YAHTZEE

Yahtzee 1.02 for the Psion S3a/S3c ---------------------------------- History: -------- 1.00 aug 30 1996 Initial release. 1.01 sep 3 1996 Small bugfix in using keys A-M after game end. 1.02 oct 21 1996 Removed grey lines in menu. Works on S3c now. Checks if it is running on S3a/S3c. Does NOT run on a Siena. Introduction/registering. ------------------------- Yahtzee is a shareware program. So if you like it please register it on compuserve (GO SWREG, ID=12827) or send cash to the adress below. The registrationfee is only $10. After registration you will receive a registrationcode by email. Registration is valid for all coming versions of this program. It removes the nagscreens and enables the 'Undo' feature. You can now also register on the internet: http://www.xmission.com/~wintrnx/regnet/regnet.htm. Lieuwe de Vries Taling 11 9101 ZG Dokkum Netherlands EMAIL : 100121.3102@compuserve.com Installing: ----------- 1. Copy yahtzee.app to any \APP directory. 2. Use Psion-I to install it to the system screen. 3. Start & Play. The program makes an ini file called yahtzee.ini in the \OPD directory on the internal drive. Its only 141 bytes in size. No more files are created or used. What is Yahtzee: ---------------- Yahtzee is playing poker with dice (sort of). You have to fill up 13 categories, 6 in the left colomn and 7 in the right. The game ends when alle the categories have been filled. Scoring in the left colomn: If you want to score the 'Fives', only the fives in the hand will count. So, three fives will give 15 points in the 'Fives' category. 63 points or more in the left colomn gives you a bonus of 35 points. Scoring in the right colomn: Three of a kind : Scores points in hand if you have three dice of the same kind. e.g. 5-5-5-4-2 scores 21 points. Four of a kind : Scores points in hand if you have four dice of the same kind. e.g. 6-6-6-6-3 scores 27 points. Small straight : Scores a fixed 30 points if you have 4 dice on a row. e.g. 1-2-3-4-6. Large straight : Scores a fices 40 points if you have 5 dice on a row. e.g. 2-3-4-5-6. Full house : Scores a fixed 25 points if you have 3 of a kind AND 2 of a kind. e.g. 3-3-3-5-5 Yahztee : Scores a fixed 50 points if you have 5 of a kind. e.g. 4-4-4-4-4 This is the only category to which you can score more than once. Chance : Any combination is valid. Scores points in hand. Playing: -------- After startup you see an aboutbox, and some information about registering the program if it is unregistered. After that the game is ready to play, the first roll already done. I made the use of keys as simple as possible, so you can play it with one hand! No use of cursor-keys. Mark the dice you want to keep with the keys 1-5. Than roll again the unmarked dice with the ENTER key. There is a maximum of three rolls. Than you have to assign the score to a category. Use the keys A-M to do the allocating. If you score to an invalid categorie it will enter 0 points (after conformation) e.g. allocate to the 'Fives' categorie, without having any fives or to the 'Yahtzee' without having a yahtzee. If all categories are filled, the game ends. If you have a highscore, it will ask for your name, else it will will tell you the game ended. Use Psion-N to start a new game. Using Psion-O offers you 2 options: 1. Hints If set to ON, it shows you hints on score-allocation. In the left colomn it marks only 1 categorie if you have >=3 of a kind. In the right colomn it might mark more than one categorie. If you have e.g. 3-3-3-4-4 it marks 'Three of a kind' AND 'Full house'. It hints only on unused categories. If it doesn't hint on anything, you are on your own in choosing the categorie. 2. Animation It animates the dice a little. Use undo the undo the last score allocation. Works only on registered versions. If used smartly it can boost your high scores. Information on screen: ---------------------- Points in hand shows you the total number of points in the current hand, so you don't have to add them up yourself. Left deviation shows you information about the left colomn. If you enter three 'Ones', three 'Twos', three 'Threes' etc. you will end up having 63 points in the left colomn, which gives you 35 points bonus. But, if you only entered e.g. two 'Threes' you deviate three points. Left deviation will then show '-3'. (You need e.g. four 'Fours' to compensate, or loose the bonus) Nagscreens: ----------- If you did not register the program, you will see a nagscreen after startup, and before you enter a high score. About the program: ------------------ This program is written in C. If you find any bugs or have any remarks, please let me know. Have fun, Lieuwe.