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++ ULTIMATE GIN ++ COPYRIGHT (C) 1993,1994 ACCIDENTAL SOFTWARE "If it's good, it's ACCIDENTAL" TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Game features 2. System requirements 3. Registration 4. Registration benefits 5. Installation / Set up 6. Game start up 7. Menu 8. Selecting an Opponent 9. Playing the Game 10. Game menu 11. Game play 12. Score Board 13. Use With Windows 14. Other Ultimate Games GAME FEATURES 1. Play GIN RUMMY against one of 8 notorious characters. 2. Select the GIN RUMMY variation you like to play. a. STANDARD 10 KNOCK: The knock value is set to 10. b. OKLAHOMA GIN ACE = 1: (knock value based on the value of the first card to be turned face up, if it's an Ace then the knock value is 1). c. OKLAHOMA GIN ACE = GIN: (knock value based on the value of the first card to be turned face up, if it's an Ace then the knock value is GIN). d. HOLLYWOOD SCORING: A scoring device where 3 games are played at once. 3. Play up to 40 games per match against any one of the 8 computer generated players. 4. All completed matches against any of the opponents will be saved and recalled each time that opponent is played against. 5. Start a new match at any time (will delete all matches previously on file for that opponent and start with new data.) 6. The following items can be set to range of values noted below. 1. GAME SCORE: Range 100 - 300 (the point count that must be reached or exceeded to win the game.) 2. GAME BONUS: Range 100 - 300 (the amount of bonus points received for winning the game.) 3. SKUNK BONUS: Range 100 - 300 (the amount of bonus points received if a player wins the game and his or her opponent has not scored during the game.) 4. BOX BONUS: Range 0 - 50 (the amount of points received for each hand won by either player during the game.) 5. GIN BONUS: Range 0 - 50 (the amount of points received for winning a hand with GIN.) 6. UNDER KNOCK BONUS: Range 0 - 50 (the amount of points received for winning the hand by having fewer or equal points in deadwood to your opponent when he or she knocks.) SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 1. IBM or 100% compatible computer 2. EGA/VGA Video adapter with 256K RAM on video card 3. Hard disk 4. 540K free RAM required RECOMMENDED: 1. Mouse 2. Sound Blaster 3. 80286 or better processor REGISTRATION 1. The game supplied is an unregistered version. This version is provided as a demonstration of the game capabilities and provides a fully functioning GIN simulation. Some game enhancements are reserved for those users who find this game to be a worthwhile investment. Shareware is a try before you buy marketing method. If you make regular use of this software, you are expected to "purchase" it by paying the registration fee. As an additional incentive to register this program, I will supply you with the most recent version of this game on disk when you register. The registered version has several game enhancements not available in the unregistered copy. These features are listed below. REGISTRATION BENEFITS 1. Your registered version will no longer have registration reminders on screen. 2. Your registered version will allow you to play GIN with any of the 8 opponents. The non registered version only allows play with the 4 players at the top of the players screen. 3. Your registered version will allow you to save and recall the previous games against any and all computer players. This will allow you to continue a previously started match. 4. Sound Blaster support is provided. Registered users can order the optional Sound Blaster Voice Pack if desired. These files will allow you to hear digital recordings of the words seen in most talk balloons by the computer opponents. This provides for a more realistic and entertain- ing game. NOTE: When all voice files are decompressed to your hard disk, they will occupy more than 1.2 mega bytes of space. This feature requires a Sound Blaster or 100% compatible system. 5. Your registered version will keep your individual preferences (listed below) on file and will restore these as the game default when you sign in with this name at a future time. a. Game speed b. Fan on or off c. Talk on or off d. The type of Gin being played (Standard, Oklahoma, Hollywood score) e. The selected values for the Game Score and Bonus Values f. All game scores for all matches against all computer players. 6. Registered users can order additional "ULTIMATE" games at a 20% discount. The registered version of the games "Ultimate Blackjack" and "Ultimate Baccarat" can be purchased for $8.00 each (regular price is $10.00). If you order the Voice Pack for Ultimate Gin, you will receive the Voice Pack for all other "ULTIMATE" games you purchase free. If these games are ordered at one time, you need only pay one shipping and handling fee for the entire order. See "OTHER ULTIMATE GAMES" at the end of this file for a description of these games. PRICE LIST Ultimate Gin registration ------ $10.00 Ultimate Baccarat (reduced) ---- $ 8.00 Ultimate Blackjack (reduced) --- $ 8.00 Sound Blaster Voice Pack(s) ----- $5.00 for all voice packs Shipping, handling & disks ------ $3.00 (U.S. & CANADA) - $5.00 Others REGISTRATION / ORDER FORM (Gin SW) 03/30/94 ============================================================================ Check one..... (Ultimate Gin SW-1.41) Check one..... (Prices shown include $3.00 for shipping and handling, foreign orders other than CANADA must add an additional $2.00 for postage) ___ Gin ------------------------------------ ($13.00) Disk type..... ___ Gin + Voice pack ----------------------- ($18.00) ___ Gin + Blackjack ------------------------ ($21.00) ___ 720K (3.50 DD) ___ Gin + Blackjack + Voice packs ---------- ($26.00) ___ Gin + Baccarat ------------------------- ($21.00) ___ 1.44 (3.50 HD) ___ Gin + Baccarat + Voice packs ----------- ($26.00) ___ Gin + Blackjack + Baccarat ------------- ($29.00) ___ 1.20 (5.25 HD) ___ Gin + Blackjack + Baccarat + Voice packs ($34.00) Software Total $________ Ca. Sales tax @ 7.75% $________ (California only) Grand Total $________ Send check or money order Your Name:_________________________ to...... ACCIDENTAL SOFTWARE Address:_________________________ 13245 SKIOMAH RD. APPLE VALLEY, CA. 92308 Address:_________________________ Phone Orders (619) 247-2804 City,State,Zip:_________________________ FOREIGN ORDERS: Send International money order (U.S. currency) or check drawn on a U.S. bank or MasterCard / VISA information. For your convenience, we accept MasterCard or Visa. You may charge the amount of your purchase. If you decide to charge, send this sheet to ACCIDENTAL SOFTWARE with the following information or call 619-247-2804. Fax available if you call first to alert us of the incoming FAX. Check one.... __ VISA or MasterCard number __________________________ |__| VISA Expiration date ____________________________________ __ |__| MasterCard Card holders name __________________________________ Signature __________________________________________ Phone orders accepted between 8AM and 8PM Pacific Standard Time, Monday through Friday. (619) 247-2804 Orders are shipped via U.S. mail. California residents only, add 7.75% sales tax. PRINTING A REGISTRATION FORM A registration / order form can be printed out by pushing "P" when reading this manual. The form is ASCII text and should print on most printers. If you can't print out of copy of the registration / order form, just send us the information above. The file name for the order form is "ORDERFRM.TXT", you can load this file into your word processor for print out if desired. Please include the type of disk desired. Better yet, give us a call at 619-247-2804 and charge it. Foreign orders please use a check drawn on a U.S. bank, an International Money Order (specify U.S. currency) or supply the credit card information listed above. INSTALLATION / SET UP The game should be installed to your hard disk with the install program provided. All required game files are compressed to the file "ULTIMABJ.EXE". A listing of all required files can be found in the text file "PACKLIST.TXT". The compression and extraction routines used for diskette data is LHA and is copyrighted by Haruyasu Yoshizaki. LHA is used as per the terms of Mr. Yoshizaki's documentation. INSTALLATION 1. Place the disk you have received in the proper drive. 2. Switch to the drive the disk is in. Example -- if the disk is in B: drive type "B:" then "ENTER". 3. Type "INSTALL" followed by the drive you want to install the game to. Omit the ":" after the drive letter. Example: To install the game to C DRIVE, type "INSTALL C" This will install the game to C DRIVE in the directory "GIN". If you want to install the game to a different directory, specify the directory after the drive letter. Example. To install the game to C DRIVE in the directory "GAMES" you would type "INSTALL C GAMES". 4. All disk files are compressed and must be decompressed before the game can be played. The compression and extraction routine used for diskette data is LHA which is copyrighted by Haruyasu Yoshizaki and is used as per the terms of the Mr. Yoshizaki's documentation. GAME START UP 1. The executable file is GIN.EXE. Type GIN then push Enter to start. 2. Game credits will show. Shorten by pressing ESCAPE. 3. Sign in with the name you will play under. Saved game information will reference this name (Registered version only). The name may be changed by pushing ESCAPE if an opponent has not yet been selected. 4. Choose an opponent or select MENU for game options. MENU 1. Click on the [MENU] button or push the up arrow key on the keyboard to select. 2. "GAME VARIATIONS": This item will be selected. Choose one of the game variations offered. This will be the type game that you will play anytime you sign in with this name in the future (unless you change this selection at a later time -- registered version only). 3. "SCORE OPTIONS": Select new values for the game and other score/bonus amounts here. To do this, select the item you want to change, then click the + or - box with the hand pointer or use the + or - keys on the keyboard. Double clicking on the "DEFAULT VALUES" item will change all values back to the game default settings. (see help for a summary of these). If you want to play a new match against any opponent double click the "NEW MATCH" item. This will start a new match with all new games. "HOLLYWOOD" scoring may be selected by double clicking on this item. All of the last 3 items on this menu are selected by double clicking the item. When selected a double carat "< >" will show to the right of the item. To deselect one of these items simply double click on it again. Push the Enter key to produce the same results as double clicking an item. 4. "HELP": This item will show several screens of information about the game. Information concerning the playing capabilities of each "computer player" can be found under "PLAYER INFO". In general, the better players can be found toward the bottom of the sign on screen. "ESCAPE", push this item to exit the menu or click anywhere outside of the active menu that is pulled down. 5. "REGISTRATION INFO": This provides several screens of information concerning registration. You can print out a registration form from this menu. SELECTING AN OPPONENT 1. Push the square button above the player's head to select as an opponent. Alternately, you can push the key on the keyboard that corresponds to the underlined letter in the opponent's name or cycle through the players by pushing the left or right arrow keys. When an opponent is selected, the "PLAY GIN" button appears as does information about the number of games and scores from your previous match with this opponent (Registered version only). 2. You may change your selection as many times as you want. If you have not selected "NEW MATCH" from the Menu as explained in "SCORE OPTIONS" above, you will add games to the existing match games (if any). The game will store up to 40 games per match (registered version only). 3. To play GIN, push the "PLAY GIN" button or the "A" key on the keyboard or push RETURN after a player has been selected. If you have not selected a gin variation from the Menu as explained above, you will play standard Gin with the default game scores and bonus values. PLAYING THE GAME 1. The GIN room appears. After your opponent appears, the hand pointer will point to the flashing "DEAL CARDS" button. Push this button or press "ENTER" or "Space Bar" on the keyboard to deal the cards. An item from the menu may be selected at any time. GAME MENU 1. GAMES HISTORY: Displays the results of previous games you have played against this opponent. 2. HANDS HISTORY: Displays the results of previous hands played against this opponent during the current game. The format displayed is (this hand points) -- (total hand points). Example: You won the first hand with a total of 10 points, the score will be recorded as follows 10 -- 10. This shows that your points for this hand were 10 and that you now have a total of 10 points. The Score board at the top right of the screen also displays information about the game and hand scores. 3. NEW DECK: Use this to request a new deck of cards for the next game. There are 3 cards decks available that will be rotated with a new selection. 4. SPEED: Use this to change the game speed. Click on this button to bring up the speed adjustment window. To set a faster game speed, press and hold the left mouse button while the hand pointer is on the base of the speed indicator and move it towards the + sign. To slow the game down, move it towards the - sign. You may use the + or - keys or the arrow keys on the keyboard to accomplish the same result. Push the SPEED button again or push ESCAPE to exit the speed routine. 5. TALK: Use this button to open a sub menu with the following two items. To exit this sub menu push the TALK button again or push ESCAPE. a. Comments: This is used to turn on or off the comments made by the opponent when he or she picks up the card you just discarded. These comments will slow the game down, and some may consider them to be too much. When the button is up, these comments are eliminated. All other game information will be displayed and voices will be heard for talk balloons if the Sound Blaster is selected and the optional voice pack has been purchased. b. Sound Blaster: This is used to turn on or off the Sound Blaster voices if a Sound Blaster or 100% compatible card is found on the system. If no card is found the button cannot be activated. Down is Sound Blaster on, up is Sound Blaster deselected. 6. FAN: Use this to turn the fan off or on. Some opponents will not think quite as well when the fan is turned off. Those that the fan effects will say so if the Comments button is selected. The default selection is Fan on. The spider crawling on the window will hide when the fan is off. 7. MAIN MENU: Use this to return to the Main sign on screen to select a different opponent or game variation or possibly change the values for game scores, etc. NOTE: When this item is selected before a game is complete (if one has been started), the hands played so far in this game are lost. All completed games will be saved and added to those that may exist from a previous match. 8. QUIT: Self Explanatory. GAME PLAY 1. Push the button by the flashing Deal Cards message or push SPACE BAR or ENTER. 2. The cards will be dealt by your opponent first. Once the cards are dealt, You must either take the show card or pass. To pass, move the hand pointer to the pass button and push the left or right mouse key or push the "P" key on the keyboard. Move the hand pointer to the show card and push either mouse key if you want to add this card to your hand. Alternately you may use the keyboard left and right arrow keys to select the card. Once selected with the keyboard, you may move the card to your hand by pushing "ENTER". The card will automatically move to your hand. 3. After the initial card is played or passed, you may select a card from the STOCK pile or the DISCARD pile when it is your turn. This is done in the manner just explained in #2 above. 4. CHOOSING A DISCARD: Select a card in your hand to discard by moving the hand pointer to the card you want to discard then push the LEFT MOUSE BUTTON or move the hand pointer with the arrow keys. The card that is gray is selected as the potential discard. To perform the DISCARD, move the hand pointer to the discard stack (up turned cards or the position just to the right of the stock card pile) then push the left mouse key or Enter on the keyboard. 5. KNOCKING: You can request a KNOCK at any time after you have selected a card from the discard or stock pile and before you discard a card. Select the card you will be discarding (highlight it gray as indicated above) but do not discard it yet. Move the hand pointer to the KNOCK button or push "K" on the keyboard. Your cards will be separated into melds and deadwood at the bottom of the screen, with the discard you selected to the far left and colored gray. If your total deadwood count exceeds the KNOCK VALUE (usually 10 unless playing Oklahoma Gin) a panel with your deadwood count will appear to let you know that you cannot KNOCK yet. Push the OK button on this panel when you want to resume the game. If your total deadwood is less than or equal to the knock value, the panel will appear with the message....... KNOCKING WITH (value of your deadwood) 1. REJECT --> OK 2. ACCEPT --> OK Select REJECT if you want to continue playing without KNOCKING or ACCEPT to take the KNOCK and end the hand. 6. CARD LAYOFF: The non knocking player will layoff any cards he/she can against the knocker's melds (providing the knocker did not knock with gin). The cards laid off will be gray in color. 7. SAVED GAME INFORMATION: The following game information is saved when the game is quit (registered version only). 1. Game Speed 2. Fan on or off 3. Talk on or off 4. The type of Gin being played 5. Game score value and bonus values 6. All game scores for any match against a computer player. This information loaded for each game you play and will become the default settings for your gin matches (registered version only). SCORE BOARD The score board located on the top right side of the main game screen con- sists of the following areas. NAME NAME PREV | | | THIS | | | BONUS | | | TOTAL | | | WON | | | STANDARD GIN SCORING 1. PREV: Shows the previous total score accomplished by each player during this game. 2. THIS: Shows the score achieved by each player for this hand. 3. BONUS: Shows the bonus score awarded for this hand (if any). 4. TOTAL: Shows the total score (bonus + this + prev) awarded so far for the current game. 5. WON: Shows the number of hands won by each player during this game so far. HOLLYWOOD SCORING 1. PREV: This item is N/A for Hollywood since 3 games are played simultaneously. 2. THIS: Shows the score achieved by each player for this hand. 3. BONUS: Shows the bonus score awarded for this hand (if any). 4. TOTAL: Shows the total score (bonus + this) awarded for this hand only. Select HANDS SUMMARY for a review of each hand so far during the game. 5. WON: Shows the number of hands won by each player during this game so far. USE WITH WINDOWS 1. This product was not written specifically for windows compatibility, but in most cases it can be used from WINDOWS 3.1. Compatibility with WINDOWS is not guaranteed. To use this product from windows perform the following...... a. Install the program normally from DOS. Make note of the drive and directory on which you installed the program. b. Start Windows. Bring up the Program Manager. NOTE: If you want to place this file into an existing Program Group, select the program group you want this program to fit into and skip to step f. c. Click on File then click New. d. Select Program Group then click the OK button. e. In Description enter "GAMBLERS", then click the OK button. f. Click File from the Program Manager, then click New. g. Select Program Item then click the OK button. h. In the Program Item Properties box enter the following. Description : "ULTIMATE GIN". Command Line : "GIN.EXE" Working Directory: (enter the drive and directory as noted in A above. EXAMPLE: "d:\gin" i. Click Change Icon button then click the next OK button. j. In the File Name block enter "(drive and directory as noted in A above plus "\GIN.ICO"), then push the OK button. EXAMPLE: "d:\gin\gin.ico". k. You should see the GIN icon appear as the Program Item Properties dialoge box reappears. Push the OK button and you are now done. NOTE: If you have a sound blaster, insure the proper driver is installed through the Windows Control Panel. You may have to adjust the DMA buffer. If you receive a windows error message advising you to adjust the DMA buffer, use an ASCII text editor to add the following line to the [386Enh] section or your windows "system.ini" file. Add "DMABUFFERSIZE = 017" to this file. OTHER ULTIMATE GAMES Go where no card player has gone before, into the ULTIMATE ZONE. These 2 exciting and addictive games will provide hours of entertainment and excitement. Each game has been designed to provide a realistic simulation of the game it emulates. These games use keyboard or mouse and require 545K, EGA or VGA, DOS 3.1 or above, and a hard disk. A sound blaster voice pack is available for both games. ULTIMATE BLACKJACK Enter a fully animated casino card game and gambling school where you play solo against the dealer or with any of 12 computer characters, each with a different style of play (biographies included!). Set the number of decks, change the rules to match any casino, and monitor stats as the game progresses. See how the other player's strategies and bets fare in the long run. Want more, how about this -- a simulation feature lets you test custom strategies! You can even use 2 different card counting systems. Novices will also appreciate the slick online tutor that suggests the best moves. Even more features are included, but be prepared! If you take a seat at this table you may never get up! ULTIMATE BACCARAT Have you always wondered how to play BACCARAT but were afraid to ask? Relax and pull up a chair at this friendly baccarat table. You can play with 3 computer generated characters, or if you prefer real human companionship, you can play with up to 5 other "human" players. A Tutor is provided to take you through the game step by step. Once you have learned the game you can turn the tutor off and go it on your own. You can check the game stats of any player at the table, change game speed, set your own bet amounts, repeat your last bet, push your last win, or lay a new bet. All bets are implemented. The dealer talks you through the game. Many more features. Be prepared for the best baccarat game in town and you don't even have to learn with real money. ASP STATEMENT _______ ____|__ | (R) --| | | ---------------------- | ____|__ | Association of | | |_| Shareware |__| o | Professionals -----| | |------------------------- |___|___| MEMBER "This program is produced by a member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a CompuServe message via CompuServe Mail to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536. MEMBER ASAD