                                   **Tonk**

                                    **by**

                               **Arthur Crump**

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

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

 **a. How to Play Tonk**
 **-------------------**

        The card game, Tonk, is played with a standard
        52 card deck. The game of Tonk can be played with
        any number of players. This is a two handed version
        with a human player playing against a computer
        opponent.

        The game starts with each player being dealt five
        cards. Before any cards are played, a player has
        the option of 'Tonking' by clicking on the 'Tonk'
        button. Otherwise the player can take a card from
        the deck, or take the top card from the heap by
        clicking on it.

        If a player clicks the 'Tonk' button, the scores
        of all the players are totaled. The player with
        the lowest hand wins the bet. The amount of the
        bet is automatically added to the winning player
        and subtracted from all other players. A player
        can click on 'Tonk' only at the beginning of
        their turn.

        Tonk is very similar in play to Gin Rummy. If you
        have three or more cards of the same rank, or the
        same suite and sequence, you can opt to 'Spread'
        the cards. To 'Spread' cards you simply click on
        three or more cards you wish to spread, and then
        click the 'Spread' button. The cards are sent to
        the 'Player Spread' area. A player can only
        spread cards at the beginning of their turn.

        If a player clicks on either the Card Deck or the
        Heap card, a card from the deck, or heap will be
        added to their hand. The player must then discard
        a card from their hand. A player can not discard
        a card chosen from the Heap.

        The goal of Tonk is to obtain the lowest scoring
        possible hand by either spreading cards, or by
        keeping only low valued cards. The King, Queen and
        Jack are worth 10 points, the Ace is worth 1 point,
        and all other cards are worth their face value.

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

        To run Tonk, 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 Tonk on a hard disk:
                a. Insert the Tonk 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 Tonk**
 **----------------**

        To start the game, double click on the Tonk
        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**
                **24708 Wisteria Lane**
                **Moreno Valley, CA 92557**

        E-mail:

                **ao545@lafn.org**

 Tonk is Copyright (c) 1996-1997 Arthur Crump


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