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<bookinfo>
<title>&kpoker; Handbook</title>
<authorgroup>
<author>
<firstname>Jochen</firstname>
<surname>Tuchbreiter</surname>
<affiliation>
<address>&Jochen.Tuchbreiter.mail;</address>
</affiliation>
</author>
<author>
<firstname>Andreas</firstname>
<surname>Beckermann</surname>
<affiliation>
<address>&Andreas.Beckermann.mail;</address>
</affiliation>
</author>
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</authorgroup>

<copyright>
<year>1997</year><year>2001</year>
<holder>&Jochen.Tuchbreiter;, &Andreas.Beckermann;</holder>
</copyright>

<legalnotice>&FDLNotice;</legalnotice>

<date>2005-12-14</date>
<releaseinfo>1.1</releaseinfo>
<abstract>

<para>This is the helpfile of &kpoker;, a little poker game.</para>

</abstract>

<keywordset>
<keyword>KDE</keyword>
<keyword>kpoker</keyword>
<keyword>tdegames</keyword>
<keyword>games</keyword>
<keyword>game</keyword>
<keyword>poker</keyword>
<keyword>play cards</keyword>
</keywordset>
</bookinfo>

<chapter id="introduction">
<title>Introduction</title>

<sect1 id="what-is-kpoker">
<title>What is &kpoker;?</title>

<para>&kpoker; is a <ulink url="http://www.kde.org">&kde;</ulink> compliant clone
of those highly addictive pocket video poker games which are sometimes called
<quote>Videopoker</quote> as well.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="where-do-i-get-the-latest-version-of-kpoker">
<title>Where do I get the latest version of &kpoker;?</title>

<para>The latest version of &kpoker; is always available at</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem>
<para>The &kpoker; homepage: <ulink url="http://kpoker.sourceforge.net/">http://kpoker.sourceforge.net/</ulink></para>
</listitem>
</itemizedlist>

</sect1>
</chapter>


<chapter id="new-game">
<title>Starting a new game</title>

<para>You can start a new game two ways:</para>

<orderedlist>

<listitem><para>By selecting <menuchoice> <guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem></menuchoice> from the
menubar.</para></listitem>

<listitem><para>Selecting <keycombo
action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></para></listitem>
</orderedlist>

<para>Either way, you will be presented with a dialog box.</para>

<screenshot>
<screeninfo><acronym>AI</acronym> Configure Dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="kpoker2.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
<textobject><phrase><acronym>AI</acronym> Configure Dialog</phrase></textobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>  

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>How many players do you want?</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Will determine if you play a <link linkend="one-player-game">one
player game</link> (against the house), or a <link linkend="two-player-game">two
player game</link>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Your name:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Lets you personalize &kpoker; so that it calls you by name
(instead of <guilabel>You</guilabel>you>).</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Player's starting money:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para>Lets you set the money you start each game
with.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>The names of your opponents:</guilabel></term>
<listitem><para> lets you set the name of the other player.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><guilabel>Show this dialog every time on
startup</guilabel></term> 
<listitem><para>If this is checked, the first game after you start
&kpoker; will show this menu.  If this option is not checked, then the
game will not show this menu for the first game.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

<para>When you are satisfied with your settings, click
<guibutton>OK</guibutton>, to start the game. Clicking
<guibutton>Cancel</guibutton>, will cancel the start of a new
game.</para>

</chapter>

<chapter id="one-player-game">
<title>One player game</title>

<sect1 id="how-do-i-play">
<title>How do I play ?</title>

<para>At the beginning of the game you get $100. You draw five cards
and decide which ones you want to keep. You indicate which cards you
want to keep by clicking on the face of the card. The word
<guilabel>Held</guilabel> will appear above the card.</para>

<para>After doing this you draw new cards for those you did not want
to keep. This is accomplished by clicking on
<guibutton>Draw New Cards</guibutton>.</para>

<para> The game now looks if you have any <link linkend="hands">poker
hand</link> and gives cash according to the kind of hand you got (see
<link linkend="scoring">scoring</link>). </para>

<para>Now you start over, drawing five cards, deciding which ones you want to
keep ...</para>

<para>The game ends if you can not pay for another round or if you close the
&kpoker; window.</para>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="hands">
<title>What are possible poker hands ?</title>

<para>Possible poker hands are:</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Jacks or higher</term>
<listitem><para>Two cards of the same rank, both Jacks or
higher</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Two pairs</term>
<listitem><para>Two cards of one rank and two cards of another
rank</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Three of a kind</term>
<listitem><para>Three cards of the same rank</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Four of a kind</term>
<listitem><para>Four cards of the same rank</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Full House</term>
<listitem><para>Three cards of one rank and two cards of
another</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Straight</term>
<listitem><para>Five cards of consecutive rank including the combo
ace-2-3-4-5</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Flush</term>
<listitem><para>Five cards of the same suit</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Straight flush</term>
<listitem><para>Five cards of the same suit and of consecutive
rank</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Royal flush</term>
<listitem><para>Ace, king, queen, jack, and ten of the same
suit</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="scoring">

<title>How many bucks do I get for what hand ? </title>

<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<tbody>

<row>
<entry>A pair of Jacks or higher cards</entry><entry>$5</entry></row>
<row><entry> Two Pairs</entry><entry> $10</entry></row>
<row><entry> Three of a kind</entry><entry> $15</entry></row>
<row><entry> Straight</entry><entry> $20</entry></row>
<row><entry> Flush</entry><entry> $25</entry></row>
<row><entry> Full House</entry><entry> $40</entry></row>
<row><entry> Four of a kind</entry><entry> $125</entry></row>
<row><entry> Straight Flush</entry><entry> $250</entry></row>
<row><entry> Royal Flush</entry><entry>$2000</entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>

</sect1>
</chapter>

<chapter id="two-player-game">
<title>Two player game</title>

<para>The two player game is very different from a <link 
linkend="one-player-game">one player game</link>.</para>

<sect1 id="two-player">
<title>Starting a two player game</title>

<para>To start a two player game, select <menuchoice><guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> </menuchoice> on the menubar.  This will
bring up a dialog.  Simply select the number of players on the slider or 
in the spinbox labeled <guilabel>How many players do you want?</guilabel>.
Then click <guibutton>OK</guibutton>.</para>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="two-player-play">
<title>Playing a two player game</title>

<para>There are four phases to a two-player game:</para> 

<procedure>
<step><para>you begin to draw cards</para></step>
<step><para>then you bet some money</para></step>
<step><para>after that you exchange your cards</para></step>
<step><para>then you raise and finally you will see the cards of the other
player and the winner will get all the
money.</para></step></procedure>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term>Draw</term>
<listitem><para>You will begin the game with $100. After clicking on the 
<guibutton>Draw New Cards</guibutton>
button you will get five cards. That's all, here.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Bet</term>
<listitem><para>Now you decide if your cards are good or
not. If they are, you bet some money - at least $5 and maximal $20. Just click
on the <guibutton>+$5</guibutton> and similar buttons.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry><term>Exchange</term> 
<listitem><para>Now you decide which cards you want to keep. Click on
them. If you have a royal flush then don't exchange any cards! When
you think you are ready then click again on the <guibutton>Draw New Cards</guibutton>
button - you will probably get new cards.</para>

<para>Perhaps you do not get new cards - then the computer player has
quite good cards (or at least not very bad cards) and he has
raised. You have to decide to adjust your bet or to get out of the
round. By default you will adjust your bet. Click again on the
<guibutton>Draw New Cards</guibutton> button when ready.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>Raise</term> 

<listitem> <para>After you got new cards you are allowed to raise a
little bit. It is the same as the bet phase so I don't explain it
again. Click on the draw button (which is now labeled with
<guilabel>See!</guilabel>) when ready.  </para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term>See / Draw</term>
<listitem><para>I know I said there are four phases and this one is the
fifth. But it is nearly the same as the draw phase. You will also see the cards
of the computer player and the winning cards are blinking. The winner gets all
money. Click on draw to begin a new round!</para>

<note><para>The blinking cards are not necessarily the best cards of
that player. Only the cards which caused the win are blinking. So if
you have two pairs (&eg; 2 * 2 and 2 * 3) and an ace, but only the ace
is blinking, then the computer player also has these two pairs (2 * 2
and 2 * 3) but not an ace.</para></note></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect1>

</chapter>

<chapter id="command">
<title>Commands and Keyboard Shortcuts</title>

<para>The following sections briefly describe each menubar option.</para>

<sect1 id="game-menu">
<title><guimenu>Game</guimenu> Menu</title>

<para>The <guimenu>Game</guimenu> menu consists of three options.</para>

<variablelist>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>New</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Starts a new game</action> of &kpoker;. For more
information, see the section entitled <link linkend="new-game">Starting a new
game</link>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Save</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Saves your current game</action> to disk.  This will
replace any previously saved games.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Game</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Quit</guimenuitem> </menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para><action>Quits</action> &kpoker;</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>
</sect1>

<sect1 id="settings-menu">
<title><guimenu>Settings</guimenu> Menu</title>

<para>The settings menu is used to adjust the sound, look and behavior of &kpoker;.</para>

<variablelist>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<shortcut>
<keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo>
</shortcut>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Menubar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This toggles the menubar on or off.  If it is off, and you need to use the menubar, you can right click in the playing area of &kpoker; and a menu will appear.  You can then select <guilabel>Show Menubar</guilabel> to turn it back on.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Show Statusbar</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This option will <action>toggle the status bar on or
off</action>.  The status bar is located at the bottom of the &kpoker; window, and contains instructions for play, and how much you won on the previous hand.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Sound</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This option will <action>toggle the sound on or
off</action>.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Blinking Cards</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>If this option has a check beside it, then when you win a hand,
the <action>cards which won you the money will blink</action>.  If this option
is not checked, no cards blink.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice> 
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Adjust Bet is
Default.</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>If this option does not have a check in front of it, and you are
playing a 2 person game, you will be responsible for clicking <guibutton>Adjust
Bet</guibutton>, if your opponent raises the stakes, because the default action
will be to <quote>fold</quote> your hand in defeat.</para>
<para>If, on the other hand, the option does have a check in front of it, and
you are in the same situation, the default action of the game, is to match your
opponents bet, and you will be responsible for folding your
hand.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>
<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Save
Settings</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This saves all your options to your hard drive.  These options
will be restored automatically when you restart &kpoker;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu>
<guimenuitem>Configure Shortcuts...</guimenuitem>
</menuchoice></term>
<listitem>
<para><action>Customize the keyboard shortcuts.</action></para>
</listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure Carddecks...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This will open a new window where you can select the front and back of the cards for &kpoker;.</para></listitem>
</varlistentry>

<varlistentry>
<term><menuchoice>
<guimenu>Settings</guimenu><guimenuitem>Configure KPoker...</guimenuitem></menuchoice></term>
<listitem><para>This opens a dialog box.</para>
<screenshot>
<screeninfo>AI Configure Dialog</screeninfo>
<mediaobject>
<imageobject><imagedata fileref="kpoker1.png" format="PNG"/></imageobject>
</mediaobject>
</screenshot>  
<para>There are either one or three options to adjust:</para>

<para>The top text box determines in milliseconds how long to delay
before showing the next card.  This can be used to speed up the deals,
if you are not interested in the more realistic default speed.</para>

<para>The text box labeled <guilabel>Maximal bet:</guilabel>,
determines the maximum bet for each hand.</para>

<para>The text box labeled <guilabel>Minimal bet:</guilabel> determines
the smallest allowable bet for each hand.</para>

<note><para>The <guilabel>Maximal bet:</guilabel> and <guilabel>Minimal
bet:</guilabel> lines are not shown in one player mode.  In single
player mode, only the card delay can be adjusted.</para></note>

<para>As you can see, the changes will not go into effect until a new
round is started.</para>

</listitem>
</varlistentry>
</variablelist>

</sect1>

<sect1 id="help-menu">
<title><guimenu>Help</guimenu> Menu</title>

&help.menu.documentation;

</sect1>

<sect1 id="keys">
<title>Default Keyboard Shortcuts</title>

<informaltable>
<tgroup cols="2">
<thead><row><entry>Key Combo</entry><entry>Action</entry></row></thead>
<tbody>
<row><entry><keycap>&Enter;</keycap></entry><entry>Draw</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycap>1</keycap></entry><entry>Exchange Card 1</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycap>2</keycap></entry><entry>Exchange Card 2</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycap>3</keycap></entry><entry>Exchange Card 3</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycap>4</keycap></entry><entry>Exchange Card 4</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycap>5</keycap></entry><entry>Exchange Card 5</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>Q</keycap></keycombo></entry><entry>Quit &kpoker;</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>N</keycap></keycombo></entry><entry>New Game</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>S</keycap></keycombo></entry><entry>Save Game</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>M</keycap></keycombo></entry><entry>Show Menubar</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycombo action="simul">&Ctrl;<keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></entry><entry><quote>What's This</quote> Help</entry></row>
<row><entry><keycombo action="simul"><keycap>F1</keycap></keycombo></entry><entry>Help Contents</entry></row>
</tbody>
</tgroup>
</informaltable>
</sect1>
</chapter>
<chapter id="credits"><title>Credits and License</title>
 
<para>&kpoker;</para>

<para>
Program copyright 1997-2000 &Jochen.Tuchbreiter;&Jochen.Tuchbreiter.mail;, &Andreas.Beckermann; &Andreas.Beckermann.mail;</para>
<para>Persons helping me:</para>
<itemizedlist>
<listitem><para>Chris Holmes - idea of writing this game and for parts of the
visual appearance</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>John Fitzgibbon - provided the card images</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>Nico Schirwing - drew the backs of the cards</para></listitem>
<listitem><para>&Andreas.Beckermann; - currently maintaining the game</para></listitem>
</itemizedlist>

<para>Documentation updated for &kde; 2.0 by &Mike.McBride;
&Mike.McBride.mail;</para>

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&underFDL;
&underGPL;

</chapter>                  

<appendix id="installation">
<title>Installation</title>

<sect1 id="getting-kpoker">
<title>How to obtain &kpoker;</title>

&install.intro.documentation;

</sect1>

<sect1 id="compilation">
<title>Compilation and Installation</title>

&install.compile.documentation;

</sect1>
</appendix>

</book>