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TOMMY'S OLD MAID (C) COPYRIGHT 1986 BY TOMMY'S TOYS
P. O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
CATALOG #86-031-1A
INSTRUCTIONS:
THIS IS WHAT THE WORLD HAS BEEN WAITING FOR, A PROGRAM FOR PLAYING OLD
MAID WITH A PC!
TO PLAY OLD MAID, YOU THROW ONE QUEEN OUT OF THE DECK AND THEN DEAL THE
REST TO THE TWO PLAYERS (ONE GETS 26 CARDS AND THE OTHER GETS 25).
THE CARDS ARE DEALT FACE UP.
THE TWO PLAYERS THEN PICK OUT ALL PAIRS IN THEIR HANDS AND DISCARD THEM.
ONE OF THE PLAYERS WILL HAVE A QUEEN AND THE OTHER WON'T.
THE ONE WHO DOESN'T HAVE THE QUEEN GOES FIRST.
THE TWO HANDS ARE NOW TURNED OVER SO THE OTHER PLAYER CAN'T SEE.
THE PLAYER WHOSE TURN IT IS THEN DRAWS ONE CARD FROM THE OTHER'S HAND,
AND DISCARDS IT WITH ITS MATE IF IT MAKES A PAIR WITH ONE OF THE CARDS
FROM HIS HAND. IT IS NOW THE OTHER PLAYER'S TURN.
THE PLAY CONTINUES UNTIL ONE PLAYER IS LEFT WITH THE QUEEN AND BECOMES
THE OLD MAID.
IN TOMMY'S OLD MAID, THE COMPUTER'S HAND IS ALWAYS DISPLAYED IN THE TOP
TWO ROWS OF THE SCREEN, AND THE HUMAN PLAYER'S HAND IN THE BOTTOM TWO ROWS.
SINCE THE PAIRING AND DISCARDING IS AUTOMATIC, THE PLAYER'S OWN HAND IS
LEFT FACE DOWN.
FUNCTION KEYS
THE FUNCTION KEY LEGENDS ARE DISPLAYED ON THE BOTTOM (25TH) ROW OF THE
SCREEN. FOR ALL 'TOGGLE SWITCH' FUNCTIONS, THE LEGEND DISPLAYED INDICATES
THE MODE THAT WILL BE ACTIVATED BY PRESSING THE FN KEY, NOT THE MODE IN
EFFECT AT THE TIME.
FN KEY FUNCTION
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F1 DEMO/MANUAL MODE TOGGLE. IN DEMO MODE, THE COMPUTER PLAYS
YOUR HAND AS WELL AS ITS OWN.
F4 QUICK MODE TOGGLE. IN QUICK MODE, THE INITIAL DEAL IN OLD
MAID IS DISPENSED WITH; INSTEAD, EACH PLAYER IS DEALT OUT ALL
THE CARDS IN ONE SUIT FROM ACE TO KING, THEN ONE PLAYER'S
QUEEN IS REMOVED, THEN THE REMAINING HANDS ARE SCRAMBLED.
*NOTE* THE PROGRAM ALWAYS STARTS OUT IN QUICK MODE.
F5 DISPLAY THESE INSTRUCTIONS.
F6 NOT USED.
F7 CHANGE CARD BACK COLOR (FOR COLOR MONITORS).
F8 NEW GAME. HITTING THIS KEY CAUSES THE CURRENT GAME TO BE
ABORTED AND A NEW ONE TO BE STARTED.
F9 QUIT THE GAME. HITTING THIS KEY (OR THE ESC KEY) CAUSES THE
PROGRAM TO ABORT.
F10 SOUND EFFECTS ON/OFF TOGGLE. THIS KEY PERMITS YOU TO TURN OFF
THE SOUND EFFECTS.
GAME SPEED:
THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE GAME.
THE DELAY, IN SECONDS, BETWEEN MOVES IS DISPLAYED AT THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE
SCREEN.
SOUND PITCH:
THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROWS ON THE NUMERIC KEY PAD CONTROL THE PITCH OF THE
SOUND EFFECTS. THIS VALUE, IN HERTZ, IS SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN.
STARTUP SHOW:
TO SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW, HIT THE <ENTER> KEY TWICE INSTEAD OF ONCE WHEN
CALLING THE PROGRAM UP FROM DOS.
COMMAND LINE PARAMETERS:
S START UP WITH SOUND OFF
M FORCE MONO DISPLAY MODE
C FORCE COLOR DISPLAY MODE
* SKIP THE STARTUP SHOW
EXAMPLE: >OLDMAID MS
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IBM PC AND COMPATIBLES. OUR NIFTY DEMO DISK, CONTAINING AN ELECTRONIC TOY
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(U.S. FUNDS ONLY OR CHECK DRAWN ON U.S. BANK). IF YOUR PC BORES YOU WRITE US
NOW.
TOMMY'S TOYS, P.O. BOX 11261, DENVER, CO 80211 USA.
ENJOY!