
                INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPUTER EUCHRE


STARTING THE GAME
	
	1. Enter each players name.  Entering 'return' without a name
	   will tell the computer to play for that player.  Any number
	   of players may play.

	2. Enter the dealer number (player # 1 to 4).  If no number
	   is entered, the computer will randomly choose a dealer.

	3. Do you want to play with open hands (eg. all cards will
	   show during the game)?  Enter 'Y' or 'N'.  If nothing is
	   entered, the game will be played with closed hands.

	4. The above parameters will remain the same for the whole
	   game.  The computer will now shuffle and start the first
	   hand.

        5. There are two versions of euchre on the disk.
           "EUCHRE.SRC" is the basic version of the game complete
           with remarks and spaced to make it easier to read.  
           This version, however, is too large to run on a 64K
           machine.  If you only have 64K then run "EUCHRE.BAS",
           the same program with remarks and extraneous spaces
           deleted.

BIDDING

	1. The computer will automatically bid for all computer
	   players.  When it is time to enter a bid, the computer
	   will flash the players name and tell him to enter his bid.
	   Enter 'H', 'D', 'C', or 'S' to bid a suit.  Remember that
	   on the first pass you must bid the same suit as the flipped
	   card, and on the second bidding pass, you can bid any suit
	   except the suit of the flipped card.  If you enter a bid,
	   you will then be asked if you want to go alone.  Enter 'Y'
	   or 'N'.

	2. Enter 'P' or just hit return to pass.

	3. Enter 'A' for Autobid to have the computer bid for you.
	
	4. If a bid is made during the first pass, then the dealer
	   picks of the flipped card and discards another card.  If
	   the computer isn't dealing, then it will ask the dealer to
	   enter the card to discard.  This card will not be displayed
	   so that only the dealer knows what is discarded.  Enter the
	   card as CS where C is the card number (9, 10, J, Q, K, or
	   A), and S is the suit (H, D, C, S) eg. to discard the Queen
	   of Diamonds, type "QD".

PLAYING

	1. The computer will automatically play its cards.  When it
	   is time to enter a card to play, the computer will flash
	   the player's name and tell him to enter a card.  The card
	   must be entered as CS (see above).  If you are leading,
	   you may lead with any suit, but if you are not leading, you
	   must follow suit if you can.  Remember that the left bower
	   is a trump card.

	2. If someone bids alone, then his partner will not play any
	   cards for that hand.  The computer will skip over that
	   player.

	3. If you want the computer to play a card for you, using the
	   same logic it uses to play its own hands, type "A" for
	   automatic playing.

	4. When there is only 1 card left (the 5th card) the computer
	   will play all cards automatically since there is no choice
	   to be made.

	5. At the end of a hand, hit return to continue on with the
	   next hand.

DISPLAY
	
	1.  marks the dealer.

	2. 'PLAYER X' indicates a computer player.

	3. A players name will blink when he must enter either a bid
	   or a card.

	4. After a card is played, either by a player or the computer,
	   that card will be displayed in the center of the screen
	   near that players name.

	5. If playing with open hands then each players cards will be
	   displayed beneath his name.  If a card is underlined, that
	   means that it has allready been played.  The cards played
	   are listed in the order that they were played.  If a card
	   is highlighted, that means that that card won the trick.

	6. During bidding, the legal bids are listed in the lower right
	   corner of the screen.  Only the first letter must be entered
	   for each of those bids.  In addition, the flipped card is
	   shown in the upper right corner of the screen during the
	   first bidding pass.  After a bid is made, the bidders name
	   and the trump suit is displayed in the upper right corner.
	   It will also display if the bidder went alone.

	7. The scoreboard displayes games, points and tricks won by
	   each team.  There are 5 tricks per game and this is updated
	   at the end of each trick.  At the end of the hand, points
	   are updated for the winning team.  The game is won, and
	   display updated, when 1 team gets 10 points.

	8. At the end of the game, you will be asked if you want to play
	   again.  Enter 'Y' or 'N'.  If you want to change any of the
	   starting parameters (eg. Players names, Dealer number, or
	   change to open or closed hands), then you must enter 'N'
	   and start a new game.
