@database Briscola.guide
@author   Fabio Lopiano
@version  $VER Briscola.guide v1.0 Š1996 by Fabio Lopiano

@node Main "Briscola"
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                        @{b}B R I S C O L A v1.0@{ub}

                                by
    
                        Fabio Lopiano   Š1996


                           @{"Introduction" link INTRO}
                           @{"copyright   " link COPY}
                           @{"rules       " link RULES}
                           @{"the cardset " link CARDS}

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@node INTRO "Introduction"
@toc    Main
        @{i}Briscola v1.0  Š1996 by Fabio Lopiano - lopiano@infoservizi.it@{ui}


@{b}Briscola @{ub}(in English: Trump) is a traditional italian card game. 
It is played with a @{"40 cards deck" link CARDS} between two or four players.
In this version of the game it is only possible to play in two, human versus 
computer.

The @{"rules" link RULES} are easy and a good memory is needed to play well
of course this is not a problem for the computer player ;)

The game has been tested on an Amiga 1200 and it should work on any Amiga with
at least WorkBench 2.0.

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@node COPY "Copyright"
@toc    Main
        @{i}Briscola v1.0  Š1996 by Fabio Lopiano - lopiano@infoservizi.it@{ui}


@{b}Briscola @{ub} is copyright 1996 to Fabio Lopiano
This game may be distributed freely as long as no unreasonable charge is imposed. 
It may only be distributed if all files contained within the original archive are 
present.

If you like this game please let me know and feel free to send me a little
gift. A nice postcard would be appreciated (a lot of money will be much more
appreciated =)

    My Address is

            Fabio Lopiano
            via p. Pio da Pietrelcina 8
            93100 Caltanissetta ITALY

            lopiano@infoservizi.it


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@node RULES "rules"
@toc    Main
        @{i}Briscola v1.0  Š1996 by Fabio Lopiano - lopiano@infoservizi.it@{ui}


@{b}Briscola @{ub} is played with a @{"40 cards deck" link CARDS}, between two players.
A the beginning of the game each player is given tree cards, the last card
of the deck lies on the table facing up and the remaining cards are put 
upon it, but still leaving it visible. The suit of this card is the 
@{i}"Briscola" @{ui} i.e. the trump or atout of the match.

The first player plays a card, and the second follow him. He who played the 
trump of highest value gets both cards and put them in his deck. If neither 
player played a trump, (i.e. a card of the same suit of the last card of 
the deck) there are two cases:

If the second player played a card of the same suit of the first player, 
who played the highest card will get both cards

Otherwise the first player gets the cards.

Who takes the cards get the first card of the deck, the other player
gets the next, so that both players got exactly three cards in their hand.
Who got the cards has to play another card and the match continues until all 
the cards of the deck (including the last) are been taken, and then the last 
three cards of each players will be played, according to the rules above.

The player who scores at least 121 points in two matches wins the game.

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@node   CARDS "The CardSet"
@toc    Main
        @{i}Briscola v1.0  Š1996 by Fabio Lopiano - lopiano@infoservizi.it@{ui}


The cards are ten for each suit. 
    Suites are : Gold, Cups, Maces, Swords.

The Cards  are : Ace, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 ,Woman, Horse and King.

value of cards are (lower to higher):

         2 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7,  all score   0 points
         Woman                   scores  2 points
         Horse                   scores  3 points
         King                    scores  4 points
         three                   scores 10 points
         Ace                     scores 11 points
       
(note that 3 is higher than all cards but Ace, which is the highest card.)

The sum of scores in the deck is 120 points (30 points for each suit)

The most important cards are Three and Aces so it is important to remember
which of them are been played and which remains in the deck or in the hands
of the opponent.

Click @{"Here" link "carte.iff/main"} to see the cardset

If you wish you may draw @{"your own cardset" link CHANGE}

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@node CHANGE "How to change the card set"
@toc  main
        @{i}Briscola v1.0  Š1996 by Fabio Lopiano - lopiano@infoservizi.it@{ui}


The card set present with the game could look @{i}strange@{ui} to who doesen't 
know it. So, if you want, you may change it.
The card set is read in a standard IFF file called "carte.iff". In the file
provided with the game it is present the "sicilian" card set. It is
possible to substitute this file with another, by example, a french card
set. 
Colors 0 to 3 are used for the rendering of the screen and the windows,
colors 4 to 31 may be freely changed. 
Designing a new cardset you should preserve the position and size of cards
and put the back card on the first position of the fifth row.

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