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TABLE OF CONTENTS Install . 3 Introduction . 5 System Requirements . 6 Signing In . 7 HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES Making a Face in Face Creator . 9 Starting a Game . .12 Placing a Bet . .12 Bankrolls, Credit Cards, Loans . .14 HOYLE® Royal Suite . .15 HOYLE® Player Rewards . .16 Trophy Case . 16 Customizing HOYLE® CASINO GAMES Environment . .17 Playing Cards . .18 Playing Games in Full Screen Mode . .18 Setting Game Rules and Options . .18 Changing Player Settings . .19 Talking Face Creator . .20 HOYLE® Computer Players . .20 Tournament Play . .23 Shortcut Keys . .24 Viewing Bet Results and Statistics . .24 Game Help . .25 Quitting Games . 25 Baccarat . .26 Big Raise Hold’em . 30 Blackjack . .31 Royal Match 21™ . .42 Blackjack Variations . 43 Caribbean Stud Poker® . .53 Craps . 5 8 1 HOYLE® Casino Games 2009 Horse Racing . 72 HOYLE Casino Games Install Keno . 73 Instructions Let It Ride® . 75 Pai Gow Poker . 78 Install ® Fortune Pai Gow Poker . 86 Windows: Poker . 87 1 . Exit all programs and insert the HOYLE® CASINO 2009 DVD into Roulette . 108 the DVD drive . The Installation window opens automatically if Slot Machines . .112 Autorun is enabled on your system . Three Card Poker® . 114 Note: If you have disabled Autorun on your computer, choose Run Four Card Poker® . 117 from the Start menu to open the Run dialog box . Type D:\HOYLE Video Blackjack . 119 CASINO2009 .msi (If your DVD drive is something other than “D”, Video Poker . 120 substitute the correct drive letter ). References . 131 Credits . .132 2 . Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation . Legal Information . 134 Technical Support . 135 Macintosh: 1 . Insert the HOYLE® Casino 2009 DVD into your DVD-ROM drive . Limited Warranty . .136 2 . Drag the HOYLE® Casino 2009 program icon into your Remedies . 138 Applications folder (or wherever you’d like it to be) on your hard drive . The HOYLE® Casino 2009 program icon will now copy from the DVD to your computer’s hard drive . Uninstalling HOYLE® CASINO 2009 Windows: 1 . Choose Settings from the Start menu . 2 . Choose Control Panel from Settings . 3 . Double-click on Add/Remove Programs . 4 . Select the name of the program you want to uninstall and click on the Add or Remove button . 5 . Click Yes to confirm file deletion . Macintosh: 1 . Delete the HOYLE® Casino 2009 program icon from the Applications directory of your hard drive . 2 3 HOYLE® Casino Games 2009 Running the Games INTRODUCTION Windows: Welcome to HOYLE® CASINO GAMES, a collection of classic and To run the games, insert the HOYLE CASINO 2009 DVD into the popular casino games . HOYLE® CASINO GAMES includes well- DVD-Rom drive . When the launcher screen appears, click Play . known table games like Blackjack, Poker, and Craps; exciting You can also run the games from the start menu . Click Start, Progressive and Multi Line Slots; an impressive suite of casino video Programs, and select the HOYLE® game folder . Click on the games like Video Poker and Video Blackjack, action-packed HOYLE® CASINO 2009 menu item to run the game . favorites like Horse Racing at the new HOYLE® Derby, and more! In addition to providing you an overview of some of the features of Macintosh: HOYLE® CASINO GAMES, this guide is a standalone card game rule ® 1 . Double-click on the game icon in the HOYLE Casino 2009 book and strategy guide . For additional help using HOYLE® CASINO program icon to run the program . Once you have installed GAMES, refer to the in-game help by clicking the Help button at the ® HOYLE Casino 2009, you may eject the DVD . (Please keep bottom of the game screen and selecting the desired topic . the DVD in a safe place in case you ever need to reinstall the ® game ). You can play most of the games found in HOYLE CASINO GAMES with friends and family members at your computer, or you can play against the witty and personable HOYLE® computer characters . Each character has a unique personality, and you can set characters’ skill levels to control how well they play . Our online feature, HOYLE® ROYAL SUITE, allows you to play with other members of the HOYLE® online community . Chat live with other players as you play Poker and enter tournaments . Be the top ranking HOYLE® player online! You can customize your game environment by setting the game speed, turning on music and sound effects, and specifying how often the HOYLE® characters talk . Set the backgrounds and card backs you like, and within each game, set options to make the game easier or more challenging or to use different rules variations . Statistics are kept for all games, so you can try to beat your best times or the high scores of other players . Plus, you can earn HOYLE® PLAYER REWARDS to spend on additional game items, just by playing your favorite games! We hope you have as much fun playing the games as we did making them! —The HOYLE® Team 4 5 HOYLE® Casino Games 2009 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Signing In HOYLE® Casino Games 2009 When you start HOYLE® CASINO GAMES, you will see the Main Windows® XP (Home & Pro) SP3/Vista SP1¹, Menu screen displaying three game categories (Tables, Slots, Horse Racing and Keno) as well as the HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES and ® Pentium IV 2 .4 GHz processor or faster, HOYLE® ROYAL SUITE for online gaming . Follow the Welcome 512 MB (1 GB RAM for Vista), message instructions and click on the HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES 1024x768 16 bit color display, button . HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES is a central area where you 64MB VRAM (Intel GMA chipsets supported), can access your character statistics, bankroll information, and 3 GB Hard Disk Space, get exciting in-game prizes by redeeming your HOYLE® PLAYER DVD-ROM drive, REWARDS! 33 .6 Kbps modem or faster and internet service provider ® account required for internet access . Broadband internet Once in HOYLE PLAYER SERVICES, edit your character by service recommended ². choosing a name and picture to represent yourself . Creating a character allows you to track your player statistics, chat with ® Macintosh® HOYLE computer characters, and access online play . You can also create additional characters for yourself, friends, and family . One OS X 10 .4 10-10. .5 .4 reason for creating multiple players is that some games allow more Intel Core Solo processor or better, than one player on the same computer . Another reason is that your 1 .5 GHz or higher processor, statistics are tracked based on your player name . You can create 512 MB RAM, new players at any time, and you can change your character face at 64MB VRAM (Intel GMA chipsets supported), any time . 3 GB hard drive space, To create a new player: DVD-ROM drive, 33 .6 Kbps modem or faster and internet service provider 1 . Make sure you have selected HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES . account required for internet access . Broadband internet 2 . Click Manage Profiles underneath the character at the top service recommended ². left-hand corner . 3 . A pop-up will open and ask for your player information . The only ¹Administrator privileges are required to properly install the program required field is your player name . Your e-mail, zip code, and on Windows XP, Vista, and Mac OS X . password are only necessary if you would like to play online . a . Name: Enter your player username or nickname . ²User is responsible for all Internet access fees and phone charges . b . Check Take This Account Online to create your online account . c . E-mail: Enter your e-mail address . d . Zip code: Enter your 5 digit zip code . The zip code is necessary to set your time zone for online tournaments and other online options . e . Password: Select a password and confirm this password by retyping it in the Confirm section . 6 7 HOYLE® Casino Games 2009 statistics and player rewards . HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES is a 4 . Once you click OK, a new Manage Profiles box will appear . Here central service desk where you can: you can edit your player, create new players, and switch between • Edit your player or create a new player and access Face Creator. players . • View recent statistics on your player’s game play. • View your recent Achievements and HOYLE® PLAYER REWARDS . 5 . Select Face Creator to show Face Creator pictures (ones you have • Use your HOYLE® PLAYER REWARDS to go shopping . made and a selection of premade faces), or select Non-talking to • Play online in the HOYLE® ROYAL SUITE . show non-talking pictures available to you . Then, select the face you • View your player information such as Rank and current Bankroll. want to use by moving the horizontal bar . Selecting a Face Creator • Get updates on tournaments, top players, and other HOYLE® player will allow you to talk and interact with other players . news . 6 . To create your own unique character, click on Face Creator . (See MAKING A FACE IN FACE more detailed information in the Face Creator section ). You can CREATOR also select Random to randomly assign features while creating a character for yourself . You’re sure to see some interesting You can use Face Creator to create a unique picture to represent combinations! yourself while you’re playing games . This picture is shown on the 7 . Once you’ve saved your character, click Exit to return to Manage screen when you play games on your computer or over the Internet . Profiles . You can make just one face to represent yourself, or you can make 8 . Select OK and you’re back to HOYLE® PLAYER SERVICES and several different faces and choose a different face each time you ready to play! play! To sign in a player created during a previous session: Starting Face Creator 1 .Click the player’s name in the list .