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Solo Poker Documentation

by Smart Axe

Part 1: A note from the programmer.

Hi, you don't know me, but my name is Ken Turner and I am the designer and programmer of the Solo Poker program. I spent 150+ hours designing, programming and debugging this, my first machine language program, and my first Q-link upload. I sincerely hope that you like it.

I would like to ask a favor. If you enjoy my program, and if you use it, please let me know. My address appears at the end of this file and also under "INFO" in the program itself. I also request a donation of two dollars for a program which I feel is worth a whole lot more. However, I understand that computing costs are high, so if you can't make a donation, that is okay, but please send your name and address and comments anyway.

The reason for this is simple. I have no local access number for Q-link, as I live in a rural area. Therefore, my on-line time is charged as long distance by the phone company, which is why I may not be a member for much longer. If I am forced to abandon Q-link, I still would like to share my programs with those who like them. So, I am using this program to compile a list of fellow users who would like to see more of the same. I can then notify interested people of where they may get my future programs (probably local BBS numbers).

So if you like it and use it, feel free to share it with your friends. And please, I'd love to hear from you.

Now on to the program.

Part 2: Solo Poker description.

Solo Poker is a computer version of one of the most popular and addictive solitaire games of all time, Poker Solitaire. The rules are taken directly from "Hoyle's Rules of Games." The object of the game is simple. Try to form the best poker hands that you can.

The game is played by shuffling a deck of cards, turning over the first 25 one at a time, and placing them into a five-by-five grid, forming five hands across and five hands down. The scores for the hands are as follows:

Straight Flush 30

4-of-a-kind 16

Straight 12

Full House 10

3-of-a-kind 6

Flush 5

2 Pair 3

Pair 1

This table is available at any time during play by clicking on the "SCORES" icon. Poker players will no doubt notice that the hands are not in the proper order. This is because the odds are somewhat different for this game than they are for regular poker. Also, a Royal Flush is not given any special value as you are just as likely to get it as you are to get an ace-low straight flush.

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