_ ||\\ |\\ /\\ ||// || |\\ Programming: ฉ 1992, 1993 Christian Warren ||// ||>> // \\ |// ||_ ||>> Graphics : Christian Warren || |<< \\ // |\\ || |<< Happy Poker (Jack, Queen, King) || ||\\ \\/ ||\\ ||_ ||\\ v1.0 ญญญญญญญญญญญญ Introduction ญญญญญญญญญญญญ PROKER is the Poker game you'll want to play and LEARN from no matter what skill level your at. Among many features you can even change the rules at will, even have the computer tell you what cards to discard for a MAXIMUM chance of winning. ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ Menus ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ ญญญญญญญญญญ Project ญญญญญญญญญญ Restart a Game = Restarts a game from scratch. You must also use this option if you change the rules, since you can't change them in the middle of a game.. About = Everything you ever wanted to know about Proker but didn't dare asking... Quit = This will transform your 68000 into a nice 68060 for 10 minutes.. ;-) When you quit, the configuration is also saved in the 'Proker_Data/Proker.config' file. ญญญญญญญญญญ- Preferences ญญญญญญญญญญ- Change Prefs = Change your preferences. ( more below on the window that is brought up ) Change Rules = Change the rules of the game.. DeActivated when your in the middle of a game ( more below on the window that is brought up ) Load a Saved Game = Load a previously saved game. Save your Game = Save the game your playing in. Only active when your in the "place your bet" stage. ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ Change Preferences ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ ญญญญ Human - Computer ญญญญ Who plays. ญญญญ French - English ญญญญ All around language to be used. ญญญญ Display the best card. ญญญญ When you choose this option, the computer will do its choice of best cards by placing an X under the card. ( Of course when its finished calculating it, but meanwhile you can still play, its doing it in the backround...) ญญญญ Last Card ญญญญ Only used in Computer mode and the Rules are "With Last Card". The number you enter here is the minimum percentage value the computer will risk. ex. In the Higher or Lower sequence, when the number is -> 4, there are 9 chances out 13 (69%) if the computer chooses 'Higher' which means if your minimum setting is 62%, computer will Risk. ญญญญ With the 8 ญญญญ Only used in Computer mode and the Rules are "With the 8". The number here is the amount of times the computer will Risk before keeping his gains. ญญญญญญญญญญญญ Change Rules ญญญญญญญญญญญญ ญญญญ PayOffs ญญญญ You can change the payoffs of each categorie. ญญญญ Risk ญญญญ Three possible choices: With the 8 -> Risk will always be with the 8. With Last Card -> Risk will be with Last Card drawn. No Risk -> No Risk ;-( ญญญญ Equal Card ญญญญ Three possible choices: 'Win', 'Loose' or 'Restart' ex. The card to beat is 8 and you draw 8, well you will either Win, loose or tie depending on the Rules chosen. ญญญญ Nb Hand ญญญญ Maximum number of Deals. (0 for unlimited) ญญญญ Credit Max ญญญญ Maximum Credit line. (0 for none) ญญญญ OK ญญญญ Use these Rules. ญญญญ Load ญญญญ Load previously saved Rules. ญญญญ Save ญญญญ Save these Rules. ญญญญ Cancel ญญญญ Cancel changes made to the Rules. ญญญญ 1, 2, 3 ญญญญ Predefine Rules. ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ Screen ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ At the top of the screen there is 7 gadgets, they are also accessible through the F1->F7 Keys. - Prob * PayOffs = The numbers are going to show winnings per categories. - Probability = The numbers are reflecting the probabilities per categories in percentage ('%'), in fraction ('Total') or in Easy fractions ('Easy Total', ex. 2/4 -> 1/2). - Wins = Reflects Winnings in each categorie, in Percentage, Fraction or Easy fraction. - PayOffs = Shows the PayOff for each categorie. Its on the Blue Line in the middle of the screen that all help and information messages are displayed in. Cards in the Black display area can be selected with the 1->5 Keys. You can use The up/down arrow keys to simulate High/Low Arrows. Beneath the cards is all your richness, each gold bullion is worth 500$. Next is the black line filled with information. You will find the number of the hand, your percentage of winning hands, money you have (the same as your richness gold bullions+coins) and your Risk winnings (ex. if it shows +300$, that means you have won 300$ at Risk). ญญญญ Gadgets & Keys ญญญญ Replay - Quit - 'Q' Draw - Deal - Best Choice - 'B' 'M' Keep - 'K' 'G' Up arrow - Up arrow key Down arrow - Down arrow key ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ-- Contributions (5$) & Comments ญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญญ-- Christian Warren 2201, Edouard-MontPetit, #11 Montr้al, Qu้bec, Canada H3t 1J3 fidonet#1:167/151.0 Christian Warren ญญญญญญญญญ Thanks to ญญญญญญญญญ - C.W. Fox and Bruce Dawson: For their fantastic File requester library and Color requester. - programmer of "Happy Poker" : For their impressive graphics of Jack, Queen and King. If they would have left their names and address somewhere, i could have wrote to them... - Jean-Dominic Baril : For his nice cards sound.. - Marc Dionne : For mutuel moral support... - Denis Turcotte : For this translation in english of the docs. ญญญ EOF