CASINO I



R Leninger 1983



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CASINO I includes computer simulations of three popular games of chance:

Twenty-One (or "Blackjack"), Craps and Slot Machines.  Twenty-One and Craps

may be enjoyed by up to three players per game.  Although Slots is designed for

one player at a time, any number can participate if they're willing to share the

initial stake of $100.



Each game on the Casino program cassette features realistic graphics and

stimulating sound effects to create the excitement of Las Vegas or Monte Carlo

in your own home.  Since each game on the Casino program is governed by the

same odds and the same random selection that characterize the "real thing", the

dedicated student of gambling will find that Casino's games provide an excellent

opportunity for sharpening mathematical skills that often mean the difference

between breaking even and winning big.



COMMAND CARTRIDGE INSTRUCTIONS

If you have the cartridge version of this software program please follow the

steps listed below:



1.	Turn ouff your TS2000



2.	Lift cartridge door open



3.	Insert command cartridge



4.	Program will now begin execution.  If Step 5 does not occur - start over with

	Step 1 ... and reseat cartridge once again.



ALWAYS TURN OFF YOUR TS2000 BEFORE INSERTING OR REMOVING

CARTRIDGE

You may bypass tape load instructions below.



TO LOAD:  Press LOAD "casino", start the cassette recorder and press ENTER.

Turn off the tape recorder when you see a "menu" on the screen that says:



		The following are available



		1. Twenty-One

		2. Craps

		3. Slots

		4. Exit this program

		Select game by number



TO PLAY:  Decide which of the three games you want to play and press the

number for that game listed on the menu.  If you choose Twenty-One or Craps,

the computer will ask you how many people are playing.  After you enter a 

number (or immediately, if you've chosen Slots), the computer sets the game.



In each game, you must bet before the action begins.  The computer stakes you

to $100 (in Slots, it even stacks up a hundred silver dollars for you).  You may bet

up to $999 in Twenty-One (but you can't bet more than you have, your beginning

limit is $100), but you can only feed one dollar at a time, up to 3 bets into the

Slots.  Craps allows you to bet up to $95 per category (there are ten bet

categories) in increments of $5.  But again, you cannot bet more than you have.



To place your first bet in Twenty-One, enter the amount of money you want to

risk.  When all of the players have made an initial bet, the computer deals the

first two cars to each hand.  Dealer's hand is shown with one card face down,

one face up; other hands are shown face up.



In Craps, select a betting category by moving the V-shaped cursor up or down

until it's at the category you want to bet in and them press the number "1" for

each $5 you want to bet in that category.  You may continue placing bets until

you reach your limit and/or press ENTER (if you change your mind, you may

remove your money or decrease it in $5 increments by pressing the "0" key.

Once all players have entered an initial bet, the computer rolls the dice.



In Slots, you see a slot machine in the upper left quadrant of your display

screen.  You may bet up to three lines at a time by pressing the "B" key for each

coin you want to drop.  If you place only one bet the center slot machine spins

when you press the "P" key to pull.  If you place two bets, the top two machines

are set in motion by a pull.





STRATEGIES:  If you're not an experienced gambler, you'll probably want to play

Twenty-One or Craps the first few times with someone who knows the games.

(Don't worry; he can't take advantage of your lack of experience - it's the

computer that deals the cards or rolls the dice.)  They're both complicated games

that can be confused (or expensive if the computer didn't advance you your

stake).  If you don't have any gambling friends, it is helpful to read the rules of

Twenty-One or Craps in a reference book such as "Hoyle's Rules of Games."

Although you can teach yourself both games by experience, the fast action of 

the Casino program sometimes leaves you bewildered.



The object of TWENTY-ONE is to build a hand of cards whose values add up to

21 - or closer to 21 (without going over that number) than anyone else's hand.

If you go over 21, you "bust" and lose your money.  An Ace counts as either one

or 11 (the computer won't bust you by counting it as an 11 when you'd still be

okay if it were a 1):  face cards (King, Queen and Jack) count as 10, and number

cards 2 to 10 have the value of thier numbers.



The computer will deal you two cards and ask if you want to be hit (this means,

do you want to have another card?).  Before you press "y" (yes) or "n" (no), count

your hand and look at the card that shows in the dealer's hand.  If your cards are,

for example, a ten and a nine - for 19 - you will probably want to "stand".

Press "n".  Once you stand, you're finished playing this hand - which continues

until all players have stood.  At the end of the hand, the dealer shows his cards

and bets are paid or lost.  The game continues until all players have lost all their

money or until all players refuse to enter an amount when asked to bet.



(if you do not have enough money to double your bet you will not be given these

options).



If your cards total 11 you will be asked if you wish to double.  Pressing "y" for

yes, your bet will be doubled and you will be dealt only 1 more card.  Pressing

"n" will allow you to continue play without doubling.



If you are dealt Q or the same cards (say 2 Queens) you will be asked if you

wish to split your hand.  Press "y" if you wish to have your bet doubled and your

cards split into 2 separate hands.  Press "n" to continue play without splitting

your hand.



In "Craps", on the opening bet, only a "7", "11" or "craps" (2,3 or 12) make any

difference if you bet on "LINE" or "DON'T PASS".  If you bet on the LINE

category and a "7" or an "11" is rolled, then you win.  If you bet on the 

"DON'T PASS" or "CRAPS" categories and "craps" is rolled, you win.  If you

wagered on "CRAPS" and any number except "2", "3", or "12" is rolled ( or if you

bet "LINE" and "CRAPS" is rolled) then you lose.  If any number except 2,3,7,

11 or 12 is rolled and you have placed your bet on "LINE" or on "DON'T PASS",

you neither win nor lose.



Any other number rolled becomes the "Point" and is displayed in the upper right

hand corner of your display screen.  The object of the game now is for the

"Shooter" (the person rolling the dice; in this case, the computer) to roll the

point again before he rolls a 7.  If he rolls a point first, he wins; if he rolls a 7 first,

he loses.  You are betting, before each roll, on whether he will win, lose or have

to roll again.



Your choices are:



LINE - this is a bet that will roll the point before getting a 7.  If he does, you win;

if he doesn't, you lose.



DON'T PASS - is the opposite of LINE; it's a bet that he will not roll the point

before a 7 is rolled.



7 ON THE NEXT ROLL and 11 ON THE NEXT ROLL are self explanatory.  If you

bet that 7 or 11 will be thrown next and you're right, you win; if any other

number (including the Point) is thrown, you lose.



DOUBLES ON THE NEXT ROLL and CRAPS ON THE NEXT ROLL are like 7 or

11 ON THE NEXT ROLL.  "Doubles" are 2,4,6,8,10 or 12 rolled as two ones,

two twos, two threes and so on.  Craps are (2,3 or 12).



FIELD - is a bet that any of the numbers which the computer shows in

parenthesis after FIELD will be thrown on the next roll.



6 BEFORE 7 - is a bet that a 6 will be rolled before a 7 is thrown, but not 

necessarily on the next roll.



4 the hard way - you win if 2 two's are rolled before any other kind of 4 is

rolled, 8 the hard way - you win if 2 four's are rolled before any other kind of 8

is rolled.



After each roll, the computer will show you which bets won, which lost and which

stand (because they neither won nor lost), pays winnings and subtracts losses,

and asks you to enter another bet on the next roll.  If you bet 0, the game ends.



Fortunately or unfortunately, there is no strategy for SLOTS.  You simply feed

your coins into the machines and pull the handle until all of your money is gone

or you've gotten tired of the game.  You may end the game any time you like by

pressing "P" without entering a "B" first.



To stop the bet in between bets on blackjack and craps, press the "S" key when

asked to place a bet.







LOADING INSTRUCTIONS:

(See Chapter 4 of your instruction manual for detailed instructions.)

  1.  First listen to the tape so you will be familiar with its distinct sections.  The

tape has a period of silence at the beginning, followed by a high-pitched,

screechy noise.  This is the computer program.  The program is recorded twice on

the cassette in case one does not load.

  2.  Set the volume control on the cassette deck ot about 3/4 of the maximum.

If you have tone controls, set the bass to minimum and treble to maximum.  If you

have just one tone controls, set it to HIGH or MAXIMUM.

  3.  Rewind the tape to the beginning.  Connect the EAR jack on the computer

to the EAR jack on the cassette deck recorder.  Make sure the plugs are clean

and securely in place.

  4.  To instruct the computer to accept the program you must press the LOAD

command and type the name of the program in quotation marks.  See the

instructions or cassette for the correct loading name.

  5.  Start the cassette deck, allow a few seconds for it to get up to speed, then

press ENTER during the silence before the program begins.

  6.  The border of the TV screen will alternate between pale blue (cyan) and red,

during the time the computer is searching for the program on the tape.

  7.  When the program has been found, the screen border will show a pattern of

lines in the same shades of blue and red, and shortly the name of the program

will appear on the screen.

  8.  Next, as the program itself is being loaded into the computer, the border

pattern will become thinner, faster moving yellow and dark blue lines.

  9.  When the computer has finished loading the program, one of two things

will happen:

    1.  Most commercial programs will begin running automatically, usually with a 

    "title screen" or instructions to the user.  (A title screen may tell you that the

    tape is still loading, if not, you should stop the tape immediately at this point

    so as to be in the proper position to load the next program if you wish.) or

    2.  The screen will be blank, except for a 0 OK, 0:1 in the lower left hand

    corner.  This is a report code and means that the computer has successfully

    loaded the program.

        Stop the tape immediately.  To execute the program, you press RUN and

   ENTER.  This will start the program.



SOME SUGGESTIONS

  1.  The volume at which the program is loaded is very important.  Usually 3/4

maximum volume works best, but recorders vary and may require

experimentation with the volume setting.  If you have a technical background you

can check the output level of your recorder's EAR/SPKR jack.  It must be at least 

4 volts peak-to-peak, although 5 to 6 volts peak-to-peak is best.

  2.  Clean and demagnitize the heads of the tape recorder.  Your ears may not

pick up the signal fluctuations due to magnetic flux on the tape heads, but the

computer has a much more sensitive "ear".

  3.  The computer is very susceptible to outside interference.  Working on a

metal table or near electrical appliances should be avoided.

  4.  Occasionally, once a program has loaded, the video display will show

instability.  This can be corrected by adjusting the vertical hold on the television.



WARRANTY

There are no warranties which extend beyond the description on the face

hereof.  No other warranty, whether express or implied, including the warranty of

merchantability, shall exist in connection with the sale of this product.  In no

event shall Timex be liable for any consequential, incidental or special damages.





MODEL NO 345-064004



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