Public (software) Library Copyright 1994 Nelson Ford, PsL ACBJ.ZIP 62815 06-14-83 Atlantic City Blackjack 1.0 (Goldfayn, Oleg; | $25) is a game of casino blackjack for | Windows 3.1. Up to seven gamblers can | participate, and the computer will auto-play | any unused hands. You can even customize the | playing strategy of the computerized hands. | Other features include on-screen advice, | card counting, three dealing speeds, and | more. VGA is required. BJWIN.ZIP 92310 09-17-93 Blackjack for Windows 2.1 (John Washburn; | $40) is a casino-style card game. It allows | you to set the size of the shoe, the dealer | play, the player and house rules, and more. BJW12.ZIP 53156 03-25-94 Blackjack for Windows 1.2 lets up to six | people play blackjack against the computer. | Features include the ability to split hands | up to six times, table minimum and starting | bankroll selection, six decks in the shoe, | and more. (Shamblen Enterprises, reg. fee: | $15) CASINO21.ZIP 85823 12-06-93 Casino BlackJack for Windows 2.1s (Pyramid | Software Development; $10) lets you play the | game of blackjack against the computer. You | can play from one to four decks, and start | out with up to $100,000 to bet with. The | game allows multiple splits and doubling | down, and lets you customize the rules. | Strategic hints are displayed, as well as an | optional card-counting chart. This is an | entertaining game with nice graphics. A | 386SX or higher is recommended. ULTIMA21.ZIP 532174 11-04-93 Ultima 21 Deluxe for Windows 1.7c (Bitwise | Software International, reg. fee: $40) | allows you to play blackjack in one of four | different casinos with computerized or human | players. You can control the card count, | change dealers, keep statistics, and change | any or all of the casino rules. Requires 2MB | RAM, hard disk, VGA. VEGAS.ZIP 237383 06-09-94 Vegas 1.0 (DeskSoft; $39) is a blackjack | game for Windows. It includes VBCARDS.DLL | which is required by other shareware card | games. WINBJ2.ZIP 152085 04-22-94 Windows Blackjack 2.0 is a game of blackjack | you play against the computer. (Robert R. | Villwock, reg. fee: $10) WINBJ.ZIP 86838 12-06-93 WinBJ (Skylight Software; $20) is an | advanced casino blackjack game for Windows. | Features include animated dealing, card | counting help, win/loss statistics, a tutor, | and much more. You can double down, split, | buy insurance, and surrender. The tutor can | also automatically pop up to offer help from | several different playing strategies. WJ3_0.ZIP 252769 04-22-94 WinJack 3.0i (Opaque Software, reg. fee: | $12) is a game of Blackjack for Windows. You | can double down, split, buy insurance, and | more. The program is fast, with well-done | graphics and animation. BRIDGE.ZIP 110735 04-22-94 Bridge Assistant 1.0 enables you to improve | your game of bridge by study and practice | away from the table. The program can save | and restore hands and also deal hands of | chosen types enabling you to study aspects | of bridge where you are weak. Requires | WIN31. (SoftTech, reg. fee: $38) WBRIDGE.ZIP 293576 04-22-94 Bridge For Windows 3.40 (Full Circle | Software; $53) is a simple bridge game for | novices. It deals random hands, but picks | the best hand for you and the second best | hand for your partner, so you don't ever get | to defend. You always bid first, which | limits the type of bidding you do. The | bidding and play of the game are pretty | weak. Despite its shortcomings, it should be | enjoyable for novices, and it is the only | shareware bridge game for Windows. However, | we recommend MVPBridge in the DOS Games | section. CSBTUT.ZIP 107506 06-09-94 CardShark Bridge Tutor Level I (Ford, Nelson | ASP; $25) assumes you know absolutely | nothing about bridge and teaches you | everything you need to know to bid and play | a good, sound game. It is also a good review | course for experienced players. This is an | interactive tutorial which displays deals, | asks frequent questions for reinforcement, | and has review quizzes. Level I consists of | one course on Play and four on Bidding: (1) | Intro to Bridge & Opening Bids, (2) | Responding to Opening Bids, (3) Rebids by | Opener, (4) Competitive Bidding. The course | on Play covers basic offense and defensive | play. Advanced course files are commercially | available covering intermediate and advanced | bidding and play, conventions, specific | bidding systems, etc. BDCRIB.ZIP 157313 03-17-94 Black Dog Cribbage 1.0c (Black Dog Software, | reg. fee: $15) is an excellent game of | Cribbage for Windows. Optional in-game | instructions guide you through the game like | cue cards. CRIBBAG.ZIP 67049 01-25-94 Cribbage (Walter Warniaha, reg. fee: $15) is | a nice game of Cribbage for Windows. CRIBWIN.ZIP 43136 06-09-94 Cribbage for Windows 1.1 (RR Enterprises; | $20) is the card game Cribbage. Features | include having the computer play a hard or | easy game, and the Fair or Cheat mode, in | which you can see the computer's cards. You | have to restart the program after every game. WINCRIB.ZIP 61668 02-10-94 Cribbage for Windows 3.02c (Proudtech | Limited, reg. fee: $15 Pounds) lets you play | a game of Cribbage against the computer. | There are two skill levels, and a variety of | configuration options. CSHEARTS.ZIP 391811 06-09-94 CardShark Hearts 4.14 (Ford, Nelson ASP; | $29) lets you play Hearts against three | computer hands or up to three other humans | over a network. Features include an | AutoPlay/Hint mode, Show All Hands, | automatic cash-in when one hand has all high | cards remaining or when all points are in, | animated players with digitized sounds, user | selectable playing styles and strengths, and | the ability to change your mind after | selecting a card but before playing it. | Other features include a "Duplicate" mode | which lets the computer replay your hand | against the other computerized players, a | Ten/Jack of Diamonds = -10 option, and many | other rules options. This is one Hearts game | you will have a tough time beating. | VBRUN300.DLL and a mouse are required. CANASTA.ZIP 49022 02-09-94 Canasta for Windows 1.0 lets you play | Canasta against the computer. The included | help file provides an introduction to this | classic card game, as well as detailed | rules. (Mark-Jan Harte, reg. fee: $20) ECNEUQ.ZIP 126582 07-31-93 Ecneuqes 1.1 (Smith, Matthew L.; $10) is an | unusual combination board/card game. The | object of the game is to place chips on the | playing board matching the corresponding | card played from your hand. The first player | with two rows of five chips wins the game. | Features include game save/recall, | multimedia sound support, two levels of play | difficulty, and more. Requires VBRUN300. EUCH11.ZIP 133611 03-22-94 Euchre 1.1 is a nicely-done version of | Euchre for Windows. Euchre is played by two | teams of two players. The objective is to be | the first team to score 10 points by winning | tricks in each of a number of hands. | Detailed instructions are available in the | help file for those unfamiliar with this | card game. (Land-J Technologies, reg. fee: | $0) PINWIN.ZIP 25117 03-24-94 JJR Pinochle is a version of the card game | Pinochle for Windows. (Joseph J. Roehrig, | reg. fee: $10) SCAT10.ZIP 93658 01-25-94 Scat 1.0 is an interesting and addictive | card game you play against the computer. The | program deals you and your three computer | opponents three cards. The objective is to | obtain a final hand that is all of the same | suit and whose value is not the lowest among | the four players, and the player with the | lowest card hand loses that hand. You can | choose one of three playing strategies for | the computer players. Other features include | dealing speed control, the ability to leave | the cards face up or down during play, | user-defined names for computer players, | computer player comments, and a colorful | selection of card backs. Requires VBRUN300. | (Bob Dolan Software, reg. fee: $10-$15) TABLNET.ZIP 44165 06-09-94 Tablenette 1.0 (Sycomp Limited; $0) is an | interesting card game you play against the | computer. Requires VBRUN.