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- [CONCENTRATION]
-
- +How to Play:
- Concentration is played with two players. You
- have the option to choose which of the sets of
- cards you would like to play with. The cards
- are shuffled and are placed face-down. Each
- player must turn up any two cards, one at a
- time, leaving them in their original positions.
- If they are a pair, the player takes them and
- gets to have another turn. If they
- are not a pair, he turns them face down again
- and the next player gets a turn.
- <BR>
-
- By carefully watching, a player can remember
- where cards of certain kinds are placed.
- After turning up your first card, you may
- remember what card to turn up to find its
- mate.
-
- +Object of the game:
- The object is to get as many pairs as possible,
- and the one who gets the most matches wins the
- game.
-
- [CONCENTRATION SETUP]
-
- +Choose your opponent:
- Click on the yellow arrows that are located
- under the picture to choose your opponent.
- The picture and name of the character is the
- current selection.
-
- +Board Size
- This allows you to choose the board size, which
- means how many cards need to be matched.
- Click on your desired choice. The current
- selection is shown with a black dot in the
- circle.
- <BR>
-
- +Deck Preferences
- Click on the deck that you would like to play
- with. You may choose from the following:
- Alphabet, Numbers, Animals, Transportation,
- Household, or Music. The white box
- surrounding the card is the current selcetion.
-
- +Skill levels:
- You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
- levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
- "Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
- your preference. The current selection is
- <BR>
-
- shown with a black dot in the circle.
-
- +Go
- Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
- clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
-
- [CRAZY 8'S]
-
- +Number of players:
- 4 players, playing individually.
-
- +Deal:
- Each player is dealt 5 cards. The rest of the
- packis placed face down, and its top card is
- turned face-up beside it as the starter. The
- opponent to the left of the dealer starts play.
-
- +Play:
- A play consists of placing one card face up on
- the pile begun by the starter. Each card
- <BR>
-
- played must match the previous play in either
- suit or rank. If a player is unable to play a
- card in turn, he must draw cards from the top
- of the stock and add them to his hand until able
- to play. Even if he can play a card, a player
- may choose to draw rather than playing it.
- After the stock is exhausted, a player unable
- to play must pass.
-
- +Wild cards:
- Eights are wild and can be played on any
- preceding card. The owner of the eight must
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-
- specify a suit (not necessarily its own) which
- the eight calls for, and the next player must
- follow with that suit or with another eight.
-
- +Options:
- There are several rule variations that are
- available to be used with Kids Cards. When
- these cards are played, then something special
- happens to the play. They are as follows:
-
- * A King causes play to reverse directions.
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-
- * A Jack causes next players turn to be
- skipped.
- * A Two causes next player to draw two cards.
-
- +Scoring:
- Play ends when any player gets rid of the last
- card in his hand. He scores the total of the
- cards remaining in all other hands, 50 for each
- eight, 1 for each ace, 10 for each face card,
- the index value for each other card.
- <BR>
-
- +Object of the game:
- The first player to reach 500 points wins the
- game.
-
- [CRAZY 8'S SETUP]
-
- +Choosing opponents:
- Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
- picture to choose your opponents. The picture
- and name of the character is the current
- selection.
-
- +Skill levels:
- You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
- levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
- "Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
- your preference. The current selection is
- shown with a black dot in the circle.
- <BR>
-
- +Winning score:
- There is a winning score already set for you.
- However, if you would like to change this score,
- simply type a number in the white space from
- 1 to 9999.
-
- +Game rule options:
- There are 4 rule options available within this
- game. There are coordinating check boxes next
- to each option.
- These are as follows:
- * Two played makes next player draw two
- cards.
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-
- * Jack played makes next player to lose turn.
- * King played makes the direction of the game
- to change.
- * Only drawing one card if you cannot play a
- card.
-
- +Go
- Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
- clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
-
-
- [FROGS IN THE POND]
-
- +Play:
- This game can be played with or without
- partners. The Ace is the highest ranking card,
- then the king, queen, and on down until the
- two, which is the lowest rank. If playing with
- partners, then you and your partner want to
- work as a team.
-
- Each player plays one card at a time and all
- players must follow suit if able. The player
- with the highest ranking card wins the trick
- and also gets the top card from the FROG
- <BR>
-
- PILE. This card's point score is combined with
- all the point cards from the trick. Then, the
- winner leads the card for the next trick. The
- winner, or winning team, if playing teams, is
- declared when the total point accumulation is
- 100 (or the desired set amount as set in the
- game rule options).
-
- +Object of the game:
- The object of the game is to score 100 points,
- or the amount set in the game rules, by winning
- cards that contain points.
- <BR>
-
- +Scoring:
- Cards contain the following point value:
-
- Each ten is worth 10 points.
- Each five is worth 5 points.
- Each ace is worth 4 points.
- Each king is worth 3 points.
- Each queen is worth 2 points.
- Each jack is worth 1 point.
-
- [FROGS SETUP]
-
- +Choosing opponents:
- Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
- picture to choose your opponents. The picture
- and name of the character is the current
- selection.
-
- +Skill levels:
- You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
- levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
- "Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
- your preference. The current selection is
- shown with a black dot in the circle.
- <BR>
-
- +Winning score:
- There is a winning score already set for you.
- However, if you would like to change this score,
- simply type a number in the white space from
- 1 to 9999.
-
- +Game rule options:
- This enables you to turn the Team Play option
- on or off. If you turn it off, then you must
- get to the desired winning score amount all on
- your own- without any help from a partner.
- However, iif you have the Team Play option
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-
- selected, then both you and your partner (the
- player directly across from you) are on the
- same team and work together at achieving the
- winning score.
-
- The Jack of Spades scores minus ten option
- results in whichever player takes a trick, or
- receives the Jack of Spades in the Frog Pile,
- the player scoring 10 less then he/she would
- have if it wasn't for receiving the card.
- However, if you are able to force an opponent
- to get this card, then this can be a good thing.
- <BR>
-
- +Go
- Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
- clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
-
- [GO FISH]
-
- +Number of players:
- 4 players, playing individually.
-
- +Deal:
- Each player is dealt five cards. A regular
- pack of cards is used, and the cards are dealt
- one at a time. The rest of the pack is placed
- face down to become the stock.
-
- +Play:
- Each player is trying to get a "book" or all
- four cards of the same value. This is done by
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-
- first clicking on a player's image and then
- selecting a card. If you receive any of the
- asked-for cards, then you get an additional
- turn. If you do not, you are told to "Go Fish".
- Upon going fish, if you should receive the card
- that you asked for, then you get an additional
- turn at asking a player for another card. This
- entire process is repeated until the game is won.
-
- +Object of the game:
- The player who gets the most books wins the
- game.
-
- [GO FISH SETUP]
-
- +Choosing opponents:
- Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
- picture to choose your opponents. The picture
- and name of the character is the current
- selection.
-
- +Skill levels:
- You may choose Easy, Medium, or Hard skill
- levels. Do this, by clicking on the words
- "Easy", "Medium", or "Hard", depending on
- your preference. The current selection is
- shown with a black dot in the circle.
- <BR>
-
- +Match Pairs:
- Choose this option if you would like each
- book to consist of two cards. When not
- checked, a book is four cards.
-
- +Winning method:
- If you want the player with the most books at
- the end of the hand to win the game, then
- select the first method option. However, if
- you want the winner to be determined as the
- one who gets a desired amount of "books"
- (four of a kind), then choose the second option
- <BR>
-
- AND be sure to include the number of books
- needed to win the game. This number should be
- from 1 to 99.
-
- +Go
- Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
- clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
-
- [OLD MAID]
-
- +Number of players:
- 4 players, playing individually.
-
- +Deal:
- Using a special deck, an Old Maid card
- is added. All the cards are dealt among the
- players. The number of cards does not have to
- come out even.
-
- +Play:
- Each player discards all his pairs, face-up, but
- not three of a kind. Then, each player in turn
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-
- shuffles his hand and offers it face down to
- his left-hand opponent, who draws one card,
- discards a pair if he has drawn one, and offers
- his shuffled hand to his left.
-
- +Object of the game:
- Eventually, one player must be left with the
- "Old Maid." The goal is that you are not the
- "Old Maid".
-
- [OLD MAID SETUP]
-
- +Choosing opponents:
- Click on the yellow arrows that are under a
- picture to choose your opponents. The picture
- and name of the character is the current
- selection.
-
- +Ending score value:
- You need to set the desired amount of Old
- Maids needed to end the game (any number
- from 1 to 99). When a player reaches this
- number, the game ends, and the player with
- the least number of Old Maids wins.
- <BR>
-
- +Deck
- Choose which of the four specialty decks you
- would like to play with. You can use either
- Animals, Transportation, Household, or
- Music.
-
- +Go
- Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
- clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
-
- [WAR]
-
- +Number of players:
- War is played with 2 players.
-
- +Deal:
- All cards are dealt, aces are the highest.
-
- +Play:
- To begin play, both players turn up the top
- card from their hand. The higher card wins all
- the cards, and those cards are returned to the
- bottom of the winning player's packet. Play
- continues in this manner until both cards played
- <BR>
-
- are of the same rank; this is called a War.
- Both players lay three cards face down, and
- turn up the fourth card from the top of their
- packets. The higher card wins all the cards
- on the table. If these cards are of the same
- rank, another war occurs, and the winner wins
- all of the cards involved.
-
- If a player has less than four cards remaining
- when a war ensues, his last card is the card he
- turns up, regardless of how many cards he is
- able to lay face down.
- <BR>
-
- +Object of the game:
- When one player wins all cards in the deck, the
- game is over and he is the winner.
-
- [WAR SETUP]
-
- +Choose your opponent:
- Click on the yellow arrows that are located
- under the picture to choose your opponent.
- The picture and name of the character is the
- current selection.
-
- +War options:
- You have to select the number of cards to be
- turned face-down when undergoing a war. Click
- on the drop-down arrow and select 1, 2, or 3.
- <BR>
-
- +Go
- Upon clicking Go, the game will begin. Upon
- clicking on the red X, the game will exit.
-
- [OPTIONS]
-
- +Card Back
- Choose a card back from among the 12 pictured
- backs. Each of the six games have their own
- card back option, so feel free to customize
- each game to look the way you want.
-
- +Music Enabled
- When this option is checked, music will play in
- the background.
-
- +Sound Enabled
- When this option is checked, sound effects will
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-
- be played throughout the game.
-
- [MULTIPLAYER SETUP]
-
- +Connection Types
- Choose the appropriate connection type from
- the list.
- * Internet - Use this option to play against
- a friend using your internet connection. The
- player hosting the game will need to supply
- their IP address to players that are going to
- join.
- * Local(TCP/IP) - Use this option if all
- computers playing the game are on the same
- local network.
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-
- * Local(IPX/SPX) - Use this option if all
- computers playing the game are on the same
- local network.
- * Modem - Use this option to connect using
- your modem.One player will host the game,
- while the other enters the host's phone number
- to join.
- * Serial - Use this option to connect two
- computers using a serial cable.
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-
- +Games Available to Join
- If you are using Local(TCP/IP) or
- Local(IPX/SPX), all games awaiting players on
- the local network will be listed here. Select
- one of them and click Join to join the game.
-
- +Host
- To host a game, choose the appropriate
- Connection Type, and click on the Host button.
- For a Modem connection, you will be prompted
- to select your modem from a list. For a serial
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-
- connection, you will need to select your COM
- port. The other Connection Types do not
- require any additional information.
-
- +Join
- Select the appropriate Connection Type. For a
- Local game, choose the game from the Games
- Available to Join, then click Join. For other
- Connection Types, click on Join and fill in the
- required information. For Internet, you will
- need to enter the host's IP address. For
- Modem, you will need to choose your modem and
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-
- enter the host's telephone number. For Serial,
- you will need to specify your COM port.
-
- [PLAYER SIGN-IN]
-
- +Select your player name
- Using the building blocks at the top of the
- screen, enter your name. If you make a
- mistake, you can erase a character by clicking
- on the green left arrow (bottom right block).
- Use the purple block with the line to enter a
- space.
-
- +Choosing your character image
- Choose a character image by clicking on the
- yellow arrows in the picture frame.
- <BR>
-
- +Using a previously created name
- To use a name you entered in the past, simply
- click on it in the list.