Copyright: Gary R. Hawkins and NightHawk Software


Contents

Pot 'o' Gold Slot Machine Simulation

NightHawk Software

520 Begonia Lane

Altoona, WI 54720

Table of Contents

   Slot Simulation Overview

   The Payout Screen

   Hardware Requirements (for digital sound)

   Trouble Shooting

Help

        Contents

        Help On Help

        About

Shareware Agreement

        Registering Pot 'o' Gold


Overview
Slot Simulation Overview

     Slot Simulation is a game of chance. Start with $50.00 in Casino silver dollars. Your wagering money is placed in a bucket for your convenience. Click on the bucket to place a dollar in the slot machine. You may play up to $5.00 at a time.

     Pot 'o' Gold will provide hours of entertainment, especially if you have have a Windows compatible sound card installed. The digital sounds provide a realistic backdrop to the total simulation.

     After placing your wager you pull the handle on our one armed bandit. You do this by clicking on the handle. You will see the handle come down and the reels will begin to spin. The reels will stop on random pictures and if you get a winning combination you will see and hear the payoff.

     If you lose all your money the Casino Manager may be convinced to provide additional credit. The better your reason for needing credit, the more credit you will receive.

     Enjoy the simulation and Good Luck!


Payout
The Payout Screen

     The Payout Screen shows the payout amouts per $1.00 bet. As you can see by looking at the example, not all three of a kind matches are payed off. Only selected matches are payed at the rates shown in the Payoff Screen.

     Like the Las Vegas slot machines  of the 1950's, Pot 'o' Gold pays matches on a random basis. There are no pre-defined payouts. Only your luck and random chance determine if you leave the Casino a winner or  a loser.

     Unlike Las Vegas, the odds are on your side. You are playing with "house" money, so pull the handle as many times as you like and enjoy!


Hardware
Hardware Requirements

   1.  Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher.

   A Windows compatible sound card recommended.

   A 256 color video card and external speakers are also recommended.


Contents_Help
Contents

     The table of Contents screen is the opening screen when the help system is started.


Help On Help

     Launches the Windows Help file and displays general help information to assist you in using a Windows Help system.


About
About Slot Simulation

   The About box displays information about Pot 'o' Gold and the author.


Trouble Shooting

     Q.  I can't hear the sounds.

     A.  You must have a Windows compatible sound card installed and configured to work with Microsoft Windows.

     B. If you have a Windows compatible sound card and still hear no sounds, check that the *.wav sound files have not been deleted from the Pot 'o' Gold directory.

     You should have the following sound files:

     1.  Welcome.wav

     2.  Coinsin.wav

     3.  Coinsout.wav

     4.  Click.wav

     5.  Right.wav

     6.  Goodbye.wav

     If any of these files is missing you must re-install Pot 'o' Gold.


Shareware
Shareware Agreement

     Pot 'o' Gold is distributed as shareware. You are entitled to try Pot 'o' Gold for a single 30 day period before registering the product. If after the initial 30 day trial period you decide to keep Pot 'o' Gold you must follow the directionsand register the program.

     The Shareware concept allows you to "try before you buy". Shareware is not FREE. The only way the shareware concept can work is for people to register the software after the initial trial period. The programs are distributed as shareware for your convenience on the honor system. This keeps the price of the software down by allowing the developer a means of distribution without expensive advertising and distribution costs. These costs are passed directly to you, the consumer.

     Paying the registration fee insures that this and other software products will continue to evolve and that end users can try a product before making a purchasing decision.

     Thank you for your support.

     Gary R. Hawkins, President

     NightHawk Software

     Special note to users who purchased Pot 'o' Gold from a shareware source      library:

     Many people purchase shareware software from "Software Libraries" like Public Software Library of Houston, TX or Software Labs of California. Typically these libraries provide end users with disks of shareware at a pre-determined rate per disk, say $3.50 for each disk ordered. You are paying for the shipping and handling of the shareware only, not for the registration of the software when purchasing from these sources. This saves you the trouble, time, and money of "downloading" the shareware from a BBS or information services and provides a method of obtaining virus free disks.


Register
Registering Pot 'o' Gold

     To register Pot 'o' Gold by mail please send personal check or money order for $24.95 (U.S. funds) to:

     NightHawk Software

     520 Begonia Lane

     Altoona, WI 54720

     You may also order by using your VISA, Master, or Discover Card by calling our TOLL FREE number - (800) 396-0185 between 8 A.M and 9 P.M. (CST). This number is for U.S. orders only please.

     When your registration has been processed you will receive the latest version of Pot 'o' Gold without the shareware "nag" screen, a FREE program that extracts icons from Windows programs and dynamic link libraries (*.EXE and *.DLL's) and converts them to bitmap images to make Windows Wallpaper or to use as you wish, information about other NightHawk Software, and our sincere Thank You.