skWare's HTML Acey Duecy Game (skAceyDuecy) is a HTML Acey Duecy Game written in wcCode/wcBASIC. This game is based on the classic Acey Duecy game where the user gets to bet on whether the next card shown is going to be between the cards shown. It is totally HTML driven meaning that a user can play it from the Web with a browser. The sysop can customise all of the HTML templates used by the game.
Usage of this software is covered by skWare's Software License which you should read at some stage and you should also check out skWare's Software Warranty. You may also want to check out the Trademarks page at some stage.
You should definitely read the Change Log page.
You can also check out skWare Online for the latest information on this program and also the others written by skWare.
skAceyDuecy is shipped with a GUI Installer. All you need to do is unzip the file in some temporary directory and start the install.exe program. This will install skAceyDuecy on your system.
The installation process creates a backup directory in the WINS default directory called skware-backup-yyyymmddhhttss where:-
yyyy = Current year mm = Current month dd = Current date hh = Current hour tt = Current minute ss = Current secound
The backup directory is only populated with files if the installer finds an old copy of a file that it is going to replace. This has been done so that you use the backed up files as an aid is customizing such things as the HTML templates.
- You will need to integrate any changes that you have made to the html templates. You will find a copy of your old template files in the backup directory.
The operation of the program is controlled by the configuration file. This configuration file is called skware.cfg and must be in your WildCat data directory (d:\wc5\data). The installation process automatically creates this file if it does not exist and adds default entries as required. If the file already exists then only new configurations items will be added.
The file skware.cfg is an 'ini' type file the contents for the [skaceyduecy] section are described in the following table.
Parameter Description [skaceyduecy] This is the section header and is used to seperate parameters from other programs. RegCode Once registered this parameter should contain your registration code as supplied by skWare. In the shareware version this should contain the word "SHAREWARE" without the quoutes. StartPoints This is the number of points given to a new player. It is also the number of points given to a player when they start a new day with no points. GamesPerDay This is the number of games a player is allowed per day. If this is set to 0 then the games allowed per day is unlimited. CountPassBtn This parameter controls the 'Pass' button. If it is set to 'Y'and the player uses the 'Pass' button it is counted as a game played but no points are lost. If it is set to 'N' and the player uses the 'Pass' button then it is not counted as a game played and no points are lost. HomePageLink This is the link to your home page. It is used by the Home button so that the user can return quickly to you home page. MenuPageLink This is the link used by the menu button so the user can return quickly to the games menu page.
All of the templates used by the game are totally customizable. The templates supplied are in the http\skware\template and http\skware\template\aceyd directories and are used as follows.
Template File Used By games.htm This template is used when the user clicks on the menu button. It provides a common html based menu for all of skWare's games. This template is common to all of skWare's html games supporing the menu button. aceyd\help.htm This template is used when the user clicks on the help button. aceyd\main.htm This template is used for the start of the game. aceyd\lost.htm This template is used when a player looses a game. aceyd\nogames.htm This template is used when the user trys to enter the game and no longer has any more games left for the day. aceyd\nopoints.htm This template is used when the user trys to enter the game and no longer has any more points left for the day. aceyd\won.htm This template is used when the player wins but is not in the top ten. aceyd\won10.htm This template is used when the player wins and gets into the top ten. aceyd\topten.htm This template is used when the user clicks on the top ten button.
There are several ways to register skAceyDuecy. These are:-
- To Register skAceyDuecy print the file register.txt fill it in, and send it and the required amount to the following address:- skWare
PO Box 9559
Wellington
NEW ZEALAND
- If you want to pay by Credit Card (either Mastercard or Visa) to can either print the file ccreg.txt fill it in and send to the address above or fill in the form and email it to skWare.
- You can also register online at skWare Online - Online Registration.
- You can also register online at the SRU Shopping Mall. To do this:-
- Goto to http://www.srupc.com/mall
- Click on the mall entrance button
- Select Winserver Add-ons and utiliies
- Select Skware Software (Steve Davies)
- Select the desired programs from the list presented.
With credit card registration handled directly by skWare you will be charged in New Zealand Dollars (NZD) as skWare is based in New Zealand and the archaic banking rules prevent use from doing otherwise. If you use the SRU Shopping Mall to register you will be charged in US Dollars (USD). At present 1 USD is approximately $2NZD.