings down to avoid allowing the player to over-run a system event. ╒═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╕ │░░░░░░ NOTES FROM THE AUTHOR ░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░░│ ╘═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╛ Starting with release 2.0, Black Jack For Time provides automatic EXITINFO format detection for RemoteAccess 1.01 thru 1.10 and QuickBBS 2.64 thru 2.75 and ProBoard 1.20. Black Jack For Time uses the communications library JPDoor 3.01 SE from Motor City Software. Starting with release 1.4, Black Jack For Time will automatically detect whether it is running under RemoteAccess 0.04, 1.00, 1.10 or QuickBBS 2.75 Therefore, the conversion program CVT.EXE which was previously required for QuickBBS systems is no longer needed. Also effective with release 1.4, the key structure has been changed. If you were previously registered and would like to obtain a new registration key number, please contact me through one of the FidoNet bulletin board systems listed above in this document. A registration number will be expedited to you.