Royal Dealer for Intellivision

 ROYAL DEALER

Cartridge Instructions

(1 Player vs. The Computer)

Pull up a chair and join the party! Your computer-controlled opponents are ready

to take you on, in four card game classics -- Crazy Eights, Rummy, Gin Rummy and

Hearts. Computer shuffles the deck and deals. Your choice of 1, 2 or 3 poker-

faced ladies play the opposing hands. You provide the peanuts and chatter. The

computer provides the challenge.

WHEN YOU SEE THE GAME TITLE, PRESS THE DISC TO SEE YOUR GAME CHOICES.

1. Select a game by pressing the number key for that game. Then press ENTER.

GIN RUMMY -- Game starts automatically since you can only play against one

opponent.

ALL OTHER GAMES -- Select number of opponents.

2. Press one of the number keys to select number of computer-controlled

opponents.

CRAZY EIGHTS: Select 1, 2 or 3 opponents

RUMMY: Select 2 or 3 opponents

HEARTS: Select 2 or 3 opponents

Then press ENTER. Game starts automatically.

Use the CLEAR key, before pressing ENTER, to change either game selected or

number of opponents. After you have pressed ENTER, changes can be made by

pressing RESET on the game console and starting over.

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GENERAL FEATURES (ALL GAMES)

TO SELECT A CARD FROM YOU HAND, press the right or left side of the DISC, until

the card you want turns a bluish color.

TO REARRANGE A CARD WITHIN YOU HAND, press the DISC to select the card, then

press REARRANGE (the LOWER RIGHT SIDE BUTTON). The selected card will move up,

out of your hand. Use the DISC to move it above the desired position. Then press

the REARRANGE button again. The card will drop back down into your hand.

[NOTE: Due to a bug in the program, YOU SHOULD ONLY REARRANGE YOUR CARDS BEFORE

PLAYING OR DISCARDING A CARD FROM YOUR HAND. Rearranging cards at other times can

CRASH THE PROGRAM.]

Your score is white. Other players' scores match the color of their clothing.

Computer deals all hands as soon as the game starts. Your hand is dealt facing

you. You do not see opponents' hands during game play.

If one of you opponents has first play, she makes her play immediately. If you

have first play, nothing happens until you make your play.

All games continue until one player accumulates 100 points. When a game is

completely over, you can see the game choices again by pressing the RESET button

on the game console or the CLEAR key on the hand controller. If you want to play

the same game again, just press the ENTER key on the hand controller.

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CRAZY EIGHTS

(For 1 to 3 opponents)

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To get rid of all cards in your hand, before any of your opponents do so.

GAME PLAY

Each player is dealt 5 cards (7 cards if playing against only one opponent). The

remainder of the deck is placed face-down on the table, with the top card FACE-UP

beside it. This is called the UP CARD.

On your turn, you may discard 1 card from your hand, IF YOU CAN MATCH THE UP CARD

IN EITHER SUIT OR RANK. Example: if the up card is the 6 of Diamonds, you may

discard any 6 or any Diamond. Your discard becomes the new up card.

EIGHTS ARE WILD and may be used to match any card. If you play an 8, you must

declare which suit you want the 8 to represent. Example: you may discard the 8 of

Hearts and declare it the 8 of Clubs. The next player must match the suit of

Clubs or play another 8.

IF YOU CANNOT MATCH THE CURRENT UP CARD YOU MUST DRAW FROM THE DECK, until you

receive a matching card. If you have 15 cards in your hand and still cannot

discard, you may PASS.

SCORING

The first player to "go out" (get rid of all cards in his or her hand) gets 20

POINTS plus 1 POINT for every card remaining in each opponent's hand. The game

continues until 1 player accumulates 100 points. That player wins. A GAME always

includes more than 1 round or "hand."

GAME CONTROLS

These are the controls you will use in Crazy Eights:

TO SELECT A CARD, press the DISC. (Details under GENERAL FEATURES, above.)

TO DISCARD, press either DISCARD (UPPER SIDE) button. Computer will not let you

discard an unmatching card.

TO DRAW A CARD FROM THE DECK, press the DRAW (LOWER LEFT SIDE) button. Be careful

not to press DISCARD instead of DRAW.

TO DECLARE A SUIT, after discarding an 8, press the desired SUIT key -- 5 =

HEARTS, 7 = CLUBS, 9 = DIAMONDS, 0 = SPADES -- then the ENTER key. You may change

the suit, by pressing a different Suit key, BEFORE you press Enter.

TO PASS, if you have 15 cards and still cannot discard, press the PASS (8) key.

TO REARRANGE THE CARDS IN YOU HAND, see directions under GENERAL FEATURES, above.

This is probably unnecessary in a game of Crazy Eights.

SCREEN FEATURES FOR CRAZY EIGHTS

Below each player's score is the number of cards in that player's hand. This

number changes as the player draws from the deck or discards.

Your opponents take their turns automatically. When it is your turn to play, you

will hear a musical tone.

At the end of a hand, screen shows all total scores so far and cards remaining in

all losing players' hands. This display remains on screen until you BEGIN THE

NEXT HAND BY PRESSING THE DISC.

Game play continues until 1 player reaches 100 points (or until you press RESET

to start over).

STRATEGY

Try to determine which suits your opponents are playing. Keep an eye on the

number of cards remaining in each opponent's hand (displayed beneath game score).

If an opponent comes close to going out, try to change the suit of the face-up

card to one which that opponent does not have.

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RUMMY

(For 2 to 3 opponents)

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To accumulate 7 cards (with an 8th card to discard) that can be arranged in runs

and/or sets.

RUN -- 3 or more consecutively ranked cards of the same suit. Example: 9, 10, J,

Q. ACE IS LOW!

SET -- 3 or 4 cards of the same rank. Example: 3, 3, 3.

A winning hand may contain one long run, or 2 combinations of runs and/or sets.

GAME PLAY

Each player is dealt 7 cards. The remainder of the deck is placed face-down on

the table, with the top card FACE-UP beside it. This is called the UP CARD. When

there is more than 1 card in the up card stack, only the TOP card is considered

the up card.

When it is your turn, you may either draw from the deck or take the up card. You

may not draw any card below the up card. You may only draw 1 card per turn.

To complete your turn, you must discard 1 card from your hand. You must always

have 7 cards in your hand.

When you believe you have a winning hand, select a final discard and DECLARE GIN.

SCORING

The first player to legally declare Gin receives 20 points for that round or

"hand."

If a player ILLEGALLY declares Gin (does not have a winning hand), all other

players receive 20 points.

The game continues until 1 player accumulates 100 points. That player wins. A

game always includes more than 1 hand.

GAME CONTROLS

These are the controls you will use in Rummy:

TO SELECT A CARD, press the DISC. (Details under GENERAL FEATURES, above.)

TO TAKE THE UP CARD, press the UP CARD (1) key. Computer will not let you take

more than 1 up card.

TO DRAW FROM THE DECK, press the DRAW (LOWER LEFT SIDE) button. Computer will not

let you draw more than 1 card from the deck.

TO DISCARD, press either DISCARD (UPPER SIDE) button. Computer will not let you

discard more than 1 card from your hand.

TO DECLARE GIN, when you believe you have a winning hand, press the DECLARE GIN

(3) key instead of the DISCARD button.

TO REARRANGE THE CARDS IN YOUR HAND, see directions under GENERAL FEATURES,

above.

SCREEN FEATURES FOR RUMMY

Computer automatically deals 7 cards to each player at the start of each hand in

the game. If one of your opponents has the first play, she will make her play

immediately. If you have the first play (and each time it is your turn to play)

you will hear a musical tone.

At the end of a hand (either you or one of your opponents declares Gin), the

screen shows each player's hand and game score so far. The word GIN! appears next

to the winning hand, in the winning player's color. This display remains on

screen until you BEGIN THE NEXT HAND BY PRESSING THE DISC.

Game play continues until 1 player reaches 100 points (or until you press RESET

to start over).

STRATEGY

Notice which Up cards your opponents draw and which cards they discard. These

cards are clues to your opponents' hands. Try to remember which cards are below

the Up card, so that you don't attempt to build a set or run that requires one of

these cards. Once a card is "buried" below the Up card, it is unavailable for

play.

NOTE: If the entire deck is drawn before any player declares Gin, the computer

will reshuffle the cards below the Up card and replace the deck, face-down.

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GIN RUMMY

(1 opponent)

Gin Rummy is played exactly the same as Rummy, with 2 exceptions:

1. You have only 1 opponent.

2. Each player is dealt 10 cards instead of 7. Rules, controls, screen features

and scoring are the same as in Rummy.

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HEARTS

(For 2-3 opponents)

OBJECT OF THE GAME

To avoid taking points. Each card in the suit of Hearts is worth 1 point. The

Queen of Spades is worth 13 points. All other cards have no point value. ACE IS

HIGH!

GAME PLAY

The entire deck is dealt, so the number of cards each player receives depends on

the number of players.

At the start of each hand, you MAY be instructed to pass 3 cards to the player on

your left, on your right or across from you. When you pass 3 cards, you

automatically receive 3 cards from another player.

Each hand consists of a series of TRICKS. To form a trick, each player lays down

(plays) one card. In a 3-player game, the 3 of Clubs automatically leads off the

first trick. In a 4-player game, the 2 of Clubs leads off. The player to the left

must then play a card of the same suit, if possible. If this is not possible, any

non-point card may be played. (You cannot play a point card on the first trick,

even if you have no cards in the opening suit.) Highest ranking card of the SUIT

LED takes the trick. Player taking the trick gets the points for any point cards

in the trick.

The player who takes a trick leads off the next trick with any card from his

hand. A hand continues until all cards have been played. You cannot LEAD Hearts

until they are broken. (That is, until someone plays a Heart or the Queen of

Spades on a trick in which another suit has been led.) The only exception to this

rule occurs if you have ONLY hearts in your hand, no points have been taken in

the game, and it is your lead.

SCORING

At the end of a hand, each player's points are counted and added to his or her

game score.

1 point for each card in the suit of Hearts.

13 points for the Queen of Spades.

"SHOOTING THE MOON" -- If you take ALL cards in the suit of Hearts PLUS the Queen

of Spades, you get 0 points and all other players get 26 points.

The game continues until 1 player accumulates 100 points. The player with the

LOWEST score at the end of the game, wins! A game always includes more than 1

hand.

GAME CONTROLS

These are the controls you will use in Hearts:

TO SELECT A CARD, press the DISC.  (Details under GENERAL FEATURES, above.)

TO PASS A CARD, select the card with the DISC. Then press either DISCARD (UPPER

SIDE) button.

TO PLAY A CARD, select the card with the DISC. Then press either DISCARD (UPPER

SIDE) button.

Your cards are automatically arranged in suits, so rearranging is unnecessary. If

you wish to rearrange your cards, see directions under GENERAL FEATURES, above..

SCREEN FEATURES FOR HEARTS

The deck is dealt automatically at the start of each hand. If you are to PASS 3

CARDS at the start of a hand, you will see instructions to do so. The computer

will automatically give your passed cards to the correct player. You will

automatically receive 3 cards from another player.

The 2 or 3 of Clubs will automatically be played to start the first trick, even

if you have the card. Your opponents will automatically play their cards. When it

is your turn to play a card, you will hear a musical note.

At the end of a hand, any points received will be added to each player's score.

The next hand will start automatically. There is no special score display. Game

play continues until 1 player accumulates 100 points (or until you press RESET to

start over). When any player reaches 100 points, the screen "freezes" at the end

of that hand, so you can see which player has the lowest score. That player wins!

STRATEGY

There are many strategies possible. If you have a strong suit of Hearts and the

Queen of Spades at the start of a hand, try to "shoot the moon". But remember

that you must take ALL Hearts AND the Queen of Spades, or you will end up with

unwanted points. If you do not have a strong suit of Hearts, try to avoid taking

points. However, if you see and opponent trying to "shoot the moon," take 1 point

trick and block the attempt.

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©1982, 1998 Intellivision Productions, Inc.