Name:Roger Buckley Address:40 Upper Valley Road Sheffield S8 9HB Tel: 0114-2811603 Game: German Dice I originally wrote this game on the Spectrum when my kids were small. It is based on a Dice game played in the small bars around Frankfurt when I lived there in the early 70's. It's a simple enough game for any age. The idea is to be first to score 10000 points by saving dice and rethrowing the remainder After each throw you can save the score or gamble on another throw. If you fail with the gamble then you lose the score for that turn. Don't be too greedy! Full playing details are on the menu screen under "Help". It can be played with up to four players any number being computer controlled. I wrote it using Amos Pro(AF Coverdisc),Octamed V(AF Coverdisc), Dpaint IV, PPaint 6.4(AF Coverdisc) and Malcolm Lavery's pour on routine from an Amos routines disc. It has gone through many incarnations as I have learnt more about Amos Pro programming. I had to finish work 2 years ago through illness, (see below) and replaced my Speccy with an Amiga 600. As soon as I saw a 1200 in action my 600 was out. I now run a A1200 with 2m Chip & 4m Fastram & FPU. I have an internal 2.5 inch 420M Harddrive & external Toshiba x2 CD-Rom with classic SCSI controller. My printer is a Citizen ABC. The game will boot from floppy or double click on the icon from Hard Drive. I've only tested it on my 1200 but if you can load Amos Pro then you can run German Dice. The object of the game is to score 10000 points by throwing the dice. After each throw you must save at least one dice. This increases your Temp Score. If you have no legal throw then this is a Wipeout and the next player has his turn. If you manage to save all the dice then you have Blitz and must throw all the dice again. After each save you will be asked if you want to Twist or Stick. If you Stick your Temp score is added to your Total Score but if you Wipeout then you lose the Temp Score. The scoring is as follows:- Except for 1, throw 3 of a kind and score value x 100. 4 of a kind scores value x 1000. Save 3 of a kind and 1 more on the next throw will increase your score to the 4 of a kind rate. Any 5 scores 50 points. Any 1 scores 100 points but Treble 1 is worth 1000 Quad 1 is 10000 - Game Over!! Blitz Bonus increases every throw Select the dice you wish to save by clicking on any dice on the top row inside a white box. When you are happy, click on the OK box. The computer will then check your move is valid If not you try again. If move OK then dice selected will move to the bottom Saved row. When asked to Stick or Twist click left button to stick or right button to twist. The game is for up to 4 players any or all can be played by the computer. Click on the bar to select your choice. Music Button toggles On/Off Help will give full instructions Wins keeps track of how many wins for each player. Human/Computer Toggles players. Players cycles 1-4 players. This game is Charity Ware. If you like the games please help support The Cavendish Centre, Redlands, 3 Tapton House Road, Sheffield S10,5BY By sending a donation. The Cavendish Centre is a leading complementary medicine concern dealing with Cancer patients & relatives affected by Cancer. After I had extensive surgery, I was helped a great deal by The Cavendish Centre who helped me to come to terms with the after effects & how to live with Cancer. The Centre is run entirely on voluntary donations so if you can help, please do. The Cavendish Centre is a Charity Registered in England No.1007450 If you send a donation please mention Rabsoft. Please DO NOT send any cash to me but a postcard or comments would be very welcome. Thank You. Enjoy ---- Roger Rabsoft! ============================================================ LONG LIVE OUR BELOVERED AMIGA ============================================================