1<?xml version="1.0"?> 2<!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.1.2//EN" 3 "http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.1.2/docbookx.dtd" [ 4 <!ENTITY legal SYSTEM "legal.xml"> 5 <!ENTITY appversion "2.12"> 6 <!ENTITY manrevision "2.8"> 7 <!ENTITY date "September 2004"> 8 <!ENTITY app "<application>Tali</application>"> 9 <!ENTITY appname "Tali"> 10 <!ENTITY version "2.8"> 11]> 12 13<!-- 14 (Do not remove this comment block.) 15 Maintained by the GNOME Documentation Project 16 http://developer.gnome.org/projects/gdp 17 Template version: 2.0 beta 18 Template last modified Feb 12, 2002 19--> 20 21<!-- =============Document Header ============================= --> 22 23<article id="index" lang="en"> 24<!-- please do not change the id; for translations, change lang to --> 25<!-- appropriate code --> 26 <articleinfo> 27 <title>&app; Manual</title> 28 <abstract role="description"> 29 <para> 30 Tali is like Yahtzee for GNOME or like poker with dice. The player 31 rolls dice to try to make the best possible combinations, like 32 4 of a kind, small straight, and full house. The player is allowed 33 3 rolls per turn and can hold certain dice with each roll. 34 </para> 35 </abstract> 36 <copyright> 37 <year>2001</year> 38 <holder>Scott D. Heavner</holder> 39 </copyright> 40 41 <!-- translators: uncomment this: 42 43 <copyright> 44 <year>2000</year> 45 <holder>ME-THE-TRANSLATOR (Latin translation)</holder> 46 </copyright> 47 48 --> 49<!-- An address can be added to the publisher information. If a role is 50 not specified, the publisher/author is the same for all versions of the 51 document. --> 52 <publisher> 53 <publishername> GNOME Documentation Project </publishername> 54 </publisher> 55 56 &legal; 57 <!-- This file contains link to license for the documentation (GNU FDL), and 58 other legal stuff such as "NO WARRANTY" statement. 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Your two rerolls may include 127 any or all of your dice. 128 </para> 129 <para> 130 <application>GNOME Tali</application> is very similar to the 131 dice game Yahtzee which is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. 132 </para> 133 134 <para> 135 To run <application>GNOME Tali</application>, select 136 <menuchoice> 137 <guisubmenu>Games</guisubmenu> 138 <guimenuitem>GNOME Tali</guimenuitem> 139 </menuchoice> 140 from the <guimenu>Main Menu</guimenu>, or type 141 <command>gtali</command> on the command line. 142 </para> 143 144 <para> 145 <application>GNOME Tali</application> is included in the 146 <filename>gnome-games</filename> package, which is part of the 147 GNOME desktop environment. This document describes version 148 &version; of <application>GNOME Tali</application>. 149 </para> 150 </sect1> 151 152 <sect1 id="playing"> 153 <title>Playing GNOME Tali</title> 154 155 <figure id="shot1"> 156 <title>GNOME Tali in action</title> 157 <screenshot> 158 <mediaobject> 159 <imageobject> 160 <imagedata fileref="figures/mainwindow.png" format="PNG" 161 srccredit="Trevor Curtis"/> 162 </imageobject> 163 <textobject> 164 <phrase>GNOME Tali main window screenshot.</phrase> 165 </textobject> 166 </mediaobject> 167 </screenshot> 168 </figure> 169 170 <para> 171 When play starts, you see the results of your first throw of the 172 dice. 173 </para> 174 175 <orderedlist> 176 <listitem> 177 <para>Click on the dice you wish to roll again. 178 </para> 179 </listitem> 180 <listitem> 181 <para>When you have selected all the dice you wish to reroll, 182 press the <guibutton>Roll!</guibutton> button. 183 </para> 184 </listitem> 185 <listitem> 186 <para>When you have a hand you like or have run out of chances 187 to throw the dice, click on a row corresponding to what you think 188 is your best scoring combination. It is very possible to have 189 a score of zero and if you click on the wrong row, you 190 will be scored accordingly. (Say for example, you get 191 yahtzee -- 5 of a kind -- and click on the large straight row, 192 you will receive a zero in your large straight score).</para> 193 </listitem> 194 </orderedlist> 195 196 <para>You can only use each combination once, i.e. once you've entered 197 something in a slot, you can't change the score later if you roll a 198 better hand. 199 </para> 200 201 <para>There is one exception to this rule, if you roll 5 of a kind a 202 second time you can put it in the 5 of a kind row again for an extra 203 fifty points. You can keep doing this each time you get another 204 5 of a kind. At the end of the game you will be given extra rolls to 205 fill in the other rows. Be warned that if you score zero in your 206 5 of a kind row (i.e. you filled that row with something that wasn't 207 a 5 of a kind) then you can't put a 5 of a kind in afterward, zero is 208 all you will score. 209 </para> 210 211 <para>There is also a bonus of 35 points if you score a total of 212 63 points or more in the top six rows. 213 </para> 214 215 <sect2 id="keyboard"> 216 <title>Using the keyboard</title> 217 218 <para>As an alternative to using the mouse, the keys 1 through 5 219 toggle the dice just as if you had clicked them. The key 1 220 corresponds to the first die and so on. Use the usual controls to 221 roll the dice and select a row. i.e. use tab to switch between the 222 roll button and the score area, use the arrow keys to navigate up 223 and down the rows and use space to select.</para> 224 225 </sect2> 226 227 </sect1> 228 229 <sect1 id="options"> 230 <title>Game Options</title> 231 232 <figure id="shot2"> 233 <title>GNOME Tali preferences</title> 234 <screenshot> 235 <mediaobject> 236 <imageobject> 237 <imagedata fileref="figures/preferences.png" format="PNG" 238 srccredit="Trevor Curtis"/> 239 </imageobject> 240 <textobject> 241 <phrase>GNOME Tali preferences dialog box.</phrase> 242 </textobject> 243 </mediaobject> 244 </screenshot> 245 </figure> 246 <variablelist><title>Human Players</title> 247 <varlistentry> 248 <term><guimenuitem>Number of players</guimenuitem></term> 249 <listitem> 250 <para>Selects the number of human players. As described 251 above you are only allowed six total 252 players. 253 </para> 254 </listitem> 255 </varlistentry> 256 </variablelist> 257 258 <variablelist><title>Computer Opponents</title> 259 <varlistentry> 260 <term><guimenuitem>Delay between rolls</guimenuitem></term> 261 <listitem> 262 <para>Make the computer opponents pause between rolls 263 of the dice so you can see what they are doing. Slows down 264 game play some. 265 </para> 266 </listitem> 267 </varlistentry> 268 <varlistentry> 269 <term><guimenuitem>Number of opponents</guimenuitem></term> 270 <listitem> 271 <para>Select the number of computer opponents. You are allowed a 272 total of six human and computer players. If you attempt to 273 increase this number near the limit, the number of human players 274 will be decreased to maintain only six total 275 players. 276 </para> 277 </listitem> 278 </varlistentry> 279 </variablelist> 280 281 <variablelist><title>Game Type</title> 282 <varlistentry> 283 <term><guimenuitem>Version of the game to play</guimenuitem></term> 284 <listitem> 285 <para>Play either the regular version (similar to Yahtzee) or the 286 version with colors (similar to Kismet). 287 </para> 288 </listitem> 289 </varlistentry> 290 </variablelist> 291 292 <variablelist> 293 <varlistentry> 294 <term><guimenuitem>Player Names</guimenuitem></term> 295 <listitem> 296 <para>To change the names of the players just enter new 297 names in the boxes. 298 </para> 299 </listitem> 300 </varlistentry> 301 </variablelist> 302 </sect1> 303 304 <sect1 id="strategy"> 305 <title>Game Strategy</title> 306 <para>The 63 points needed for the bonus in the upper half 307 corresponds to getting three of each die type in each row. If 308 you score more than three dice in the fives and sixes rows then 309 you can afford to place a bad roll in either the ones row or the 310 twos row and still get the bonus. 311 In the Colors version, you get a bonus of 55 if your upper half total 312 is between 71 and 77, and a bonus of 75 if your upper half total is 313 greater than 77. 314 </para> 315 <para>Don't forget about multiple 5 of a kinds, if you roll a second 316 5 of a kind you can also put it in the 5 of a kind row for even more 317 points. This only applies to the regular game. 318 </para> 319 </sect1> 320 <!-- ============= Bugs ================================== --> 321 <!-- This section should describe known bugs and limitations of 322 the program if there are any - please be frank and list all 323 problems you know of. 324 325 Better to leave this section out than to say something unhelpful. 326--> 327 328 <sect1 id="bugs"> 329 <title>Known Bugs and Limitations</title> 330 <para> 331 When you switch game type, the game does not use the new dice images 332 until you restart gtali. It should play correctly with the "wrong" dice. 333 </para> 334 </sect1> 335 336 337 <sect1 id="glossary"> 338 <title>Glossary</title> 339 <note> 340 <para>Remember that the order of the dice is not important.</para> 341 </note> 342 <glossary> 343 <glossentry id="threeofakind"><glossterm>3 of a Kind</glossterm> 344 <glossdef><para> 345 Three of the dice have the same number. The score is the 346 total of all the dice. e.g. 1, 2, 2, 2, 5. 347 </para></glossdef> 348 </glossentry> 349 <glossentry id="fourofakind"><glossterm>4 of a Kind</glossterm> 350 <glossdef><para> 351 Four of the dice have the same number. The score is the 352 total of all the dice. e.g. 2, 5, 5, 5, 5. 353 In the Colors game, the score is 25 plus the total of all the dice. 354 </para></glossdef> 355 </glossentry> 356 <glossentry id="yahtzee"><glossterm>5 of a Kind</glossterm> 357 <glossdef><para> 358 Five identical dice. e.g. 3, 3, 3, 3, 3. 359 In the Colors game, the score is 50 plus the total of all the dice. 360 </para></glossdef> 361 </glossentry> 362 <glossentry id="fullhouse"><glossterm>Full House</glossterm> 363 <glossdef><para> 364 Five dice consisting of two groups: One group of three with 365 the same numbers and another group of two with the same 366 numbers. e.g. 1, 1, 1, 4, 4. 367 In the Colors game, the score is 15 plus the total of all the dice. 368 </para></glossdef> 369 </glossentry> 370 <glossentry id="fullhousesamecolor"><glossterm>Full House Same Color</glossterm> 371 <glossdef><para> 372 This category is only used in the Colors game. 373 Five dice consisting of two groups: One group of three with 374 the same numbers and another group of two with the same 375 numbers. The numbers must be all the same color. e.g. 3, 3, 3, 4, 4. 376 Two dice are the same color if their numbers total 7: 1 and 6 are black, 377 2 and 5 are red, and 3 and 4 are green. 378 The score is 20 plus the total of all the dice. 379 </para></glossdef> 380 </glossentry> 381 <glossentry id="twopairsamecolor"><glossterm>Two Pair Same Color</glossterm> 382 <glossdef><para> 383 This category is only used in the Colors game. 384 Five dice consisting of two groups: One group of two with 385 the same numbers and another group of two with the same 386 numbers. The pairs must be all the same color. e.g. 3, 3, 4, 4. 387 Two dice are the same color if their numbers total 7: 1 and 6 are black, 388 2 and 5 are red, and 3 and 4 are green. The fifth die can be any value. 389 The score is the total of all the dice. 390 </para></glossdef> 391 </glossentry> 392 <glossentry id="flush"><glossterm>Flush</glossterm> 393 <glossdef><para> 394 This category is only used in the Colors game. 395 Five dice that are all the same "color": 396 Two dice are the same color if their numbers total 7: 1 and 6 are black, 397 2 and 5 are red, and 3 and 4 are green. The score is 35 points. 398 </para></glossdef> 399 </glossentry> 400 <glossentry id="largestraight"><glossterm>Large Straight</glossterm> 401 <glossdef><para> 402 Five dice with consecutive numbers. e.g. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. 403 The score is 40 points. 404 </para></glossdef> 405 </glossentry> 406 <glossentry id="smallstraight"><glossterm>Small Straight</glossterm> 407 <glossdef><para> 408 Four dice with consecutive numbers. The fifth die can be 409 any number. e.g. 2, 3, 4, 5, 5. 410 This category is only used in the regular game. 411 The score is 30 points. 412 </para></glossdef> 413 </glossentry> 414 </glossary> 415 </sect1> 416 417 418<!-- ============= Authors ================================ --> 419 420 <sect1 id="authors"> 421 <title>Authors</title> 422 <para> 423 <application>GNOME Tali</application> was written by Scott Heavner 424 (<email>sdh@po.cwru.edu</email>) and Orest Zborowski. 425 This manual was written by Scott D Heavner 426 (<email>sdh@po.cwru.edu</email>) with extra material added by 427 Callum McKenzie (<email>callum@physics.otago.ac.nz</email>). 428 To report a bug or make a suggestion regarding this application or 429 this manual, follow the directions in this 430 <ulink url="ghelp:user-guide?feedback-bugs" type="help">document</ulink>. 431 </para> 432 433 434 <!-- For translations: uncomment this: 435 436 <para> 437 Latin translation was done by ME 438 (<email>MYNAME@MYADDRESS</email>). Please send all comments and 439 suggestions regarding this translation to SOMEWHERE. 440 </para> 441 442 --> 443 444 </sect1> 445 446 <!-- ============= Application License ============================= --> 447 448 <sect1 id="license"> 449 <title>License</title> 450 <para> 451 This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or 452 modify it under the terms of the <ulink type="help" url="help:gpl"> 453 <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle></ulink> as 454 published by the Free Software Foundation; 455 either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later 456 version. 457 </para> 458 <para> 459 This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 460 WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of 461 MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 462 <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> for more details. 463 </para> 464 <para> 465 A copy of the <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> is 466 included as an appendix to the <citetitle>GNOME Users 467 Guide</citetitle>. You may also obtain a copy of the 468 <citetitle>GNU General Public License</citetitle> from the Free 469 Software Foundation by visiting <ulink type="http" 470 url="http://www.fsf.org">their Web site</ulink> or by writing to 471 <address> 472 Free Software Foundation, Inc. 473 <street>59 Temple Place</street> - Suite 330 474 <city>Boston</city>, <state>MA</state> <postcode>02111-1307</postcode> 475 <country>USA</country> 476 </address> 477 </para> 478 </sect1> 479</article> 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489
