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3.7 KiB
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70 lines
3.7 KiB
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TRUMP CASTLE II
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Place your bets! Everyone post your bets! All wagers are closed.
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The dealer takes a card (a Jack), then gives you one (an Ace). He gives you
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a second card (a nine). You don't know what his second card is, but your hand
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adds up to twenty. He has a Jack, and if the hidden card is an Ace, you lose.
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You have to take the risk; you bet the bank. Your partner on the right folds.
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The dealer breaks into a sweat. When he reveals his hidden card, an icy
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dagger tickles your spine. It's an Ace. Blackjack!
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If you were playing TRUMP CASTLE II, you wouldn't need to worry. You'd just
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dash over to the change box and pawn your gold watch. It's great to gamble
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with someone else's cash. (But if you win, the money's still theirs!)
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For those of us who are casino maniacs and just can't leave that slot
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machine, TRUMP CASTLE II is an enjoyable diversion. TC2 offers games that
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include the most popular ones in Atlantic City's Trump Castle Casino:
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Baccarat, Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Video Poker, and Slots. (This review is
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based on the IBM-PC version.)
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The program runs on 512K IBM PC/XT/AT/PS2 and CGA/EGA/Tandy machines, or
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640K for VGA. Copy protection is off-disk; you're prompted to enter a word
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from paragraph X on page Y.
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After installing onto my hard disk the many files supplied on five 5-1/4"
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diskettes -- the program took about 1.5Mb of space after installation -- I
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was ready to explore TC2's promising features. I was pleased to encounter an
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easy-to-use interface. (You can play by using the function keys, a mouse, or
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a joystick; function keys are recommended.)
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The digitized photos and animated graphics are pleasant, but the program did
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run a bit roughly on my machine. I don't know if this performance was due to
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the slow microprocessor or to the fact that the VGA graphics limit the speed
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of the game. I highly recommend that you use VGA graphics with 12MHz or more
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so that play is smooth and easy.
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After a good bet at Roulette, you can go for a walk around the hotel. You
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can visit the hall, the lobby, or maybe enjoy a cocktail at the bar. However,
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you might get lost in the hotel because there are no signs to indicate the
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different places in the lobby. (Invoking the help squares to locate
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everything becomes tiresome.) For those who like to spend time in hotels, the
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many places to visit lend a air of reality. (You might even want to
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register!)
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TC2 can be addictive for the experienced casino player; there's more than
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enough betting and roulette-wheel spinning. For the novice, a brochure
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included in the package provides explanations for playing like you do in the
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real casino. The program also offers help screens for the various games.
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Play is supposed to follow the rules and regulations of the New Jersey Casino
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Control Commission (although they make an exception for Video Poker).
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TC2 is a good family/friends game: Up to four players can enjoy Blackjack or
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roll the dice at Craps. (Everyone starts with an initial balance of $1,000.)
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Lucky players aspire to record their names and winnings in the hotel's "Top
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Ten Winners" roster. A save-game feature permits players to restore to a
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"pre-loss" position.
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Although I recommend TC2, I did encounter some disappointments. For
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example, there is only one kind of slot machine. Although the player's guide
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indicates there are 200 machines in the real Castle, there is only a single
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one-dollar slot machine in the game. Additionally, the documentation offers
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no explanation of how to play poker, and the section on craps is both
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difficult and confusing. Finally, if you have a slower machine, you might
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want to skip TC2.
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TRUMP CASTLE II is published by Capstone and distributed by IntraCorp.
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