Convolution

Camptown Races

 
by

Robert A. Dalton



This is not a difficult Door game, so the rules are
rather easy. You are at your favorite horsetrack, got a
few bucks in your pocket, and are feeling lucky!

PLAYING:

You may play up to, but not more than, 5 races a day. When
the game is registered, the sysop may choose the maximum
number of races per day. You may play them all at once, or
you may play part of them and return at a later time. The
game will keep track of how many races you have played.

The first time you play you will be given 5 thousand dollars
to try to build your fortune. After that the game will keep
track of your winnings. There are 5 horses, and each will be
handicapped according to it's odds of winning.

All bets are to WIN ONLY.

If you do not play within a certain number of days (determined
by the sysop) the game will delete you, and you must start over.

BETTING:

To bet, just enter the amount of money you want to wager at
the proper prompt. In addition to betting 3 other options
exist at the betting prompt: [T] Will display the 'Top Ten'
file as it exists, prior to your current round. [?] Will
display this help file, and [Q] will allow you to quit.
Another prompt will appear when you choose [Q], to force you
to verify your intentions.

The game will not accept fractional bets, negative bets,
and any other bets determined to be 'illegal'.

                           
PICKING THE HORSE:

After being asked for the amount of money that you will wager,
the game will ask you which horse you want to bet it on. Simply
enter a number between 1 and 5, inclusive, to complete the bet.

If you find that you have changed your mind about the AMOUNT of
the bet, enter an invalid pick at this time and the program will
allow you to re-enter your data.


WINNING:

Winning Horses pay off at the random odds chosen at race time.
The lowest odds are 2:1, and the highest 6:1. I realize this
is not how a real racetrack works, but at least you're not
losing real money, either!

                             
The lowest odds are 2:1, and the highest 6:1. I realize this
is not how a real racetrack works, but at least you're not
losing real money, either!
                            

If you are lucky enough to accumulate over 1 million dollars,
you will be retired to the hall of fame! Course, that means that
you will have to earn many times the amount of money you start
with, but there's the challenge; Let's see if anyone is up
to it!

LOSING:

If you loose all your money, you will be shown to the outer
gates. But fortunately for you, the next time you show up, you
will be allowed to start all over with 5000 bucks! If you go
bankrupt, your record will be cleared and you may re-play all
the day's races if you wish.

Enjoy and have fun.