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- **Tonk**
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- **by**
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- **Arthur Crump**
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- **Table of Contents**
- **=================**
- 1. Getting Started
- a. How to Play Tonk
- b. Requirements
- c. Installation & Setup
- d. Starting Tonk
- 2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
- 3. How to Contact Us
-
- **1. Getting Started**
- **==================**
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- **a. How to Play Tonk**
- **-------------------**
-
- The card game, Tonk, is played with a standard
- 52 card deck. The game of Tonk can be played with
- any number of players. This is a two handed version
- with a human player playing against a computer
- opponent.
-
- The game starts with each player being dealt five
- cards. Before any cards are played, a player has
- the option of 'Tonking' by clicking on the 'Tonk'
- button. Otherwise the player can take a card from
- the deck, or take the top card from the heap by
- clicking on it.
-
- If a player clicks the 'Tonk' button, the scores
- of all the players are totaled. The player with
- the lowest hand wins the bet. The amount of the
- bet is automatically added to the winning player
- and subtracted from all other players. A player
- can click on 'Tonk' only at the beginning of
- their turn.
-
- Tonk is very similar in play to Gin Rummy. If you
- have three or more cards of the same rank, or the
- same suite and sequence, you can opt to 'Spread'
- the cards. To 'Spread' cards you simply click on
- three or more cards you wish to spread, and then
- click the 'Spread' button. The cards are sent to
- the 'Player Spread' area. A player can only
- spread cards at the beginning of their turn.
-
- If a player clicks on either the Card Deck or the
- Heap card, a card from the deck, or heap will be
- added to their hand. The player must then discard
- a card from their hand. A player can not discard
- a card chosen from the Heap.
-
- The goal of Tonk is to obtain the lowest scoring
- possible hand by either spreading cards, or by
- keeping only low valued cards. The King, Queen and
- Jack are worth 10 points, the Ace is worth 1 point,
- and all other cards are worth their face value.
-
- **b. System Requirements**
- **----------------------**
-
- To run Tonk, you'll need the following system:
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- An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
- Two Megabytes of RAM
- A VGA monitor
- Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
- Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
- Mouse
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- You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:
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- Pentium processor
- Four Megabytes of RAM
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- **c. Installation and Setup**
- **-------------------------**
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- 1. To get started with Tonk on a hard disk:
- a. Insert the Tonk disk in your
- floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
- b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
- Enter.
- c. Follow the screen directions.
-
- **d. Starting Tonk**
- **----------------**
-
- To start the game, double click on the Tonk
- icon in Windows.
-
- **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
- **======================================**
-
- If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
- needing to get help. Try the following:
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- If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
- try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
- disk cache.
-
- If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness
- on your monitor.
-
- If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
- electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
- your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
- you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
- that were displayed.
-
- **3. How to Contact Us**
- **====================**
-
- Write to:
-
- **AGCrump**
- **24708 Wisteria Lane**
- **Moreno Valley, CA 92557**
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- E-mail:
-
- **ao545@lafn.org**
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- Tonk is Copyright (c) 1996-1998 Arthur Crump
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