Casino Addict PSP

Casino Addict
General
Author	GlobWare.com
Type	Card
Version	0.6
License	Freeware
Last Updated	2005/07/02
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Various casino games written in C and based on NEM's Hello, World and 71M's Solid demo.

Games Included:

• Blackjack
• Red Dog
• Roulette
• Poker

User guide

Blackjack

BlackJack is played with a standard 52 card deck. Each player and the dealer are dealt two cards. The cards are dealt one at a time. The cards are worth their face value, face cards are worth ten and Aces are worth either one or eleven.

Objective:

The object of the game is for your card total to be as close to twenty-one as possible without going over or "busting".

• If your card total beats the dealers total you win even money.
• If your total goes over twenty-one you bust or lose your bet.
• If the dealers busts and your total has not gone over twenty-one you win even money.
• If the hand is a tie it is called a push and there is no money won or lost.
• If your first two cards are equal to twenty-one you have a blackjack and are paid 3-2 odds provided the dealer does not also have blackjack in which case it is a tie.

Hitting and Standing:

If you are happy with your first two card total you may stand. If you wish to take another card you may hit. You may hit or stand as you wish however the dealer must hit or stand according to strict rules. The dealer must stand if the dealers total is seventeen or more. The dealer must hit if the total is less than seventeen.

Red Dog

Red Dog is a card game similar to Acey-Deucey and In-Between. The game is played on a blackjack-sized table with two betting spots -- "bet" and "raise" -- using a 52-card deck. Only three cards are played per hand. Card suit is not relevant in Red Dog.

The popularity of Red Dog is largely due to its simplicity. As the pros say, if you can remember the number seven and know how to subtract, then you can play Red Dog as well as anyone in the world.

Objective:

As a player, you place an opening bet and the dealer will deal two cards. The object of the game is to bet on the likelihood that the rank of a third card is going to fall between the first two. If it does fall between, you win. If it doesn't, you lose.

So far, it's too simple. This is where the "raise" bet comes in and it's based on the "spread". Spread is the number of card values that lie between the two initial cards. The value of any card from 2 to 10 counts at face value, a jack counts as 11, a queen as 12, a king as 13, and an ace counts as 14.

A couple of examples are worthwhile. Let's say the dealer deals a 7 and a 10. What's the spread? Since 8 and 9 fall between the 7 and 10, the spread is 2.

Ok, let's say the next hand plays a 4 and a 5. The spread? Since the cards are consecutive, no cards fall between 4 and 5, it's called a "tie", you keep your money and the hand is over.

The interesting part of Red Dog is betting on the spread. This is an optional second bet where you go for a bonus payout. The house sets the odds based on a simple principle: the narrower the spread, the higher the potential payout ("bonus").

Betting:

As indicated, you open with a bet and the dealer deals two cards. The cards are placed face up on the table and the dealer will place a marker to indicate (a) the spread and (b) the odds the house offers on an additional bet (the "raise"). If you bet no further, you will win your original bet at even money if you win the hand.

If you do decide to raise, you're betting at house odds as printed on the Red Dog table. If you win, you get your original bet at even money and the raise bet at the odds indicated.

If the first two cards are a tie -- consecutive cards -- you keep your bet.

If the two cards are a pair, betting stops but you'll get paid at 11:1 if the third card makes it three of a kind. Otherwise you push.

Finally, if the third card matches either of the first two, you lose your bet.

Payoff:

In a winning hand, opening bets are always paid out at even money. Raise betsare paid out based on the spread as follows:

Spread Payoff
 1 5:1
 2 4:1
 3 2:1
 4-11 1:1

Poker

5 Card Draw/Video Poker, 10 and up for a pair.

Royal Flush         00:1
Straight Flush      50:1
Four of a Kind      20:1
Full House          7:1
Flush               5:1
Straight            4:1
Three of a Kind     3:1
Two Pairs           2:1
Pair (10+)          1:1

Hidden commands

• L1 - Reset Cash to Start Amount ($5000)
• R1 - Add $1000 to Cash (cheat)
• Triangle - Show/Hide Debug Info (only in blackjack & poker)
• Start - Exit to PSP

Exiting from the Casino menu will automatically save your game.

Your save game file will be saved to the root (), and will be called casinoaddict.dat.

Screenshots

Changelog

Version 0.6

• Fixed a major bug in card reshuffler for Poker.
• Added Debug Mode using Triangle for Poker. (#'s are Deck Cards, Trash Cards & Player Cards)
• Updated Debug Output which displays cards in deck(white), trash cards(grey), player/Dealer cards (lt grey).

Version 0.5

• Added Poker.
• Replaced main menu and icon graphics.
• Fixed bug where player could spin on Roulette with a bet larger than available cash, creating negative cash if lost.

Version 0.4

• Added background graphics to all games and main menu.
• Reconfigred layout based on CRAVAVR3's design.
• Keeps track of wins/losses for each game individually.

Version 0.3

• Added Roulette. Cannot bet on numbers currently.
• Improved Card Images.
• Added Double Down to Blackjack

Version 0.2

• Added Red Dog.
• Fixed a bug in the card reshuffler.

Version 0.1

• First public beta release.

External links

• Author's website - http://globware.com/ (archived)