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Dear friends,
This software was inspired by a summer evening, spent teaching this classic dice and scorecard game to my young children. Their enthusiasm for the game
encouraged me to create a diceless, paperless version that would generate pseudo-random rolls, automate the scoring and
enforce the rules. This allows the youngest kids, even those with minimal math skills, to play without adult help.
Kids love it. Adults will find it a robust and full featured version of the classic.
I am glad to share with you a challenging and fun game. Both skill and luck are required to consistently score high in a
series of games. Try your luck! Enjoy!
Dave H.
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Blurb:
Yacht! Summer Evening Edition. v1.01b
A classic dice scorecard game in which strategy, skill and luck are combined in the perfect proportion.
Alternately frustrating and rewarding, always entertaining, this game will have everyone from 5 to 105 shouting: "Yacht! See!"
Now this classic has emerged from it's chrysalis to become fleeting electrons on your computer.
Kids can easily play the intuitive interface. Rules are enforced automatically.
All scores, in a series of games played, each session, can be displayed.
Written in HTML and Javascript, web authors are welcome to include, alter or re-brand the game for their site, (see documentation for restrictions).
Don't give up on paper and dice, but do try this free digital thumb-twiddler.
The only thing you have to lose is the time spent clicking your mouse.
This software is protected by copyleft,
Space Coast Web Design,
Saturday, August 30, 2003.
You may freely use and distribute this software, without alteration, if you follow these simple rules:
- Don't charge anything for it.
- Don't use it for gambling.
- Don't do anything illegal with it.
- Don't be a poor loser.
- Be a gracious winner.
- Share it with someone.
You may freely alter and distribute this software, (or re-brand it for distribution), if you follow these simple rules:
- Don't charge anything for it.
- Don't do anything illegal with it.
- Don't use it for hate speech or propaganda.
- Don't use it for gambling.
- Keep any code blocks referring to the original author. (me;-)
- Keep any code blocks referring to the original author's e-mail.
- Keep any code blocks referring to the original author's website.
- Keep this page intact and linked to the software.
- Do not alter or hide the original text of this page.
- Try to document your changes in the source code.
- Keep the code clean and simple, use only HTML and client-side javascript.
- Don't obfuscate or encrypt the code.
- Don't incorporate any copyrighted material into the software.
- Add documentation at the bottom of this page in the space provided as to changes or re-branding.
Features of the current version 1.0:
- Tested on MSIE6, Netscape 7, Itrix, Phoenix, K-Meleon, Mozilla, Avant and FlashPeak SlimBrowser.
- Pseudo-random six sided die roller function.
- Constrained pseudo-random timing of each die reveal event on dice rolls.
- Interactive scoring interface with option to cancel and score elsewhere.
- Scores by the rules, calculates bonuses, checks hands, watches for Yacht.
- Automatic and correct scoring of Yacht and Yacht Bonuses.
- Automatic enforcement of special case rules for Yacht.
- Automatic Card and Game Totals.
- Game series scores on pop-up score sheet.
- Game series scores track the score for completed games and report abandoned games.
- The current interface is solitaire Yacht, but multiple open windows allow for some limited multi-player usage.
Known issues with this build:
- Score window doesn't show? Disable popup blockers to view score page.
Wishlist for the future version 2.0:
- True, single instance, multi-player functionality, with anytime hotseat switching between players.
- Custom player name support.
- Addition of a new player at any time.
- Competitive scoring of game series.
- Custom color schemes.
- Animated dice graphics.
- Midi-jukebox.
- Sound effects.
- Current game-state memory dump for save game features.
Disclaimer:
- I cannot guarantee that flying monkeys will not carry you away to Oz while playing, installing, downloading, folding, smoking, groping, ingesting, or inserting this software product. Don't even pretend this software is suitable for any purpose. I warned you. Don't hold me liable for any result. Ignore the man behind the curtain.
Thanks to all!
- Thanks to my wife and children for the extensive testing during development.
- Thanks to my colleague,Tommy B, for his keen eye for glitches,
for his suggestions for improvements of the interface, (implemented in the current version),
and for his ideas for the future v2.0 Multi-Player Challenge.
- Thanks to the fine folks at nonags.com,
to whom I hereby give special unlimited permission to incorporate this game on the nonags site, if they so choose, in whatever form, regardless of above stated restrictions.
- Thank you for playing.
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