Casino for Palm OS
from Stand Alone, Inc.



Table of Contents

1	Welcome and Registration	
1.1		About Casino	
1.2		System Requirements	
1.3		Registering Casino	
1.4		Contacting Stand Alone Inc.	
1.4.1		Business Hours	
1.4.2		Email	
1.4.3		Phone	
1.4.4		Regular Mail	
1.4.5		World Wide Web	
1.5		Reporting Bugs	
1.6		Version History	
2	Entering the Casino	
2.1		Choosing a Game	
2.2		Blackjack	
2.2.1		Deciding the Wager	
2.2.2		Card Values	
2.2.3 		Playing Blackjack	
2.2.4		Winning and the Payback	
2.2.5		Blackjack Settings	
2.3		Craps	
2.3.1		Step One in Craps Betting	
2.3.2		Establishing the Point	
2.3.3		Hard Way Bets	
2.3.4		One-Roll Bets	
2.4		Roulette	
2.4.1		Betting	
2.4.2		Odds and the Payoff	
2.5		Slots	
2.5.1		Making Bets	
2.5.2		The Payoff	
2.6		Video Poker	
2.6.1		Betting 	
2.6.2		Playing Video Poker	
2.6.3		Payback
2.7		Help and Settings	
2.7.1		Help	
2.7.2		Settings	

1	Welcome and Registration

1.1	About Casino 
Casino brings five games of chance and skill to your PalmOS device! It includes 
Blackjack, Craps, Slot Machines, Roulette, and Video Poker. Casino keeps track 
of your money between games, gives you complete rules for each game, and helps 
you keep track of the odds. It has all the fun of a real Casino in the palm of 
your hand.

Included in this archive are the following packages:

Casino.prc 
This is the software package that you need to install on your PalmPilot.

Casino.pdf 
This is the users manual for Casino. 
Casino.txt 
This is a text only format of the users manual. If at all possible,
use the pdf version of the manual as it has layout and graphics that cannot 
be included in the text version. The pdf version of the manual is viewed using 
Adobe Acrobat Reader. This can be obtained free of charge at www.adobe.com.
SAStuff.txt 
A list of all of the software available from Stand Alone Inc.

1.2	System Requirements 
Casino is designed to work on both the PalmPilot 5000k, Professional and 
Personal units, as well as the Palm III device. Throughout this manual, 
PalmPilot is used to refer to any of these units.

1.3	Registering Casino 
Casino is Shareware, and costs $24.95.

The Casino Demo will work for a 30 day trial period. At the end of the 30 Days,
it will stop working. To avert this tragedy, you will need to get in touch with
Stand Alone to register your software. You can register with us by several
different methods.

You will need to include the following information, no matter how you choose to
register. Most importantly, you need to include your name EXACTLY as it is
entered in your PalmPilot, including spaces. We use this to generate your
password, so it must be precise. You will need to specify which programs you
wish to register, and include payment for each of them. We accept Visa,
Mastercard, and American Express. If you are using normal mail, you can send us
a check as well. Make sure to include your card number, the expiration date, and
what type of card you are using. You also need to give us a way to get in touch
with you. Email is the preferred way, followed by your address and phone number.
An Email address is not strictly necessary, but it will result in much faster
service.

For instant gratification, register by phone, and pay using Visa or Mastercard.
To do so, call (773) 477-2492 and we will give you a password right over the
phone.

Alternatively, you can send us a check to the address below.

You can also Email us. Just Email us the relevant information, and well send
you a code. If you are registering through Compuserve, use, GO SWREG.

Once you register, you will receive a password from us. You can install this
password one of two ways. There is an option to Enter Password via the Enter
Password option in the menu. Tap on it to bring up a screen that has a space to
enter the password.

1.4	Contacting Stand Alone Inc. 
There are several ways to get in touch with us here at Stand Alone, Inc.  
Email is the preferred form of communication, but whatever works for you is 
fine. If you have any questions, comments, suggestions or compliments, please 
don't hesitate to contact us through any of the methods listed below.

1.4.1	Business Hours 
Stand Alone is open from 9 AM to 7 PM Monday to Thursday, 9 AM to 6 PM Friday,
10 AM to 4 PM Saturday and we are CLOSED on Sunday. These times are CST and GMT 
-5.

1.4.2	Email 
internet: 	info@standalone.com 
AOL: 		Std Alone
CompuServe:	76342,3057

1.4.3	Phone 
Voice: 		(773) 477-2492 
Fax:		(773) 477-2579

1.4.4	Regular Mail 
Stand Alone 3171 N. Hudson, Suite 1 
Chicago IL, 60657 
USA

1.4.5	World Wide Web 
http://www.standalone.com

1.5	Reporting Bugs If you find a bug in our software, it would be helpful if
you reported the bug to us. To report a bug, please Email us with Bug Report
Request in the subject line.  In the Email, include the following information:

What type of PalmPilot you are using (i.e. Personal) 
The software name and version number (i.e. Casino 1.0) 
The error number 
A brief description of how we can recreate the error 
Your name and Email address so we can contact you when the bug is fixed

When reporting bugs, it is best to Email us, rather than calling, so that the
programers have a written record of the information they need to solve the
problem. As soon as we receive your Email, the programer will examine the
problem, and fix it.. Because our programers are busy creating software, it can
take a while for them to reply, but they will release a new version of the
software that fixes the bug as soon as they can.

1.6	Version History 
Version		Date			Notes 
1.0			June1, 1998		First public release

2	Entering the Casino 
Welcome to Casino for the PalmOS. Casino gives you all the excitement of a 
casino right in the palm of your hand. When you first open Casino, the Stand 
Alone Dealer greets you. The box in the upper right corner is your starting 
bank. To enter start playing, tap the Deal Me In button.

2.1	Choosing a Game 
To change games, just the Menu silkscreen button. Next,
select the Games menu, and choose the game that you want to play.

Alternatively, you can use the following Graffiti commands to switch between
games:

Blackjack: Command-B 
Craps: Command-C 
Roulette: Command-R 
Slots: Command-S 
Video Poker: Command-P

2.2	Blackjack 
Blackjack is the classic card game where you try to get combinations of cards 
to add up to 21 points, without going over. If you go over twenty-one point, 
you Bust, and lose the hand. If your points are higher than the dealers 
points, or the dealer Busts, you win the hand. If your points are lower than 
the dealers, or you Bust, you lose.

2.2.1	Deciding the Wager 
To play Blackjack, you first need to decide at which table you wish to play.  
The table determines the size the bet that is wagered on each hand. To select 
the table, tap the Menu silkscreen button, select Table Bet, and then choose 
the bet for each hand.


2.2.2	Card Values 
Each card in Blackjack has a point value. Aces are worth either one or eleven 
points. 2-10 are worth the face value of the card. All of the face cards are 
worth ten points.

2.2.3 	Playing Blackjack 
Each hand of Blackjack begins with you being dealt two cards face up, and the 
dealer getting one card face up and one face down. At the bottom of the screen, 
you have up to five options of how to play the hand.

Hit 
Tapping the Hit button deals you one more card. You can Hit multiple times,
as long as you dont go Bust.

Stand 
When you have decided that you are happy with your cards, tap the Stand
button. The dealer will then flip over his hidden card, and you will see if
youve won.

Double Down 
Tap Double Down when you are convinced that you will have a great hand with the 
addition of one card. Double Down doubles the bet, and deals you one more card. 
Once you have your new card, the dealer reveals his hidden card and the hand 
ends.

Insurance 
Insurance is only an option if the dealers starting face up card is
an Ace, and you are betting on the Dealer having a natural 21. If you choose to
take Insurance, then you place a second bet of half the normal bets value. If
the dealer has a natural 21, then you lose your original bet and get paid twice
the new bet. The net result is that you break even. If the dealer doesnt have
21, then you lose the insurance bet and the game continues.

Split 
Split is only an option if your first two cards are a pair. By choosing to
Split, you break your hand into two separate hands, with one of your starting
cards in each.

Next, each hand gets a second card and you play as normal. Each hand has the
starting wager placed on it, and both hands play against the dealer.

2.2.4	Winning and the Payback 
You win a hand of Blackjack when your total points are higher than the 
dealers, but not over 21. When you win a hand, you win an equal amount to your 
bet. If you get a natural 21 with your first two cards, then you win 150% of 
your original bet.

2.2.5	Blackjack Settings 
You can set the number of decks in Blackjack. To do so, tap the Menu silkscreen 
button, choose the Option menu, and then select Settings. You can select 
between one and six decks of cards, and you can choose to have the dealer deal 
until between zero and six decks are left before reshuffling. For more 
information on settings, please see Section 2.7.

2.3	Craps 
Craps is a game where you bet on the roll of a pair of dice. The betting is 
broken up into several rounds, and many different bets can be in play at once.

Standard Bets 
To bet, you tap your chips in your bank in the upper right hand
corner, and move them onto the betting board. To make a standard bet, you can
move individual chips straight from the bank to the board.

Custom Bets 
Alternatively, you can tap on a selection of chips to set the special slot at 
the lowest level of the bank, which  creates a custom bet. Then, once the level 
of the custom bet is set, drag the chips out to the betting board. Tapping the 
circle with the line through it sets the custom bet to zero.

2.3.1	Step One in Craps Betting
When starting a game of Craps, you have the option of placing a bet before the 
dice are rolled for the first time. You can place a Pass bet, or a Dont Pass 
bet on the first roll. You can also place a Proposition bet, but those will be 
explained latter.

If you place a Pass bet, you win if the die roll is 7 or 11. If you place a 
Dont Pass bet, you win if the roll is 2, 3, or 12. If the die roll is 4, 5, 6, 
8, or 10, then you that number is established as the point. You keep rolling 
until you roll the point again, in which case you win, or you roll a 7, in 
which case you lose.

2.3.2	Establishing the Point
So, the first die has been rolled, and the bets placed. How the game proceeds 
from there depends on what was rolled in the first round. If a 2, 3, 7, 11, or 
12 was rolled in the first round, then the game ends and you go back to round 
one after collecting your money.
		
However, if the first roll was a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10, then the game goes into 
a second round. After the first round, you bet on the Come or Dont Come. If 
you bet on Come, then you roll the dice again. You win if the next roll is a 
7, or 11, and you lose if it is a 2, 3, or 12. If you roll a 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 
or 10, then you keep rolling. If you roll the number a second time, then you 
win. If you roll a 7, then you lose.

These bets are made in addition to any Pass bets that have been placed, and 
often you can have bets on seval numbers at once.

2.3.3	Hard Way Bets
There are a number of bets that are made after the Point has been established.
These bets not only require that you roll the Point before rolling a 7, but the
Point has to be rolled in a certain way. These four bets require that the 4, 6,
8, or 10 be attained by rolling doubles.  If you get the Point by a way that
doesnt involve doubles, then you lose the bet.

2.3.4	One-Roll Bets
One-roll bets are risky bets that can be made at any time. When you place one of
these bets, you are betting that the next roll with be a certain number. The
odds for each of these bets is different, and is printed on the betting board.

2.4	Roulette 
Roulette is an elegant game of chance. The roulette wheel has 38
spaces. They are numbered 1 to 36, and then there is a 0 and a 00 space. A ball
is dropped onto the wheel, and then the wheel is spun. You bet on where you
think the ball will land. To play Roulette, place you bets on the board, and tap
Spin to spin the wheel.

2.4.1	Betting 
Below the Roulette wheel is the betting board, with all the possibilities for 
betting.

Standard Bets To bet, you tap your chips in your bank in the upper right hand
corner, and move them onto the betting board. To make a standard bet, you can
move individual chips straight from the bank to the board.

Custom Bets Alternatively, you can move chips to the special slot at the lowest
level of the bank, to create a custom bet. Then, once the level of the custom
bet is set, drag the chips out to the betting board.

2.4.2	Odds and the Payoff
You can place bets at many different points on the board. Each place where you
bet is based on the number or numbers where you think that the ball will land.
When you drag your chips to the board, a small window will appear which tells
you the odds for each bet that you make.

Inside Bets Straight (a bet on a single number): 35-1 
Split Bet (two adjacent numbers on the board): 17-1 
Street Bet (three numbers in a row): 11-1 
Square Bet (four numbers in a square on the board): 8-1 
Five-number Line Bet (00, 0, 1, 2, 3): 6-1

Outside Bets Column (one of the three columns): 2-1 
Dozen bet (1-12, 13-24, or 25-36): 2-1 
High-Low (1-18 or 19-36): 1-1 
Color (Red or Black): 1-1 
Odd-Even (odd or even): 1-1

2.5	Slots 
Slots is a game of chance that can be quite rewarding. The amount
that you win on a spin depends on how many of the wheels stop on the same
symbol.

2.5.1	Making Bets 
To place a bet, tap the coin slot on the upper right hand side of the slot 
machine. Each time you tap the slot, you deposit an additional coin.

The value of each coin is determined by the type of slot machine you are
playing. To set the type of machine, tap the Menu silkscreen button, and then
select the value for each coin.

2.5.2	The Payoff 
You win at Slots when more than one of a symbol appears on the wheel.

2 of a Kind: 2-1 
2 different 2 of a Kind: 4-1 
3 of a Kind: 20-1 
3 of a Kind and 2 of a Kind: 22-1 
4 of a Kind: 200-1 
Jackpot (5 of a Kind): 7000-1

2.6	Video Poker 
In Video Poker, you try and get the best poker hand that you
can. The better the hand, the larger amount of money that you win.

2.6.1	Betting 
In the upper left hand corner of Video Poker, are four coins.
Each coin is worth $10, and you can play up to four per hand of Video Poker. To
set the value of your bet, finish your current hand, and tap OK, rather than
Play Another Game. Then, select how many coins you are going to use by tapping
on them. After selecting how many coins your are going to use each hand, tap the
Deal Me In button to start playing.

2.6.2	Playing Video Poker
When you start a game of Video Poker, you are dealt five cards. You can discard
up to three cards to try and improve your hand. To discard cards, tap on the
cards that you want to discard. When you have selected the cards you wish to
throw away, tap the Deal button. If, when you start a new hand, you dont want
to replace any cards, tap the Stand Pat button. After any cards that you chose
to discard have been replaced, Video Poker finds your score and pays you your
winnings.

2.6.3	Payback 
Tapping the Odds button gives you a quick reference to the payoff for each of 
the hands.

Tap the Never Tell Me the Odds button to return to the game.

Royal Flush: 1000-1 
Straight Flush: 50-1 
Four of a Kind: 25-1 
Full House: 9-1
Flush: 6-1 
Straight: 4-1 
Three of a Kind: 3-1 
Two Pair: 2-1 
Pair of Jacks or Better: 1-1

2.6.4	Settings 
You can turn off the confirmation for Standing Pat through the Settings screen. 
To do so, tap the Menu silkscreen button, select Options, and then choose 
Settings. From the Settings screen, check off the box next to Dont confirm 
when standing pat.

2.7	Help and Settings 
Casino has a number of options to help you with rules, or let you set your 
preferences for games.

2.7.1	Help 
If you need help with the rules for any of the games, Casino has a
Help screen. To access it, tap the Menu Button, select Options, and tap Help.

2.7.2	Settings 
Settings includes a number of options for Casino. To access
the Settings screen, tap the Menu silkscreen button, select Options, and the tap
Settings.

Dont Show Win/Lose Windows 
Check this option if you dont want to have the Win/Lose windows appear.

Blackjack 
You can set the number of decks that are used by the dealer between 1
and 6. You can also set the dealer to shuffle the cards when there are anywhere
from 0 to 6 decks remaining.

Video Poker 
You can turn of the confirmation for Standing Pat with by checking this box.

Craps 
If this box is checked, then the dice have animation. If the box is unchecked, 
then they do not.





 






		

