                               **Infinite Spades**

                                    **by**

                               **Arthur Crump**

 **Table of Contents**
 **=================**
        1. Getting Started
                a. How to Play Infinite Spades
                b. Requirements
                c. Installation & Setup
                d. Starting Infinite Spades
        2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support
        3. How to Contact Us

 **1. Getting Started**
 **==================**

 **a. How to Play Spades**
 **---------------------**

        There are many variations of the game of Spades,
        Infinite Spades is one variation.

        Each player is dealt 13 cards. Afterwards, play
        begins with each player bidding on the number of
        tricks they think they can take during the hand.
        Each player must make a minimum bid of 3 and a
        maximum bid of 10.

        Play begins with each player discarding their
        lowest club, or if the player has no clubs, they
        must discard a diamond or heart card. The player
        with the highest club wins the trick.

        The winner of the first trick then leads with any
        card. Players take turns discarding cards clockwise
        from the leader following suit if possible. If a
        player no longer has a card from the lead suit,
        then she/he may play any card. A trick containing
        a spade is won by the highest spade, otherwise,
        the highest card matching the lead suit wins the
        trick.

        Play continues with the winner of each trick leading
        the next. A player can not lead with a spade until
        someone had played a spade on a previous trick, or
        the player only has spades remaining.

        Each player who at least makes his/her bid receives
        10 times their bid plus 1 point for each overtrick.
        A player who fails to make her/his bid loses 10
        times the amount of the bid.

        The game ends if a player reaches 200 points, or a
        player loses 200 points.

 **b. System Requirements**
 **----------------------**

        To run Infinite Spades, you'll need the following system:

                An IBM-compatible, 386 or better computer
                Two Megabytes of RAM
                A VGA monitor
                Windows 3.1, or Windows 95
                Hard Disk with two Megabytes free
                Mouse

        You'll have more fun with these recommended additions:

                Pentium processor
                Four Megabytes of RAM

 **c. Installation and Setup**
 **-------------------------**

        1. To get started with Infinite Spades on a hard disk:
                a. Insert the Infinite Spades disk in your
                        floppy disk drive ('A', or 'B')
                b. From Windows 'run' A:\setup or B:\setup" and press
                        Enter.
                c. Follow the screen directions.

 **d. Starting Infinite Spades**
 **------------------------**

        To start the game, double click on the Infinite Spades
        icon in Windows.

 **2. Troubleshooting & Technical Support**
 **======================================**

        If you have a problem, chances are you can fix it without
        needing to get help. Try the following:

        If the game says you have insufficient memory, or if it crashes,
        try rebooting without loading any TSR programs, such as your
        disk cache.

        If the screen is to dark to see, try turning up the brightness
        on your monitor.

        If you are unable to fix your problems, try contacting us via
        electronic mail: **ao545@lafn.org**. Make sure you include
        your computer configuration and what you were trying to do when
        you encountered the problem. Also include any error messages
        that were displayed.

 **3. How to Contact Us**
 **====================**

        Write to:

                **AGCrump**
                **P.O. Box 8216**
                **Inglewood, CA 90308**

        E-mail:

                **ao545@lafn.org**

 Infinite Spades is Copyright 1997 Arthur Crump




