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- CARD MATCH
- Version 2.2
- Copyright 1992
- CASTLE OAKS COMPUTER SERVICES
- Post Office Box 36082
- Indianapolis, IN 46236-0082
-
- CARD MATCH is a concentration type game. You may play it on a minimal IBM
- compatible computer. A CGA adapter is sufficient to have a color display.
-
- This is a free game. You can show your appreciation by ordering other Castle
- Oaks products.
-
- You have a choice of two different card decks to use. The first is a standard
- 52 card deck of playing cards. The second is a 48 card deck which contains
- four each of three different shapes (+, =, rectangle) in four different colors
- (blue, green, red, and yellow.) The object of the game is to match cards in
- pairs until all cards have been matched. You are given a choice of three
- levels of play.
-
- 1. You can play such that the only requirement is that each pair of cards are
- the same color (either black or red in the standard deck and blue, green, red
- or yellow in the non-standard deck.)
-
- 2. You can play such that each card of a pair has the same value (e.g. A&A,
- 2&2, etc.) or same shape (e.g. +&+, =&=, etc.)
-
- 3. The highest level of play is that each card of a pair has the same color
- and same value or shape.
-
- In addition, you are given the options of playing the game alone or playing it
- against an opponent. If you play alone, you should attempt to match 26 (or 24)
- pairs in the fewest possible tries. If you play against an opponent both your
- score and the opponent's score will be displayed. The winner is the one who
- gets the most matches. (It is possible for a losing player to have a better
- percentage score than the winning player.)
-
- If you have a Microsoft mouse, you can use it to position the mouse cursor and
- select a card by pressing the left mouse button. This will cause the card to
- turn over and display the face of the card. You may also position the charac-
- ter cursor using the cursor keys and then turn the card by pressing ENTER.
- (Note, two cursors are displayed, the mouse cursor and the character cursor.)
- If there are two players, it may be convenient for one player to use the mouse
- and the other player to use the cursor keys.
-
- When you turn over a second card, if it matches the first card, it will remain
- exposed; if it does not match the first card, it is exposed for about one
- second and then both cards are turned so that the backs show. A prompt appears
- in the lower left corner of the screen to advise you to pick the first card
- and then the second card. Also, the current player's name is displayed at the
- beginning of the 24th line on the screen. In the solitaire version, only your
- name will appear. When there are two players, the first player is allowed to
- play until he fails to make a match. Then the computer beeps twice and the
- name of the second player appears. He gets to play until he makes a mis-match
- and then the computer beeps once and the first player's name appears.
-
- After all pairs have been found, the cards will remain on the screen, exposed,
- for about two seconds. The screen will then clear and the score(s) will be
- shown. You may then elect to play again or terminate the program. If at any
- time you wish to abort a game, you may press the ESCape key. The score(s) to
- that point will be shown and you can elect to play again or not.