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KardsGT - A card game suite.
SYNOPSISkardsgt [ options ] ...
DESCRIPTIONkardsgt is a card game programme that has many of your favourite card
games. Each game comes with an exhaustive manual on how to play. In
addition to the many wonderful games, we also have amazing characters
to play against. Each character has their own history and sense of
play, giving you a fun challenge as you spend your time.
KardsGT has a ranking system for both the human players and the com‐
puter players. The human players rank is based on how many games they
win over time. Computer players have their ranks based on the skill
level approximation of their game play strategies.
KardsGT uses a simple interface for playing the games. To play a card,
simply drag the card you want to play to the place you need to play
your card, or double-click on the card you want to play. Additionally
you can right click and sort your cards in a predefined mannor. You can
sort by rank, by suit, or by random. If this doesn't fit with your
needs you can click and drag your cards into the position you want them
to be in your hand.
The image of the players indicate not just their mood but also facili‐
tates communication with you. For example, if it is a player's turn the
letter "T" appears in the upper-left of the players picture. If it is
not the player's turn and the player is the dealer then the letter "D"
is displayed, else the player's skill ranking number is displayed
instead.
Some games have buttons in them, clicking on them will activate the
action they describe. For example, spades has a contract button, this
button will tell you how many tricks the team have contracted. In the
centre of the interface you'll see the playing area. This playing area
is where you'll drag the card you wish to play. The play area also
allows you to see the last cards played until the next card is played.
KardsGT comes with a few standard images, the image for you and the
images for each of the cards. If you would like to change any of the
images you can by selecting the configure option under the settings
menu. From there you can point to a directory that has card images
(currently only in an xpm file format), the image used for the back of
the card, or even use the default image for a female player or select
an image of your choosing.
EXIT STATUS
The game returns 0 on a success. All other values are indicate failure.
OPTIONS
h - gives a limited overview of the available options.
v - gives the version information about KardsGT.
l filename - loads the previously saved game as specified by filename.
GAMES AVAILABLE
Crazy Eights, Cribbage, Euchre, Hearts, Old Maid, Spades, War
FILES
/usr/bin/kardsgt
/usr/share/doc/kardsgt
VERSION
0.7.0.
BUGS
Please use the bug form at our website at http://kardsgt.nongnu.org
Follow the link to the development site, and you'll be able to submit a
bug report from there.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 John Schneiderman
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is
NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
PURPOSE.
John Schneiderman 18 Jul 2008 kardsgt(6)
