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- Copyright 1991
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- by
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- Kent D. Ogle
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- _______________________
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- This is not a difficult Door game, so the rules are
- rather easy. You are at your favorite horsetrack, got a
- few bucks in your pocket, and are feeling lucky!
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- PLAYING:
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- If your sysop hasn't yet registered, you may play up to, but
- not more than, 5 races a day. If you enjoy this game, please
- consider helping your sysop to register it. When the game is
- registered, the sysop may choose the maximum number of races
- per day. You may play them all at once, or you may play part
- of them and return at a later time. The game will keep track
- of how many races you have played.
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- The first time you play you will be given 5 thousand dollars
- to try to build your fortune. After that the game will keep
- track of your winnings. There are 5 horses, and each will be
- handicapped according to it's odds of winning.
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- All bets are to WIN ONLY.
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- If you do not play within a certain number of days (determined
- by the sysop) the game will delete you, and you must start over.
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- BETTING:
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- To bet, just enter the amount of money you want to wager at
- the proper prompt. In addition to betting 3 other options
- exist at the betting prompt: [T] Will display the 'Top Ten'
- file as it exists, prior to your current round. [?] Will
- display this help file, and [Q] will allow you to quit.
- Another prompt will appear when you choose [Q], to force you
- to verify your intentions.
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- The game will not accept fractional bets, negative bets,
- and any other bets determined to be 'illegal'.
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- PICKING THE HORSE:
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- After being asked for the amount of money that you will wager,
- the game will ask you which horse you want to bet it on. Simply
- enter a number between 1 and 5, inclusive, to complete the bet.
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- If you find that you have changed your mind about the AMOUNT of
- the bet, enter an invalid pick at this time and the program will
- allow you to re-enter your data.
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- WINNING:
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- Winning Horses pay off at the random odds chosen at race time.
- The lowest odds are 2:1, and the highest 6:1. I realize this
- is not how a real racetrack works, but at least you're not
- losing real money, either!
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- If you are lucky enough to accumulate over 1 million dollars,
- you will be retired to the hall of fame! Course, that means that
- you will have to earn many times the amount of money you start
- with, but there's the challenge; Let's see if anyone is up
- to it!
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- LOSING:
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- If you loose all your money, you will be shown to the outer
- gates. But fortunately for you, the next time you show up, you
- will be allowed to start all over with 5000 bucks! If you go
- bankrupt, your record will be cleared and you may re-play all
- the day's races if you wish.
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- GRAPHICS:
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- This door relies heavily on graphical animation, however limited
- it may be for over the phone lines. To fully enjoy Camptown, you
- should choose ANSI graphics if you have the capability to display
- them on your terminal.
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- That's about all there is to it.
- Enjoy and have fun.
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- Please pass all praise and critcism to:
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- Kent Ogle
- fidonet 1:286/730 or 1:286/777
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- And please help your sysop register!
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