GAMBLERS AND MONEY GRUBBERS FRIDAY NIGHT POKER (C) COPYRIGHT HYPERWARE 1991 POKER.EXE FNPOKER.EXE A Product of HYPERWARE Software 13245 Skiomah Rd. Apple Valley, Ca. 92307 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS This program requires an IBM compatible computer (640K) and EGA with 256 k of ram on the card as a minimum. A 286 or 386 computer is best, an 8088 is O.K., better if it runs 8 mhz. Slower CPUs will work, but since this program is graphics intensive, screen updates may be slower than desired. A hard disk is required and a disk caching program will greatly speed file loads. INSTALLATION / SET UP See INSTALL.TXT for installation details. GAME START UP All that is required is that you type "GAME" and the initial GAMBLERS AND MONEY GRUBBERS menu program will run. Select the FRIDAY NIGHT POKER option. GENERAL GAME INFO The game table is set up so that the dealer always sits to the back left, player #2 is back right, player #3 is front right, and you sit front left. dealer player #2 ------------------------------ / \ / \ ----------------------------------------- your position player #3 The dealer always deals to his left first. Player #2 is always given the first chance to bet. Once a bet is on the table, any subsequent player may raise. Once the pot is right, the dealer will deal the next card. The winner is determined by the standard priority of poker hands using only the best 5 cards to make a hand. GAME CONTROLS Any Microsoft compatible mouse should work with this program. The following keys are used to manipulate this program. ARROW KEYS: Use the up/down arrow keys to select your choice from the menu presented when it is your turn to play then press ENTER or drag the mouse to position the hand pointer to the desired item then press the LEFT mouse button. ENTER KEY: Once the hand pointer is positioned next to the menu choice you desire, press the ENTER key or press the LEFT mouse button. SPACE BAR: Once the hand is played out and the winner is announced. push the space bar (left mouse button) to deal the next hand. If any key other than SPACE (or if the right mouse button is pressed) the OPTIONS MENU will be annunciated by the dealer. OPTIONS MENU The options menu is presented in the following manner. SPACE to Deal G=> GAMES O=> OPTIONS N=> NEW PLAYERS Q=> QUIT G=> GAMES: Push "G" to select this menu. 1. 5 CARD STUD 2. 7 CARD STUD 3. HI CHICAGO 4. HOLD EM 5. RANDOM PLAY Choose a game by pressing the appropriate NUMBER KEY. NOTE: Unregistered users can only select options 1 or 2. ESCAPE will exit this menu. O=> OPTIONS: Push "O" to select this menu. 1. THOUGHTS OFF/ON 2. NEW DECK 3. TALK SPEED 4. SAY CARDS 5. CHIP SPEED 1. THOUGHTS OFF/ON: The default setting is OFF. This will toggle from OFF to ON each time this is selected. You will be able to see the player's thoughts occasionally during game play. Be ware, you will be seeing only light thoughts and some may be insulting, turn this OFF if you can't take it. 2. NEW DECK: Use this whenever you want to use a new deck to maybe change your luck or JUST BECAUSE. When selected -- OK will appear next to NEW DECK. 3. TALK SPEED: Use this option to change the amount of time the dealers and other players words will appear on the screen. This is handy for speeding up or slowing down game play. 4. SAY CARDS: Use this option to have the dealer annunciate the card as it is dealt. The default is OFF. This will toggle each time it is selected. This is not an option for HOLD EM. 5. CHIP SPEED: Use this option to speed up or slow down the game. A faster chip speed will speed up the way chips are put into the pot. NOTE: Options 3 and 5 have a direct effect on how fast the game is played. The initial settings are 3 for TALK SPEED AND 2 for CHIP SPEED. If your computer runs a slow CPU, you will probably want to speed these up. When the game is QUIT the settings for these parameters are saved and will be set the next time you start the program. N=> NEW PLAYERS: Push "N" to select this option. 1. NEW DEALER 2. NEW PLAYER 2 3. NEW PLAYER 3 Use this menu to change the players to include the dealer at the table. The players can be changed any time. When a new player is brought in he/she brings a purse of $10000 to play with. PLAYERS The following players are available for selection. I short BIOGRAPHY of each may be accessed during game sign in. MARNA TEX NASTY LUU LINN GENO GRAMPS ACHMED Q=> QUIT GAME: Use this option to quit the game. IF YOU LIKE THIS PROGRAM AND INTEND TO USE IT PLEASE BECOME A REGISTERED USER BY SENDING $10.00 TO.... TERRY HASTINGS 13245 Skiomah Rd. Apple Valley, Ca. 92307 REGISTRATION BENEFITS Registered users will receive a disk with the files necessary to allow selection of the HI CHICAGO and HOLD EM games. Additionally, they will be able to save and recall scores and record the last game played so that it may be continued. Run "README.EXE" and select "REGISTER.TXT" for more information concerning registration. REGISTERED USERS The disk you receive will contain a file name AG.D, this file must be copied to the same directory that FRIDAY NIGHT POKER is in. The game must find and read this file for you to have access to the game additions mentioned above. YOUR SUPPORT IS APPRECIATED