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BRDG_CAL.ZIP   280904  06-15-93  Bridge Calendar System (Progressive
                               | Software; $15) allows you to store and play
                               | back bridge hands, including bidding and
                               | comments for each bid or play, for later
                               | review. The single-step playback design
                               | along with the comments make this good for
                               | setting up tutorials for others. It also
                               | keeps track of bridge events, event
                               | locations, partners, and bidding system
                               | information. A mouse is optional, but makes
                               | use of the program much easier. Requires EGA
                               | or VGA.
BRDG_PAL.ZIP    99507  11-20-93  Bridge Pal (WR Software ASP; $10) lets you
                               | play bridge against the computer.
BRIDGE.COM      23601  05-01-89  Bridge (Passera, Gerard D.; $20) This is a
                               | good version of the card game Bridge. You
                               | bid and play one hand, the computer bids and
                               | plays the other three. It is assumed that
                               | you already know how to play the game.
BRIDGDD.COM     24513  08-22-89  Duplicate Bridge Scoring Program (Donald,
                               | Dick; $15) is for setting up and scoring a
                               | duplicate bridge game. Intended for home
                               | use, it is limited to four tables (8 pairs).
                               | It shows board movements, calculates match
                               | point or IMP results, prints the results and
                               | can save results to disk for later recall.
                               | If you give bridge parties, but have never
                               | tried duplicate because you didn't know how
                               | to do it, try this disk.
BHEARTS.EXE     68350  07-05-90  Baker's Hearts 1.6 (Baker Technical
                               | Software, Inc.; $20) is a good Hearts game.
                               | Options include viewing the opponents' hands.
HRT66.ZIP       83730  08-25-93  Hearts 6.6 (Crouch, R. J. ASP; $15-$20) is
                               | the best overall Hearts game for DOS.
SPADES1.EXE     55242  03-26-92  Spades 0.24 (Seyer, Larry; $0) is the card
                               | game Spades. The computer plays your
                               | partner's and two opponent's hands. You can
                               | adjust the "intelligence" of the
                               | computerized players to a certain extent by
                               | specifying how well each one remembers the
                               | cards that have been played; however, you
                               | can't do anything about the strategic
                               | "intelligence". Nevertheless, the play is
                               | good enough to be interesting and
                               | entertaining.
SPADES2.EXE     22031  03-26-92  Spades ($0) is the game of spades in which
                               | the computer will play the other three hands
                               | against you. The computer's play isn't very
                               | brilliant, but it's still fun to play.
DBL_PINO.ZIP   134214  11-21-93  Doubles Pinochle 1.01 (Smith, Sean; $12)
                               | lets you play double-pack pinochle against
                               | the computer. You pick a partner and
                               | opponents from nine computer players. Your
                               | record versus each computer player is saved.
                               | Rules can be modified. Six different
                               | cardbacks are included. Requires VGA and
                               | 510K of RAM.
DDPINOC.COM     25978  02-22-90  Double-Deck Pinochle (Daugherty, Ralph; $0)
                               | lets you play one hand of double-deck
                               | Pinochle while the computer plays the other
                               | three hands. The documentation explains the
                               | scoring and play and the program has a
                               | "learner's mode".
DDAPNCL.ZIP     92484  11-21-93  Double Deck Action Pinochle 1.0 (Nicholas,
                               | Larry W.; $20) matches you and a computer
                               | partner against another computer partnership
                               | in Pinochle. You will learn how to bid,
                               | meld, and win tricks. Great graphics.
                               | Requires EGA/VGA, color monitor, and a
                               | mouse. (Don't try running the game under
                               | Windows or DesqView.)
PINOCHL.EXE     41400  09-11-92  Pinochle (Nippert, C.R.; $15) lets you play
                               | against the computer in four-handed
                               | Pinochle. User selectable options include
                               | auction or on-shot bidding and different
                               | playing strengths. On-line help can teach
                               | you the rules, and you can elect to let the
                               | computer play while you watch.
PINOC_MB.ZIP    72188  11-21-93  Pinocle Games 1.2 (Bruckner, Michael G.;
                               | $15) offers three varieties of the classic
                               | game: the standard game ("Basic") in which
                               | you play with the cards that are dealt to
                               | you, a version in which the highest bidder
                               | places the four cards from a kitty into his
                               | hand and discards four, and Pass, in which
                               | the highest bidder calls trump and then
                               | swaps four cards with his partner.
DRWPOK.EXE      66256  03-05-93  Poker 5.7 (Gellman, Robert; $0) lets you
                               | play five-card draw poker against the
                               | computer. It allows you to open with
                               | anything and to check and raise; however,
                               | the only weakness we found is that you can
                               | normally buy a lot of antes by betting high
                               | after the computer has checked; its play is
                               | not influenced by the fact that you did the
                               | same thing 50 times before. The author has
                               | attempted to thwart this strategy after we
                               | reported it; however, Robert says: "General
                               | pattern recognition in betting is extremely
                               | complex and would require a major revision."
                               | Nevertheless, we think this is an excellent
                               | poker game and recommend it highly.
FNPOKR1.EXE    328332  01-03-92  Friday Night Poker (Hyperware Software; $10)
                               | is a hilarious animated game of 5- or 7-Card
                               | Stud. Choose your opponents from among the
                               | shifty gents named Gramps, Achmed, Geno,
                               | Nasty, and Tex, or the lovely ladies Linn,
                               | Marna, or Luu. If you're feeling really
                               | brave, you can read a little biography on
                               | each player. The players' thoughts
                               | (sometimes off-color) can be displayed
                               | during play, and there are many other speed
                               | and display options available. The graphics
                               | and playability of this game are excellent.
                               | 640K, EGA/VGA, a mouse, and 1.5 meg of disk
                               | space are required.
FNPOKR2.EXE    300908  01-03-92
HE_V11.ZIP      37290  07-26-93  HE 1.1 (Bryant, Austin E.; $40) is a
                               | computerized version of Texas Hold 'Em. It
                               | does not have graphics as fancy as some
                               | games, but it is an excellent program for
                               | training to play in the real world.
HOLDEM.COM      37384  08-18-89  Holdem (Perez, Bob; $?) is a simulation of
                               | the world's fastest growing poker game
                               | played in the annual World Series of Poker.
                               | With this program you can set up many
                               | scenarios and deal out thousands of
                               | simulated hands, keeping a constant record
                               | of how the hands went, which hand won,
                               | whether it was ace-high, etc. You can
                               | configure the game to include such realistic
                               | features as blind bets, 0 to 2 jokers, and
                               | can position yourself in any seat at a table
                               | of up to 10 players. You can even pick a
                               | starting hand and see how it does over the
                               | long run.
JACKPOT2.BAS    39112  01-17-89  Jackpot2 is five-card draw poker. You play
                               | one hand, the computer plays four others.
                               | BASIC required.
LOWBALL.COM     25207  08-22-89  Lowball is the game of "Lowball" poker in
                               | which the person with the low hand wins. You
                               | play your hand, the computer plays six
                               | others.
MSSTUD.EXE     198747  10-19-92  Mastery Series: 7 Card Stud 3.97 (The
                               | WorkWare Company; $65) play 7 Card Stud
                               | against 1 to 7 other players (computer
                               | "AutoPlayers"). This is a very professional
                               | quality game. You can set your opponents'
                               | skills from beginner to expert, then play
                               | real poker against them. The AutoPlayers
                               | bet, raise, fold, and even bluff. You can
                               | set the betting limits, antes, maximum
                               | raises, players' stakes, etc. You can play
                               | to improve your skills or just for fun.
POKER1.EXE     187451  06-14-91  Poker Compiler (Workware Co.; $90) is a tool
                               | for serious poker players. You can use it
                               | just for playing poker against the computer,
                               | but you can take it to a new level by
                               | programming the strategy used by the
                               | computer.
POKER2.EXE      96688  06-14-91
POKRHRTS.EXE    84032  05-22-89  PokrHrts (Small Business Software; $10) is a
                               | set of two card games, Poker and Hearts. The
                               | poker game is five-card draw played against
                               | the computer. The hearts game is two-handed
                               | against the computer. Two-handed hearts is
                               | not nearly as much fun as with three or more
                               | hands because you know where all the other
                               | cards are.
TX_HOLDM.ZIP   122241  11-21-93  The Poker Program 2.1 (Wilson Software; $15)
                               | lets you play Texas Hold'em against up to
                               | nine computer opponents. The program
                               | features a tutorial on poker in general and
                               | on Texas Hold'em in particular. You can
                               | select the number of opponents and their
                               | playing strength. EGA/VGA required. Texas
                               | Hold'em is the big money poker game of
                               | choice for pro's. The tutorials are a good
                               | introduction for poker beginners. Our only
                               | complaint was that to see how you stand in
                               | winnings, you have to go through several
                               | menu selections. We would like to see the
                               | remaining stakes for each hand displayed on
                               | the main screen. Otherwise, this is a very
                               | good rendition of the pro poker game.
TEXHOLD.COM     50159  08-18-89  Texas Holdem Poker 3.1 (Martin, George; $5)
                               | is based on the game Holdem as played in Las
                               | Vegas. You play your hand and the computer
                               | plays the eight other hands.
VJDRWPKR.ZIP    93897  11-19-93  Vegas Johnny's Draw Poker (Comeau, John; $7)
                               | is a game of the classic draw poker against
                               | computerized opponents. This is a fun, fast,
                               | and easy game to play using either the
                               | keyboard or a mouse. Features include tips
                               | for beginners and on-line odds for advanced
                               | players. House Rules are user selectable. It
                               | took us a while to find how to change the
                               | rules - start up the program by entering
                               | POKER RULES on the DOS command line.
CH_CRIB.COM     19075  03-25-90  Championship Cribbage 1.0 (Goodwin, Mark D.;
                               | $5) pits you against the computer in the
                               | popular card game of Cribbage.
CRIBBAG.COM     12589  08-22-89  Cribbage is a very good version of Cribbage.
                               | BASIC is required.
CRIBBAGE.ZIP   213025  07-23-93  3D-Cribbage (Juneau, Mark R.; $25) is the
                               | classic card game of cribbage. You play
                               | against the computer. It features a
                               | self-scoring cribbage board. Requires VGA.
CRIBPRTN.ZIP   102678  11-21-93  Cribbage Partner 3.0 (Crowther, James I.
                               | Jr.; $15) is an excellent rendition of
                               | Cribbage in which you play against the
                               | computer. For those wishing to learn the
                               | game, the rules of Cribbage are spelled out
                               | in the documentation file, and pressing R at
                               | your turn will cause the computer to
                               | recommend a play for you. Other features
                               | include mouse support, customizable playing
                               | options, scoring history, easy/hard
                               | difficulty levels, and more.
GINRUMC.EXE    104939  05-22-91  Gin Rummy Challenge 8.1 (Cody, Jim; $0) pits
                               | you against the computer in a game of Gin
                               | Rummy. You can optionally play the game with
                               | a friend over a modem.
GINRUM.ZIP      77912  07-29-93  GinRummy 4.2 (David Teach; $ any) lets you
                               | play Gin against the computer. Features
                               | include selectable gin, game and knock
                               | scores, optional Oklahoma rules, game
                               | difficulty, and more.
RUMTILE.COM     23862  07-23-90  RumTile is an interesting, and very
                               | challenging, variation on Gin Rummy, which
                               | is why it is classified as a Card Game even
                               | though the game uses four different colors
                               | of tiles numbered one to 13 instead of card
                               | suits. The game is more complex than the
                               | card game, but a Hint mode and thorough
                               | on-line instructions will help you learn it
                               | quickly. A mouse is required.
TOM_GIN.ZIP    127296  11-21-93  Tommy's Gin Rummy (Tommy's Toys; $0) lets
                               | you play gin rummy against the computer in
                               | Standard, Oklahoma or Cowboy versions.
21.COM          27359  08-18-89  21 is a blackjack game.
BLKJACK.BAS      8144  07-21-84  BlkJack is a blackjack game written in BASIC.
BLACKJAC.ZIP   167824  11-20-93  BlackJack! 2.40d (Glencoe Computing ASP;
                               | $30) is a completely accurate simulation of
                               | the game Blackjack or 21. Also included is a
                               | thorough discussion of the rules of play,
                               | basic strategy, card counting and betting
                               | systems. This program can be used for
                               | entertainment as well as a tool for the
                               | serious player. Features include: user
                               | configurable and three predefined casinos,
                               | basic strategy drills, card counting drills,
                               | multiple players, automatic players, regular
                               | or tournament style play, and super high
                               | quality graphics. Other features include
                               | full true count support in casino play and
                               | practice drills, user defined card counting
                               | system and user defined betting progression
                               | for automated players, customize graphics
                               | and text color palettes, focus basic
                               | strategy drill on problem areas, double deal
                               | and manual deal in counting drill, status
                               | box now shows true count and aces played,
                               | ability to turn off auto hand totaling, save
                               | all configuration settings as defaults,
                               | force re-shuffle during play, support for
                               | Caribbean style play, and quick exit at any
                               | time, the ability to sit out a hand or to
                               | drop out of play without quitting a session,
                               | and warnings when incorrect plays are made.
                               | All 4 casinos can be edited, and millions of
                               | fully automated hands can be played.
                               | Austrailian style play is also supported. A
                               | Realistic Mode accurately simulates the flow
                               | of play in an actual casino setting.
                               | Player's cards are retrieved, and bets
                               | settled in the order of play. Bust and
                               | surrendered hands are immediately removed
                               | from the table before play progresses to the
                               | next player. Requires EGA, VGA or Hercules
                               | compatible mono-graphics.
BJ_DEM.ZIP     229346  11-20-93  BlackJack (Mirus, Richard; $0) is a
                               | blackjack game for EGA/VGA systems with a
                               | hard disk. The hard disk is required to hold
                               | the 1.5 meg of picture files used by the
                               | program to depict the cards in hi-res,
                               | multi-colored graphics. It's worth it for
                               | the face cards, which look as much like real
                               | cards as you are likely to find on a PC. To
                               | get instructions, run the program and press
                               | F1 when asked to bet.
PONTOON.COM     29541  10-25-90  Pontoon (PC Projects; $7) is a 70K pop-up
                               | card game similar to Blackjack, but with a
                               | few differences.
TMBJACK.COM     37805  08-22-89  TM-Bjack is an excellent blackjack game with
                               | lots of options.
TOMMYS21.ZIP   166011  11-24-93  Tommy's Twenty-One (Tommy's Toys; $0) is a
                               | good version of a wise-cracking, blackjack
                               | playing program. Also included are the games
                               | known as seven and one-half (Flapjack) and
                               | nine (Macao) and the British version of the
                               | game known as Pontoon. No graphics required.
ULTIMA21.ZIP    42060  12-03-93  Ultima 21 Deluxe (Falconer, Jay J.; $20) is
                               | a blackjack game. Features include decision
                               | help, the option to set the casino
                               | options\rules, number of decks selection,
                               | game statistics, set table betting limits,
                               | card count statistics, set game speed, set
                               | dealer cards on\off, game save option, and
                               | memory statistics. Playing options include
                               | hit or take another card, stay or stand,
                               | double down, split the pair, surrender the
                               | hand, peek at next few cards, and request to
                               | shuffle the deck. The cards are drawn with
                               | ASCII characters, so the game will work on
                               | any video, yet the screens and cards are
                               | attractively done.
ULTIMABJ.ZIP   351589  12-05-93  Ultimate Blackjack 1.2 (Accicental Software;
                               | $13) is an intriguing game of blackjack you
                               | can play with several comical computerized
                               | players. The program features excellent
                               | graphics with colorful animated characters.
                               | Up to six decks can be used, and many of the
                               | rules can be changed to suit your personal
                               | tastes. Other features include two
                               | card-counting systems, an auto-play option,
                               | running game statistics, play suggestions,
                               | and much more. Requires 640K, 256K EGA or
                               | better, and a hard disk.
VPBLKJAK.ZIP   129790  11-19-93  Vegas Pro BlackJack (WorkWare; $33) is a
                               | blackjack game for serious players. It
                               | features on-line help, pop-up Tutor,
                               | variable Strategies, etc. The game uses
                               | extensively cross-referenced "hypertext"
                               | Help so that you can run the program without
                               | a manual.
YANK21.COM      54750  06-05-91  Yankee-21 1.61 (Martin, George; $5) is a
                               | blackjack program. It allows one to six
                               | players, one to eight decks, and displays
                               | the true count and the running count from
                               | the popular and efficient High/Low count.
                               | You can also input your own user count and
                               | the computer will keep track of that too.
                               | Almost all rule variations are accepted
                               | including five card surrender, early and
                               | later surrender, or the surrender of any
                               | hand including split hands. You can resplit
                               | hands up to four hands, set the reshuffle
                               | point, double down option, speed of lay, and
                               | give yourself any hand you want for
                               | practice. The program keeps extensive
                               | statistics about the game in progress and
                               | can be played from the keyboard or from the
                               | numeric keypad. There is also information
                               | where a serious player may obtain books or
                               | subscribe to newsletters which tell the best
                               | and worst casinos to play in.
CANASTA.COM     42223  05-22-89  Canasta (Small Business Software; $?) is the
                               | only computerized version of canasta we have
                               | seen. It is a well-designed game with
                               | excellent documentation, but it tends to
                               | lock up.
CARDMST1.EXE   142382  06-28-93  CardMaster And CardMaster 2 (Progressive
                               | Software; $15) is a collection of eight
                               | different card games. CM1 has Fantan,
                               | OhHell!, Funny Game, and Durok. CM2 includes
                               | Spades, Spite & Malice, German Whist, and
                               | Exacta. VGA and a mouse is required.
CARDMST2.EXE   160551  06-15-93
CLOBBY.ZIP     148829  11-21-93  Tommy's Clobby 01.20.93 (Tommy's Toys; $6)
                               | is a version of the popular card game in
                               | Europe known as Klaberjass. This is a
                               | two-handed game in which you play the
                               | computer. First the players decide on a
                               | trump suit, then the cards are played. The
                               | player who names the trump suit has to win
                               | more points than his opponent or he loses
                               | his points.
COFFEE.EXE     175438  04-21-93  CoffeeBreak Cards 2.1s (Duban, Derek; $0) is
                               | a pair of card games: Crazy Eights and
                               | 52-Pickup. It features a dozen card backs
                               | and classical music scores. VGA req.
CRAZY8.BAS      15488  06-01-84  Crazy8 is a card game you can play against
                               | the computer. You alternate playing a card
                               | on top of a face-up card. The card you play
                               | must be the same suit or same value. If you
                               | cannot play, you must draw. An ``8'' is wild
                               | and can be played at any time. The first to
                               | play all the cards dealt to you plus those
                               | drawn wins. BASIC required.
EUCHRE.COM      54378  06-24-89  Euchre (Ryan, James V.; $15) The object of
                               | this game appears to be to try to get away
                               | with cheating as much as possible. The
                               | framework for all this cheating is that four
                               | players are dealt five cards each and you
                               | and your computer-partner attempts to take
                               | three tricks, as in bridge.
EUCH_DF.EXE     30136  06-18-93  Four-Handed Euchre 3.5 (Feltz, David; $10)
                               | lets you play one hand of four-handed Euchre
                               | while the computer plays the other three
                               | hands. It can be used for learning to play,
                               | sharpening skills, or just playing for fun.
MBRIDGE.ZIP    197516  11-21-93  Moraff's Monster Bridge 2.0 (MoraffWare; $?)
                               | lets you play a rousing game of cards with
                               | creatures from the Moraff's World game
                               | series. Your tentacled and clawed opponents
                               | have four different playing levels, and a
                               | demo level is included to show you how the
                               | game works. As with most MoraffWare games,
                               | virtually all video modes are supported from
                               | Hercules to Super VGA. Keyboard and mouse
                               | are supported
PG_POKER.ZIP   125149  11-21-93  Pai Gow Poker (Buti, Raymond M.; $15)
                               | combines the ancient Chinese game Pai Gow
                               | and American Poker. It uses a deck of 52
                               | cards and one joker, which can be used as an
                               | ace or to complete a straight, flush or
                               | straight flush. Each player is dealt seven
                               | cards. You make two poker hands, a 5-card
                               | hand and a 2-card hand. To win, you must
                               | beat the bankers 5-card hand and 2-card
                               | hand. Requires EGA/VGA.
TELECRD.EXE    248152  01-11-93  TeleCards (Cutlass Software; $20) is a set
                               | of three card games including Crazy Eights,
                               | Cribbage, and Gin Rummy. You can play
                               | against the computer or with another person
                               | using two PC's that are linked by a modem or
                               | a NULL modem serial cable. Features include
                               | EGA graphics, dialing system, ability to
                               | send messages back and forth to your
                               | opponent while playing, a phone book,
                               | different card back designs and the ability
                               | to create your own, and support for COM 1-4
                               | and baud rates up to 19200.
UNO.COM         32627  04-01-89  UNO 1.1 (Geller, Barry; $0) is computerized
                               | version of the card game Uno: you against
                               | the computer. You need to know the rules
                               | already, since none are provided. We don't
                               | know if the game cheats, but it seems
                               | impossible to beat.
UNOSCORE.ZIP    75883  12-05-93  UnoScore (Suzanne Spencer Software; $5) is
                               | patterned after the popular card game Uno.
                               | Up to four can play, including the computer.
                               | The object is to be the first to get rid of
                               | all your cards.