PsL Monthly Shareware CD-ROM V5, #05

Section of the Month

All the new Games files since the Vol.4, Num.7 CD-ROM
Op.System Section Category
Windows Games Card Games


Black Bat Rummy 1.11 by Kent Quander. Reg.Fee: $15
is a fun two-player game similar to the card game Rummy, but played with 106 colorful tiles. The object of the game is to play all your tiles by assembling two- and three-of-a kind, or an ascending numerical sequence of three or more tiles. There are several background scenes to choose from, as well as different tile sets. Requires Windows.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\BBAT31.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Excellent Card Games for Windows 1.52 by Tower Software. Reg.Fee: $30
is a compilation of five addictive card games: Yukon (a more challenging game of the solitaire classic Klondike), Black Maria (the English version of Hearts), as well as Baroness, Stonewall and Frustration. On-line instructions are available for each game.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\EXCARDS.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Funcrd95 by The Softgame Co. of Vermont. Reg.Fee: $28
contains 256-color Win95 versions of hearts, spades, and go fish. Features include the ability to save and restore games, choice of player types, billions of deals, a card counter, a cheat mode, sound effects, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\FUNCRD95.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

La Briscola by Marzano Gianfranco. Reg.Fee: $25
is a trick-taking card game for Windows that comes from Italy. It is played with a 40 card deck, which has suits of coins, cups, batons and swords. English and Italian instructions are provided.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\BRISCOLA.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SPS Games Pack for Win95/NT 5.0 by SP Services. Reg.Fee: $15 Pnds.
contains three solitaire games and one "hidden mine" game for 32-bit Windows.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\CRD50S.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Higher Lower 1.0 by Roseling Software. Reg.Fee: $10
is a card game for Win95 where you are dealt a hand of five cards and bet on whether the next card turned over will be higher or lower than the previous card. Requires the 32-bit VB4 runtime files.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\HIGHLOW.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Excellent Card Games 3 for Windows 1.52 by Tower Software. Reg.Fee: $25
is an addictive compilation of card games, including a challenging version of Draw Poker, Czarina, and Scottish Patience.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\EXCARDS3.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's Oh Hell for Windows 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
is a Windows version of the challenging card game Oh Hell. Features include support for up to 12 computer players, modem play, the ability to create a hand, hand sorting, and much more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANWOHEL.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Poker Challenge 1.4 by John Cutter. Reg.Fee: $15
is a card/puzzle game for Windows that combines the excitement of high stakes poker with the strategy of Tetris, Shanghai and Yahtzee. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\POKERCHL.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Forty-Fives 1.0 by New Features Software. Reg.Fee: $15
is a Windows card game of both luck and skill where you try to beat the computer by bidding for trump, then play your cards to win tricks. Features include a tutor mode that teaches you how to play, customizable colors and card backs, statistics tracking, and online help. Requires VB40016.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\45S.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Red Dog 1.2 by LVC Software. Reg.Fee: $10
is a popular card game played in casinos in Las Vegas and Atlantic City. It supports Win31 and Win95. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\RDOG12.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Road Trip 1.0 by Carcajou Software. Reg.Fee: $15
is an automobile card game for Windows where you accumulate points by traveling miles and avoiding hazard cards played by the computer opponent. Whoever has the most points when all the cards are gone, is the winner. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\RDTPV10S.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Canasta for Windows (32-bit) 4.0 by Mark-Jan Harte. Reg.Fee: $20
is a strategy card game for Win95/NT that you play against the computer or over the Internet. The included help file provides an introduction to this classic card game, as well as detailed rules. Other features include the ability to save and load games, a high score listing, selectable cardbacks, adjustable computer skill level, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\CAN40.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Canasta for Windows 3.01 by Mark-Jan Harte. Reg.Fee: $20
lets you play Canasta against the computer. The included help file provides an introduction to this classic card game, as well as detailed rules. Features include selectable skill levels for the computer player. Requires WIN31 and VGA.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\CAN301.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Sage Blackjack 2.7 by Sage Software. Reg.Fee: $10-$35
is a fun game of blackjack for WIN31.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SAGEBJ27.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Ultima 21 Blackjack for Windows 3.0 by Bitwise Software International. Reg.Fee: $20
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.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\ULTIMA.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Real Video Blackjack for Win95 4.5 by Ultimate Software. Reg.Fee: $20
is a realistic 32-bit video blackjack game with digitized sounds, beautiful card designs, and more. Requires VB40032.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\95RVBJ45.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Real Video Blackjack for Windows 4.5 by Ultimate Software. Reg.Fee: $20
is a colorful casino blackjack simulation. This version only allows you to bet $1 per hand. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\RVBJ45.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

BlackJack Professor 4.1 by Ultimate Software. Reg.Fee: $12-$20
is a powerful and easy-to-use blackjack learning tool for Windows. Features include an on-line help system, an ace side-count, error warnings when playing mistakes are made, hundreds of rule variations, auto-dealing to run simulations, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\BJ_POK41.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Blackjack Plus for Windows 4.0 by Musicode Software. Reg.Fee: $10-$15
is a graphic casino blackjack game with manual, teaching, automatic and background play modes. Features include the ability to play with from one to seven players, adjustable game speed, the ability to set house rules, viewing or printing of complete statistics for all players as well as the dealer, and much more. This is suitable for both beginning and experienced players
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\BJPWIN40.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Casino Verite Blackjack 2.0 by QFIT. Reg.Fee: $70
is an authentic casino blackjack simulator for Windows. It includes over 300 rule/play variations which can be set in millions of combinations, a casino file containing over 500 rule sets from hundreds of actual casinos, simple maps of Las Vegas and Atlantic City, and much more. This is an excellent tutor for persons planning to visit a casino for the first time.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\CVBJS.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

WinBridge 1.4 by Pik A Program, Inc.. Reg.Fee: $34
allows you to play Bridge in Windows. The game bids using the Acol system with several options available to select from. Short cut buttons give direct access to several menu items. Paced bidding and play give the feel of playing at a real table.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\WINBRI.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Funcrd 1.2 by The Softgame Co. of Vermont. Reg.Fee: $28
contains 256-color Windows versions of hearts, spades, and go fish. Features include the ability to save and restore games, choice of player types, billions of deals, a card counter, a cheat mode, sound effects, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\FUNCRD12.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's Hearts for Windows 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
allows you to play the classic card game Hearts in Windows. Features include support for up to 12 computer players, modem play, the ability to create a hand, an undo option, the ability to save and rotate a hand, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANWHRTS.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

CardShark Hearts 6.05 by PsL. Reg.Fee: $25
lets you play Hearts against three computer players or up to three other humans over a network. CSHearts has more rules options and more interface options than any other Hearts game and is guaranteed to play a stronger game than any other computer Hearts game, shareware or retail. Also pre-installed on the V5, #2 CD-ROM in the \CARDSHRK directory along with CardShark Spades.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\CSHEARTS.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's Double Deck Partnership Pinochle for Windows 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
is a card game that allows up to 12 computer players. Other features include modem play, the ability to create a hand, an undo function, hand sorting, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANWDPIN.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's 2-Hand Single Deck Pinochle 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
is a card game for Windows that can have up to 12 computer players. Features include modem play, the ability to create a hand, an undo function, the ability to save and rotate a hand, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANW2PIN.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's 3-Hand Single Deck Pinochle 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
is a card game for Windows that can have up to 12 computer players. Features include modem play, the ability to create a hand, an undo function, the ability to save and rotate a hand, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANW3PIN.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's Single-deck Partnership Pinochle for Windows 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
allows you to play Pinochle in Windows. Features include support for up to 12 computer players, modem play, the ability to create a hand, an undo facility, the ability to view all hands, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANWSPIN.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Pinochle (MG) 2.2 by MeggieSoft Games. Reg.Fee: $15
is a well known card game for Windows combining similarities to the Rummy and Whist families of games. You play against the computer, which can be set to use a number of different skill levels. At Champion and Master levels, the computer is hard to beat and provides a very challenging game.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\PINO_22.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Smoke'em Poker 1.9 by Dave O'Brien. Reg.Fee: $0
is a fun game of five-card draw poker that you play against up to five computer opponents. Features include fun digitized sound effects, a "cheat" mode that allows you to see your opponent's hand, player statistics, and much more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SEPKR19.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

DG Image Collection B 1.00 by CyberSym Technologies. Reg.Fee: $0
contains five 16-color backdrop images for use with Dynamic Gin. This includes an autumn nook scene, Merced River Bridge scene, Moon Bridge scene, tie dye abstract, and Bougainvillea..
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\DGIMGB10.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Gin For Windows 1.00 by Dean Software. Reg.Fee: $15
is a Windows version of the classic card game that you play against the computer.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\GIW100.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Dynamic Gin (32-bit) 1.14 by CyberSym Technologies. Reg.Fee: $12
is a classic Gin Rummy card game for Win95 that you play against a computer opponent that adapts and learns as it plays. You can select from three Gin variations, eight cardbacks, and three skill levels. Other features include drag and drop support, the ability to load your own bitmaps images for backgrounds, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\D32GN114.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Dynamic Gin 1.14 by CyberSym Technologies. Reg.Fee: $12
is a classic Gin Rummy card game for Windows that you play against a computer opponent that adapts and learns as it plays. You can elect from three Gin variations, eight cardbacks, and three skill levels. Other features include drag/drop support, the ability to load different bitmap images to the background, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\DNGIN114.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Gin Rummy 4.1 by MeggieSoft Games. Reg.Fee: $15
allows you to play Gin Rummy against a computer opponent in WIN31. All common variations of the game are supported, including Hollywood Scoring, Oklahoma Gin, and 11 Card Gins. Other features include variable computer skill levels and WAV sound support. Requires VBRUN300 and a least a two-button mouse.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\GIN_RUM.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Rummy 500 5.1 by MeggieSoft Games. Reg.Fee: $15
is a game of Rummy you play against the computer in Windows. There is a 10-second nag screen between rounds. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\RUMMY500.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

WinSpades 2.0b by Dax Prather. Reg.Fee: $25
lets you play partner Spades against the computer. The computer also plays your partner's cards. The program has many options and plays reasonably well.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\WINSPD2B.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

Spades for Windows 2.8 by Wind Swept Software. Reg.Fee: $20
is a fun game of spades that you play against three computer opponents. There are lots of playing options available, and the graphics and playing interface are very well done. Requires VBRUN300.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SPADE28.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

CardShark Spades 1.03 by PsL. Reg.Fee: $15
lets you play Spades against three computer players or up to three other humans over a network. CS-Spades has numerous rules options and interface options and is guaranteed to play a stronger game than any other computer Spades game, shareware or retail. Features include your choice of a variety of animated, talking computer opponents who play different styles, a tournament mode, see explanations of computer players' bids and plays, view/replay past deals, and much more. Also pre-installed on the V5, #1 CD in the \CARDSHRK directory along with CardShark Hearts.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\CSSPADES.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

SanDea's Spades for Windows 1.00 by SanDea Software. Reg.Fee: $10
allows you to play partnership Spades in Windows. Features include support for up to 12 computer players, modem play, the ability to create a hand, an undo facility, and more.
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\SANWSPAD.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.

MVP Spades for Windows 1.1 by MVP Software. Reg.Fee: $24
lets you play cutthroat or partners Spades against the computer. Features include nine different opponents with varying skill levels, the ability to save a game in progress, modem/network play, and more. (Some features are disabled in the shareware version, such as the Expert players.)
Get program's ZIP file (GAMES\WIN\CARD_GA\MVPSPA11.ZIP) from the CD-ROM.
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